National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn

[Dracil]

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn

The National Council of Churches, which has membership from more than 40 denominations including most major Protestant and Eastern Orthodox denominations in the U.S., wrote in a statement on their website that they believe Kavanaugh has “disqualified himself from this lifetime appointment and must step aside immediately.”

The statement cited a number of reasons for the demand, including Kavanaugh’s behavior during his recent testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on sexual assault allegations against him.

More and more people and groups coming out against his nomination. I don't understand why the GOP senators have made this their hill to die on. It's not like there's any shortage of nominees that can still push through a conservative agenda on SCOTUS. Gorsuch didn't have any of the same issues and he went to the same school only 2 years apart.

 

[Rhamiel]

The idea that any Conservative can be destroyed with no evidence against him is something the GOP should fight against

If the Left blocks Kavanaugh then any Conservative will face endless accusations with no evidence until they too are nullified

 

[Dracil]

But the left isn't doing it to all candidates. Gorsuch again, had zero issues. Which makes Kavanaugh even more suspect in my mind.

Even without the accusations, I watched the entirety of his hearing on Thursday and it was just disgraceful and unbefitting for someone trying to be a member of the SCOTUS

 

[Hank77]

The idea that any Conservative can be destroyed with no evidence against him is something the GOP should fight against

If the Left blocks Kavanaugh then any Conservative will face endless accusations with no evidence until they too are nullified

The statement cited a number of reasons for the demand, including Kavanaugh’s behavior during his recent testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on sexual assault allegations against him.

This has gone beyond the Ford vs Kavanaugh issue.

 

[Albion]

But the left isn't doing it to all candidates. Gorsuch again, had zero issues. Which makes Kavanaugh even more suspect in my mind.

This has been explained over and over again by various TV commentators and court watchers.

Gorsuch got several more votes only than the number necessary for confirmation while the great majority of the Democrat Senators voted against him, so it was not exactly a highpoint in the history of the Senate for bi-partisanship. But he was seen as a Conservative replacement for the leader of the Conservative justices, Antonin Scalia. With this nominee, however, the swing vote (Kennedy) is being replaced, meaning that there is expected to be a shift to the Right with Kavanaugh as part of the majority.

 

[Gigimo]

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn.

Not surprising when political ideology is involved.

Money and the National Council of Churches

 

[Hank77]

Not surprising when political ideology is involved.

Money and the National Council of Churches

The link in this article that he is quoting from, the Weekly Standard, doesn't work "page not found".
I tried to find it but it didn't come up in a search.
I didn't find this one though that you may be interested in.
The Anger of Brett Kavanaugh

 

[FireDragon76]

Kavanaugh lied and he displays a partisan temperment that makes him unfit to be judge.

As much as Democrats dislike Gorsuch's judicial record, he did at least display the minimum integrity to be a judge. Democrats may not have been thrilled with him, but they could at least recognize the legitimacy of the procedures.

 

[Rhamiel]

Kavanaugh lied and he displays a partisan temperment that makes him unfit to be judge.

As much as Democrats dislike Gorsuch's judicial record, he did at least display the minimum integrity to be a judge. Democrats may not have been thrilled with him, but they could at least recognize the legitimacy of the procedures.

What did he lie about?

 

[FireDragon76]

What did he lie about?

All of Brett Kavanaugh's Lies

The lie that immediately jumped out to me was when he lied about slang terms in the yearbook.

 

[Dracil]

The sex terms just completely stood out to a lot of people. And people from his high school and college years have also come out and said he straight out lied and pulled support after watching the hearing on Thursday.

Here's another one from just today from his college roommate. I Was Brett Kavanaugh’s College Roommate. He Lied Under Oath About His Drinking and Terms in His Yearbook.

I do not know if Brett attacked Christine Blasey Ford in high school or if he sexually humiliated Debbie in front of a group of people she thought were her friends. But I can say that he lied under oath. He claimed that he occasionally drank too much but never enough to forget details of the night before, never enough to “black out.” He did, regularly. He said that “boofing” was farting and the “Devil’s Triangle” was a drinking game. “Boofing” and “Devil’s Triangle” are sexual references. I know this because I heard Brett and his friends using these terms on multiple occasions.

I don't care if he was a raging alcoholic in his younger days. But he lied about it under oath, and that to me, is disqualifying. As I said before, I watched the hearing, and I've done my share of job interviews. Not everyone has a perfect past, and that's okay, but if a candidate was that evasive about answering questions or straight up lied like he did, there's no way I would continue with the interview or keep them under consideration. It would be a simple thank you, we're done here.

 

[FireDragon76]

Brett's a political operative, he always has been. He gave answers that might fly in politics, but not in court. That's one of the reason he had trouble answering about his participation in Bush's questionable torture policies. He's used to slithering through the swamp of politics, that was part of the atmosphere he was immersed in.

 

[camille70]

Brett's a political operative, he always has been. He gave answers that might fly in politics, but not in court. That's one of the reason he had trouble answering about his participation in Bush's questionable torture policies. He's used to slithering through the swamp of politics, that was part of the atmosphere he was immersed in.

Speaking of which...

EPIC on Twitter

 

[Go Braves]

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn



More and more people and groups coming out against his nomination. I don't understand why the GOP senators have made this their hill to die on. It's not like there's any shortage of nominees that can still push through a conservative agenda on SCOTUS. Gorsuch didn't have any of the same issues and he went to the same school only 2 years apart.

Exactly right.

 

[FireDragon76]

The NCC mostly represents mainline Protestant and historic Black churches, and also some Orthodox churches. Back in the 50's and 60's they were highly culturally significant, even contributing to translations of the Bible (such as the Revised Standard Version), but today they are much more marginalized in American religion, due to the rise of Billy-Graham style Evangelicalism, the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement, and the increase in the percentage of Catholics in the US (who historically rejected the NCC and its style of ecumenical cooperation).

So I don't expect this will sway the country a great deal.

 

[Uber Genius]

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn



More and more people and groups coming out against his nomination. I don't understand why the GOP senators have made this their hill to die on. It's not like there's any shortage of nominees that can still push through a conservative agenda on SCOTUS. Gorsuch didn't have any of the same issues and he went to the same school only 2 years apart.

The Dems didn't expect that Trump would get another SCOTUS appointee.

The Churches apparently aren't any more interested in the facts then the Dems.

As Cory Booker said, "It doesn't matter if he is innocent."

Your title should have read, "National Council of Churches approves of Character Assassination and False Accusations in order to prevent a conservative justice from being named to the Supreme Court."

I guess that would have been both too many characters and too much honesty.

Facts be damned (vote Democratic)

 

[Yekcidmij]

More and more people and groups coming out against his nomination.

...and?

I don't understand why the GOP senators have made this their hill to die on.

It's political. It's plausible that the Dem's could retake the Senate in Nov. So, the Rep's can't wait that long and risk losing the seat. There's simply not enough time to ensure the seat with another nominee. At least, I bet that's the calculation. If Rep's keep the Senate, then yea, there's two years of time.

It's not like there's any shortage of nominees that can still push through a conservative agenda on SCOTUS.

But there is a shortage of political time.

Gorsuch didn't have any of the same issues and he went to the same school only 2 years apart.

Gorsuch was also replacing a "conservative" seat. No need to put up a drawn out battle for the status quo. The Dem's miscalculated in that a "swing vote" seat opened up. With hindsight, I bet they wish they had put up a bigger fight over Gorsuch. But at the time, such a battle may have been politically risky and costly.

 

[Gigimo]

The link in this article that he is quoting from, the Weekly Standard, doesn't work "page not found".
I tried to find it but it didn't come up in a search.
I didn't find this one though that you may be interested in.
The Anger of Brett Kavanaugh

Considering the article I posted is 13 years old that's not surprising, websites get update from time to time and things get deleted.

 

[Gigimo]

The link in this article that he is quoting from, the Weekly Standard, doesn't work "page not found".
I tried to find it but it didn't come up in a search.
I didn't find this one though that you may be interested in.
The Anger of Brett Kavanaugh

Sounds like he's tired of the silliness in DC and I can't say I blame him. If politicians were held to the same standard that some want to hold him to only about 20% of the 500+ seats would be filled. And I have no doubt that the ones wanting to deep six him now wouldn't even have a seat in DC.

 

[NotreDame]

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn



More and more people and groups coming out against his nomination. I don't understand why the GOP senators have made this their hill to die on. It's not like there's any shortage of nominees that can still push through a conservative agenda on SCOTUS. Gorsuch didn't have any of the same issues and he went to the same school only 2 years apart.

This is a “hill to die on.” This notion uncorroborated allegations of sexual misconduct and public indecency can impede a nominee to the Court is untenable. This sends a clear, unequivocal message, that uncorroborated allegations of sexual misconduct will not be permitted to keep nominees off the bench. Mere accusations are not sufficient to destroy the career and reputation of a nominee.