ColumnistThe Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit had appeared to be a fait accompli. In Kavanaugh’s real-life drama, it is an accusation of sexual assault. As I have noted, I don’t buy Kavanaugh’s originalist pose as someone who will not impose his own political views from the bench. If Republicans try to muscle Kavanaugh’s nomination through now, without any further investigation, they will be guilty of gross deflection of their duty to “advise and consent.” Given their narrow 51-49 majority, it takes only a few Republicans of conscience — paging Sens. I have not reached any conclusion about the Kavanaugh case.

Source: Washington Post September 16, 2018 22:31 UTC