What Are Republicans Hiding About Brett Kavanaugh?
The New Republic
July 31, 2018
THEIR REFUSAL TO SEEK DOCUMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEE'S TENURE AS GEORGE W. BUSH'S STAFF SECRETARY IS STARTING TO LOOK SUSPICIOUS
In Brett Kavanaugh's long and distinguished career in law, one period stands out as especially important to him.
"People sometimes ask what prior legal experience has been most useful to me as a judge," Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, wrote in 'Marquette Law Magazine' in 2016.
"And I say, 'I certainly draw on all of them,' but I also say that my five-and-a-half years at the White House and especially my three years as staff secretary for President George W. Bush were the most interesting and informative for me,"
Six years earlier, he made a nearly identical statement.
Given these remarks, it's understandable that U.S. senators would be interested in his work and writings during his tenure in the Bush White House.
After all, in the coming months they will be voting on whether to confirm Kavanaugh to a lifetime post on the Supreme Court.
From there, he will spend the next three to four decades interpreting the Constitution and shaping the future of American law.
Kennedy's impact, as the court's swing justice, on the nation's lives and liberties underscores the gravity of this process and the need for maximal transparency.
Read more:
https://newrepublic.com/article/150301/republicans-hiding-brett-kavanaugh
= new reply since forum marked as read
