Not only must justice be done, it must also be seen to be done.
That is an oft-cited, 100-year-old maxim relating to the British and American legal system. Per that maxim, the mere existence of credible bias is enough to overturn a court ruling. How much more so is that the case when the credible bias, the potential corruption, pertains to a person nominated for a lifetime seat on the highest court in the United States!
Many people are claiming that the current process of sifting through allegations against Brett Kavanaugh is essentially a search for the truth. That is not so. The search for truth is a secondary concern. It is primarily a search for a suitable appointment to the United States Supreme Court. And as of now, Brett Kavanaugh is a tainted commodity. Not only that, both Brett Kavanaugh and his supporters seem reluctant to take even the minimum necessary steps to impartially and genuinely investigate the allegations against him. That only makes the taint more credible.
Under such circumstances, Kavanaugh is clearly unfit to sit on the Supreme Court. Indeed, he is unfit to be a judge on any level of court whatsoever. It seems very unlikely that Kavanaugh will secure a recommendation by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Should he actually gain that recommendation and ultimately be confirmed, then the entire Supreme Court and the very rule of law in the United States would be discredited.
That is an oft-cited, 100-year-old maxim relating to the British and American legal system. Per that maxim, the mere existence of credible bias is enough to overturn a court ruling. How much more so is that the case when the credible bias, the potential corruption, pertains to a person nominated for a lifetime seat on the highest court in the United States!
Many people are claiming that the current process of sifting through allegations against Brett Kavanaugh is essentially a search for the truth. That is not so. The search for truth is a secondary concern. It is primarily a search for a suitable appointment to the United States Supreme Court. And as of now, Brett Kavanaugh is a tainted commodity. Not only that, both Brett Kavanaugh and his supporters seem reluctant to take even the minimum necessary steps to impartially and genuinely investigate the allegations against him. That only makes the taint more credible.
Under such circumstances, Kavanaugh is clearly unfit to sit on the Supreme Court. Indeed, he is unfit to be a judge on any level of court whatsoever. It seems very unlikely that Kavanaugh will secure a recommendation by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Should he actually gain that recommendation and ultimately be confirmed, then the entire Supreme Court and the very rule of law in the United States would be discredited.
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