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Richard W. Painter @RWPUSA
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Here we go!
It's question and answer time!
And a reminder of why we need @AlFranken to be there....and also a reminder of why Team Trump was thrilled to be rid of him.

Judge Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings: Pandemonium from the Start nyti.ms/2wGfPDk
A good day for you Roger Stone?
Bob Mueller will wipe that smirk off your face very soon ...
It's not a time for senators to grandstand about their opinions and their values. They aren't the nominee. It's time to ask specific questions and get specific answers as did @AlFranken in the Sessions hearing. False answers to any question would justify impeachment and removal.
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Didn’t get your federal paycheck? Can’t pay rent? Pitch your tent at a #Trumptown outside his DC Hotel or NYC tower. Eat, drink and when you’ve got to go, go ... wherever. The mayor and police chief can keep the place nice and clean, just like a detention center on the border.
Make sure to politely ask to use the facilities in the hotel or tower. But if the answer is no ....
I am not advocating civil disobedience at any modern Hooverville or #Trumptown
That’s the entire point of having the DC and NYC mayor and police chief maintain order. Keeping visitors and emoluments flowing into Trump properties is surely their top priority.
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To avoid improper augmentation of official federal government communications functions during a shutdown when normal functions are suspended Twitter should suspend all Twitter accounts of all federal officials until the government reopens.
Start with @realdonaldtrump.
@realDonaldTrump When the government is open Twitter is just one of many means of communication, particularly in the Executive Branch. During a shutdown the Executive Branch —particularly POTUS — relies so heavily on Twitter that anti-augmentation statutes are a real issue.
@realDonaldTrump In a shutdown situation when normal functions are suspended, including communications, government officials with large Twitter following have an even greater disproportionate advantage than they normally do. The government— or what’s left of it — is being run via Twitter.
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#MAGA and @realDonaldTrump don’t call me “Miles Standish” or accuse me of pretending I’m a Puritan because I belong to the Society of Mayflower Descendants. But @SenWarren being proud of some ancestors who were here much earlier is a negative campaign issue? They think we’re dumb
@realDonaldTrump @SenWarren Or perhaps @realdonaldtrump and his men
have a problem with those ancestors of @SenWarren
that they don’t have with my ancestors.
And that explains the portraits of Andrew Jackson that he hangs all over the place.
@realDonaldTrump @SenWarren What next? They’ll say Harvard admitted me in 1980 because my ancestors hung out with John Harvard in the 1630s? That’s as credible as saying Harvard hired the number one bankruptcy law professor @SenWarren because she had a Native American ancestor. This entire story is BS.
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#Kavanaugh tweet storm beginning now:

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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.

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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.

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I am saddened by how strongly I feel compelled to sign this letter opposing Judge #Kavanaugh's confirmation.

But as an administrative law professor, the decline in our respect for public institutions terrifies me.

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nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Scholars of administrative law, among other things, teach, study, and write about public administration. This is a topic which has been vastly underappreciated in our nation for some time. (Although after the 2016 election, enrollments in my class finally started ticking up.) /2
Failing to take serious the importance of public administration runs the risk that critical needs -- non-poisonous water, efficacious national and #cyber defense, due process of law, and other many important guarantees of our Constitution and our laws may not be implemented. /3
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Here's more.
This is a loaded story.
#Kavanaugh #MondayMotivation
I'm betting that the FBI is in the process of getting a hold of these people now, if they haven't already. There was some clarification necessary, which came from Trump today regarding how far the probe could go.
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#Kavanaugh THREAD:

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well. And, when I think of Brett now, in the midst of his hearings for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, all I can think of is the old "Aesop's Fables" adage: (1)
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Brett actually makes a cameo appearance in my memoir of my time in the GOP, "Blinded By The Right." I describe him at a party full of zealous young conservatives gathered to watch President Bill Clinton's 1998 State of the Union address — (3)
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Trump: #Kavanaugh’s never had even a little blemish. I have great faith in the Senate and their process. If it [confirmation] has to be delayed a little, then it will be. Feinstein had this information and didn’t bring it up. It should’ve been brought up a long time ago. #SCOTUS
GOP @SenatorCollins: #Kavanaugh was emphatic in denying sexual assault allegations. Obviously if he lied about it, it would be disqualifying.
“Disqualifying”—Susan Collins is the first Senate Republican to say the word out loud: “Obviously if Judge Kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying.” He should obviously withdraw, but that’s a precedent Trump might have to follow
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#Trump’s nominee #Kavanaugh’s #confirmation to #SCOTUS is due tomorrow. Why is it dangerous and what to do: the last updates 👇 + comprehensive database of withheld documents by @velvetblade + action list. medium.com/@ZarinaZabrisk…
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