Letters to the editor: Kavanaugh fallout

McConnell shameful

Before bragging that he would “plow through,” did Sen. Mitch McConnell overlook the parallel violent image of that deadly car plowing through the crowd at Charlottesville or the aggressive violence of a sexual bully?

McConnell’s shameful choice of strategy describes Republicans’ power grab and abdication of their responsibility to investigate and elevate only the best citizens to our Supreme Court. As Sen. Charles Grassley frantically rushed to ram Brett Kavanaugh onto the high court, new bombshell allegations against Kavanaugh suddenly halted Republicans’ fast-action confirmation.

Why should we be shocked about McConnell’s latest tactics and brazen arrogance after he previously stole a court seat? This time, McConnell planned to plow-through Kavanaugh’s accusers, cover up the truth, and steal a second court seat. This is a darkened era in America when power-obsessed McConnell gets away with ripping apart the fabric of democracy and decency, while congressional Republicans remain silently complicit.

Impeach Kavanaugh

Members of Congress can now save some time during hearings after Republicans (and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin) showed in the Kavanaugh affair that promises to tell the truth are now meaningless.

As serious and painful as the sexual charges against now Justice Brett Kavanaugh are, no matter what the limited FBI report says, the most serious charges are that he lied to senators about his access to stolen emails, about his involvement in the promotion of tarnished judges and about his personal drinking history. Coupled with his demonstrated lack of judicial temperament, all this makes a strong case for Kavanaugh’s impeachment. If only we can get a sufficient number of senators who actually care about our Constitution.

Prather had no right

In his Sunday column, Paul Prather said he was writing about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmantion in order to make a point about God’s salvation. He was eschewing the opportunity to add his two cents’ worth. He then characterized Kavanaugh’s defense of himself as “belligerent, evasive, self-pitying (and) weepy.”

Prather might have profited by listening to Sen. Susan Collins’ speech endorsing the judge and condemning his critics. The senator correctly pointed out that the judge was defending his honor, his family, his judicial reputation, his humanity against vicious attacks. Apart from Prather’s judgmental attitude, and wondering what he would have done under similar circumstances, he definitely does not sound like a Christian preacher.

Prather has a right to his opinions, no matter how uninformed, but he has no right as a Christian minister to say such hurtful things, about anyone, in print.

Robe’s gallery?

It has become evident to me that the only difference between the white supremacist movement and today’s Federalist Society — since they are both indirectly advocating the same agenda — is that the Federalist Society wants to wear black robes while the supremacists still prefer white robes to terrorize their opposition.

Pick me!

Brett Kavanaugh has taught us that being the smartest kid in the eighth grade is not a good criteria for being selected as a Supreme Court justice.