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Requiem for the Supreme Court

artappraiser — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 01:18:44 +0000

In reply to I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn’t Confirm Him

By Garrett Epps, Professor of constitutional law at the University of Baltimore @ TheAtlantic.com, Oct. 7

Through the 20th century, the Court stood as an independent arbiter of the rule of law. It is a unifying, national institution no longer.

Oyez! Ain't over till it's

artappraiser — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:18:21 +0000

In reply to I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn’t Confirm Him

Oyez! Ain't over till it's over, maybe a lifetime:

The American Bar Association says its re-opening Kavanaugh investigation.

This is an extraordinary move. It would likely be unprecedented for the Senate to vote to confirm a nominee in this circumstance.@Sen_JoeManchin @JeffFlake @SenatorCollins

https://t.co/1LHV7kdrQQ
— Kai #StopKavanaugh Newkirk (@kai_newkirk) October 5, 2018

Fucker didn't address how he

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 06:03:02 +0000

In reply to oh my word, he's trying to

Fucker didn't address how he talked to Democrats. The girls are just a beard for him. A weird ironical beard.

As part of the masthead, I

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:45:02 +0000

In reply to too bad Jolly Roger's not

As part of the masthead, I have clearance to provide dispensations in absentium. Say 10 Precious baby Jesuses and 5 Jolly Rogers and call me in the morning.

Female attorneys in Alaska

artappraiser — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:17:19 +0000

In reply to currently signers are at 2

Female attorneys in Alaska try similar to influence Murkowski:

JUST IN: Hundreds of female Alaska attorneys call on Murkowski to vote "no" on Kavanaugh https://t.co/FhdYXI8lSQ pic.twitter.com/5IszxQZE9H
— The Hill (@thehill) October 5, 2018

too bad Jolly Roger's not

artappraiser — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:04:23 +0000

In reply to Christ on a hand truck.

too bad Jolly Roger's not participating lately, he could add a Precious blood of sweet baby jesus! to your most excellent exhortation.

Christ on a hand truck.

moat — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 23:58:43 +0000

In reply to oh my word, he's trying to

Christ on a hand truck.

oh my word, he's trying to

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 23:55:02 +0000

In reply to I Know Brett Kavanaugh, but I Wouldn’t Confirm Him

oh my word, he's trying to "court" them with an op-ed in the WSJ! This is just too bizarre:

NEW: Brett Kavanaugh writes an op-ed in WSJ promising to be an independent and impartial judge.

“I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been. I might have been too emotional at times.”https://t.co/UJRzJtX1pV
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 4, 2018

Guess he's got damage control to do one way or another.

currently signers are at 2

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 22:37:48 +0000

In reply to the signee count on the

currently signers are at 2,400

A jury of his peers.

moat — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 22:24:52 +0000

In reply to the signee count on the

A jury of his peers.
If confirmed, it will be like that last scene at the opera in Dangerous Liaisons when Marquise de Merteuil is booed but in this movie, she can't leave.