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More Americans disapprove of Brett M. Kavanaughs confirmation to the Supreme Court than approve, and a narrow majority says congressional investigation of the new justice should not end with his elevation to the court, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The Senates 50-to-48 vote last week to approve the 53-year-old Kavanaughs lifetime appointment was the closest on a Supreme Court justice since the 1880s, and the poll shows the publics reaction was almost as divided.
It also suggests the tumultuous battle over his nomination could harm the courts reputation as the nonpartisan branch of government.
The survey, conducted during Kavanaughs first week on the bench, shows that 43 percent of Americans believe the courts rulings will be more politically motivated with President Trumps second nominee on the court, compared with 10 percent who said they will be less political. To 39 percent of the public, Kavanaughs presence will make no difference in the degree of partisanship.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/more-americans-disapprove-of-kavanaughs-confirmation-than-support-it-new-poll-shows/2018/10/12/18dbf872-cd93-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html?utm_term=.bebac48ac716
manor321
(3,344 posts)And several Senate races have moved away from us. Trump (or Pence) will be able to continue packing courts for two more years.
Sooner or later we have to face the reality of how terrible things are.
calguy
(5,310 posts)At 68 years of age none of this stuff is really going to affect me on a personal level except for hating to see it happen. But for the younger generation, if they don't wake up and seize their power, they'll find that one all their power has been taken from them. That's what I see as the terrible thing going on. People have the power to change it but until they exercise it at the voting booth, they give up their power.
calguy
(5,310 posts)He'll be on the court long after I'm dead and gone