Supreme Court Justice

[Iceaxe]

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[oldno7]

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[Iceaxe]

This pic is money... at least we now all know what @powerplay looks like.

[BasinCruiser]

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[rockgremlin]

Well.....yes and no. I have a close family member who underwent and very traumatic event in childhood. That event and everything surrounding it has been completely blocked from memory. It's like in the presence of something so traumatic, the brain just installs a firewall as a defense mechanism. Krazy how that works, but it's completely true.

[BasinCruiser]

This isn't a trial and she isn't pressing charges (way past statute of limitations).

This is judicial appointment that relies on public record, opinion and judgement of character. All of it is subjective.

So, the real question is: Given what we know, should allegations (that are shady at best, unsubstantiated with no corroboration, however countered with loads of positive character witness support for the accussed) from 35 years ago be sufficient to blindside and destroy a persons career and character? Furthermore, should they stop the US Senate from voting on SCOTUS confirmation? If so, that is an extremely dangerous and scary precident to set - which appears to be what is happening.

[Sombeech]

Trump shoulda nominated Hillary to SCOTUS so we can finally get a thorough investigation on her.

[powerplay]

oof

Says alot about a good, upstanding mormon that they think allegations of sexual assault (forcably pinning down, holding mouth shut, trying to remove clothes without consent) are meme worthy and comparable to spin the bottle. Funny right? Its not like Sombeech had a thread that exposed that fact he could reference.

[Iceaxe]

[powerplay]

I was wrong on the statute of limitations. No such law in place in Maryland for attempted rape or rape. Seems like there are now calls for the state to step in and investigate instead of the FBI (which I don't believe has any authority in the case to begin with).

Nothing like a SCOTUS appointee being under investigation for sexual assault to represent conservative values well, huh?

I think the odds of Kavanaugh withdrawing or being cut loose by Trump are going up. Still unlikely by viable.

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[powerplay]

One point of clarity. The meme by rockgremlin isn't her. Its a shutterstock photo. Many of the allegations against her character have been proven false already. But none of them affect the allegations.

And what you are doing, as well as Sombeech and Oldno7, is exactly why any victim would be hesitant to appear at a Senate hearing without first having a formal investigation. Anita Hill is a good comparison. That made the Senate look like a circus (both sides). But even then the hearing didn't happen until an investigation happened. By the FBI because it was allegations of sexual harassment during federal employment. But both were interviewed and polygraphed before the hearing.

Ugly all around.

[Sombeech]

Says alot about a good, upstanding mormon that they think allegations of sexual assault (forcably pinning down, holding mouth shut, trying to remove clothes without consent) are meme worthy and comparable to spin the bottle. Funny right? Its not like Sombeech had a thread that exposed that fact he could reference.

[oldno7]

The democrat upholder and champion of womens rights, yea, the hypocrisy is so thick you could cut it with a knife.