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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf nothing else, his clearly articulated partisan views disqualify him.
The Supreme Court MUST be above partisanship. It is a fundamental principle of the court.
We all knew he's a political operative. Yesterday he blasted it across the "airwaves."
This disqualifies him. We can stop debating, at least for now, his guilt or innocence, his judicial temperament, or lack thereof, his veracity.
I don't think anyone can challenge the idea this he is an ideologue and has no place serving on our highest court.
We can debate the rest later.
procon
(15,805 posts)The staffers, who are usually bored to the point of dozing off, are very active today. People are moving around, whispering back and forth, or even talking loudly enough that the speakers have to comment on the interruptions. Notes are being written and passed around, verbal messages are being rushed in to the room by anxious looking minions. People are darting in front of the camera in a blur of rapid motion.
What might be causing this sudden flurry of activity???
Orsino
(37,428 posts)They only put forth friendly partisans.
But I'm trying to point out the extremity of his words yesterday. These, alone, should disqualify him.
Koch Ebola
(831 posts)The way lKavanaugh acted during the hearing is enough to disqualify him. He acted like petulant teenager in the principles office.
Is this what they call judicial temperament?
https://ballotpedia.org/Judicial_temperament