Posted on 09/13/2018 3:23:21 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh today to the Supreme Court but the panel ultimate decided to postpone a vote on his nomination until next Thursday. Senate Democrats grandstanded during today's Senate Judiciary Committee — attempting to get the committee to adjourn. Knowing Democrats would attempt to stop further consideration of Kavanaugh's nomination, Republican committee chairman Sen. Charles Grassley sought and obtained a vote on a motion to delay the nomination vote for one week.
The vote on Kavanaugh's nomination will now take place on SEPTEMBER 20. Republican Senate leaders now anticipate a Senate floor vote on Kavanaugh the last week of September, and have been aiming for Kavanaugh to take his seat on the Supreme Court by October 1, the start of the court's next term.
Since Kavanaugh's hearings last week, numerous fact checks and advice to "drop the whopper of a talking point" from one of the largest newspapers in America have not stopped pro-abortion politicians from repeating false claims about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The lies about Kavanaugh’s birth control beliefs began with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California and continued with two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Washington Post, Politifact and others refuted their claims that Kavanaugh called birth control "abortion-inducing drugs," but the pro-abortion politicians continue to push the lie.
This week, Kavanaugh also responded to the claims by clarifying what he meant when he used the term "abortion-inducing drugs" last week during the U.S. Senate hearings.
Abortion activists fear Kavanaugh, who has served on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for D.C. for more than a decade. He has an extensive record of protecting religious liberty, including in the Priests for Life case, and enforcing restrictions on abortion. Pro-life leaders believe he would do the same on the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, Sen. Susan Collin's office says it has received threats of rape and other violence from abortion activists who want her to vote against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The Maine Republican is a key swing vote in Kavanaugh's confirmation. Collins is pro-abortion, and she has not yet announced her decision about him.
Over the past few months, NARAL, Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups have been targeting her with phone calls, political ads, fundraising for a pro-abortion Democrat opponent and a coat hanger campaign; but these attempts to influence may have the opposite effect.
Collins told reporters this week that her office has received a number of threatening phone calls and other messages, including one caller who threatened to rape one of her female staffers.
Under questioning from pro-life Senator Lindsey Graham, Kavanaugh confirmed there is no "specific" right to abortion in the Constitution.
"Is there any phrase in the Constitution about abortion?" Graham asked Kavanaugh.
"The Supreme Court has found that under the liberty clause, but you’re right that specific words," Kavanaugh said before stopping as Graham continued. Kavanaugh clearly was beginning to admit Graham's point that abortion or a right to abortion is never specifically addressed in the Constitution — but was made up by the Supreme Court in 1973.
During his nomination hearings, Judge Kavanaugh was been careful to discuss abortion within the context of what the Supreme Court has decided in the precedent-setting cases of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood without biasing the hearings with his own views in a way that would force him to recuse himself in future abortion cases before the court.
During the first day of questioning, Judge Brett Kavanaugh refused to say that there is a so-called right to abortion. He declined to take the bait from pro-abortion Senator Dianne Feinstein who wants to get him to commit to upholding Roe v Wade once he is confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh also refused a pro-abortion senator's request to promise to never overturn Roe v Wade, the high court case allowing abortions up to birth.
Post 11 is incorrect. Brett Kavanaugh scheduled vote by the Judiciary Committee was to be today, Thursday Sept 13, 2018 Grassley re-set the panel’s vote on Kavanaugh for NEXT THURSDAY, Sept. 20
Feinstein rec’d teh letter in July. According to a report by The Intercept, the letter was relayed to lawmakers by an individual affiliated with Stanford University and concerns an possible sexual misconduct incident involving Kavanaugh and a woman while they were in high school. According to two officials who spoke anonymously with the New York Times.
“Oral contraceptives that can be used for emergency contraception in the United States”
http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dose.html
“In the U.S., progestin-only EC is available on the shelf without age restrictions to women and men. Look for Plan B One-Step, Take Action, Next Choice One-Dose, My Way or other generics in the family planning aisle.”
I’m not an expert in such things.
Consult a qualified doctor in case of medical need.
“Kavanaugh was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. As a teenager he attended Georgetown Preparatory School, where he was two years senior to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. After prep school, Kavanaugh went to Yale University and majored in history.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Preparatory_School
It’s in North Bethesda.
Just saw a news flash that the FBI will not investigate the claim.
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Where was the "news flash"?
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BREAKING: The FBI does not intend to launch an investigation into Brett Kavanaugh over Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s anonymous letter from unknown person over unknown allegations - WaPo
2:56 PM - 13 Sep 2018
Grassley’s office on Monday sent out an agenda for a business meeting the committee will have on Thursday. Kavanaugh’s nomination is included as one of roughly two dozen judicial nominations that could get a vote.
The move means Kavanaugh’s nomination could get a vote as soon as this week. But Democrats are expected to DELAY the vote until next week, meaning Kavanaugh’s nomination will likely be taken up by the committee on SEPT. 20.
Under committee rules, any one senator can delay a nomination by a week when it’s on the agenda for the first time, as Kavanaugh’s nomination will be on Thursday. Nominations are routinely held over for a week.
Grassley had previously indicated LAST Thursday that he would place Kavanaugh’s nomination on the committee’s agenda for SEPT. 13.
“Grassley’s notice on Monday formally sets in motion the Republican plan of getting Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court by October, when the justices will start their next term.
Republicans hold the majority on the Judiciary Committee, so Kavanaugh is expected to easily clear the panel despite last week’s heated four-day hearing.
Kavanaugh will then need a simple majority to get confirmed by the full Senate.”
Grassley you pussy.
Seriously. My take, as well. Pathetic.
Democrats wan:-)t their minions in the FBI to POISON THE WELL on Kavanaugh.
Red state dems just been end played by their own party. Judge will now sail through aided by dem votes.
Why is “our” side filled with wimps?! Sigh.
Post 11 is correct.
The vote was, indeed, scheduled to be for today.
HOWEVER:
Per procedure, any Democrat could call for a one week delay for ANY reason, up to and including his or her underwear was too tight.
So it was a foregone conclusion that the vote was to be September 20th.
Educate yourself next time, and also, next time have the common decency to ping me when you try to (erroneously) refute my statements.
Nah bro. He had no choice, it was the way the rules are written.
Think of it as letting loose more rope for Dems to hang themselves.
This is kabuki theater for the dems. Normally it’s the GOP doing Kabuki for their voters. This time it’s the Dems. They know he’s going to be confirmed. But they want to gin up their base for the election so they will do this crap. And the GOP will let them so they can have their kabuki when they are out of power.
Thanks for clearing that up..
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