Democratic Strategy For The Barrett Hearings.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

There are no dilatory tactics that will stop her appointment. Since it's a fait accompli it is best that she be confirmed before the general election so the voters can decide. IMO it will make blue states bluer, red states redder, and purple states marginally bluer. The Democrats on the Committee need to highlight the unfairness of the process, Obama didn't get a pick with infinitely more time in his term, and Barret opposes lgtbq rights, reproductive rights, and health care rights. She will take us back to the nineties, the eighteen-nineties.

[DonaldsRump]

1. Agreed entirely, DSB

We will not win this, absent something explosive coming out (which can always happen).

Let us exact a price for this for November 3 and ameliorate the situation come January 2021.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Points

1) Don't attack her personally.
2) Don't give them a martyr.
3) Point out how the process is rigged
4) Point out how she will undue law that has supermajority support.

[Karadeniz]

2. The House can begin impeachment proceedings.

[Bettie]

3. I also don't think the cult she belongs to is off-limits

we're not talking about her being Catholic, most of them are.

We are talking about belonging to a religious sect that had her swear loyalty to THEM (the other members and leadership) FIRST, before anything else.

[DonaldsRump]

6. This was already raised by Dianne Feinstein in Barrett's 2017 appellate judge nomination

By all means raise it to expose who she really is.

Remember that "the Handmaid" will be coached to answer any problematic question that her religious or political views have no bearing on her appointment to SCOTUS. We can't stop that.

As DSB noted, DO NOT MAKE THE HANDMAID A MARTYR. Kamala Harris will be questioning her, and if it is handled right, we could get major dividends on November 3, and settle this on and after January 2021.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. ACA question

Kamala Harris- The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Can you share with us your opinion on it?

ACB-I can't comment on pending cases.

Kamala Harris- Thank you. My presumption is you will vote to overturn the Affordable Care Act and when you do my pressumption will have proven to be correct.

BOOM

[DonaldsRump]

8. And the same question about whether she will sit on any November 3 election related cases

regarding her benefactor Trump.

Most others would recuse, but I doubt the Handmaid will.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I want to skewer her antediluvian ideas. I don't want to martyr her.

Attacking her personally would be a mistake.

[Klaralven]

18. With Barrett, there will be 6 Roman Catholics, 2 Jews, and 1 Episcopalian (raised Caholic)

I would think that lack of diversity on the court is a fair objection.

[FM123]

5. Yes. They must use the spotlight wisely.

If the televised confirmation hearing will not produce a no-confirmation outcome, then by all means use it to produce a no-trump-reelection outcome.

[Rule of Claw]

9. I don't think she is being nominated to be confirmed.

[DonaldsRump]

13. That's nonsense.

They have the votes and there is nothing we can do about it unless something else comes up.

She was confirmed by the Senate in 2017 and Tim Caine and Joe Manchin voted for her. Do you think they will change their minds absent a smoking gun explosive revelation?

[Rule of Claw]

15. I don't think she can be confirmed, no.

And I think they know it. But if they politically martyr her they might think it will enrage the fundies and boost turnout, then they can go with Lagoa, to make a gambit for FL.

It is not in their best interest to confirm the first pick, politically. Any right wing woman will do-why not sacrifice the first nominee's chances to gin up the base?

This is why I think Democrats have to be careful.

A failed confirmation the week before the election might be what they want.

[DonaldsRump]

20. It's possible, RoC

But I don't think it is likely.

In hindsight, we paid a huge price with the Kavanaugh nomination. He is a repulsive mediocrity in every way, but the solid issue about him was far too old, especially where we didn't control the apparatus to investigate him. We lost a couple of Senate seats in no small part because of Kavanaugh (e.g, MO and TN).

The same applies with The Handmaid. I cannot see Tim Kaine or Joe Manchin (for sure) changing votes. Of course, as I said, if something new comes up, and it is entirely possible it will, our Ds should go for it.

IMHO, the Handmaid was picked, rather than Lagoa, because she is a reliable RWNJ vote for decades, and there is nothing that the Ds can do about it.

[mcar]

23. How will she not be confirmed?

[pecosbob]

11. Get her on the record perjuring herself like Kavanaugh did

The Dem congress can clean out the cesspool later via impeachment for lying under oath.

[NightWatcher]

12. THIS

[DonaldsRump]

14. Agreed.

Absent something demonstrably explosive, we will lose this nomination, but score points towards November 3 if we play our cards right.

We can settle scores on and after January 2021,

Most importantly, RIP RBG. You were, are, and always will be a dear angel. Thank you so much for everything you did!

[Klaralven]

16. Removal requires that the Senate convict by a 2/3 majority

There will be nowhere near 67 Democratic Senators.

[DonaldsRump]

17. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL

You get that, right? For all of these, including Kavanaugh.

[Klaralven]

19. Getting Republicans to vote to remove due to having "misspoken" during a hearing is a nonstarter.

[DonaldsRump]

21. Who cares about the Rs

The issue is EXPOSING all the wrongdoing for the last several years.

That has not been done.

[mcar]

22. And continuously press her on a commitment to recuse for election challenges.

[blm]

24. Call her Husband to testify since she sees him as her master.