Senate Democrats were no better -- heckling Grassley from the moment he started his opening statement. With activists shouting from the back and Senate liberals interrupting in the front, it took more than an hour to get the chaotic scene under control. But the fireworks were just getting started. Senate Democrats demanded the hearing be adjourned, complaining that 483,000 pages of documents wasn't enough to make an informed evaluation of Kavanaugh. "I've never had a hearing like this, where documents are so difficult to get," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) complained.
That's ridiculous, conservatives fired back. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee had access to almost a half-million pages of documents on and from Judge Kavanaugh. That's more than they received for the last five Supreme Court nominees combined! "The American people have unprecedented access and more materials to review for Judge Kavanaugh than they ever had for a Supreme Court nominee," Grassley countered. "And to support the review of Judge Kavanaugh's historic volume of material, I've worked to ensure that more senators have more access to more material than ever."
What's more, Kavanaugh served on the D.C. Circuit for 12 years. In that time, he wrote 307 opinions. Back when the Senate was considering Justice Sonia Sotomayor's nomination, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-Calif.) -- the same Chuck Schumer who's griping that Democrats don't have enough information -- said that the best way to evaluate a SCOTUS nominee was to look at their work on the courts. "I want to turn to your record on the bench, which I believe is the best way to get a sense of what your record will be on the bench in the future," he told her. Now, suddenly, they want us to believe that Judge Kavanaugh's 10,000 pages of judicial writings aren't relevant?
If anything, Kavanaugh probably provided too much information to Democrats. After all, this is the party of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who thought a 2,300-page bill fundamentally reshaping American health care was too much to read until after they passed it. They certainly took a "pass-it-to-find-out-what's-in-it" approach with Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee, who they promoted to the Supreme Court without a scrap of judicial experience. (Number of pages she submitted to the committee from her work on the bench? Zero.)
In the end, though, today's spectacle says a lot more about the president's opponents than it does about Brett Kavanaugh. Make no mistake: This hearing is a snapshot of where America is and where we're headed if the Left has the reins of government. After more than a year and a half of correcting our country's course, this administration will be forced to spend its time fighting the Left's rejection of the rule of law -- which was on grand display today, not just from the outbursts of protestors, but from the obstruction of senators themselves.
All of it validates what President Trump told evangelical leaders last week: the Left will stop at nothing. Just look at the violence of Antifa. The unhinged conduct of liberals should make it crystal clear what is not only at stake in the balance of the court -- but the future of our country. If the first day of Kavanaugh's hearing has shown us anything, it's that America is at a critical stage. If Christians or conservatives step back for just one moment, it could result in the loss -- not just of the fundamental freedoms reestablished over these last two years -- but the loss of the republic as we've known it.
For more on what could unfold these next three days, check out Ken Blackwell's op-ed in the Stream, "What to Expect from the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing." - https://stream.org/what-to-expect-from-the-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearing/
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"Screaming and Whining Aren't Strategies" - Ben Shapiro: Sep 05, 2018; https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2018/09/05/screaming-and-whining-arent-strategies-n2515868
"... Here's the truth: Judicial hearings are largely useless at this point. Thanks to the destruction of Reagan nominee Judge Robert Bork in 1987, judicial nominees know not to answer direct questions about judicial rulings and philosophy, and senators know to only ask questions most likely to land them on television. With that in mind, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., should simply bring up Kavanaugh for a vote and end this circus.
But he won't. The circus will continue. Our politics will continue to degrade. Anybody who thinks President Trump is the sole performer under the big top should realize that the circus has three rings, and Democrats occupy at least one of them."
"3 Takeaways From Day 1 of Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Fight" - Thomas Jipping / Elizabeth Slattery/ @EHSlattery / September 04, 2018; https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/04/3-takeaways-from-day-1-of-kavanaughs-confirmation-fight
"What to Expect in Kavanaugh’s Senate Hearings" - Thomas Jipping / August 31, 2018 / https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/08/31/what-to-expect-in-kavanaughs-senate-hearings/
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Praying for Iran At #10 on the 2018 World Watch List and with a Church of 800,000 strong (out of 80.9 million), the main threat for believers in Iran comes from the government. The regime sees Christians, especially converts from Islam, as a threat and frequently imprisons believers for reaching out to Muslims— “crimes against the national security.” Throughout September, we’ll be focusing on our persecuted family in Iran. Please join us in praying with these secret believers.
September 5 | IRAN - Recently, the wife of an imprisoned Iranian pastor was sentenced to prison for five years. Please pray with these imprisoned believers for strength to stand with Jesus.
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September 5 | IRAN - Recently, the wife of an imprisoned Iranian pastor was sentenced to prison for five years. Please pray with these imprisoned believers for strength to stand with Jesus.
*Names changed to protect identities
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