Monday night Donald Trump selected Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to replaced justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
President Trump: "Tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that I will nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court."
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Trump’s pick comes just 12 days after Kennedy announced he would retire at the end of July paving the way for an assured conservative majority in the Nation’s highest court. Kavanaugh (52) served as an appellate judge since 2006 after being nominated and confirmed under the George W. Bush administration.
A surefire conservative who’s well known within the GOP circle, Kavanaugh is a firm supporter of gun rights and a staunch opponent of a women’s right to chose putting into question the future of Roe vs. Wade.
However the potentiality of Roe v Wade being overturned may be the only shot democrats have to prevent Kavanaugh’s confirmation by trying to sway moderate republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski who’ve already expressed their concern over the matter. Meanwhile democratic leadership within the Senate have already pledged to try and delay Kavanaugh’s confirmation until after the midterm elections this November.
Oh yeah, one more important note, Kavanaugh has also expressed his concerns over indicting a sitting president in a 2012 piece titled “Separation of Powers During the FortyFourth Presidency and Beyond” for the Minnesota Law Review.
“The indictment and trial of a sitting President, moreover, would cripple the federal government, rendering it unable to function with credibility in either the international or domestic arenas,”
Now why would that be so important to No. 45?
