One More Reason Brett Kavanaugh Should Never Have Been Confirmed for a Seat on the Supreme Court
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart
When I discuss the reasons Brett Kavanaugh is unfit to have
a seat on the United States Supreme Court, three other names come to mind:
Christine Blasey Ford, Anita Hill, and Clarence Thomas.
I remember the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in
1991. Both his hearings and his confirmation remain controversial. I continue
to look at the events of that year as a demonstration of how sexist old, white
men were then, and how many of them remain prejudiced against women today. Some
remain in the Senate, and the Chairman of those hearings is our nation’s
current president.
Thomas’ only serious obstacle was an allegation of sexual
misconduct from a former aide, Anita Hill. I considered Ms. Hill a credible
witness. Her recounting of the details were believable, and contained
information only she and Thomas would have known.
However, Thomas was confirmed by nearly every man in the
Senate. Today, he is known as the most corrupt and prejudicial justice on what
has become the most biased Court in history.
Move ahead to Trump’s illegitimate presidency.
Brett Kavanaugh became Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee.
His resume contained nothing which offered a reason why he should have been
selected for a seat on the Court. Later I learned that the only reason he was
selected was a promise to overturn Roe v Wade if the opportunity arose.
His 2018 confirmation hearings were all too similar to those
for Thomas in 1991.
Doctor Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexual
assault when they were both in college. As it was in 1991, a predominately male
group of senators confirmed the ‘beer-loving’ judge.
ANOTHER FAILURE BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY
It was revealed later that the FBI had failed to thoroughly
vet Kavanaugh prior to his senate hearings. Today we learned that Trump’s
interference into that investigation protected Kavanaugh from a fair and
comprehensive examination which included Dr. Ford’s allegations. The truth was revealed
to all Americans on Tuesday.
[An investigation led by the Democratic senator Sheldon
Whitehouse also found that both the Trump White House and the FBI “misled the
public and the Senate” about the scope of the investigation it did conduct into
the sexual assault allegations by falsely claiming that the FBI had conducted
its investigation thoroughly and “by the book”.]
DR. FORD’S CREDIBILITY AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT KAVANAUGH WAS
LYING BOTH APPEAR MORE BELIEVABLE TODAY
Over my 78 years, one fact remains: when men are allowed to
make a decision between the believability of a man or a woman, they will always
believe the man’s version of the story.
Throughout my adult years, I have been on the opposite side
of this story most of the time. In 1991 I believed Anita Hill, and in 2018 I
strongly believed that Dr. Ford was completely honest about what happened to
her when her path and that of Kavanaugh’s crossed.
I have been an advocate for our country to choose a woman
president for nearly two decades. As I research information pertinent to my
articles, I had occasion to learn more about many of our nation’s 46
presidents. I was not impressed.
These mostly old, white men have generally failed to perform
their duties to a high level. It is a fact that most of our nation’s leaders
supported American Imperialism. “War is good business.”
THE WORST OF THE WORST
In 2016, with assistance from Russia, James Comey, and the
mainstream media, the least qualified and most immoral man in history became
our 45th president.
For the next four years he did nothing with the exception of
dividing our nation’s people, committed multiple Constitutional violations, and
filled his wallet with cash donated to him by the leaders of multiple foreign
nations. As he was about to be evicted from the White House, he attempted a
coup to overturn the previous election, in which the people adamantly voiced
their opinion that he was unfit to wear the title of President of the United
States.
Trump should not be running for the presidency in 2024.
Section three of the 14th amendment clearly states that no former
government official who engaged in an insurrection could hold public office.
However, a corrupt and biased Supreme Court refused to uphold the 14th
Amendment. This is the only reason the Supreme Court exists.
When the right-wing found no other candidate worthy of its
nomination for the presidency, they settled on the man who was labeled “the
worst president in American history” for the third time.
However, this time Trump is just 18 months from his 80th
birthday, and is clearly suffering from early dementia. He is entirely unfit
for any public office, and yet he remains in contention.
THE CONSTITUTION MEANS NOTHING IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were electrocuted for
selling our nation’s nuclear secrets to Russia.
In 2021, Trump stole at least 14 boxes of national secrets,
lied about returning them, and later his residence at Mar-a-Lago was raided. A
large amount of classified material he claimed to have returned was hidden
throughout the billionaire’s playpen.
However, Trump is not in jail, awaiting execution for
violating the Espionage Act. Trump is running for the presidency.
America is totally f**ked up.
Op-ed by James Turnage
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Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/trump-brett-kavanaugh-investigation-fbi
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/section-3/
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