On July 9, within minutes of President Trump’s announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee, @SenSchumer vowed to “oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination with everything I have.”
When he said everything, he meant it.
When he said everything, he meant it.
@SenSchumer Other Senate liberals, such as Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) and Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) actually announced their opposition nearly two weeks earlier—without even knowing who the nominee would be.
@SenSchumer Nothing that the confirmation process had to offer was relevant to these senators because they already had the one piece of information, the one word, that really mattered: Trump.
They would oppose the nominee because he or she would be Trump’s nominee. Period.
They would oppose the nominee because he or she would be Trump’s nominee. Period.
@SenSchumer It was more than strange that senators who long before had made up their minds against Kavanaugh would complain that they needed more time to review more information about him.
@SenSchumer Senator Richard Blumenthal said he had thoroughly reviewed Kavanaugh’s record when he announced his opposition in early July yet tried to postpone the hearing so he could . . . review Kavanaugh’s record.
@SenSchumer In 2009, Schumer said that a judicial record is the “best way to evaluate a nominee” and even more important than the confirmation hearing.
Senator Patrick Leahy agreed.
Neither one of them is interested in Kavanaugh’s judicial record today.
Senator Patrick Leahy agreed.
Neither one of them is interested in Kavanaugh’s judicial record today.
@SenSchumer In fact, Democrats did not even try to debate the most important thing about a judicial nominee, namely, the kind of judge he or she will be.
They made no attempt to explain why they oppose the kind of judge that Kavanaugh has been or the kind of justice he will be.
They made no attempt to explain why they oppose the kind of judge that Kavanaugh has been or the kind of justice he will be.
@SenSchumer Schumer & Leahy have said that the ABA's rating is the “gold standard” for evaluating nominees. The ABA rated Kavanaugh well qualified which means he meets “the very highest standards of integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament.”
That no longer matters either
That no longer matters either
@SenSchumer No, the only thing that matters to liberals is preventing Trump’s nominee from joining the Supreme Court.
To pursue that political goal, Senate Democrats picked up the script from the beginning of the previous Republican presidency.
To pursue that political goal, Senate Democrats picked up the script from the beginning of the previous Republican presidency.
@SenSchumer Within days of President George W. Bush taking office in 2001, Democratic Leader Tom Daschle vowed to use “whatever means necessary” to defeat his judicial nominees.
That’s what Democrats are doing today, by any means necessary.
That’s what Democrats are doing today, by any means necessary.
@SenSchumer They automatically credit an accusation even though every person the accuser names denies any knowledge of it.
Democrats demand a new hearing for an accuser who cannot identify the time or the place of an alleged incident.
Democrats demand a new hearing for an accuser who cannot identify the time or the place of an alleged incident.
@SenSchumer They refuse to share with the rest of the judiciary committee what they claim is evidence.
And, when @NewYorker traffics in what it admits is an unsubstantiated rumor, the author says the accuser came forward because “Democrats came looking” for someone to say such things.
And, when @NewYorker traffics in what it admits is an unsubstantiated rumor, the author says the accuser came forward because “Democrats came looking” for someone to say such things.
@SenSchumer @NewYorker Partisan double standards, ignoring what really matters, smears, turning basic notions of fairness on their head — that is what it means to use “whatever means necessary.”
Schumer is keeping his promise of opposing Kavanaugh with everything he has.
It won’t be enough.
Schumer is keeping his promise of opposing Kavanaugh with everything he has.
It won’t be enough.
