This is what democracy looks like. This is what passion looks like. Let the Court remain a symbol of our fundamental freedoms and not let Kavanaugh gut the future for women. #SCOTUS #RoeVsWade pic.twitter.com/zPBoNbvWOg
— ilyse hogue (@ilyseh) July 10, 2018
Inside the White House, some aides are annoyed Trump is announcing SCOTUS pick at 9pm because staffers think Bill Shine chose 9pm hour to help Sean Hannity’s ratings, a GOP source says
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) July 9, 2018
5. The more Kavanaugh's views on presidential power becomes the dominant storyline, the more problematic everything could become for Trump. https://t.co/k22fqiDKeS
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 10, 2018
Ever mindful of his self-interest, Trump has picked Brett Kavanaugh, who once wrote that he didn’t believe a sitting President should be subject to criminal investigation or prosecution.
Kavanaugh could be deciding vote on legal challenges to the Mueller investigation. pic.twitter.com/1b28UHharc
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 10, 2018
“More than any of the other finalists, Kavanaugh is a creature of Washington, having spent the vast majority of his career in the capital.” https://t.co/riQOq5Zfff
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh dissented from Merrick Garland in one case I’ve found so far, in which Garland ruled that Sea World should have done more to prevent a captive orca from dismembering an employee. Kavanaugh felt dismemberment was a reasonable risk of employment.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) July 10, 2018
Maybe Democrats should make that a campaign slogan: Vote for Democrats. We don't think you should be dismembered by whales.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) July 10, 2018