Miscellaneous

The amendment power set forth in Article V of the Constitution is plenary  —   any part can be amended, in any way, with one exception.  One provision of the Constitution was so important to the Framers that they prohibited its amendment.  It’s the equal suffrage of the states in the Senate.

That can only be changed by overthrowing the Constitution.  And that’s what the left really wants.  The liberal majority on the Court has been gradually undermining the Constitution for 80 years.  The Kavanaugh Majority will be about restoring those foundations.  It will be the work of Brett Kavanuagh’s life.

He’s a fortunate man.  He gets to be the difference maker, the decider.  More than that, he’s a leader, and will bring his colleagues with him.  They were all at the White House for his swearing in for a reason.  They like and respect him, and welcome him with open arms.  He will be listened to.

As for those who tried to destroy him?   Let them wallow in their misery.  Living well, and judging well, is the best revenge.

 

A little over a year ago I predicted the spectacle we’re seeing in the Senate.  The post was called “Scalia 2016, Kennedy 2018 win elections.”  

This farce was easy to see coming.  Roe v. Wade is a religious sacrament to the left, and those who oppose it are blasphemers.  It drives them bat shit crazy.

How can this bizarre witch hunt not hurt the Democrats?  I can’t believe normal American women won’t think of their husbands, fathers and sons.  Are these loved ones  all to be rendered defenseless in the face of slander?

When I was a kid in the 60’s a lot of people thought this country was on its way to becoming majority black.  Black birthrates were so high, and white birth rates were falling.  It was demographic destiny.  This is the kind of thing guys talk about among themselves.  It was almost an accepted fact.

And then in 1973 came Roe v. Wade, just in time to curb the black growth in population, and to stabilize the black population at around 13%.

The abortion movement has always been led by white racists.  They believed in eugenics, and wanted abortion to control the black birth rate.

So when Justice Douglas came up with the idea of a constitutional right to privacy, he had the Minnesota Twins (Republicans Burger and Blackmun) right behind him.  I think they knew what they were doing.  Curbing the black population was more important than in abiding by the Constitution.

But when Kavanaugh is confirmed Roe v. Wade will be on life support.  And this most grievous affront to the Constitution will be discarded and rebuked.

Justice requires that Kavanaugh gets to write the opinion.

I don’t think Ford will ever testify, but she can’t admit that.  It’s damning.  It makes her look like a total snowflake.  It makes her look like a fool.

So she’ll continue to stall Grassley, hoping to provoke him into a vote.  He’s a fool if he falls for it.  They don’t want her to testify.  They’re not sure they really want to defeat Kavanaugh.  What they want is to say Grassley prevented her from testifying.  That way she’s a martyr, at no risk.  There’s probably a book deal in it for her.   A movie, even.

But she’ll never testify.  She’s terrified of being exposed as a liar and a fool.  Grassley should give her all the time she needs.  Give her a week.  Give her three weeks.   Her excuses for not testifying will wear thin, and maybe people will figure out the game she’s playing.

Back in New Salem in 1692 they persecuted those who they thought were possessed by Satan.  Today we attack men, because of the inner rapist in all of them.  Because while there are men who can control their innate, savage sexual aggression, any man is capable of succumbing, at any time.

As in New Salem, normal legal principles do not apply.  But back in 17th Century Massachusetts, even then,  they did allow the accused the right to confront the witnesses against them.  It’s an ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition, incorporated in our Sixth Amendment.  If some one accuses you of something, they have to do it to your face.  If you aren’t willing to face the person you accuse, your accusation rings hollow.   Dr. Ford’s unwillingness to face Kavanaugh is a tell.  She’s really not sure about her own story.

This is all lunacy, and we can count on the media to drive this story all the way to election day.  Confirming Kavanaugh could cost the Republicans some Senate seats.  Because he’s such a fine man, he’ll get confirmed.  But politically, it would be best if he lost.  But nobody’s that cynical.

I get the sense that President Trump has weathered a storm.  Because he deals from overwhelming strength (that of his country), and because he is resolute, he’s winning.  He’s in his element, and in his prime.  It’s as though we’ve reached the end of the beginning.  The best is yet ahead for Donald J. Trump.

Back when I was young, we said a man like Trump had heart.

Dr. Ford’s memory of her sexual assault is so hazy and incomplete, it cannot possibly withstand a public examination.  She’d embarrass herself, she knows it, and she will never testify.

So as she sets conditions for her agreement to speak, understand that her demands are designed to be unreasonable.  She wants to be a victim, not just of Kavanaugh, but of the Republicans.

So when the dust settles, and Kavanaugh is confirmed, the Democrats will have a new rallying cry  — I believe Christine!  Republicans have put a sexual predator on the Supreme Court!

I think middle America is appalled at the entire spectacle, and will blame the Senate Democrats, to their cost.

What do Democratic Senators Tester, Manchin and Donnelly do?  They voted for Gorsuch.  Kavanaugh is another Gorsuch, except for the Dr. Ford allegations.  If they vote against Kavanaugh, they piss off the NRA, plus a lot of people who think Kavanaugh was smeared.  If they vote for Kavanaugh, they anger a part of their base.

I say they vote yes, and he’s confirmed 55-45.