(09-18-2018, 10:50 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(09-18-2018, 10:39 AM)TJBender Wrote: She needs to poo or get off the pot. If you're going to make a claim that holds up a Senate hearing, you'd better be ready to testify yesterday. If her lawyer "advises" her not to testify, then her complaint should be disregarded as insincere political gamesmanship.

Shouldn't her complaint be disregarded as insincere political gamesmanship solely based on the fact that Diane Feinstein has been withholding it since early July?

Anyone who makes an accusation of sexual assault should be heard. At the same time, a single, unprovable accusation of sexual assault should not be allowed to destroy the accused. I believe that this is purely designed to put some shake into Republicans' boots. Do you reject Trump's nominee and possibly give Democrats enough ammo to hold back a confirmation hearing until January? Or do you push Kavanaugh through and pray that he doesn't have another sex scandal come up between now and 2020?

If this is purely a political ploy, Democrats will regret it. Amy Coney Barrett will almost certainly be the replacement, she'll pass with flying colors, and she'll be much more conservative than Kavanaugh would be.

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