YouBet said:
He won't get confirmed at all. Goodness.
The start of their session is statutory. But when they have oral arguments is not.reb, said:im so glad you spoke to this because ive been wondering for a couple of days now if the SCOTUS could just change the game by delaying the start of the session. If that is seriously in play, then he's good as confirmed.aggiehawg said:No. Kavanaugh is going to see this through to a vote, no matter what.JAS61 said:
Kavanaugh needs to make an ultimatum to Grassley - Cut the BS right now or I'll withdraw.
We elected these numbnuts to call the shots, not defer to the Democrats. Outside of Gorsuch, the GOP has done nothing the past two years but give the Democrats everything they want.
Enough.
I have said a few times that Chief Justice Roberts controls the calendar on SCOTUS. None of the current SCOTUS member can be pleased with what is happening. (Even RBG doesn't like it.) Plus Kagan and Kav have worked together before and have a friendly relationship. (Harvard where she hired him.)
Kav is only recused if he's not there for oral arguments. Roberts can change the SCOTUS calendar to allow for a vote on Kav. If Kav goes down in the vote, no harm no foul. If he's confirmed, he can be seated and play catch-up on the briefing (assuming he's already selected his clerks and they are working quietly in the background on the early cases on the SCOTUS schedule.)
So if Grassley agrees to this delay, it may be because Roberts has already told him not to sweat it.
drcrinum said:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1043678175941677056.html
Strassel is a top-notch political commentator. She's a very credible and trustworthy source.Frog_ said:
I actually trust Strassel vs. Some of these other Twitter pundits. She is sharp and would not post a rumor wothout backup IMO.
Quote:
As the Senate Judiciary Committee staff negotiates with attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a past sexual assault, over a potential hearing on Thursday, Republican staffers are working to interview those who may have information about the alleged incident.
CNN has learned that the committee has reached out to a longtime friend of Ford named Leland Ingham Keyser.
On Saturday night, her lawyer, Howard Walsh, released a statement to CNN and the Senate Judiciary Committee..
"Simply put," Walsh said, "Ms. Keyser does not know Mr. Kavanaugh and she has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford."
The lawyer acknowledged to CNN that Keyser is a lifelong friend of Ford's.
Keyser is the latest person alleged to be at the party to say she has no recollection of it....
Of the four people named by Dr. Ford alleged to have been at the party, all four have denied her story.CJS4715 said:
So... I've been out of this since about 11 am, what did I miss?
Frog_ said:
I actually trust Strassel vs. Some of these other Twitter pundits. She is sharp and would not post a rumor wothout backup IMO.
drcrinum said:
My guess is the next step Ford's attorney will take will be to issue a statement about mistaken identity...it really wasn't Kavanugh after all, but I thought it was. I was so drunk at the time, I guess my mind played tricks on me.
Not a chance in hell. Katz will lie to a federal judge if she ( I think that is the gender she currently identifies with) believes she'll get away with it.drcrinum said:
My guess is the next step Ford's attorney will take will be to issue a statement about mistaken identity...it really wasn't Kavanugh after all, but I thought it was. I was so drunk at the time, I guess my mind played tricks on me.
TriAg2010 said:
I'm starting to think Ford is just getting even because she threw a party one night in high school and apparently nobody came.
