Poor Kavanaugh wants to run for SC judge

I don't. The lady specified that she did not want to come forward to reveal her identity to the public, because of what happened to Anita Hill and others. Feinstein honored that. Only when Prof Ford's name got out anyway did she say she would testify.

A. The lady contacted her representative when she found out that Kavanaugh was on a list of 20 finalists. That's not holding off for the last second.

B. There is no "last second", the committee can take as long as they want.

Hell, the Republicans unconstitutionally failed to act at all on Merrick Garland's nomination at all for over a year, even though the Constitution requires them to "advise and consent" on these appointments. There was absolutely no reason not to take a little extra time to investigate the allegations.

"Youthful indiscretion"? Rape is probably the most serious crime after murder. If there was a question if Kavanaugh murdered somebody while in school, do you think that should be considered in his nomination for a Supreme Court seat?

Clinton went through both impeachment and conviction proceedings, so unless some new info comes forth, the matter is over. For several months you have tried to claim that nobody can ever be removed from office because Bill Clinton was not removed from office, and it is getting tiresome. Clinton had his Congressional version of a Grand Jury, (the impeachment) and had to face the Senate version of a trial, (conviction). They decided not to convict. Legally, the matter is done and it is time to move on to new matters.
Any other officeholder or appointee who is suspected of wrongdoing thereby gets the same process. We don't throw out the process because you don't agree with the verdict in the Clinton case.

Her identity got out because the Democrats leaked it. So they weren't honoring her desire to remain anonymous. They were waiting to spring it at a moment when it would cause a pointless delay.

Her identity got out because the Democrats leaked it. So they weren't honoring her desire to remain anonymous.

They were waiting to spring it at a moment when it would cause a pointless delay.

The only reason for Dr. Ford to testify was a last ditch attempt to prevent Kavanaugh from being confirmed in a political process. She chose to be a part of this highly political process putting herself in this national partisan fight.

It's not like people get off rape charges frequently because the victim can't bring themselves to go to court?

It's not like people get off rape charges frequently because the victim can't bring themselves to go to court?

Welllllll... if I remember correctly you hint that a female cousin, or aunt, or mom's friend or someone female was inappropriate with you,,,,And I also seem to remember that you bring this up whenever girls or women audaciously mention their own assaults.....but not to commensurate or share the pain, but to remind everyone that assaults on girls is no big deal because some woman have assaulted boys.....and now of course people on the left and right have done terrible things.

It's not like people get off rape charges frequently because the victim can't bring themselves to go to court?

There was no court in this story. There were no rape charges.

This was a political game. One side wanted Kavanaugh to be on the Supreme court. The other side wanted Kavanaugh to be blocked. The rules to the game are that politicians vote and majority wins. Everyone understands how this works....

In the space of just over a year, two women in Greater Manchester have killed themselves because of their experiences as complainants in sexual offences cases. The challenge this poses to the criminal justice system should be immediately clear: both women acted as servants of justice, yet were so profoundly hurt by that experience that they ended their own lives.

Feminists have spoken of the “second rape” of post-rape interrogation and the criminal trial for many years – but nothing can illustrate the need to better protect of rape witnesses as sharply as these two tragic deaths.

Frances Andrade was a virtuoso violinist whose young life was already marked by abuse before she met schoolmaster Michael Brewer at Chetham’s school of music in Manchester. In February of 2013, he and his former wife were found guilty of indecent assault against Andrade, perpetrated when she was a girl of 14 and 15. The ordeal of giving evidence against these defendants was such that by the time the verdict was issued, Andrade had killed herself.

Meanwhile, in February of this year, Tracy Shelvey jumped from the roof of a car park in Rochdale and killed herself after the man she and six other women had accused of rape was acquitted. Shelvey had given evidence twice, as a first jury had not been able to reach a verdict on all of the counts.

I had toys and other objects shoved inside of me which I accepted because of emotional and physical abuse. I do not consider this "inappropriate". I consider it rape.