King: “There are no do-overs or second chances on this”
In his statement, which can be read in full below,
I consider the vote the
For this reason, I have spent a great deal of time and energy on this decision; I have read many of his opinions, attended a substantial portion of his recent hearing (even though I am not a member of the
After this intensive process, I have determined that I cannot support this nomination; here's why:
1. There is too much is at stake. In the near future, the
2. Presidential power and his non-recusal.
The Code of Conduct for United States Judges states that "a judge should avoid impropriety or the appearance of impropriety in all activities." (Emphasis added). The reason for this is simple; the Code goes on to say that "A judge...should act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary." It's hard to imagine anything more likely to undermine public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary than a newly-minted
3. The documents (or lack thereof). Imagine you are interviewing a candidate for a key job in your company and he tells you that you can only see 10% of his prior work product--and that that 10% is going to be hand-picked by one of his old friends. (Oh, and did I mention that once you hire him, he can never be fired?) If this sounds ridiculous, that's because it is; and yet this is exactly the position we are in with
And it's this last point that keeps nagging me; why are these documents being withheld? The only valid excuse would be national security, but there is no assertion that this is a factor in this case. Which leads me to the inescapable conclusion that his proponents may be hiding something; either they are afraid there is a bombshell in his record, or, quite possibly, they know it. And the haste with which this process is being conducted only heightens this suspicion.
4. His answers (or lack thereof) at the hearing. Voting on a
5. When in doubt, follow the (dark) money. A large part of my concern, as outlined above, is the difficulty in determining what
But the deeply conservative dark money groups investing millions in those glossy TV ads we are seeing about what a nice guy he is know exactly what they are getting, and it's not balls and strikes. The existence of this campaign probably tells us more about what kind of judge he will be than any opinion, speech, or
As I began, there is no second chance on this, and given the stakes as well as what we do know of his record, I have no choice but to vote no.
Read this original document at: https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-thorough-review-king-announces-opposition-to-judge-brett-kavanaughs-nomination-to-supreme-court
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