Alan Dershowitz:Kavanaugh and impeachment - Democrats, don't try to conduct a revenge inquisition

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The confirmation disaster surrounding Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose appointment to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate on a 50-48 vote Saturday, has done much damage to our country and its institutions. And the damage may well continue if Democrats regain majority control of the House and conduct a revenge inquisition against the new associate justice.

Because I am a liberal Democrat, I want to see the House flipped to my party as an important check and balance between the executive and legislative branches. But what I don’t want to see is a Democratic House abuse its authority by conducting vengeful impeachment proceedings against Kavanaugh.

I have no problem with an objective, preferably bipartisan, inquiry into how to improve the confirmation process. There is much that can be done to make it better. But an investigation of 36-year-old charges against a sitting justice would be an abuse of the powers of Congress.

Such an investigation would simply be partisan payback for Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Nor is it likely to produce much new information about what did or did not happened in house in Maryland in about 1982, when Christine Blasey Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh has denied sexually assaulting Ford or anyone else.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/kavanaugh-and-impeachment-–-democrats-don’t-try-to-conduct-a-revenge-inquisition/ar-BBO2cIM?li=BBnb7Kz

[Downtown Hound]

1. Well, I actually agree with him in that it's a waste of time if we don't have the votes

But as to the rest of it...LOL! Dershowitz sold his soul a long time ago, so for him to come here and try and flaunt his credentials as a liberal Democrat is downright hilarious.

Oh and, by the way, if we have the votes and the evidence is there, then I say go for it! Impeach the bastard.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. So, in other words, we just forget this travesty happened?

Fuck that. I want him impeached.

[Freethinker65]

3. But Kavanaugh can seek revenge against the "left" from the bench. Got it.

[FakeNoose]

6. And he will too - he'll do exactly that

Cheeto has it all planned out already, I'm sure.

[NastyRiffraff]

4. Dershowitz is a liberal Democrat???

Coulda fooled me. It's hard to say what his political philosophy is, if any, but the last thing I'd call him is a liberal Democrat.

[tulipsandroses]

14. Liberal Democrat?

Color me fooled!

[bdamomma]

5. Just the way

they got Clarence Thomas on the Court, they did it again with this POS, the ole bull's club motto never believe the woman.

Hey we have two assaulters on the SC. Rather sickening.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Did Dershowitz support Bill Cosby?

because you know, old charges did rebound in that case, and most people don't have a problem with it.

[LoisB]

8. Liberal Democrat? Still trying to get back into the Martha's Vineyard social scene, huh?

Or the Hamptons, whichever. Nice try but no cigar.

[EffieBlack]

9. Oh, shut up, Alan

[dlk]

10. Investigation Into All of the Currently Known Assaults & Subsequent Assaults is Entirely Appropriate

Kavanaugh has shown he is an unrepentant, serial assaulter and it's highly likely many more sexual assaults will come to light. Nice try by Dershowitz but no one cares what blather he has to share at this point. It's interesting how Republicans don't hesitate to act out in vengeance, yet often project and blame Democrats, instead.

[delisen]

11. Who is this Public Scold? He doesn't have a clue. Perjury is this week, Mansplainer.

[ProudLib72]

15. +1 on perjury

and threats against Dems. Investigate him relentlessly. Make Benghazi look like a cake walk in comparison.

[Leith]

12. Why Do Rethugs Always Warn Democrats Not to Do

What rethugs do as a matter of course?

After Kavanope's role in the Starr 7-year investigation, he's due for more than a 7-day payback.

Dersh, if you're such a good liberal, go tell the rethugs to quit with their constant investigations and spiteful probes.

[XRubicon]

13. LOL

If there are crimes they need to impeach, period. This isn't about party it is about the rule of law.

[RainCaster]

16. 2400+ law professors signed a letter stating...

how his own words warned us what an incompetent vindictive judge he would be. Let him do that once, like his obvious premeditated vote for tRump. Then we can take him down with his current actions.

[In It to Win It]

17. I'm conflicted...

On one hand I want the 60-vote rule back. I don't like this simple-majority for the supreme court. I think 60 senators makes up a good consensus that America wants this particular judge to be on the SCOTUS. However, it not only needs to be a rule but law. On the other hand, I want our side to do what they did and pack the courts with the judges we want with as little resistance as possible.

I agree that since Kavanaugh is already on the court, we shouldn't have a revenge mission. I think our goal should be to win the legislature, make laws that overrule the courts, and get a say in who gets on the courts. In my opinion, the biggest reason Republicans have been winning is the courts. Republican legislatures across the country pass ridiculously unpopular and arguably unconstitutional laws. When the opposition challenges the laws, they pack the courts (state and federal) with conservative judges that will almost always rule in their favor. This has been the case with gerrymandering cases. We lose before the game has even started.