again, I hear you, but respectfully disagreeactually, I believe you are mistaken, although in principle, you are absolutely correctThe dems thought they were sabotaging Kavanaugh, but looks like they ended up sabotaging their own chance at either the Senate or the House.
What a bunch of Morons.
I think if Kavanaugh is confirmed, it's going to be the exact opposite for the GOP. The Dems want to cut the GOP off at the knees and I believe they're going to get the votes to do it.
The dems have stated they will impeach Kavanaug. One way to stop that? Republican vote turn out in November......
You can't impeach a judge based on time before they are confirmed, it can only be based on their behavior while on the court. Think Kavanaugh going to make bad behavior while under a microscope and had passed SIX previous FBI background checks.... already.
in practical terms, impeachment is a political exorcise and can be done for any reason that the majority of congressmen (and women) feel is appropriate
however, even in the unlikely event that the dems take the House; I believe that they won't have enough members to win an impeachment vote; not against Kav - this is a nuclear issue and there will be some dems from moderate to conservative leaning districts that will want no part of this
but again, this is probably a moot point, as this shit show has very likely destroyed whatever chances there may have been of a "blue wave"
Actually only while he is on the bench, covering a supposed violation while ON THE BENCH, not before he was confirmed. Here is a link that explains it:
Annotation 18 - Article II
"Impeachable Offenses
The Convention came to its choice of words describing the grounds for impeachment after much deliberation, but the phrasing derived directly from the English practice. The framers early adopted, on June 2, a provision that the Executive should be removable by impeachment and conviction ''of mal-practice or neglect of duty.'' 759 The Committee of Detail reported as grounds ''Treason (or) Bribery or Corruption.'' 760 And the Committee of Eleven reduced the phrase to ''Treason, or bribery.'' 761 On September 8, Mason objected to this limitation, observing that the term did not encompass all the conduct which should be grounds for removal; he therefore proposed to add ''or maladministration'' following ''bribery.'' Upon Madison's objection that ''o vague a term will be equivalent to a tenure during pleasure of the Senate,'' Mason suggested ''other high crimes and misdemeanors,'' which was adopted without further recorded debate. 762 The phrase in the context of impeachments has an ancient English history, first turning up in the impeachment of the Earl of Suffolk in 1388."
It has to be what they are doing while ON THE BENCH, can't impeach him on anything BEFORE he is confirmed, as the Senate Subcommittee review and FBI background checks, have been addressing his PAST history up the point of being confirmed in debate and questions of the nominee. The Democrats had their opportunity to prove he is unfit for the Bench and failed completely, heck they didn't find a single witness to support Dr. Fords claims the whole time!
Kavanaugh has been unusually and deeply vetted for the office and passed. thus impeachment attempt on his past history BEFORE he is confirmed is dead on arrival.
the way things work and the way they are supposed to work are two entirely different matters
not trying to be mean here, but I will reply with snark - are you suggesting that democrats and leftists always follow the rules and do what's right