Posted on 10/05/2018 9:51:47 PM PDT by John Semmens
After reaching an agreement with Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Az) to a one-week FBI effort to corroborate the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford alleging that somewhere at some time during her teen years a teen-aged Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, Senate Democrats rejected the findings.
Ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Diane Feinstein (D-Calif) called the FBI probe "incomplete. All they did was confirm that the witnesses named by Dr. Ford could not corroborate her story. They did not interview the hundreds of Kavanaugh's high school and college classmates who may have known something of events that might or might not have taken place during the tumultuous decade of the 1980s. In his testimony Judge Kavanaugh admitted to liking beer. The FBI neglected to probe further the magnitude of this love for this alcoholic beverage and whether it may have led to behavior inappropriate for a future judge."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) lamented that "our fears have been realized. Rather than embarking on a broad investigatory probe like Special Counsel Mueller has, the FBI was limited to the scope agreed upon by the Flake-Coons compromise. For all we know, Kavanaugh could've been involved in the Russian meddling with the 2016 election, or have cheated on his taxes, or have at one time or another known someone who had. This chain of events vindicates my initial inclination to oppose anyone that Donald Trump nominates to any high office."
Senate Judiciary Committee member Cory Booker (D-NJ) brushed aside the lack of corroboration, saying "at this point, whether Kavanaugh is guilty or innocent is no longer relevant. Maybe the Judge is an honorable man, but so many questions have been raised that if he were he would've already stepped down. That he hasn't convinces me that he is the wrong man for the job."
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del) acknowledged that "the FBI report does, technically, meet the terms of what Sen. Flake and I agreed to, but at this point, the accuracy of Dr. Ford's allegations is irrelevant. My biggest objection to Kavanaugh is his ill-tempered objection to being smeared. It is one thing for us senators to launch scurrilous attacks. That is part of the give-and-take of politics. It is quite another for a would-be Supreme Court Justice to vociferously object. No other nominee, with the possible exception of Justice Thomas, has exhibited such ill-temper toward senators at a confirmation hearing. At this point, Kavanaugh is damaged goods. Can anyone now doubt that his anger at us might influence his decisions in a partisan way going forward?"
After a reporter reminded him that current Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has engaged in partisan remarks regarding election campaigns, Coons said "that proves my point. If a Justice who was confirmed in a bipartisan 96-3 vote would step over the line it seems even more of a risk that a Justice almost unanimously opposed by all Democrats and savaged by many of them might be significantly dissuaded to buy arguments on behalf of the partisan interests and issues favored by Democrats in cases heard at the Court. Clearly, that ought to disqualify him."
Meanwhile, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley's quixotic bid to have a court block a Senate vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation was dealt a setback by Republican Major Leader Mitch McConnell's determination to press ahead with a vote by Saturday. In his original lawsuit, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the federal district court in Washington, DC had set next Tuesday to hear arguments. Merkley is now asking Berman for an injunction to bar a vote until his suit can be heard. "With the White House and both houses of Congress in Republican hands, the courts are the last hope for preserving the Democratic agenda," Merkley pointed out. "If Kavanaugh is confirmed this weekend the progressive movement's last bastion may be lost for decades. Judge Jackson was appointed by President Obama. Surely, she must recognize that the prescribed Constitutional separation of powers cannot be allowed to stymie her much needed intervention."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/248825-2018-10-05-semi-news-semi-satire-october-7-2018-edition.htm
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It was always going to be rejected by dems no matter what.
We have one of those bug/feature situations here.
Catch that tidbit?
That's an admission that the democrats don't give a damn about the Constitutional separation of powers unless it serves their agenda use such separation of powers to their own benefit at the moment.
This is a dangerous bunch of thugs who don't respect the law and actually only see it as another tool to beat down anyone who stands in the way of their quest for complete control of this nation.
That phrase has one Google hit. Therefore it is part of the satire in this “semi-satire.” John’s motto seems to be “fake but accurate.”
These people are sporting the mind of a reprobate. . .there is absolutely no reasoning with them. Unless the Good Lord turns things around, they will forever live in their la la land of evil intent.
Thankfully, the executive summary was published.
semi-satire or not, always a good read, John.
PFL
Great sarcasm but darn close to the truth too.
I know this is semi-satire, but it’s beyond words how the dems condemn in others everything they are guilty of in themselves.
I know this is semi-satire, but it’s beyond words how the dems condemn in others everything they are guilty of in themselves.
There’s a republican (VERY RINO) running for governor in NY named Molinaro. I for real saw an commercial about him on TV condemning him for kickbacks amd inappropriate political doings and stealing taxpayer money.
And at the end, in tiny letters, it said the ad was sponsored by CUOMO!
Even my sister, a solid dem, burst out laughing. She hates his guts, too. We could not believe that he was pointing fingers at someone else for that.
PART of the probe IS incomplete.
Diane Feinstein’s every move in this debacle needs to be investigated & PROSECUTED.
I nominate this "could've" as most likely to be tried by some leftist in real life.
Psychological projection is a fundamental behavior of leftists in politics. We saw it with Communists in Russia. We saw it with Nazis in Germany.
With these people the only guide is whether it suits their mission to seize and abuse power. Any crime or atrocity that serves that agenda is permissible. Any act of opposition, no matter how fair and noble, is condemned.
And theis from the people who want to and think they ought tobe control over us.
And worse, think they deserve to be in control over us.
They are revealing what our furture would be if they were in charge and not held back by any kind of restraint.
The part I focused on is accurate, that’s why in spite of being it satire I wanted to point that one section out. It captures the truth about the democrat/globalist machine in this country.
Sen. Jeff Merkley’s belief that the court can block the senate from voting on a nominee is implied by virtue of the fact he filed a suit requesting the court do that very thing.
My satire was to put his implied thinking into words that express his true contempt for the Constitution’s separation of powers.
Feels good knowing the worst people in America are having a really bad day today and the rest of the week for sure....
According to report ABC 7 News.....”Christine Blasey Ford has no further plans to pursue her sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavannaugh, according to her attorneys.”
(No surprise....these gals are always dropped like hot potatoes once the political battle is over)
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