Feinstein announces Kavanaugh opposition: 'Justices should not be an extension of Republican Party'
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California announced plans Sunday to formally oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying justices “should not be an extension of the Republican Party.”
Ms. Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she was troubled by how the nominee had been vetted, citing a lack of documents on Judge Kavanaugh’s career with the Bush administration.
But, she wrote in the L.A. Times, her decision was determined by the “very real-world implications” of placing him on the court.
“We already knew that Judge Kavanaugh held highly ideological views on the 2nd Amendment, women’s reproductive rights and the executive power of the presidency. Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony shed new light on these positions and on his loyalty to President Trump and his political agenda,” she wrote. “Supreme Court justices should not be an extension of the Republican Party. They must also have unquestionable character and integrity, and serious questions remain about Judge Kavanaugh in this regard, as indicated in information I referred to the FBI.”
The senator was referring to her handling of a decades-old unsubstantiated sexual assault allegation against Judge Kavanaugh.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/16/dianne-feinstein-announces-brett-kavanaugh-opposit/
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California announced plans Sunday to formally oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying justices “should not be an extension of the Republican Party.”
Ms. Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she was troubled by how the nominee had been vetted, citing a lack of documents on Judge Kavanaugh’s career with the Bush administration.
But, she wrote in the L.A. Times, her decision was determined by the “very real-world implications” of placing him on the court.
“We already knew that Judge Kavanaugh held highly ideological views on the 2nd Amendment, women’s reproductive rights and the executive power of the presidency. Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony shed new light on these positions and on his loyalty to President Trump and his political agenda,” she wrote. “Supreme Court justices should not be an extension of the Republican Party. They must also have unquestionable character and integrity, and serious questions remain about Judge Kavanaugh in this regard, as indicated in information I referred to the FBI.”
The senator was referring to her handling of a decades-old unsubstantiated sexual assault allegation against Judge Kavanaugh.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/16/dianne-feinstein-announces-brett-kavanaugh-opposit/