What do you think about Kavanaugh being confirmed?
Donald Rysavy, former District Judge at Minnesota (1994-2014)
As a conservative, a retired judge, and a student of history, I am sadly disappointed that judge Kavanaugh was confirmed. I believe that he is intellectually capable of doing the job, but both ideologically and temperamentally unsuited to sit on the highest court.
A view of history should give some insight to those who believe Kavanaugh was a great appointment by POTUS, and was unfairly treated. Prior to recent changes in senate rules confirmation hearings were often contentious and some said unfair. Appointees came from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, but were ultimately confirmed by a 60 vote majority in the Senate. Why is this important you ask?
The easy answer is that the then sitting President knew that an appointment of an ideologically and/or temperamentally unsuitable candidate would be unlikely to garner 60 out of 100 votes in the Senate. (e.g Bork). The result then was to appoint conservative or liberal candidates, (depending on the party of the President) who were qualified, but less than ideogical or temperamental firebrands.
With the advent of our present political climate, the Senate changed the rules for confirmation to allow a mere majority to confirm. This allowed the nomination of less qualified and more ideological candidates, such as judge, now Justice, Kavanaugh.
We can and should do better America.
Mike Jones
16h ago · 20 upvotes including Donald Rysavy
Nicely put. I continue to be utterly baffled at why the confirmation of Kavanaugh was so important to them. There must be dozens of accomplished conservative judges without Kavanaugh’s political or personal baggage. Why not nominate one of them instead? There’s something here that I’m simply not seeing, and I don’t believe it’s as simple as “he’ll vote to allow the President to fire Mueller” or other such explanations. There have to be other people who agree with him on those points.
I’m trying really hard to come up with an explanation other than “it’s a huge middle finger to the libs”, but I’m not getting anywhere.
Nathan Lacoff
Actually by the fact he was confirmed, he knew he had the job and felt he could say anything or lie with impunity. Shame on republican senators including Susan Collins for pushing such a reprehensible candidate through. He was not the only conservative judge and he is horribly biased. |
