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From the Wall Street Journal online last night:<\/p>\n
The Kavanaugh Stakes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A vote against the judge is a vote for ambush tactics and against due process. \u00a0— b<\/em>y\u00a0Kimberley A. Strassel<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-kavanaugh-stakes-1538088433<\/a><\/p>\n “The Ford-Kavanaugh hearing consumed most of Thursday, and unsurprisingly we learned nothing from the spectacle. Christine Ford remains unable to marshal any evidence for her claim of a sexual assault. Brett Kavanaugh continues to deny the charge adamantly and categorically, and with persuasive emotion.<\/p>\n Something enormous nonetheless has shifted over the past weeks of political ambushes, ugly threats and gonzo gang-rape claims. In a Monday interview, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski noted: \u201cWe are now in a place where it\u2019s not about whether or not Judge Kavanaugh is qualified.\u201d Truer words were never spoken. Republicans are now voting on something very different and monumental\u2014and they need to be clear on the stakes.<\/p>\n To vote against Judge Kavanaugh is to reject his certain, clear and unequivocal denial that this event ever happened. The logical implication of a \u201cno\u201d vote is that a man with a flawless record of public service lied not only to the public but to his wife, his children and his community. Any Republican who votes against Judge Kavanaugh is implying that he committed perjury in front of the Senate, and should resign or be impeached from his current judicial position, if not charged criminally. As Sen. Lindsey Graham said: \u201cIf you vote \u2018no,\u2019 you are legitimizing the most despicable thing I have seen in my time in politics.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n The stakes go beyond Judge Kavanaugh. A \u201cno\u201d vote now equals public approval of every underhanded tactic deployed by the left in recent weeks. It\u2019s a green light to send coat hangers and rape threats to Sen. Susan Collins and her staff. It is a sanction to the mob that drove Sen. Ted Cruz and his wife out of a restaurant. It is an endorsement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who kept the charge secret for weeks until she could use it to ambush the nominee with last-minute, unverified claims. It\u2019s approval of the release of confidential committee material (hello, Spartacus), the overthrow of regular Senate order, and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0rule. It\u2019s authorization for a now thoroughly unprofessional press corps to continue crafting stories that rest on anonymous accusers and that twist innuendo into gang rapes. A vote against Brett Kavanaugh is a vote for Michael Avenatti. No senator can hide from this reality. There is no muddy middle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The print edition is available at newsstands this morning. The entire article is worth your time. “Due process”, the element of legal proceedings that protects even the most heinous criminal from the lynch mob, is under severe threat now. Read the article, read it twice, tell others about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"