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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 19

    emptywheel Retweeted bmaz

    .@bmaz is trying to tie Kennedy's legacy to Kavanaugh being an all-around shit.https://twitter.com/bmaz/status/1041461385979281408 …

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    bmaz @bmaz
    Huh, I wonder what Anthony Kennedy thinks now. His push for an attempted rapist, kidnapper and sexual assaulter, who later went on to be a misogynistic asshole in college and then part of Kozinski's Pervert Gang is looking pretty awful.
    7:02 PM - 19 Sep 2018
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    16 replies 26 retweets 103 likes
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      2. Chase Teeples‏ @nchaseteeples Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        This whole timing crunch is Kennedy’s fault. He shouldn’t have sprung his retirement on everyone.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Chris Miracle‏ @miracle_5514 Sep 19
        Replying to @nchaseteeples @emptywheel @bmaz

        What time crunch? The court went over a year with 8 justices after McConnell decided not to hold votes on Garland.

        2 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
      4. Chase Teeples‏ @nchaseteeples Sep 19
        Replying to @miracle_5514 @emptywheel @bmaz

        I agree it’s artificial bullshit, but the GOP want this done and over before the Midterms. That’s reality.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Chris Miracle‏ @miracle_5514 Sep 19
        Replying to @nchaseteeples @emptywheel @bmaz

        True. I'd argue that they still have time to pull Kavanaugh, find someone more amenable, do hearings, and vote in the lame duck session. That feels smarter to me even though I doubt I'd care more for said nominee (except the lack of attempting rape).

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @miracle_5514 @nchaseteeples @emptywheel

        This is true. And, frankly, the next up may be long term more extremist than Kavanaugh. But Kavanaugh going to make those votes anyway, better to have that "Justice" not have a background in both torture, misogyny and assault.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      7. Chris Miracle‏ @miracle_5514 Sep 19
        Replying to @bmaz @nchaseteeples @emptywheel

        Agreed. The only logic I can see is that Trump isn't willing to pull him because of his views on executive power but I'd think McConnell would know this is a bad look so close to an election.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      8. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @miracle_5514 @nchaseteeples @emptywheel

        Yeah, think that right. Also, Trump just is incapable of ever conceding a loss. On anything.

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. mark‏ @dm_markske Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        If Kennedy bartered his retirement with Trump to put Kavanaugh on the court, then the gloves should come off & Kennedy deserves all the hate that might befall him.

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Rainmaker‏ @MLB_Rainmaker Sep 19
        Replying to @dm_markske @emptywheel @bmaz

        This is 100% what happened. Kennedy has a number of shit opinions on his record, and it feels like he wants Kav to defend those decisions. The scariest one to me is Citizens United, which Kennedy wrote....

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. David Peace‏ @Peacenowar76 Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        It's a boy's club and he is a part of it.

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      2. Brad Casali‏ @btc2008 Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        I'm not familiar w/the other candidates' views on pres. power, but is really the only reason Trump hasn't yanked Kavanaugh yet b/c of his propensity for pres. power? Seat will be filled regardless of timing--seems like a no-brainer to ditch this dude.

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      3. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @btc2008 @emptywheel

        That is a very fair question. And my bet it is a LOT of it, because McConnell did not want Kavanaugh to start with.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Brad Casali‏ @btc2008 Sep 19
        Replying to @bmaz @emptywheel

        Totes. McConnell was even worried about his paper trail--and this was obviously before any allegation was known.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @btc2008 @emptywheel

        Yep, exactly.

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      1. Mass Internet Party‏ @MassInternet Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        You might appreciate this piece, then. https://www.simchafisher.com/2018/09/17/between-brock-turner-and-brett-kavanaugh-when-do-girls-matter/ …pic.twitter.com/f25EUqdLrj

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      1. PAPYRUS ғᴏɴᴛ‏ @JennaGoose Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        I had similar thoughts. He knew what Trump was. He knew the stakes. He chose this path.

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      2. Nate Taylor‏ @NJT_2015 Sep 19
        Replying to @emptywheel @bmaz

        Eric Boehlert beat him to the punch

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @NJT_2015 @emptywheel

        Uh, my tweet was from over three days ago. I respect @EricBoehlert but you sure he was first to the line on this?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Nate Taylor‏ @NJT_2015 Sep 19
        Replying to @bmaz @emptywheel @EricBoehlert

        No. I didn’t see your tweet

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      5. bmaz‏ @bmaz Sep 19
        Replying to @NJT_2015 @emptywheel @EricBoehlert

        That's cool, no problem. The more the merrier on this point. Anthony Kennedy should have a collar for this.

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