SPEAKING TRUTH TO THE MOB

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What do you think would happen if United States Senator Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, received the following note?

 "Grassley, I know where you live, I know where your grandchildren go to school. If you proceed with any further hearings into Kavanaugh’s conduct, I will kill your daughter and rape your 15-yr-old granddaughter. Do not take this warning lightly. I am an ex-marine, ex-special forces combat experienced operator."

Y'think Grassley would pay attention to that? Perhaps give it to the FBI?  Of course he would, he may be venal but he is not stupid.  The death threat is a felony violation of 18 USC 1505 which makes it a crime to send a threatening letter for the purpose of endeavoring to "influence, obstruct, or impede" ... "any inquiry or investigation ... by any committee of either House."

Why does he not give the Dr. Blasey Ford the simple consideration of having the FBI complete its background investigation of Kavanaugh while hunting down the felons who are impeding the congressional inquiry by harassing her, hacking her accounts, and sending her death threats? What kind of nation have we become under Trump who urges his audience into violent behavior at his rallies?  Blasey Ford has already been hounded into hiding, and has sent her children elsewhere. Now she gets a show-up-or-else letter to appear at a circus on six day’s notice, on a schedule she never assented to?

The Blasey Ford letter has all the indicia of a bona fide complaint. She is a psychologist with a Masters Degree and a Ph.D.  She has told of the incident to others six years ago. Her turmoil and silence until now over the attack is a well-recognized pattern of sexual abuse victims.

She took a lie detector test. Has Kavanaugh offered to do that? (One of the "unbiased" Republican Senators on the Committee remarked that her taking lie detector test was evidence her complaint was phony!) The alleged witness to the attack, a classmate of Kavanaugh, has changed his story from "It did not happen" to "I don't remember," and has said he will not appear before the committee. Doubtless he prefers not to testify about his admitted perpetual drunken behavior at Georgetown Prep, and the similar conduct of his classmates. Kavanaugh himself proudly bore the title of "Kegmaster" at the elite boys' private school. Surely there are scores of pertinent witnesses out there. Is Grassley making any effort to find them?

Has the Senate learned nothing from the Anita Hill disgrace? The Republicans just don't give a shit?

My bet: The Republicans will rush ahead and confirm, with or without her. But the press will keep digging. Result?  Before the end of the year, Kavanaugh will be a Supreme Court Justice, the truth will come out that he perjured himself during the hearings, and for the next forty years the courtroom will stink from the rotten eggs that permanently stain Mr. Justice Kavanaugh's judicial robes.

Unless, of course, a Democratic Congress impeaches and convicts him after 2020. Don' hold your breath.

Thank you, Mr. Trump, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. McConnell, for continuing to populate the swamp.

A bientot.