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No matter the outcome, Democrats should be held responsible for circumventing the very process that protects people like Dr. Ford. Their decision to reveal this allegation at the most politically damaging moment reeks of opportunism.

washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds…
Chairman Grassley has a strong history of protecting whistleblowers and maintaining confidentiality. Democrats could have worked with him; they chose not to.

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Instead of raising this issue at the public hearing or in the closed session—which is the usual venue for these kinds of questions—Democrats went straight to the media, knowing full well that the leak would publicly reveal Dr. Ford’s identity.

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Hatch in 2016: “I’m one of the biggest advocates for the filibuster. It’s the only way to protect the minority, and we’ve been in the minority a lot more than we’ve been in the majority. It’s just a great, great protection for the minority.”
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“You may not know this, but I was actually one of the original Federalists. Truth be told, I was a bit skeptical of the organization at first. A bunch of stuffy white guys getting together to talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Who has time for that?” #FedSoc2018
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Senate Democrats have sent a letter complaining that they were "not consulted" about a hearing that not only had the ranking member agreed to.. but they had specifically agreed to "not to object to the timing of hearings scheduled."

You can bet Chairman @ChuckGrassley keeps RECEIPTS.

Consulting with Judiciary Democrats about hearings over recess—>

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On Democrats request for a another delay for hearings:

“It's unfair to the nominees, who have already flown to Washington, D.C. and made travel arrangements for their families, to further delay this hearing. And it's unfair to the American people.”

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Below are 31 times Kavanaugh lied under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Please remember that lying under oath is a felony. It doesn't matter if it's about drinking or sex or using stolen documents or lying about political matters.

A lie is a lie.

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Lie 1) In 2004, Kavanaugh claimed nomination of anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ judge William Pryor was “not one that I worked on personally.”

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1. Dick Durbin diatribe asks the nomination process to be suspended.
@ChuckGrassley lays down the rule of the JC committee blasts Durbin.

#Kavanaugh badgered but says he will do what the committee chosen, brings up entrapment. Describes 302's the FBI does not reach conclusions
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3. Sen Graham blasts the Democrats - AWESOME. If you really wanted to know the truth [Democrats] you could have done it at anytime. You had no intention to protect Dr. #Ford.
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Gavel. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing has begun. 10:04 am ET

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Christine Blassey-Ford looks poised but understandably very stressed.

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Sen. Grassley is scolding in a gravelly voice, using his opening remarks to complain about process. He's implicitly questioning her credibility saying there wasn't a "whiff of any issue in any way" re "inappropriate sexual behavior" from earlier FBI background investigation

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I'm a sociologist who studies adolescent sexual violence. On this thread, I will be live tweeting the #Kavanaugh hearing, chiming in with sociological insights and research findings.
Full disclosure--I will probably step away for parts of it. While many conservatives have cast feminists as people who rejoice at allegations of sexual assault against powerful men, this is a painful process for us. We know survivors. We are survivors. And I will need breaks.
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Dr. Ford has shown incredible courage. This allegation speaks directly to the nominee’s character then and truthfulness now. Before any other steps, there should be a nonpartisan evaluation by professionals trained on trauma-informed investigations.
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