Should Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS Nomination Continue?

[konnichiwa]

NightlyPoe said:

konnichiwa said:

As an European I feel it should be postponed.  Not because I think he is lying but because this is a huge decision that has a big impact on the future of the USA. 

This is one of those moments the goverment can go crazy and use billions or whatever it takes to find out the truth. 

He gets the position or not without finding out the truth it is going to be one of the worst things you can do for democracy and will only divide the country more.

Fuck the Republicans if they are lying/Fuck the Democrats if they are lying but without finding out the truth Fuck them both.

I think you're missing an important piece of the puzzle here.  The calendar itself is dictating the behavior of both parties.  We have an election next month and a new Congress will be sworn in in January.  It takes about 75 days to put a person on the Supreme Court.  We are currently standing at about 80 days left before everyone goes home for Christmas.  If Kavanaugh fails and Democrats take over the Senate (unlikely but possible due to who is up for election), then a replacement would need to be fast-tracked.

This is why Republicans have been in such a hurry and Democrats have been demanding delays at every turn.  The fact that Ford's legal team participated in the delays is actually a reason I doubt her testimony.

Feinstein could have sprung this leak back in July.  But that would have been wasting it.  Either Kavanaugh would have weathered it, or he would have been replaced with still plenty of time left on the clock.  By waiting until the last minute, they have placed Republicans in a bind.  We're getting near a point of either Kavanaugh or potentially an empty seat for until 2021.  And Republicans are making sure that Plan B remains an option no matter what.

Except for the the exact details of those days I knew about it, but if you care about the USA and its citizens Democrat or Republican what has been confirmed that whatever decision is being made is going to have a huge negative impact. 

I would try to come together and find a new solution that seems fair to the people, I know my idea is crazy but let them choose a new candidate that only for this exception may be voted by the old members and not by the new elected ones. I know very well it is not going to happen but now it is just a shitshow.