[Peace] [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Kavanaugh: "Stakes are Astronomical"

Tue Sep 4 17:29:57 UTC 2018

Did you see what Robert Weissman/Public Citizen had to say on the topic of Scotus (sans Roe v Wade)?  (I'll try forwarding it)

Midge

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From: Robert Naiman via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>
To: Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com>
Cc: peace-discuss <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>; Peace <peace at anti-war.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 4, 2018 12:12 pm
Subject: Re: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Kavanaugh: "Stakes are Astronomical"

Isn't the whole Kavanaugh show a bipartisan hoax? 

Democrats don't have the votes to block Kavanaugh. Every Republican is expected to vote to confirm. Republicans have the majority in the Senate. Therefore, the ultimate outcome is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, the "stakes" are zero. 

Why the Kabuki? Why the pretense? 

Isn't it just a fundraising and mobilization exercise for both parties? 

Why should we, people who care about issues, waste any time or attention on it? 

Robert Naiman
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Just Foreign Policy
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On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

I think the statement by Horace and Homer, applies to you.

On Sep 4, 2018, at 08:55, C G Estabrook <cgestabrook at gmail.com> wrote:

...indignor quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus. --Horace in Ars Poetica (c. 18 BC) 

= even Homer nods (i.e., even a great person makes mistakes). —CGE

On Sep 4, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:

What does Chomsky have to say about this issue? If you are a devotee of his, then you should be noting what he has to say on this topic, which is only one of the concerns over a right wing ideologue like Kavanaugh.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nzfiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fBjaPPzu1I

On Sep 4, 2018, at 08:12, C G Estabrook <cgestabrook at gmail.com> wrote:

Roe encourages the poor - and all women - to end their unborn children’s lives, instead of demanding free healthcare, child supports, etc. as in civilized countries.

It was meant to save the rich money by what is essentially a eugenics program. SC Justice R. B. Ginsburg: "Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of."

It should be overturned and Medicare for all enacted, along with other social supports. —CGE

On Sep 4, 2018, at 9:49 AM, Karen Aram via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

Kavanaugh: "Stakes are Astronomical" -- Interviews Available [on Twitter]

FRANCIS BOYLE, fboyle at illinois.edu
Boyle is professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He is quoted in a Guardian overview "'The Stakes are Astronomical': Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing Will be a Battle Royale," which states: “'The only hope the country has is that Democrats will treat Kavanaugh like a hostile witness on the witness stand under cross-examination, throw him off script and break him down,' said Francis Boyle, a law professor at the University of Illinois.

“'You do not need a gentleman or gentlewoman to deal with Kavanaugh. You need a district attorney. Some Democrats are going to have to go for the jugular.'

"But Kavanaugh, 53, is no Daniel in the lions’ den. He is the ultimate Washington insider, steeped in the city’s political and legal establishments. His father spent more than two decades in the city as a lobbyist for the cosmetics industry. ...

"The groups Women’s March and Center for Popular Democracy Action are planning a day of action in Washington on Tuesday.

"Boyle ... shares these concerns. 'I think Kavanaugh was put on there to ensure Roe is overturned,' he said. 'He has used the Roberts dodge of saying it is settled law. So what? The Supreme Court can unsettle it tomorrow. He did not say it was decided correctly.'

"Critics note that Trump has relied heavily on the rightwing Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society to develop his shortlist for Supreme Court nominations. Boyle said: 'Kavanaugh is an extreme ideologue and a legal hatchet man for the Federalist Society. He was their spear carrier for years. He is being put on there by Trump to do their business and make the court as far right as he can under the circumstances. It’s going to be bad for a lot of people: for gays, for African Americans, for labour, for women.'"

See IPA news release: "Kavanaugh and the Federalist Society."

For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy:
Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020

September 4, 2018

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