by Haruo » Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:58 pm
If you mean a 17-year-old boy having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl, I think thirty years later that is not anything to get in high dudgeon about. On the other hand, lying about you did back then is an issue. At this point I don't think there's enough evidence of what went on back there to judge. I am inclined to believe Professor Ford on the subject, and that doesn't help Kavanaugh if I'm a Senator. But I am much more strong in my belief that Kavanaugh lied about his drinking, which is something that to my mind is potentially disqualifying. (Though for me the notion that a sitting President is above the criminal law of the several states is a much stronger reason to vote against him.) The alleged incident with him and Dr. Ford basically seems to come he said she said (though he didn't say anything about consensual acts with her), but I think the evidence about his excessive drinking and behavior while drunk is much stronger, including a police report as well as numerous witness statements.
Haruo = Leland Bryant Ross
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