Double Standards, Ignorance and Smears: The Democrat Conspiracy To Ruin Kavanaugh
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been fighting allegations of sexual misconduct during his days in high school and college, it’s been clear from the beginning — the Democrats have pulled out all the stops to oppose his nomination.
In a series of tweets, the Heritage Foundation lays out exactly why the Democrats have been so focused on defeating this nominee.
The organization starts off by citing Senator Schumer’s response to President Trump’s initial announcement.
On July 9, within minutes of President Trump’s announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee, @SenSchumer vowed to “oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination with everything I have.”
When he said everything, he meant it.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
Of course, it didn’t take long for other Democrats to hop on board.
Other Senate liberals, such as Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) and Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) actually announced their opposition nearly two weeks earlier—without even knowing who the nominee would be.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
They then point out the true reason behind this opposition in one word: Trump.
Nothing that the confirmation process had to offer was relevant to these senators because they already had the one piece of information, the one word, that really mattered: Trump.
They would oppose the nominee because he or she would be Trump’s nominee. Period.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
It was more than strange that senators who long before had made up their minds against Kavanaugh would complain that they needed more time to review more information about him.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
The Heritage Foundation wasn’t finished though.
Senator Richard Blumenthal said he had thoroughly reviewed Kavanaugh’s record when he announced his opposition in early July yet tried to postpone the hearing so he could . . . review Kavanaugh’s record.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
In 2009, Schumer said that a judicial record is the “best way to evaluate a nominee” and even more important than the confirmation hearing.
Senator Patrick Leahy agreed.
Neither one of them is interested in Kavanaugh’s judicial record today.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
In fact, Democrats did not even try to debate the most important thing about a judicial nominee, namely, the kind of judge he or she will be.
They made no attempt to explain why they oppose the kind of judge that Kavanaugh has been or the kind of justice he will be.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
Schumer & Leahy have said that the ABA's rating is the “gold standard” for evaluating nominees. The ABA rated Kavanaugh well qualified which means he meets “the very highest standards of integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament.”
That no longer matters either
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
This isn’t the first time the Democrats have tried this tactic, however. The Heritage Foundation points out that the Democrats tried this back in 2001.
Within days of President George W. Bush taking office in 2001, Democratic Leader Tom Daschle vowed to use “whatever means necessary” to defeat his judicial nominees.
That’s what Democrats are doing today, by any means necessary.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
So what about the accusations of sexual misconduct? Well, the organization hit those too.
They automatically credit an accusation even though every person the accuser names denies any knowledge of it.
Democrats demand a new hearing for an accuser who cannot identify the time or the place of an alleged incident.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
They refuse to share with the rest of the judiciary committee what they claim is evidence.
And, when @NewYorker traffics in what it admits is an unsubstantiated rumor, the author says the accuser came forward because “Democrats came looking” for someone to say such things.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
The Heritage Foundation then summed it all up beautifully.
Partisan double standards, ignoring what really matters, smears, turning basic notions of fairness on their head — that is what it means to use “whatever means necessary.”
Schumer is keeping his promise of opposing Kavanaugh with everything he has.
It won’t be enough.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) September 24, 2018
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