Senator Unknown takes his turn to question Christine Blasey Ford:
“Ms. Ford, while under oath, do you affirm that you were attacked by the nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, 35 years ago when you were at a party, and sexually assault?”
“Yes, one hundred percent.”
“I have no further questions and yield the balance of my time.”
Senator Unknown takes his turn to question Judge Brett Kavanaugh:
Judge Kavanaugh, while under oath, do you affirm your denial of the incidents as described by Ms. Ford?
“Yes, categorically.”
“Mr. Chairman, it has become clear by the method and actions of the minority party that this hearing and critique of Judge Kavanaugh by Ms. Ford is not about an incident that may or may not have happened 36 years ago. The inquisition is about the hatred and anger expressed by the Senate minority toward Donald Trump and their inability to manipulate the circumstances by which this country is being governed.
The Senate minority has revealed who they really are, for they have assumed Judge Kavanaugh’s guilt and the accuracy of Ms. Ford’s 15-year-old memory from 35 years ago. But let us say the inquisitors have been consistent. In a more gentile time, you attacked Robert Bork in a smear and destroy campaign that taught them the lesson that such behavior worked. In their further desperation, you attacked Clarence Thomas in a similar manner as they are today, expecting a better result. But Americans have learned this tactic and the courage that it took to oppose the big smear from a willing actor who is able to sacrifice herself and her fragile integrity to an evil purpose by an evil method.
Now the minority has reinvented another version of their smear methodology. Ms. Ford sent a letter to her congresswoman, who in turn sent the letter to Senator Diane Feinstein. The letter described a sexually motivated attack on Ms. Ford by Judge Kavanaugh when they were children. The letter was so precious it was not revealed until the eleventh hour of the Senate advice and consent process. Senator Feinstein said that she did not have permission from the accuser, Ms. Ford, prior to that time to release the letter. So, what changed. Did Ms. Ford receive an epiphany or did Senator Feinstein exhort her to reveal her story to a newspaper in order to stop the Kavanaugh nomination. What is your guess? Integrity has taken a vacation.
Then we learned that Ms. Ford hired an attorney who just happens to be a Democrat political operative who defended well known politicians who have become known abusers of women. Suddenly, Ms. Ford and her attorney are making demands of the Senate committee, most of which deny the accused Judge Kavanaugh his rights to a fair hearing where he can have the legally expected right to face his accuser after the charges have been made. The accuser has no evidence or confirmation from witnesses that the incident happened. The next thing we see is Democrat fund raising letters going out the door denouncing the Judge who has not yet been allowed to hear the charges from his accuser while she is under oath. Now there are other claims of sexual harassment echoing throughout the country by other aggrieved women against the accused. Judge Kavanaugh is outraged at these accusations and denies all of them. He has passed six previous FBI background checks. There is no corroboration for the accusations. Ms. Ford, now, parrots, the narrative promulgated by Senator Schumer, that a full investigation needs to be done on these accusations. Senator Gillibrand doesn’t even believe that the truthfulness of Ms. Ford’s words should be questioned on the grounds that an accusing woman would never tell a lie and at the same time Senator Feinstein limits access to the original Ford letter.
Delay after delay is insinuated into the nomination process. Unsupported, gross accusations are made against a man who has advocated for women lawyers, and has a supporting letter signed by 65 of them, verifying his good character, as well as additional letters from those he knew from high school.
You ignore Constitutional principles in making your accusations, and it becomes apparent that the entire process has been orchestrated by you to take away the conservative nominee’s confirmation. Death threats have been made against both Ms. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh’s families. They are just collateral damage to you. You don’t care what you say because you have created for yourselves a no-lose scenario. Even if the Kavanaugh nomination is confirmed, you have stated that you will seek his impeachment. You continue to promote your we against them, men against women scenario. It is consistent with your identity politics view. When you return to your base voters, you will, again, accuse Republicans of being sexist and bearers of every phobia under the sun. If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, you will have an enduring bogey man for the impending election in November.
Your process is a sham. Since when in America is the mere accusation of wrong doing sufficient to condemn any person. Senator Gillibrand said of Ms. Ford: “I believe her because she is telling the truth.” Well, I believe him because he is telling the truth. I believe him because Democrats are desperate to keep Judge Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court. I believe him because of the exemplary life he has led. I believe him because the accuser has given herself over to the political prostitutes who have sold their integrity for the power they derive from demagogic allegations that can not be proven or disproven. In other words, j’accuse.
I accuse the Democrats, of loathsome behavior after their verbal assault rooted in Judge Kavanaugh’s high school yearbook, which was used against a genuinely virtuous man, of, integrity, honesty, and decency.
I accuse the Democrats of using unsupported testimony to destroy American democratic ideals of law and justice.
I accuse the Democrats of debasing the Senate of the United States of America by abusing the Constitutional basis of our jurisprudence.
I accuse the Democrats of sacrificing the accuser as collateral damage, for her original intent was to remain anonymous.
I accuse the Democrats of lying to the American people about their concern for the alleged victim, when their real aim is to advance their prospects in the upcoming election and destroy Brett Kavanaugh.
[1] For those who may be unaware, this essay concerns the Supreme Court nomination by President Trump of Brett Kavanaugh and the accusation by Christine Blasey Ford that he made a drunken, sexual attack against her 35 years ago when she was 15 and he was 17 years old.