Disregarding today's clusterfuck, how would you feel about having someone like Kavanaugh

[Xipe Totec]

in the Supreme Court?

Would you feel comfortable if a Supreme Court decision was narrowly decided, and the deciding vote was Brett Kavanaugh?

He's worthless as a deciding vote because nobody will respect him or his decision.

He is toast even if he makes it to the SC.

[FBaggins]

1. What makes you think that "respecting" his decision matters?

There is no “that ruling doesn’t count because nobody respects vote #5” standard

[Xipe Totec]

5. If you believe in the rule of law, it does.

The constitution works, only because we chose to believe that the rules set out in it apply to all.

As soon as people start questioning that precept, we are totally fucked.

[MadDAsHell]

2. I'm not sure how "respecting" him matters when they're dragging us off in chains?

Do SC rulings only apply to us if we respect all 9 judges?

[Xipe Totec]

6. #5 nt

[ProudLib72]

3. I think RBG might garrote him

And I will applaud her when she does.

[RainCaster]

4. I have lost all respect for any GOP candidate for the rest of my life

I'm only 60, so I expect to vote against those bastards for a long damn time- at least 30 years. Once upon a time, I actually shook Tricky Dick's hand. Yeah, I was young and thought of myself as a "young Republican" at the time. It was my parent's influence on me, before I learned to think for myself. Pot does that.

I will spend the rest of my life convincing my contemporaries that they are wrong.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Even if he was pure as the driven snow he shouldn't be on the Supreme Court

because of his history as a partisan political operative and his extreme, out of the mainstream even for conservatives, views on the unitary executive. The allegations of Dr. Ford and the other women mean that in addition to be a judicial extremist he's also a misogynistic, alcoholic douchebag; but even if he wasn't he'd still be an unfit candidate for the court.

[dawg day]

8. Clarence Thomas got on the court, but has been useless

except as a "vote like Scalia" certainty.

Kavanaugh is too entitled to be quiet and passive like that. He'll be nasty and loud and vicious, like Scalia without the humor.

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9. But look at all the women who ran for office and became legislators as a result. nt

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. Clarence Thomas got the last laugh and is still in there screwing us over. Two peas in a pod.

Thomas will be happy that he will finally NOT be the worst/most notorious justice on the court.

[Xipe Totec]

11. #9 nt