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Post by SSHoya on Sept 21, 2018 9:55:15 GMT -5
$$$ = Speech per Citizens United -- except when the GOP doesn't like it. BTW, theoretically, the alleged victim may contact the Montgomery County State's Attorney and initiate a criminal investigation -- Maryland repealed its statute of limitation for felony sexual offenses. (Irony -- Kavanaugh's mother was a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge in Maryland). I can't imagine that the current State's Attorney John McCarthy would sua sponte initiate a criminal investigation since without the cooperation of the alleged victim, it is generally a complete waste of time and resources. Has this state eliminated the statute of limitations for all felony sex crimes? Yes. Maryland has no statute of limitations for any felony sex crime. apps.rainn.org/policy/policy-crime-definitions.cfm?state=Maryland&group=7www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/maryland-statutes-of-limitations-for-sexual-abuse.html
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Post by TC on Sept 21, 2018 12:22:58 GMT -5
Hmmmmm
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 21, 2018 19:00:57 GMT -5
The next theory will be that Dr. Ford merely has the name of her attacker confused. It was actually Kent Bravanaugh. A simple mistake that anybody could make.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 21, 2018 19:02:40 GMT -5
Actually, I have a really good idea how hard it has been to keep our esteemed leader from attacking Dr. Ford. Come on, Donnie, put it out there. We know you want to.
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 22, 2018 6:27:02 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 22, 2018 10:08:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 10:46:25 GMT -5
The Grassley staffer who just resigned for sexual harassment is also the staffer who works at CRC Public Relations, the same firm Whelan used to push his conspiracy theory.
How did Whelan know the identity of the woman before the WAPO story came out?
Why did Kavanaugh float the mistaken identity line to Hatch the following day?
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 22, 2018 21:15:49 GMT -5
In the past 48 hours or so Republicans have made repeated, stupid mistakes that have not helped their position. President Trump attacked Ford, asserting she would have gone to the police as a 15-year-old if the attempted rape was “that bad.” Collins pronounced herself “appalled.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) repeatedly vowed he would confirm Kavanaugh. They’d “plow through” he declared, a remarkable confession that they’ll bulldoze Ford and vote to confirm no matter what. The public can conclude Republicans have no problem sitting Kavanaugh even if Ford’s claim is true. Even if they had tried, Republicans could have not done a better job demonstrating their bias, ineptitude, unseriousness, meanness, unfairness and general lack of empathy. They have become a walking advertisement for Democratic Senate candidates (“Can you believe these clowns?” would be an apt bumper sticker) and an embarrassment to their own operatives who see the Kavanaugh confirmation hanging by a thread. www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/22/ford-runs-circles-around-hapless-republicans-who-now-have-a-second-scandal/?utm_term=.7cf485ed05ce
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 23, 2018 12:11:55 GMT -5
Findings of wrongdoing in the confirmation process itself, if serious enough, are grist for impeachment or professional sanctions. (Only one other Supreme Court justice was impeached, Samuel Chase. He escaped removal in 1805.) There may be other crimes (e.g., witness intimidation, obstruction of justice) committed by third parties or Republicans inside the confirmation process. There may be Senate or White House staff whose conduct warrants their termination. If this sounds far-fetched, it is because Republicans took the unbelievable step of pressing forward with a nominee against whom there was a credible claim of sexual assault and decided not to conduct a thorough investigation. What is truly far-fetched is putting Kavanaugh on the court with witnesses out there who haven’t been interviewed and potential avenues to investigate. There is a reason why we should only put on the court individuals about whom there is no ethical questions whatsoever. The way you insure there are no ethical questions is by completing a thorough investigation. This is a recipe for chaos. www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/23/if-republicans-dont-get-answers-democrats-will-in-2019/?utm_term=.b4b755df82bb
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 23, 2018 19:09:48 GMT -5
New allegation against Kavanaugh: As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh. The claim dates to the 1983-84 academic school year, when Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale University. The offices of at least four Democratic senators have received information about the allegation, and at least two have begun investigating it. Senior Republican staffers also learned of the allegation last week and, in conversations with The New Yorker, expressed concern about its potential impact on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Soon after, Senate Republicans issued renewed calls to accelerate the timing of a committee vote. The Democratic Senate offices reviewing the allegations believe that they merit further investigation. “This is another serious, credible, and disturbing allegation against Brett Kavanaugh. It should be fully investigated,” Senator Mazie Hirono, of Hawaii, said. An aide in one of the other Senate offices added, “These allegations seem credible, and we’re taking them very seriously. If established, they’re clearly disqualifying.” She remembers Kavanaugh standing to her right and laughing, pulling up his pants. “Brett was laughing,” she said. “I can still see his face, and his hips coming forward, like when you pull up your pants.” She recalled another male student shouting about the incident. “Somebody yelled down the hall, ‘Brett Kavanaugh just put his Edited in Debbie’s face,’ ” she said. “It was his full name. I don’t think it was just ‘Brett.’ And I remember hearing and being mortified that this was out there.” www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirezAnd . . . In an email to Mike Davis, the chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Avenatti said he had evidence that at house parties in the early 1980s, Kavanaugh, his friend Mark Judge, and others plied women with alcohol and drugs "in order to allow a 'train' of men to subsequently gang rape them." www.businessinsider.com/michael-avenatti-brett-kavanaugh-2018-9www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/24/breaking-down-new-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct-allegation/?utm_term=.6df29ee652d6
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 25, 2018 6:20:14 GMT -5
As mentioned earlier, Maryland repealed its statute of limitations with respect to felony sexual assault. President Trump refused to direct the FBI to investigate the allegations, but Montgomery County’s Prosecuting Attorney John McCarthy confirmed this weekend he would direct the Montgomery County Police Department to investigate any complaint brought against Kavanaugh but only if a complaint were filed against Kavanaugh. “No complaint has been filed or forwarded to this office,” he explained. No complaints have been filed by anyone at either the federal, state or local level. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger said, “We are prepared to investigate if the victim wants to report to us, and we can determine it occurred in the county.” mont.thesentinel.com/2018/09/24/supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-faces-more-allegations/
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