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  Obama needed to make a legal argument that Congress was waiving their right to advise and consent which in turn cleared a path for Garland to be seated. Even if he would have lost, it at least would have provided some case law in the subject. As it stands today, there is no solid and enforceable process for putting a supreme court justice on the bench as Congress gets to apparently outright refuse hearings. It's an unresolved constitutional crisis quite honestly.
context: I want to know who paid his debts. >
  
  A post linked to a Mother Jones article that I read a week or so ago seemed to say his parents paid his debts. I don’t know what to make of it, but maybe this part isn’t the conspiracy we think it is. 
  He’s still rotten and dangerous. >
  
  Why wouldn’t they have paid the debts earlier in his life…why would they wait until after it’s compromised him >
  
  They probably thought since he was making 175K/year he should be responsible for paying his own debts. But then, when they found out he was on the short list for the supreme court and the debt was fucking up his chances, they caved and payed off the debt for their spoiled little boy. But it might be the Russians too, idk. >
  
  Plus his wife's income. She was W's secretary and is now a town manager. 
  Also, unlike us plebs, a Federal judge doesn't have to save 10-20% for retirement. He's going to get that $200k for life + all the CoL raises. He'll never have to worry about layoffs or ageist hiring managers. If he lives to a senile 95 shitting the bed in a nursing home, he'll still be making just as much as a working judge. >
  
  It's viscerally disgusting they couldn't live on $300K/year >
  
  It’s very common for alcoholics to have secondary behavioral addictions: sex, food, shopping, gambling is a big one and could create some mighty big debts! >
  
  Anyone remember when Brett Kavanaugh blamed Hillary Clinton for the mounting sexual assault allegations against him? Good times! >
  
  Should have disqualified him immediately, not the accusations but the fact that a supreme court justice would be willing to use conspiracy theories and rumors as a defense instead of logic and reason. This Roberts is why people call your court illegitimate and partisan. >
  
  He literally lied under oath during his testimony and that didn't even disqualify him. And by lie I don't mean he had a story that differed from Ford's, I mean he said verifiable nonsense according to his own testimony.  
  edit: Just as an example... 
  ...I remember the thing that caught my attention, the whole FFFFF thing... which was reported to be a vulgar acronym. It's not like I was offended at the vulgarity of it or whatever, but when he was asked about it they only brought up the one example (in the yearbook I think, "FFFFFFourth of July" etc) where it was so clear he made up the bullshit story about how it wasn't an acronym, it was some friend who had a speech impediment or something and said "Fuck" funny, stressing the F for far too long so it became an inside joke to stress the F in words that start with F... which could be twisted to make some sort of sense in the context of that one particular time it was used and asked about. But it wasn't the only time he used it, and in another context (a letter I believe) his story made no sense as he did use it like an acronym. My memory is a little hazy but at the time I vividly remember being surprised no one there caught this detail and pressed him on it. >
  
  Or when he said he wasn't with certain people, but on his calendar it had those people listed on the day in question. When asked you could tell by the look on his face, internally he was saying, " oh crap .. what do I say?" Then made up some BS and they moved on. That's when I knew this was a sham and a formality to get him through.
  Edit: sham, not shame, but yes it's a shame too. Lol >
  
  Did anyone discover that he lied under oath as it happened by googling "Devil's Triangle" the second he said it? >
  
  “What is devils triangle?
  brief pause
  “Drinking game.”
  Motherfucker. Absolutely EVERY ONE knows what the fuck a Devil’s Triangle is. And it’s not a fucking drinking game. >
  
  I accidentally walked in on a Devil’s Triangle years ago and can confirm it was not a drinking game. >
  
  Is there at least gargling involved? >
  
  Too much going on to gargle friend. >
  
  Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! >
  
  Donald fucking Trump got to pick 3 SC justices. This country is such bullshit. The minority rule the majority. >
  
  Especially the hypocrisy in picking a scj during lame duck year for trump but Obama not being allowed >
  
  FYI
  The GOP are fascists. Their goal is to destroy our democratic institutions. The more hypocritical they are the more effective. >
  
  They are literally tearing up the First Amendment each and every single day. They are ripping books out of government-funded institutions (schools and public libraries), they are forcing teachers to not teach specific topics that harm nobody (LGBTQ+ and black history), they are trying to ban how people dress in public, they are trying to ban the names and pronouns people use, and they are trying to ban organized LGBTQ+ events (guarantee they use these anti-drag bills to stop Pride parades).
  And shall we talk about the literal genocide that is happening?
  Article II of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide:
  
  (a) Killing members of the group;
  (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
  (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its hysical destruction in whole or in part;
  (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
  (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
  
  A, B, C) The attacks on transgender healthcare, sports, and everything else is meant to drive up the suicide rates (as well as alcoholism, drug use, any many other dangerous or criminal activities). The same goes for the attacks on drag queens and other LGBTQ+ events.
  D) Unknown, but they have been constantly blocking LGBTQ+ people from adopting children, including using surrogate mothers.
  E) Transgender children are being ripped away from homes all over the nation in hopes that they are placed in homes that force them to detransition. It's only a matter of time before they start doing this with all LGBTQ+ children and children whose parents are LGBTQ+.
  --
  Yeah, we're marching toward genocide and the do-nothing Democrats and left-wing media aren't doing shit about it because they're too afraid of the backlash and death threats. >
  
  Gotta find somebody to blame for the imminent economic collapse >
  
  Lol photo. Needs to be a t shirt. >
  
  The face of the GOP >
  
  How dare you accuse me of doing all those things I did! 
  How would you like it if all your past sexual assaults suddenly came to light!? >
  
  That’s the neat part. Can’t have any SA allegations come to light if you don’t have any SA allegations taps temple >
  
  What do you mean. Like, if my victims never come forward?? >
  
  No, like, just don’t commit sexual assault and you won’t have allegations >
  
  
  don’t commit sexual assault
  
  I don't follow. >
  
  Damn it, Brett… >
  
  Give the man a break. Hes just a Supreme Court Justice, what can you expect? >
  
  This is about Brett Kavanaugh, the rapist on SCOTUS? >
  
  The very same! It’s the Brett Kavanaugh who likes raping, boofing, and beer (in that order). >
  
  and calendars >
  
  Don’t forget the calendars! >
  
  "This calander proves my innocence. As you can clearly see there is no rape mentioned here." >
  
  I think one of the oddest parts was him getting emotional over the calendars as it's something his father did, etc. Acting like his father is dead and it's some nostalgic thing
  And then his dad is sitting almost directly behind him >
  
  Also it’s just weird.  “I use a calendar, and I get very emotional about it because my dad also used a calendar.  And as you can see, I have no mention of sexual assault on my calendar, so it couldn’t have happened.”
  You know, a lot of people use calendars, and most of them don’t schedule their crimes on the calendar. >
  
  
  You know, a lot of people use calendars, and most of them don’t schedule their crimes on the calendar.
  
  I mean, sure, disorganized criminal rapists, maybe >
  
  The implication being that most conservatives have a separate but equal “rape calendar” to stay organized. >
  
  
  conservatives
  separate but equal 
  
  I see what you did there >
  
  
  ... after Kavanaugh stuck his naked member in [her] face, he went to the bathroom and was egged on by classmates to make himself erect; once he’d succeeded in that task, he returned to harass [her] some more.
  
  I bet one of those 'classmates' was Donkey Dong Doug. >
  
  Don't you say a bad word about Donkey Doug >
  
  Oh dip! >
  
  you’re not just my boy… you my boy! >
  
  I continue to believe the accusers. What I saw in those confirmation hearings was not sincere denial, it was pure narcissistic rage with self pity sprinkled on top. The fact that he vowed revenge as he was being sworn in should have put instant brakes on it.. >
  
  This is a guy known for drinking and throwing up... But claims to have never been blackout drunk.
  He came off as such a bullshit liar. >
  
  Read the article. This puts substance behind the allegations that surfaced in 2018. >
  
  remember how Trump manipulated the investigation and the FBI really was given 4 days over a weekend to do everything?
  Yeah we all do. >
  
  And they didn’t even talk to key witnesses >
  
  Not only that, the FBI took all the tips it got straight to the White House so they could do damage control rather than, you know, investigating the tips. >
  
  Republicans are the ones who protect groomers and pedophiles. They elect them and let them lead. Dems toss disgusting folks like this out.
  Conservatives have no standards. >
  
  The fact we have known sexual assaulters on our Supreme Court makes me know that no women are safe. 
  Women’s rights are going to keep being assaulted. 
  The Republicans have the Supreme Court. We will all suffer because of it. >
  
  The Supreme Court works for the republicans. The republicans work for the corporations. The corporations work for billionaire old white dudes. Man or woman, lgbtq, all races, were all going to suffer. Even the republican voters, because all they care about is owning the libs. >
  
  My jaded and cynical read on our current times is that corporations benefitted from the LGBTQ and DEI narrative, and that's the only reason they embraced those movements. There's, unfortunately, no part of humanity they adopt or adapt to benefit society unless it benefits the bottom line. This is also why we will never address social injustice, climate change, or unequal pay until it is too late. >
  
  
  corporations benefitted from the LGBTQ and DEI narrative, and that's the only reason they embraced those movements
  
  I don’t think it’s overly cynical to recognize that out of the various prominent socially progressive movements of the last few decades, those ones cost corporations little or nothing. They got to be seen supporting something positive with very little downside. 
  I think it’s the same reason environmental activism has largely supplanted labor activism in the last few decades. The pushback environmental activism gets is nothing compared to the rabid insanity that responds to workers rights. So you’ve had generations of activists funneled into the easier option >
  
  4,500 messages sent to the FBI. His nomination and appointment is stain on our country and indicative of everything the GOP stands for. >
  
  Never forget that POS Manchin voted for him too. He would have only had 49 votes if not for Manchin. >
  
  Yes Manchin is a piece of shit, but they would have just waited until Daines could vote without him. And even without him it would have been 49-49 with Pence breaking the tie so... >
  
  The article you posted seems to disagree with you in practice, with several examples of lower nominations where a 50-50 tie was broken by Pence. 
  And if Republicans had confirmed a nominee 51-50, what recourse do democrats have? To argue up to the supreme court? Lol. >
  
  This is why (in retrospect), I wish Obama had said Congress failed to advise and consent, Garland is appointed, any legal challenge goes to the DC circuit (where Garland was a judge and it’s a very liberal court), then a 4-4 SCOTUS where a tie would let the DC circuit’s ruling stand.  It would’ve been a very shrewd and semi-unethical GOP-like move, but it would’ve been a good one given their obstruction of his nominee.