Cortez Masto says she won't support Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

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Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal




By Gary Martin / September 20, 2018 - 10:41 am


WASHINGTON — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto announced Wednesday that she would not support the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh because of his judicial philosophy and views on abortion rights.

Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said she decided not to support Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, after listening to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

“I have determined that his stance on a woman’s right to choose is extreme and disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court,” Cortez Masto said in a statement.

She said past decisions and dissent by Kavanaugh on the issue led her to believe “his confirmation would tip the balance of the Supreme Court to end Roe v. Wade and imperil American women’s reproductive freedom.”

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Heller said Kavanaugh “respects precedent, defends the Constitution, and doesn’t legislate from the bench.”
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Read more: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/cortez-masto-says-she-wont-support-kavanaugh-for-supreme-court/

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Well, we knew Heller would vote for k. Now we know where Cortez stands.






U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nev., speaks during a roundtable with reporters at the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

[ffr]

1. Stand your ground.

#Womensmarch

[mountain grammy]

2. Thank you Senator

[Bettie]

3. A Democrat not supporting him

shouldn't be breaking news. It should be a given by now.

[riversedge]

4. In a non trump world, yes. But....it is

the trump era. I am glad she made her vote public

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. I agree 100% with you.

I am so angry with my senator, Mr. Jones, for still not making a stand against this pos.

[Midnight Writer]

13. It is a given, yes, but it should also be well publicized. Shove this in the faces of low info voter

Especially the fence sitters who say "Both parties are the same. Why should I care?"

[Bettie]

14. OK. I can go with that

but after the crap that has come out about him, no Democrat should vote for him.

No Republican should either, but I suspect all of them will as they are devoid of morals or ethics.

[Grassy Knoll]

5. NEVADA

[DrToast]

8. Yes! My adopted home state is making me proud...

Especially when we get rid of Dean Heller in November!

Hell, even our Republican governor isn’t that bad.

[lastlib]

10. I hope that after Nov. 6, he is referred to ....

...as former Sen. -Er--because he got the "Hell" beaten out of him.

[JeaneRaye]

11. I'm with YOU!

I have lived in Nevada for half my life and I am now 64 yrs young. Always been a liberal Democrat. I've called Heller and Cortez Masto numerous times and also about this particular issue. Also, I always know Cortez Masto is going to be with me and Heller won't. I cannot WAIT until we vote him out!

[ancianita]

6. I'll bet this fakeass prez takes swipes at her during his speech in Nevada tonight.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. Any Democrat who votes to confirm Kavanaugh

needs to be primaried the next election.

Any woman Senator, even if a Republican, who votes to confirm him has no real understanding of what he might do to women's rights.

And no, it should not be newsworthy that a female Democratic Senator is going to vote against his confirmation. That's right up there with Water is Wet!

[Spartacus101]

12. K&R