“On every occasion [of Constitutional interpretation] let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying [to force] what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, [instead let us] conform to the probable one in which it was passed.”
– Thomas Jefferson
This photo taken in the period after the vote to cut off debate (cloture) and the vote to confirm Kavanaugh.
HT Daily Gator:
Milano believes men must pay for past transgressions, whether or not those transgressions happened. To Milano, the proper way to correct past discrimination is not to do all we can to eliminate discrimination, but to punish different groups. She does not mind discrimination, as long as it pleases her.
“You have no souls to be influenced. You are spineless, flaccid things. You pompously call yourselves Republicans and Democrats. There are no Republicans nor Democrats in this House. You are lick-spittles and panderers, the creatures of the Plutocracy.”
Jack London
According to the U.S. Capitol Police, Cosko has been charged with Making Public Restricted Personal Information; Witness Tampering; Threats in Interstate Communications; Unauthorized Access of a Government Computer; Identity Theft; Second Degree Burglary and Unlawful Entry—more charges may be forthcoming.
Public records show Cosko has worked for several Democrat Senators on Capitol Hill, including, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D -TX),
Nothing to see here folks. Move along.
The Senate Judiciary Committee made a criminal referral Saturday for the Rhode Island man who claimed Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted his friend on a boat in 1985, asking that he be prosecuted for lying to Congress.
Regardless of which side of the Kavanaugh confirmation (or for that matter any of the political activities in the U.S.,) you sympathize with, I’m pretty sure you are going be dissatisfied with the outcome; that’s just our new ‘state of nature’. Here is a thought from the 42nd Saying in the Gospel of Thomas that may keep you from getting sucked in to madness:
Jesus said, “Become passers-by”.
Enjoy both the journey and the show.