Posted on 10/02/2018 12:54:57 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters Tuesday that the darkest side of American politics would be unleashed if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is taken down by allegations of sexual misconduct.
"I keep telling my colleagues, if this is the new normal, God help us all," Graham told reporters in the hallway, according to Fox News. "Taking Kavanaugh down would unleash forces from the darkest side of American politics in perpetuity."
"And if you think only one side is capable of doing this, you're mistaken," he added.
Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of attempting to sexually assault her at a party in the summer of 1982.
Kavanaugh unequivocally denied the allegation and produced his calendars from the period, which showed no trace of the alleged party.
All three people Ford named as fellow attendees have said they have no memory of the event, including her life long friend who has said she has never met Kavanaugh though she believes Ford's allegation.
Generally relatively moderate, Graham erupted during Kavanaugh's testimony last Thursday, calling the situation "an unethical sham" and the worst thing he has ever seen in politics.
The senator has been one of the most vocal defenders of Kavanaugh and has gone after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for bringing Ford's allegations onto the public stage one week before Kavanaugh's originally scheduled confirmation vote, despite having had them since July.
"The reason I've been so passionate about this, I voted for [Democrat appointed Justices] Sotomayor and Kagan, never thought twice about it," Graham said Tuesday. "I could never imagine me engaging in anything like this to take them down."
"I love the law, it keeps us different than other countries," he explained further, saying that anyone in U.S. "no matter how high and mighty you are you can still be challenged" but that an allegation alone is "not enough."
"It's about a process, it's about encouraging people to come forward who've been treated badly," he said. "About a process so the person can be accused, can defend themselves, and that there are certain systems in place that will stand the test of time."
Graham expressed hope that this would be "a turning point" and stated that he believes Kavanaugh has the votes to be confirmed, though he doesn't think the judge will "ever be the same."
"I think it's a scary time for principles," he said. "If this is not bottom, God help us all."
Still and all, we DO need an American Zola!
Can we count Dershowitz as one such?
At least Kavanaugh has yet been sent to a hellhole of a prison; though I do bet that Flake has been paid to do what he's doing, though he and the rest of that bunch are doing it all out of hatred of Trump.
Republicans always look at it as...the Democrat won and is entitled to their choices. That IS what the Constitution says. Democrats don’t agree with the Comstitution so it’s bombs away.
The similarities about lies and deceit are evident though.
It will be one more step toward civil war but will it be a tipping point?
Be prepared, folks.
JoMa
In its own way, the KAVANAUGH AFFAIR is far worse!
The similarities about falsely accusing someone though is similar.
But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.
>The Rats could put up a guy for POTUS who Raped a Woman and the Left and their Media allies would support him 100%.<
Didn’t the Rats nominate Clinton who raped Juanita Broadrick while he was still governor of AR? If so they nominated a rapist for president.
A better allusion might be the whole SCOTTSBORO BOYS mess, here in America. At least that one was about false claims of rape/gang rape.
>>>Didn’t the Rats nominate Clinton who raped Juanita Broadrick while he was still governor of AR? If so they nominated a rapist for president<<<
I think you missed the last part of my Post.
>>>I know that hasn’t happened yet. Oh wait...<<<
False allegations against a single person, not a group.
Amen to that! Sen. Graham has never been more right in his life.
If this, if that, then deluge...
Good grief! Too many of our teammates think being on defense is effective here. It isn’t. The left finally has the conservatives on defense and they’re enjoying it.
What Lindsay G did in his braveheart speech to the committee was what I mean by offense. Call them out daily. Call them what they are — scoundrels, scalawags, liars, childish, tantrum-brats.
Call them sidewinding, bushwhacking, hornswoggling crocker-croakers!
No silver for flake. I hope they stiff him.
At least Judas had the decency to hang himself.
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