55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault shouldn't bar a SCOTUS nominee

[Epic Beard Man]

"Newsweek notes, an Economist/YouGov poll has found that 55% of Republicans hold that even if Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school, that would not disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.

Note well. They didn’t ask them if they disbelieved the charges and therefore didn’t think he was disqualified.

The question was, if he were actually guilty, should he serve? And a majority of Republicans said he should not be disqualified for this reason. Another 18% said they just didn’t know whether it was disqualifying. Really? Attempted rape shouldn’t keep you off the court?

71% of Democrats said that sexual assault is disqualifying. Are they more capable of ethical reasoning, or are they just being partisan and hoping the Democrats can keep their 5-4 majority on the court, which Kavanaugh would permanently throw out?"

55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

According Wikipedia (Everyone's go-to-website):

"Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances."

The irony

 

[YmirGF]

Is there a police record to backup the claim of assault against Kavanaugh?

Though I am not an American or Republican I would have to say it depends on the circumstances. It someone patted a butt when it wasn't desired or expected is still sexual assault and a far cry from attempted rape so it really would depend on the nature of the allegations and how much credibility can be placed in those allegations.

 

[sayak83]

"Newsweek notes, an Economist/YouGov poll has found that 55% of Republicans hold that even if Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school, that would not disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.

Note well. They didn’t ask them if they disbelieved the charges and therefore didn’t think he was disqualified.

The question was, if he were actually guilty, should he serve? And a majority of Republicans said he should not be disqualified for this reason. Another 18% said they just didn’t know whether it was disqualifying. Really? Attempted rape shouldn’t keep you off the court?

71% of Democrats said that sexual assault is disqualifying. Are they more capable of ethical reasoning, or are they just being partisan and hoping the Democrats can keep their 5-4 majority on the court, which Kavanaugh would permanently throw out?"

55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

According Wikipedia (Everyone's go-to-website):

"Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances."

The irony

Ethics has never been much of factor here. Its victory by hook or crook and then whitewashing of history by the victor.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

"Newsweek notes, an Economist/YouGov poll has found that 55% of Republicans hold that even if Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school, that would not disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.

Note well. They didn’t ask them if they disbelieved the charges and therefore didn’t think he was disqualified.

The question was, if he were actually guilty, should he serve? And a majority of Republicans said he should not be disqualified for this reason. Another 18% said they just didn’t know whether it was disqualifying. Really? Attempted rape shouldn’t keep you off the court?

71% of Democrats said that sexual assault is disqualifying. Are they more capable of ethical reasoning, or are they just being partisan and hoping the Democrats can keep their 5-4 majority on the court, which Kavanaugh would permanently throw out?"

55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

According Wikipedia (Everyone's go-to-website):

"Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances."

The irony

The new face of the GOP: Lock up your daughters, because under the GOP?

There will be NO JUSTICE for women.

 

[sun rise]

Now when it comes to Democrats, of course it's the opposite.

 

[Cacotopia]

Crimes towards society are debts that must be paid, but they should not bar anyone from contributing further towards society. Otherwise you are creating a fundamentally flawed system that encourages criminal behavior due debts being paid but never forgiven.

 

[Ellen Brown]

It looks like the GOP will decriminalize Sex Trafficking.

 

[Valjean]

Crimes towards society are debts that must be paid, but they should not bar anyone from contributing further towards society. Otherwise you are creating a fundamentally flawed system that encourages criminal behavior due debts being paid but never forgiven.

Crime isn't a debt, it's a mental defect. "Repaying the debt" is unlikely to fix it.

 

[Valjean]

The question is: does a character flaw interfere with one's ability to do a particular job? Would you choose an experienced but boorish surgeon or auto mechanic over a virtuous but inexperienced one?

 

[Altfish]

It is amazing to me that a party that is entrenched in Christianity cannot bring itself to believe what JC would have been preaching.

 

[HonestJoe]

"Newsweek notes, an Economist/YouGov poll has found that 55% of Republicans hold that even if Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school, that would not disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.

Open question because I don’t know the answer; If he had been convicted of that kind of offence, given he was a minor at the time, could the record have been accessed by the committee considering his position now?

 

[Father Heathen]

Politicians don't let ethics get in the way of their agendas. They only pretend to care when it's their political opponents who are under scrutiny.

 

[Mindmaster]

55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

According Wikipedia (Everyone's go-to-website):

"Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances."

The irony

The new face of the GOP: Lock up your daughters, because under the GOP?

There will be NO JUSTICE for women.

It looks like the GOP will decriminalize Sex Trafficking.

Sky is falling? No matter how you roll it, it's still fear and panic any way you want to smoke it. You can't appeal to anyone's logic, if they have any remaining, by stoking the spooky ghosts of victim mentality and ethical puritanism. Personally, I find it troubling that the women whom have been legitimately abused will find themselves gaining less traction moving forward. This play is not working out as planned it has simply publicized how damaging false allegations are. The solution is simpler...

The conservative attitudes will just shift to breeding out liberals. They won't let their sons come anywhere near liberal women for fear of being falsely accused. It's far easier than putting up with the drama. If the only future you have in relation to the liberal is living in fear of their sexual allegation trump card -- that is no future. No one willingly will work their whole lives to have it all squandered away. So, enjoy your ramblings, but realize you're the only one that pays the cost by eating yourselves. People will switch away from liberalism if it doesn't change, because that mentality fails the written laws of evolution.

As far as sex-traffic, no President in the last 30 years has apprehended as many suspects as Trump's administration. This is simply a non-rational, unfounded, and an erroneous argument.

The perpetual demonization of whomever walks right of the left is backfiring and will galvanize anyone with a shred of common sense away from crazy town. It's already begun.

 

[Anthem]

Who believes in polls these days....

 

[Mindmaster]

Who believes in polls these days....

Fools, no one else really.

 

[Twilight Hue]

"Newsweek notes, an Economist/YouGov poll has found that 55% of Republicans hold that even if Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school, that would not disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court.

Note well. They didn’t ask them if they disbelieved the charges and therefore didn’t think he was disqualified.

The question was, if he were actually guilty, should he serve? And a majority of Republicans said he should not be disqualified for this reason. Another 18% said they just didn’t know whether it was disqualifying. Really? Attempted rape shouldn’t keep you off the court?

71% of Democrats said that sexual assault is disqualifying. Are they more capable of ethical reasoning, or are they just being partisan and hoping the Democrats can keep their 5-4 majority on the court, which Kavanaugh would permanently throw out?"

55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

According Wikipedia (Everyone's go-to-website):

"Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances."

The irony

It's flabbergasting taking these things all the way back to high school. This deals with hormone induced teenagers with poor judgement here, not adults.

The million zillion dollar question anyways is, Is there actually evidence, like a record on a police blotter or disciplinary measure taken, or is it a decades old memory of something that I would think would be vauge at best without a written record or documentation of some sort.

 

[HonestJoe]

Who believes in polls these days....

I read that it was only 23.7% of people who believe polls but I’m not convinced it’s that low.

 

[Father Heathen]

It is amazing to me that a party that is entrenched in Christianity cannot bring itself to believe what JC would have been preaching.

If Jesus were to return, but people weren't aware that he was Jesus, he would be attacked by christian conservatives as a socialist hippy.

 

[Father Heathen]

The question is: does a character flaw interfere with one's ability to do a particular job? Would you choose an experienced but boorish surgeon or auto mechanic over a virtuous but inexperienced one?

When it comes to those who make decisions regarding our rights and liberties, virtue is pretty damn important.

 

[Jumi]

It's interesting letting any type of person with a criminal conviction run for office. I'd say they'd have to do their time first.