In the blue bubble, Brett Kavanaugh is a sexual predator—An attempted rapist (or worse) with deep, unredeemable character flaws. Blasey Ford’s accusation is established fact, and if Ramirez’ accusation isn’t yet, it will be soon. Even worse, Kavanaugh is unrepentant and lying 2/x
I'm not saying everyone's making that argument. But Kavanaugh's alleged personal behavior towards women and his judicial positions on issues that affect women are intertwined for many Dems. For example, Sen. Hirono argued that his judicial positions make his denials less credible
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No. She said *his lies* about his judicial positions make his denials less credible. I agree with that.
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I understood her statements as linking the two more closely. But surely you've seen people who oppose Kavanaugh's nomination directly link his alleged personal behavior towards women and his judicial stance on issues that affect women. An example in here:http://www.latimes.com/la-ol-opinion-newsletter-kavanaugh-women-20180922-htmlstory.html …
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I read this as: his past sexual assault of women tells you something about his attitude towards women, which carries into his jurisprudence in areas that concern women. This is eminently sensible. 1/2
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I *don't* read this as: using his opinion on Roe v. Wade to tell you if he committed assault or not. That is a fact-finding task and should be carried out by non-partisan investigators. 2/2
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