Kavanaugh ‘Carries The Burden To Prove’ That ‘He Is Fit’

GURPS

INGSOC
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On Tuesday, during a CNN panel anchored by Jim Acosta, the Brookings Institute’s Susan Hennessey seemed to suggest that the burden is on SCOTUS nominee Bret Kavanaugh to "prove" that "he is fit" in light of recent circumstances:

I think it's important to realize that this is not a criminal trial; this is the confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice – and what we have here is a credible accusation. Now, that doesn't mean it's a conclusive accusation; it doesn't mean it's proof; it doesn't mean that people have to believe it; but it is a credible accusation.

And in these circumstances, it is the nominee that carries the burden to prove to the Senate and to the American people that he is fit for a lifetime appointment at the highest court of the United States.

And so there really is nothing necessarily suspicious about Doctor Ford taking her time here. Congressional testimony is difficult under the best circumstances. This might be the actual worst circumstances under which to testify.


WATCH: CNN Panelist Says Kavanaugh ‘Carries The Burden To Prove’ That ‘He Is Fit’


the accused has to prove his innocence - how quaint
 

Grumpy

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I dare to say this, but most people will see this (except for the really braindead left) and wonder what he is smoking.
 

Hijinx

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What in the hell do they think the hearings are supposed to be for???

If feeling up a drunk 15 year old girl who was there to be felt up makes him unfit. Most of the heterosexual male population is guilty.
If anything this girl is the guilty one.
 

stgislander

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PREMO Member
At this point it's not about if it did happen, it's about if he lied about it once it came out.
 

littlelady

God bless the USA
If feeling up a drunk 15 year old girl who was there to be felt up makes him unfit. Most of the heterosexual male population is guilty.
If anything this girl is the guilty one.

Agree. The Dem party has become juvenile. Pun intended. Anything, it takes for the socialist\communist\power agenda. Bill Clinton skated on this same type of accusation, and he held the highest position in our country. The hypocrisy has become overwhelming.
 
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22AcaciaAve

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it is the nominee that carries the burden to prove to the Senate and to the American people that he is fit for a lifetime appointment at the highest court of the United States.

She is right about that. As with any nominee for the Supreme Court it is on the nominee to prove to the senate that he/she is fit for a lifetime appointment. But in the context of how she is saying it, she is wrong. While it may be on the nominee to prove that he is fit for the Supreme Court, that does not include disproving an accusation that has no proof associated with it. Does any nominee bear the burden of proving wrong any accusation from anyone? That's an impossible mountain to climb for any person. If the accusation is to be taken seriously, it is on the person making it to prove that the accusation is factual. The statement innocent until proven guilty seems to be lost these days.
 

Hijinx

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She is right about that. As with any nominee for the Supreme Court it is on the nominee to prove to the senate that he/she is fit for a lifetime appointment. But in the context of how she is saying it, she is wrong. While it may be on the nominee to prove that he is fit for the Supreme Court, that does not include disproving an accusation that has no proof associated with it. Does any nominee bear the burden of proving wrong any accusation from anyone? That's an impossible mountain to climb for any person. If the accusation is to be taken seriously, it is on the person making it to prove that the accusation is factual. The statement innocent until proven guilty seems to be lost these days.

Good Post.
 

Kyle

ULTRA-F###ING-MAGA!
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BOP

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What in the hell do they think the hearings are supposed to be for???

To a) prove the accusations, or b) show the base that the poor sweet, harmless, innocent accuser is being bullied by a bunch of old, rich, white men.
 
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