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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy
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That Brett Kavanaugh is a federal judge is a reminder of feminist psychiatrist Judith Herman’s words: “The legal system is designed to protect men from the superior power of the state but not to protect women or children from the superior power of men.”
Trump, Kavanaugh, Graham: white patriarchy + wealth + entitlement. These are men who were raised to believe everything revolved around and for them and that they would never be held accountable. Ever. And when they are, they act like 👇🏽#Patriarchy.
White supremacy + patriarchy + wealth + entitlement = the highest office in the land to the judges who mete out “justice” to the laws that elected officials pass. Every level of power in the United States of America
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#Kavanaugh tweet storm beginning now:

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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.

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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.

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Judge rejects Dem's bid to delay Kavanaugh vote washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/… via @washtimes
Senator @JeffMerkley lost his bid to delay the Senate’s final vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a federal judge ruled Friday that he had waited too long to sue.
And she ruled that Mr. Merkley’s request was beyond the court’s powers anyway.

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“The motion does not seek any relief, if any could be granted by the court, related to the schedule of events in the Senate,” the judge wrote.
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Kavanaugh’s story is a Jekyll and Hyde story, but one that doesn’t require a strange chemical serum to explain it. It’s a psychological--maybe even a neurological--“story.” 1/9
Kavanaugh says he is mystified and even outraged by the allegations against him, and to some extent--but only to some extent--we must acknowledge that this is indeed the way it all seems to him. 2/9
In his interviews, #Kavanaugh comes across as someone who sees himself as a thoroughly decent (though not perfect) human being. And importantly, THAT IS HOW EVERYONE WHO HAS ONLY SEEN HIM SOBER SEES HIM. Call this person BK1. tinyurl.com/y9no6pnt 3/9
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#Kavanaugh THREAD:

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well. And, when I think of Brett now, in the midst of his hearings for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, all I can think of is the old "Aesop's Fables" adage: (1)
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Brett actually makes a cameo appearance in my memoir of my time in the GOP, "Blinded By The Right." I describe him at a party full of zealous young conservatives gathered to watch President Bill Clinton's 1998 State of the Union address — (3)
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Brett #Kavanaugh doesn't have the integrity to be on SCOTUS. Kavanaugh committed AT LEAST 5 instances of perjury. This is judicial misconduct. Let me spell some of it out for you and tell you what YOU can do. #StopKavanaugh #PerjuryBrett

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1) In 2002 Manny Miranda stole thousands of documents belonging to Dems. Kavanaugh worked alongside Miranda. During a 2004 confirmation hearing Kavanaugh denied receiving any of the documents Miranda stole. In 2006 he lied again under oath. We now know he committed perjury.
2) At a 2006 confirmation hearing, Kavanaugh told @SenatorLeahy that he knew nothing of an illegal warrantless wiretapping program until the New York Times broke the story in 2005. Now we know he was lying. He committed perjury.
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Brett Kavanaugh, 53

•Bush-appointed judge
•On team pushing Bill Clinton’s impeachment
•Prevented immigrant teen get abortion
•Scaled back Obama-era environmental regulations
•If confirmed, will codify 45/VP dangerous anti-LGBTQ agenda into law for many decades

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