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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: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 08 2018, @02:56PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 08 2018, @02:56PM (#745973) Homepage Journal

    AC's answer to your post is pretty much the stock answer. I'll add, know your friends and neighbors - especially any zealots, on either side. Avoid those zealots, even if you think you're on the "same side", because they will blame you for not supporting them. But, get the hell out of the cities - that's where the shit will get deep, and uninhabitable first.

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday October 08 2018, @07:19PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday October 08 2018, @07:19PM (#746091) Journal

    I know what my plan is to get out of NYC. We rather had three dry runs in 9/11, the Northeast blackout of 2003, and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy when all the gas stations ran dry. 15 million people can't go anywhere fast. Driving barely works on a regular day, much less when something big happens. Walking doesn't even work well, because with that many people you can't walk fast. It's a slow shuffle across the bridges and through the tunnels.

    The only chance is to pick routes that wouldn't occur to others and try to get ahead of the human wave that will strip the surrounding communities bare. Even the best prepared and fittest, though, will be hard put to make it.

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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday October 09 2018, @11:58AM

    by VLM (445) on Tuesday October 09 2018, @11:58AM (#746388)

    But, get the hell out of the cities - that's where the shit will get deep, and uninhabitable first.

    Thats literally already the case in California now... cities uninhabitable due to sidewalks covered in hepatitis shit