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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan Gorsuch, Kavenaugh an Barret be
charged with perjury due to their Senate nomination testimony?
Ocelot II
(115,748 posts)If accused, they'd say, "I wasn't lying at the time of my confirmation hearing when I said I didn't think Roe should be overturned, but after reading the briefs and hearing the oral argument in Dobbs I changed my mind." That's bullshit, of course; they were all hand-picked by the Federalist Society and vetted carefully to be sure they would vote to ditch Roe, but it would almost impossible to prove they were lying.
elleng
(130,976 posts)They simply recited previous decisions/decision-makers, and did NOT say 'This is what I will do.'
The easy out is to say - "my thinking evolved"
sinkingfeeling
(51,461 posts)HAB911
(8,904 posts)if we retain power
Hugin
(33,167 posts)Which is already dying down after a sternly worded tweet yesterday afternoon.
I am getting used to radio silence on anything which really matters.
mnhtnbb
(31,395 posts)The citizens of this country should have it drilled into their heads that Republicans are nothing but liars.
LiberalFighter
(50,952 posts)Any event they attend called into question.
madville
(7,412 posts)I havent seen a single case cited where someone was charged and convicted of perjury for something contradictory they did AFTER their testimony. Perjury is prosecuted based on statements about past actions, not future ones because all a person has to do is say I changed my mind/opinion on the matter after my testimony.