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Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States

posted by takyon on Saturday October 06 2018, @08:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the let-'er-rip dept.

Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The vote was 50-48 in favor of Kavanaugh.

Senators Collins, Flake, and Manchin had already announced their intentions to confirm Kavanaugh before the vote was held. Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was previously ready to vote "no", agreed to vote "present" instead so that Senator Steve Daines could attend his daughter's wedding instead of being present in the Senate to support Kavanaugh.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 08 2018, @12:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 08 2018, @12:23AM (#745730)

    The tree of life must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots, from time to time.

    I trust you will do the right thing and willingly lay your head on the chopping block in front of "the tree of life[sic]" when the time comes?

    And, welcome to reality, where most important decisions by nations are settled by force. As it has been for tens of thousands of years, so it will be for tens of thousands of years into the future.

    So, you have now abandoned the American political experiment entirely? Well, I guess there is at least a certain value in admitting your treachery.

    The party, as well as the progressives, have forgotten Martin Luther King, who had a dream. They've abandoned his dream. Today, they don't want equality, they want vengeance.

    I don't really think of myself as a progressive, so I can't really claim to speak for them. Nevertheless, my sense is that they do want justice but they will take vengeance if that is the only thing on offer. Those with clues will have to decide how to proceed going forward.

    And, I, for one, am not willing that my grandchildren should be cast into some third-rate citizen role, to make those brown or black people happy. I side with King - my great grandchildren should compete with black, white, brown, and Asian for their place in life. And, the best man/woman for the job should win the job.

    Fascinating! Truly amazing! Conservative Republicans now control all three branches of the federal government and yet they can actually drape themselves in the mantle of oppressed vctim at the same time. One wonders how it is even possible.

    Twenty million dead progressives? Make it fifty million - it's all the same to me. A future with slavery in it looks pretty damned bleak, no matter whether it's my descendants, or yours, or whoever's. We had a war, ~150 years ago, over a number of issues, including slavery. Today, "liberals" want to go back and explore slavery. Kill 'em all, and let God sort them out.

    And even a Crusade reference to Arnaud Amalric, [wikipedia.org] with no apparent irony! Well played, sir! Well played!