Kavanaw or Kavayes

10/9/2018

There has been a Worldwide debate going on about Brett Kavanaugh being voted into Supreme Court. There are many controversies about Kavanaugh being one of the most pro-choices for the Supreme Court, but people are trying to decide if he is a good choice or a bad choice. There have been claims that Michael Avenatti has damaging information on Kavanaugh. He also seems as the go to choice for his ideas on changing how the nation’s laws are interpreted. There are also the facts of does this man seem like a sketchy choice from the evidence we’ve heard? Or will he benefit our country?

There are arguments that Kavanaugh is a good choice because Donald trump nominated him to replace Anthony Kennedy. He went to Yale for both college and law school. According to splinternsnews.com “Kavanaugh is a reliable conservative judge who is all but guaranteed to yank the Supreme Court in an even more rightward direction.”

Kavanaugh is also set on changing how we see the law on abortion. He suggested he would permit the government more strictly regulate abortions. He wants to make sure the physicians who perform them have stiffer rules and more requirements. Even if he tries to make abortion illegal and fails, he plans on making it harder for women to be able to get abortions. Kavanaugh has already been rendered unfit for judicial services once. There is a claim that he sexually assaulted a girl in a high school party.

What do you think on this controversy? Is Brett Kavanaugh a good decision upon the supreme court? Or will his presence fail horribly? Do you think he is qualified to be in the supreme court justice? Is he a benefit or a downfall?

45 Comments

Mckinlee

10/9/2018 03:42:46 pm

I feel as though the investigation on Kavanaugh should have lasted longer. But regardless of his ruling I believe that he should have never been allowed to be on the supreme court due to the allegations. I do not agree with him making abortions harder for women to get but some more regulations and rules may be beneficial depending on what exactly they were. Kavanaugh's opinions and the allegations against him do not make me feel comfortable to have on our supreme court considering he will be their for life.

Rachel

10/14/2018 02:32:08 pm

Do you think that the short investigation of Kavanaugh is sign of times changing in our political system? To me it seems that there have been many accusations similar to these recently, and for the most part, nothing has been done about them. Have we let scandals like this become commonplace, even normal among our leaders?

Mckinlee

10/14/2018 05:16:07 pm

These types of scandals have definitely become normal, you hear about it for a week and then it just gets brushed away.

Kenna

10/14/2018 07:27:20 pm

I agree that the investigation should have lasted longer. They need to take their time and investigate all the facts. Making abortions harder to get is definitely something I don't agree with.

Challis

10/14/2018 07:58:18 pm

The investigation needed to be longer. He should not have been allowed to be on the supreme court and I agree with you. I definitely don't feel comfortable with him on the court.

Jazz-Lynn

10/14/2018 08:05:57 pm

Do you think that the results would have differed if the investigation had held out longer?

Kelsey

10/14/2018 12:51:17 pm

Three women have spoken up to accuse Kavanaugh for sexual assault, and he is now on the supreme court. When did sexual assault become acceptable among our leaders? Even if the allegations were untrue, how could we risk something so important? How could our president nominate this candidate? Kavanaugh is going to be influencing important decisions on laws and regulations that affect our daily lives, like abortion. It is brutally ironic how he is making abortion laws stricter when he has been accused for sexual assault. Furthermore, it takes guts to make an accusation such as this. Those women put their careers, their privacy, and their social lives on the line to accuse this man. They had to publicly speak about a painful and taboo subject to the whole country, I highly doubt they would do this without reason. They felt it was their duty to provide this information to warn about his character. That is a courageous act, and I am pleased that it at least got him an FBI investigation, but it disgusts me that he still was voted in as a justice on the supreme court.

Rachel

10/14/2018 02:36:07 pm

Why do you think the FBI investigation was so short? It scares me too, that our President would nominate a candidate such as Kavanaugh. I think that it shows that our leaders have succumbed to the temptation of fame, power, and money, which as I mentioned in my post, should not be a motivator for the political figures at the head of any country.

Kelsey

10/14/2018 04:10:35 pm

Yes, there has got to be alternative motives like money and power as you mentioned. I think the FBI investigation was short because the ruling only called for a certain amount of investigating, and since the assault was years ago, it was probably difficult to find substantial evidence. Also, Kavanaugh does has the president on his side, so the investigation could have possibly been tinkered with - there is a lot of money and connections involved there.

Katarina

10/14/2018 02:38:00 pm

I don’t think someone should be punished if there is no proof these allegations were true. Just because someone speaks up about something doesn’t mean that they had guts or it meant something to them. Not saying this was the case here because I don’t know either way but some people may have been targeting Kavanagh so they paid women to accuse him. It could be true and it could be untrue but “innocent until proven guilty”.

Sadie

10/14/2018 06:59:23 pm

I agree with Katarina. There is no proof of these allegations and the only reason those women spoke up is because he was about to be confirmed into the Supreme Court. Democrats didn't want that so they had to do something about it.

Brooke

10/14/2018 05:04:43 pm

Hmm, a man making the rules about what should happen to women. According to his own beliefs. Which lack legitimate personal experience. Where have we seen that before? Seriously, when will that mindset end? It does take guts to testify when otherwise one could have lived peacefully without the spotlight, so we should always take these allegations seriously.

Sariah

10/14/2018 07:07:04 pm

I think it gets hard to say what allegations are true when women wait over a long period of time to come out and bring up allegations. It is hard then for the FBI and law inforcement to be able to know if they are true or not because all evidence is gone. I mean honestly anyone could say that someone sexually abused them years earlier and make up reasons of why they never said anything. Is this the case with these 3 women? Who knows? There is no way to tell that is why I believe he can not be judged or the FBI or the government on electing him in because of these accusations.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 07:16:13 pm

Sexual assault is not okay among our leaders, but looking at the facts, there is no proof to say he did. Has it ever been considered that people just not wanting him to make it to the supreme court created these assault allegations? Why would anyone wait 30 years? Why would anyone who cant actually prove it step forward? Why hasn't anyone heard about the 200 plus women who have stepped forward saying this is not the man Kavanaugh is?

Kenna

10/14/2018 01:42:05 pm

Just the fact that Kavanaugh has three allegations of sexual assault should be a red flag. Whether or not the women's allegations are true I believe he should have been investigated further until there wasn't a shadow of a doubt about his innocence or guiltiness. I don't know much about other than these facts except that he will try to make it harder for women to have abortions. However, if the restrictions on it are beneficial to women than I can see the pros instead of the cons.

Katarina

10/14/2018 02:34:36 pm

I agree that depending on what the rules are it depends on whether they are pros or cons.

Brooke

10/14/2018 05:08:05 pm

Yes, the investigation should have lasted longer--and dug deeper-- in order to satisfy the allegations, and prove to the people one way or another Kavanaugh's past. Otherwise, we will always be wondering what kind of man we have voted into court.

Katherine

10/14/2018 07:53:45 pm

I agree that three allegations are a red flag. If it was just one person, she could just be wanting attention. The fact that there is three should be saying something about his character and who he is as a person. I don't think that there should be more restrictions on abortions. I believe that it is the woman's choice and there really isn't a whole lot of pros to restricting it.

Challis

10/14/2018 07:54:57 pm

I agree that the allegations are a red flag. They definitely need to be investigated further. His stance on abortion is definitely something I disagree on.

Jazz-Lynn

10/14/2018 08:00:44 pm

I find the short amount of time spent on the investigation horrifying simply because this is a lifelong position, and even if the allegations are proven correct he will still hold it. How do you think putting restrictions on abortions might be beneficial for women?

Rachel

10/14/2018 02:29:15 pm

I too am surprised that the Kavanaugh investigation did not last longer. The multiple sexual assault allegations are a warning of his character, which of course will heavily influence how he judges cases on the Supreme Court. I feel that sexual assault accusations have become all too common in our politics and it disgusts me that these are the people that we have voted into office. I am sure some of the accusations are true, but it also saddens me what people will do to either gain attention or to ruin the reputation of another person. Fame, money, and power are huge motivators in our government and that worries me because the true motivation should be for the good of the country and its citizens. I feel that because of the assault allegations, Kavanaugh should not have been elected to office. We can not let scandals like these becomes normal in our government. Where will we ever draw the line?

Kenna

10/14/2018 07:47:05 pm

This scandal has become too common place. The more it happens the more you have to wonder if they are true or not. Even if allegations like these aren't true the person accused needs to be investigated.

Katarina

10/14/2018 02:32:38 pm

I don’t know enough about all the allegations or the topic to make a definitive choice. I believe if there was no hard evidence about the sexual assault accusations then it is fine it is now dropped. I don’t necessarily agree or disagree about abortions because I believe it should be the woman’s personal choice about what she does but if there are little to no rules then no one will be responsible about their decisions regarding birth control. I do believe some of the rules should be a little more strict, regarding how far along you can be to get an abortion. I do think Kavanagh is qualified to be the Supreme Court justice.

Kelsey

10/14/2018 04:05:42 pm

What if the accusations are true? It is very hard to find evidence from so many years prior, so hard evidence should not be the deciding factor. We should not take that risk because this man is influencing huge decisions that effect us. I do agree with you on it being the woman's personal choice to have an abortion.

Mckinlee

10/14/2018 05:24:25 pm

Kavanagh was found to have lied in court. So although they did not find evidence on wether or not the allegations were true I still do not believe that he would be a good Supreme Court justice. Regarding what Kelsey said, what if the allegations are true? Or are later found to be true. Although there is a problem with women falsely accusing men of these things I don’t believe that we should be electing people when the allegations have been made. The FBI’s investigation was quite short, it seems as though there could have been missed evidence. It happens all the time. I think it was a risky choice.

Brooke

10/14/2018 04:56:26 pm

Usually, I would not be so quick to judge my opinion based upon allegations alone, but in this case, Kavanaugh's appointed position is disappointing. Sexual assault has only recently been brought up and actually talked about--progress was being made-- but here we are again. Having a man who is accused of it on our court is simply not right. Even if he was a 'good guy' who was set up, there are others who would better fit the position. Some arguments made are 'innocent until proven guilty,' and yes, that is true, but are there seriously no other options? There are plenty of successors besides Kavanaugh who would have been just as influential.

Bailey

10/14/2018 07:43:18 pm

One must wonder if the women brought up the accusations because they didn’t want him in office, but considering the amount of women who are afraid to come forward because the man is believed more than the women, it’s not hard to understand why they didn’t come forward sooner. And in this case, it just goes to prove the point that women aren’t believed and are judged while men are protected because the “accusations will ruin their lives.”

Katherine

10/14/2018 07:50:27 pm

I completely agree with you. The "innocent until proven guilty" is pathetic in this instance because it just tries to sweep stuff like this under the carpet. As a country we are making no progress, if anything, we are moving backwards. Women are getting shamed for speaking up against sexual assault.

Sadie

10/14/2018 06:56:23 pm

I believe that Kavanaugh is going to do this job to the best of his ability no matter what and thats why they confirmed him. The Democrats obviously didn't want him in the supreme court so they found women who would hopefully change peoples minds. That doesn't mean that what the women said isn't true, it's just that the Democrats had to do all they could to prevent Kanaughs confirmation. Also, what happened so long ago with the sexual assualt isn't all that relevant to me. He is getting enough of a punishment as it is anyway. People can change and I think his fellow Republicans know that. I honestly agree with his views on stricter abortion control too. He upholds the constitution and is qualified to do so.

Sariah

10/14/2018 07:02:30 pm

I agree that the Democratic Party did have a lot to say about not having Kavanaugh and that’s why I was partially skeptical about that whole situation. I also have heard in recent press conferences he has been being drilled with questions on it all. He has not been ignoring or simply not answer. He has been handling it well. Which I believe adds to one of his qualities that qualifies him to represent the USA as a Supreme Court Justice.

Jesse B.

10/14/2018 08:53:37 pm

What you are saying the Democrats makes sense. It is the vocal Democrats in powerful places who do not want Kavanaugh in office. They are afraid of losing their positions. Even though his views definitely lean more Conservative, I predict that he will judge and follow the law to the best of his abilities. Do you know of any Democrats that would be good choices for a Supreme Court justice?

Sariah

10/14/2018 06:56:59 pm

I think that Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice is a good choice. I am not saying that Kavanaugh did not sexually assault girls because there obviously is not enough evidence of it for us to tell. We do not know the girls who said he did and we do not know him personally. I do know however it does happen. But with that said people also wrongly accuse people (no matter what the gender) of assaults to sabotage their reputation. Either way we can not factor that into whether he is a good Supreme Court Justice or not because there is not enough on it either way. So with that said I agree that their should be stricter laws on the physicians who perform abortions. There is a lot of corrupt things that happen with abortions and with it being such a serious thing it needs to be regulated. I do not think Kavanaugh was specifically saying he would make abortion illegal but make it safer for the women and girls it is affecting. Also make them more aware of what is happening and how it is happening. There are many abortion clinics that lie about what is happening and I believe this is what Kavanaugh is going to try and fix.

Sadie

10/14/2018 07:10:53 pm

I agree completely with this. We need to regulate abortion better and Kavanaugh is qualified to do that. True or not, those women coming forward was a sabotage on his position. It didn't work though because there is just no evidence for it. Allegations from over 30 years ago should be taken seriously, but not enough to completely destroy someone's career.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 07:36:35 pm

A good thing to consider is all the women who have stood up for him in this battle. I don't think he gets enough appreciation for what he has done, just people taking every bit of ammo they can find against him and throwing it out there.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 07:11:30 pm

Before starting, I want everyone to think, who has done research on this? Besides trending news stories of course, has anyone read true facts and not seen fake news? Has anyone seen the other side of the arguement? Three women have brought up allegations against Kavanaugh. People say he was a raging drunk. People, organizations, special interest groups spread fake news and false misrepresentations of Judge Kavanaugh's judicial record like cream cheese on a bagel, covering everything underneath, smothering the true facts. So much fake news on the subject. Little is it seen that over 200 of Kavanaugh's female colleagues have stood up for him, describing how he has never been that person. 200 versus 3 allegations, on top of which there is absolutely no proof for those three. If indeed it was true, why play the victim now? Why not 30 plus years ago when it was still relevant? How can anyone say that even because he was was accused he is not worthy for the court? Anyone can accuse, but only those that are proven to be true mean someone isn't worthy or doesn't deserve it. No proof was brought up, leaving Kavanaugh just as worthy as anyone else, despite the allegations. No proof also means a very short investigation. If you will look at the investigation report, they interviewed numerous amounts of people, and pursued every possible angle, but as there was no proof against him, he was cleared. People have preset views on this matter even because Trump appointed him. Susan Collins said "There was already a number of senators who announced their opposition even before the nominee's identity was released." This goes to demonstrate how people tried to prevent Kavanaugh from reaching the supreme court just because he came from Trump or didn't support them. They grasped at straws to find reasons to denounce him, trusting the fake news to reach people, as indeed it has based on all previous blog posts. No-one stopped to look at facts and see that, removing partisanship, Kavanaugh is a good nominee, a good man, and has a good judicial record, which made him an excellent nominee for the supreme court.

Bailey

10/14/2018 07:30:31 pm

Very good thought provoking questions. I agree with your assessment of him being a decent selection for Supreme Court. But I do believe that even if anyone should be accused of sexual assault, they should not be a part of our government.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 07:33:43 pm

Absolutely anyone can be accused, many accuse people just for that reason. To prevent them from taking a place in our government. Accusations should only prevent someone from joining our government if they are proven.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 07:31:23 pm

If anyone wants to see a much better argument that I can ever make, here is Senator Susan Collins speech on the matter. She did an excellent job, even senator Mitch McConnell said it was "The best speech he has heard in 30 years in the senate"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btcnDqqdWeU

Investigation report on Kavanaugh:
One thing noticed is that there is no actual report posted online, just opinion pieces regarding it which for the most part are all biased. Senators

Jesse B.

10/14/2018 08:39:24 pm

Thank you for including that speech on this topic. Senator Collins is a incredible speaker and has her opinions based on facts. Investigations are like cars: if there is no evidence to fuel the engine, then the machine known as the FBI will stop. If you were Kavanaugh, what would you have done when first inducted into the Supreme Court?

Mckinlee

10/14/2018 09:13:08 pm

I agree with the anyone can be accused, and it’s hard to tell when the accusations are false or true. But even if 200 women stood up for him it’s still possible that something could hav ehappened that they would never know about. That’s just a difficult thing to judge.

Katherine

10/14/2018 07:44:56 pm

I don't agree that he got appointed to the position of justice. Society was making steps in the right direction of supporting sexual assault victims. After this "investigation", we made a step backwards. I don't think that it is right that we have a man accused of this put into one of the highest positions of power. The allegations could be false, but I feel as though we are just shaming the women and trying cover it up. He may be qualified for this position but his character is not. I think he is a downfall for our country because it is a reflection of who we want representing us.

Challis

10/14/2018 07:47:49 pm

I do not feel comfortable with a man like this being in so much power. I do not think we can judge a man based purely on allegations but his case should have been investigated longer. I also do not agree with his stance on abortion laws.

Jazz-Lynn

10/14/2018 07:54:26 pm

While Kavanaugh may be intelligent and experienced, three sexual assault allegations should be a huge sign pointing to no. Even if these accusations were false, the chance of having someone that did commit sexual assault on three separate occasions in the Supreme Court is absurd. The investigation on these allegations was much too short and makes me think that it was just swept under the rug. I think that there were many other options that would have been a better choice for our country and I find it revolting that he received the position.

Jesse B.

10/14/2018 08:20:18 pm

Imagine yourself on a large construction site: Drills drilling, hammers hammering, and thousands of other loud and attention-grabbing sights and sounds. It is enough for some people to become distracted by one job or another, but these do not tell you what is being made. The architect that inhabits the dilapidated mobile home is the one that can give you the truth about the final product. News stations today are filled with headlines that are meant to grab and keep ahold of the people’s attention in order for their ratings to go up along with their bank account. Truth is often the first aspect of a modern news story that is discarded for the sake of money. The product of this is fake news. Regarding the pieces surrounding the Kavanaugh investigation, it is hard to say who is telling the truth, but due to the lack of real evidence (spoken about in further detail by Senator Susan Collins in one of her recent speeches) I see Kavanaugh to be more believable. In regards to his capability as a Supreme Court judge, Kavanaugh is a great choice since he has proved his worth in the past and continues to prove it today. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11 states that "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until [proven] guilty according to law in a public trial.” There are those who thought that Kavanaugh should be presumed guilty until proven innocent. Now he has been proven innocent. It is time to stop treating him as if he is guilty.

Conrad D.

10/14/2018 09:54:37 pm

"Innocent until proven guilty" has been surprisingly absent in today's society becoming more like guilty until proven innocent.

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