09-28-2018, 01:21 PM
(09-28-2018, 06:06 AM)Duchess Wrote: Now the American Bar Association has gotten involved, they sent a letter requesting that the vote be delayed until a proper investigation has taken place. Many question the integrity of the man headed to the highest court in America and find it curious that an actual eyewitness was not compelled to speak. It didn't help a bit that kavanaugh wasn't interested in making an effort to clear his name and his unstable demeanor yesterday reinforced the skepticism surrounding him.
One would think a federal judge had some foresight but this one is lacking in that. He may get confirmed but he will be impeached down the road. Weird that a man who spent hours slinging snot and moaning about the affect on his family wouldn't give any thought to what that will be like for them when the impeachment shit show begins.
In normal times, a retraction of endorsement by the Jesuit Society and ABA call for specific FBI background investigation prior to confirmation would be a huge deal. It should be a huge deal, in my opinion.
But, I don't think it will compel the Senate Judiciary Committee to request the specific FBI investigation which is standard procedure when troubling information or allegations come to light after a political appointee/nominee has already been named and undergone a standard FBI background check.
A lot of misinformation was spewed yesterday. A specific secondary background check for a federal appointee/nominee can only be authorized by the President, typically requested by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Democratic senators have already asked Grassley to make the request, sent letters of request directly to President Trump, and gotten into the public record that Dr. Ford has requested the background investigation while Kavanaugh has not.
There is a specific division of the FBI that handles such investigations as a matter of routine; it's what they do. They can complete them in a matter of a few days and have done so many times.
But, Trump is not interested in having the named witnesses interviewed by the FBI and having more details/facts possibly ferreted out, sworn to, and documented in the course of those interviews. If he were, he would have authorized it and the report would have been available prior to yesterday's circus.
I think Maggot is very likely right. At this point, there's a very good chance that McConnell's promise to "plow through" Kavanaugh's confirmation will be kept. If so, the Republican senators won't be able to shirk responsibility if Kavanaugh implodes or related irrefutable evidence comes to light after Kavanaugh's seated (or over this weekend).