Thread by @ThePlumLineGS

Right now, two Senators -- Collins and Murkowski -- can say:

"If the FBI doesn't examine all the Kavanaugh charges, you don't get our votes."

It is on them to decide how high our standard will be for lifetime elevation to Supreme Court.

My new piece: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…

Also in this piece, I try to address the question of what the proper standard should be for Kavanaugh, pivoting off the work of @benjaminwittes and @qjurecic. It is a tough question. But those who oppose bringing in FBI need to defend their low standard:

washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…

@benjaminwittes @qjurecic "Who gets to decide whether Kavanaugh's asterisk has been dispelled, or if not, how that should weigh on his confirmation?

"The answer is that individual Senators decide this -- or whether that should be a precondition for serving on the court at all."

washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…

One last point:

There are clearly questions about the New Yorker story that remain unanswered and need to be addressed. For instance:

washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…