The Kavanaugh Farce

Senators aren’t tasked with measuring her accusation or Kavanaugh’s denial by “beyond a reasonable doubt” applied in criminal proceedings, or with rendering a verdict of guilty or not. Rather, the purpose of SC confirmation hearings is to allow senators to provide “advice and consent” on the nominee for the nation’s highest court. Whether or not there’s conclusive proof of the assault, every senator is entitled to vote yes or no. Senators also weigh their constituents’ views on the nominee, the testimony and other factors. Even if senators aren’t sure what, if anything, happened between Ford and Kavanaugh, if they think the accusation is possible, probable, or even plausible, and decide that it’s too great a risk to put a maybe-sexual-assaulter on the high court, they’re entitled to vote no. If they believe that Kavanaugh lied under oath in answers to written or oral questions related to any part of the confirmation process, they’re entitled to vote no. So no absolute proof required. We are talking about his behavior, not someone else's. I think it clear that preventing a full and proper investigation and by specifically NOT allowing the FBI to interview Kavanaugh, the GOP gamed the system. I know this. If I was innocent like Kavanaugh claims, I’d be screaming from the hilltops for an investigation. He won’t. They won’t. Because he is guilty.