We’ve already had a post on various blue-check liberals warning how dangerous and extreme a Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh would be, but we’re giving Sen. Cory Booker his own post, because his thread is just so damn long and manages to hit every progressive talking point along the way. Buckle in:
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is alarming & I’m strongly opposed to his confirmation. #ScotusPick
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Right off the bat, this nomination couldn’t get any swampier—Kavanaugh is a partisan Republican, who worked for Kenneth Starr during the Clinton impeachment & in the George W. Bush White House.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Our next justice should be a champion for protecting & advancing rights, not rolling them back—but Kavanaugh has a long history of demonstrating hostility toward defending the rights of everyday Americans.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
If Kavanaugh is confirmed, we could see progress rolled back on many issues including the right of women to make their own medical decisions, voting rights, rights of workers to organize for better wages & working conditions, the principle of equal justice under the law & more.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
We need to get money out of politics & end the corrosive effect that dark money & corporate donations continue to have on our democracy—but Kavanaugh's record suggests he will side with corporations and uphold our existing broken campaign finance laws.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
President Trump has been crystal clear about his intent to only nominate justices that support overturning #RoevWade—there’s no question Kavanaugh meets this litmus test.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has a demonstrated hostility toward provisions of the Affordable Care Act—protections for those with pre-existing conditions, minimum standards for insurance, coverage for routine care like birth control & breast cancer screenings are all on the line.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has worked to undermine the @CFPB’s power & its efforts to protect consumers from predatory lenders & bad corporate actors.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has shown a willingness to overturn common sense protections against gun violence, such as assault weapons bans & other measures.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
In recent years, a narrowly divided Supreme Court has shown hostility toward labor unions & the right of workers to organize for better wages & working conditions—Kavanaugh’s decisions have favored corporations over workers & he will likely continue this troubling trend.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has a long track record of working to undermine the @EPA & laws that protect our environment from big polluters.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
I'm going to do everything I can to stop Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination—but there are also strong reasons why this president shouldn't be able to nominate, nor should the Senate even debate a nominee at this time.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
We can’t underscore enough the fact that @realDonaldTrump is a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation & there's a clear conflict of interest for this president—who has a history of demanding loyalty tests—to name a justice to the court that could be involved.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
The Supreme Court could eventually end up issuing a decision on whether a sitting president can pardon himself or be criminally indicted—President Trump should not be able to nominate a justice to that court while his own investigation is ongoing.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has written extensively on his beliefs that a sitting president shouldn't be subject to criminal investigations or civil lawsuits—this all but assures he would work to shield Trump from any litigation or criminal proceeding related to the special counsel's investigation
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
We’re also in an critical election year & according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s own rule that Supreme Court nominations should only proceed after elections, the Senate should wait to debate any nominee until after the American people have spoken in November.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
There are many reasons why this #SCOTUS nominee shouldn't move forward—now we need to fight & make our voices heard. Call Republican senators & demand they reject this nomination: 202-224-3121. Remember: “The power of the people is always greater than the people in power.”
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) July 10, 2018
About Kavanaugh working “to shield Trump from any litigation or criminal proceeding related to the special counsel’s investigation” … that idea was floated by CNN’s Jim Acosta earlier today, but Christopher J. Scalia, son of former Justice Antonin Scalia, has already stepped forward to dismiss the idea as nonsense — not that it won’t get traction among progressives.
If Kavanaugh is the nominee, the fever-swamp theory that Trump picked him because he'd protect the president from indictment will gain traction. It's nonsense, and here's why. /1 https://t.co/DMBlrCS422
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) July 9, 2018
The theory implies that Kavanaugh said that *the courts* should protect a president from such situations. But in fact, it's clear that Kavanaugh says that only *Congress* has the authority to do so. See the excerpts below. /2 pic.twitter.com/KEMzfhKUY1
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) July 9, 2018
The reason many on the left interpret it to mean that Kav would protect Trump comes down to the familiar differences about a judge's job: they believe judges *should* make law; they would want their own favored nominees to do so, and they project that desire onto all judges. /3
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) July 9, 2018
But Kavanaugh and others recognize judicial limits imposed by the separation of powers. He may think the current state of legal affairs is bad, but changing it is up to Congress, not SCOTUS. [and…scene]
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) July 9, 2018
Like we said, expect to hear plenty more about Trump picking Kavanaugh as a “shield” against indictment.
Related:
Liberal tears: Shannon Watts, Kamala Harris, other lefties melting down over Brett Kavanaugh pick https://t.co/E7E76OByNq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 10, 2018
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