I think of the children being separated from the parents, and how we were embarrassed as a nation.
Another such moment might be on us. If the Senate goes through with but a perfunctory hearing tomorrow, then approves Brett Kavanaugh the next day -- this, too, will stain our good name as a nation.
We believe in fair play and honestly, don't we? We believe in a process involving justice, don't we? We see it not as our nation, but a communistic nation or a dictatorial nation that would shove through a nomination with no regard for anything but whether the candidate belongs to the ruling faction. We have seen this in other countries. They put themselves forth as democracies, but their elections are fixed and the ruling powers rule. They select who they want to fill their government. If they were to have processes for court appointments, those processes would, likewise, be a charade.
Where is the investigation? All the charges against Kavanaugh, and no investigation? You pretend to vet this candidate, and an investigation is perhaps the most integral part of vetting, and yet you refuse to call on the FBI to investigate? This is a sham to justice.
There are now a number of people questioning the honesty of Kavanaugh. If our leaders hold but a perfunctory hearing, if they go through the motions with no real intention of weighing the accusations . . . is this even America? If they say they are going to "plow right through," then they have no regard for making the process meaningful. How does this reflect on what we have become as a nation?
We are borrowing from the practices of nations that suppose to be democratic, that set up processes for show with no intent of actually letting those processes be carried out fairly, and honestly, and meaningfully.
No, I do not believe Kavanaugh will be confirmed Friday. While our nation has fallen so much that it threatened to go down this path, the flood of charges has become too great for the perpetrators of this farce to actually carry it out.
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