Representation

It was Senator Roman Hruska, speaking in support of Judge Harrold Carswell’s (eventually failed) nomination to the Supreme Court by Richard Nixon who infamously stated:

“Even if he (Carswell) were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers.  They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they, and a little chance?  We can’t have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.”

We, of course, have had mediocre Senators before (See: Hruska, R.) as well as now (fill in the blank). 

I simply don’t believe that alleged rapists need representation on the U.S. Supreme Court.  That is why his nomination should be withdrawn or voted down by the United States Senate (reminder: the U.S. Senate is supposedly the “world’s greatest deliberative body”).  Genuine deliberation should occur and, if you believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford (as this author does), then there is no way Kavanaugh should sit on any bench, much less the “highest court in the land.”

We already have to endure an alleged rapist in the White House.  Hopefully, better representation in the next Congress can remedy that situation.  And if Kavanaugh somehow manages to be confirmed by this Congress, he should also be impeached by the next one.

In solidarity.