House Democrat Promises Kavanaugh Investigation if Party Wins Control.

[elleng]

'House Democrats will open an investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct and perjury against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh if they win control of the House in November, Representative Jerrold Nadler, the New York Democrat in line to be the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said on Friday.

Speaking on the eve of Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote this weekend, Mr. Nadler said that there was evidence that Senate Republicans and the F.B.I. had overseen a “whitewash” investigation of the allegations and that the legitimacy of the Supreme Court was at stake. He sidestepped the issue of impeachment.

“It is not something we are eager to do,” Mr. Nadler said in an interview. “But the Senate having failed to do its proper constitutionally mandated job of advise and consent, we are going to have to do something to provide a check and balance, to protect the rule of law and to protect the legitimacy of one of our most important institutions.”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/us/politics/kavanaugh-house-investigation.html

[awesomerwb1]

1. Shhhhhhhhhh

We can DEMAND it when we win.

No need to give the red russian side any additional motivation to vote.

[elleng]

2. Right, Shhhhhhh!

[Chemisse]

4. Exactly my first reaction: Shhhhhh!

Relax, red folk, lean back in your lazy boys, crack open a beer and savor your victory. No need to bother with voting this time around. Trump and the good ole boys got it all covered for you.

[RockRaven]

3. Full investigation, every witness interviewed PUBLICLY, refer any charges to DOJ, and impeach

even though everyone knows the Senate will not remove.

Impeachment is of some usefulness by itself.

First, every single 5-4 decision Kavanaugh signs on with for however long he is on the court needs to be tainted with the fact that an impeached perjury-committing Justice was the deciding vote. It will embolden lower court judges to interpret those decisions as narrowly as possible.

Secondly, it puts pressure on Roberts. As Chief, his name is on everything this court does, and his ego is thereby more on the line and more vulnerable to the derision of scholars and historians with every openly-partisan, incoherently argued majority opinion.

[BeckyDem]

5. Their entire handling of the process, unethical.Hiding documents from the Democrats before anything

was even known from Christine Ford.

[onetexan]

6. It would make me feel a bit better knowing this lying sexual predator will be investigated

if Dems do win control of the House and start the investigation, Kav's name will be dragged through the mud continually. Even if he doesn't get impeached, it will be enough to shame him in public over and over again.