Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation
October 8, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, who was running for Supreme Court Justice, has since been accused of sexual misconduct. Four women have come out from hiding, Julie Swetnick, Deborah Ramirez, Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations were denied, for being too similar to a “He said, she said” situation.
As Kavanaugh’s hearing began Tuesday, October 2nd, and he was confirmed to the Supreme Court later this week. Many Republicans are happy that the FBI investigations pointed towards “no hint of misconduct”, while Democrats are uneasy at the idea, and claim the White House is restricting a full investigation.
Due to the similarity of a “He said, She said” situation, the Senate was divided. Some people are saying they are both lairs, some are saying they believe both Ford and Kavanaugh, and some people are choosing to question the fact that the supposed sexual assault happened in the 1980s.
This Saturday, October 6th, Kavanaugh was confirmed and sworn into the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh was sworn in by Cheif Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. President Trump was elated at the news of Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “He’s going to go down as a totally brilliant Supreme Court justice for many years,” Trump also spoke up about protestors the day of the confirmation, saying they were “phony stuff,” an implication that women were outraged at the idea of Kavanaugh’s confirmation going through.
The president also said, “Women, I feel, were in many ways stronger than the men in this fight, they were outraged at what happened to Brett Kavanaugh. Outraged.” The Republican party is now working their hardest to paint the Democrats and their supporters as angry mobs, Senator Mitch McConnel stated that protesters “assaulted” everyone in the process.
This final result was expected by many, as all Senators had already discussed their intentions to vote on Friday, October 5th. The votes were 50 to 48, a majority vote for yes was Republican, except for one Democrat, Senator Joe Manchin III. Many more protests are expected to continue, for many women and Democratic supporters are outraged that people would still vote yes for a man who has been accused of sexual misconduct.