{"id":3051,"date":"2018-09-07T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/07\/whats-at-stake-kavanaughs-testimony-raises-even-more-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:16:52","slug":"whats-at-stake-kavanaughs-testimony-raises-even-more-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/whats-at-stake-kavanaughs-testimony-raises-even-more-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT\u2019S AT STAKE: Kavanaugh\u2019s Testimony Raises Even More Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Three days into his confirmation hearings, Kavanaugh has still failed to answer important questions on his disturbing views of executive power, he&rsquo;s given no assurances on his views of women&rsquo;s rights or pre-existing condition protections, and his testimony has actually raised even more concerns. See for yourself:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh refused to give a clear answer on his views of women&rsquo;s rights, and leaked emails have raised even more questions:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2018\/09\/06\/what-brett-kavanaugh-said-and-dodged-about-health-care-331357&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERtW2Z6eIbF0CFMMusCrbzFsYVSQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2018\/09\/06\/what-brett-kavanaugh-said-and-dodged-about-health-care-331357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused repeatedly<\/a>&rdquo; to say how he would rule on abortion, or whether he would uphold Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh referred to birth control pills as &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/brett-kavanaugh-birth-control_us_5b917b79e4b0162f472b3cb8?ncid%3Dengmodushpmg00000003&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOrxYVvq2b_lOlgGSjKqvDhh4K1A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/brett-kavanaugh-birth-control_us_5b917b79e4b0162f472b3cb8?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">abortion-inducing drugs<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2018\/09\/06\/what-brett-kavanaugh-said-and-dodged-about-health-care-331357&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERtW2Z6eIbF0CFMMusCrbzFsYVSQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2018\/09\/06\/what-brett-kavanaugh-said-and-dodged-about-health-care-331357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defended <\/a>his vote to block a teenage immigrant in federal custody from obtaining an abortion without delay.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Newly released emails revealed that Kavanaugh challenged the accuracy of deeming Roe v. Wade to be &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/06\/us\/politics\/kavanaugh-leaked-documents.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBzL9YrdoT__0aCb9QPp3rh_Xlmw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/06\/us\/politics\/kavanaugh-leaked-documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">settled law of the land<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037400677696319488&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZD61oF1Cj7YQ7Wrqxqooaof_Esg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037400677696319488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to answer whether his views on Roe v. Wade have changed since his time in the Bush White House.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh refused to promise to uphold the ACA&rsquo;s protections for people with pre-existing conditions:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/9\/7\/17825148\/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-key-moments&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNElQB3XHmK0i2ubqI-IyY-XFt2bVA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/9\/7\/17825148\/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-key-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demurred<\/a>&rdquo; on questions regarding his views about maintaining pre-existing condition protections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037427081624334337&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFUFgjbvlPeHAOnh2ewl05RqUav1w\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037427081624334337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to say whether Trump could choose not to enforce a law to protect people with pre-existing conditions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037410890767843330&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7_NqfaTJwXBmSyO5yuw7gXURyyg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037410890767843330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to promise that he would uphold the ACA&rsquo;s pre-existing condition protections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh refused to answer important questions on executive power:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037371590416195584&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGtFPTtTPyhxOAIOY8DNuuSBufqg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037371590416195584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to say whether Trump can pardon himself or pardon others in exchange for a promise to not testify against him.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037353941699371009&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEn-R4XX22S9CgAlsVuBr5zjzSWyg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037353941699371009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to answer whether a sitting president must respond to a subpoena.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037439275103600641&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFY7WCljjqvIyuixz9AFEgJLSQnFw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037439275103600641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to say whether he stands by his view that a president can fire at will a prosecutor who is investigating him.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037475526678663169&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgqeq42r5zYiUQk1uPnHLQu-MdDw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1037475526678663169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to commit to recusing himself from cases involving Trump&rsquo;s criminal liability, including the Mueller investigation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kavanaugh <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/9\/7\/17825148\/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-key-moments&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1536424541833000&amp;usg=AFQjCNElQB3XHmK0i2ubqI-IyY-XFt2bVA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/9\/7\/17825148\/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-key-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused<\/a> to answer whether a sitting president can be indicted or be the subject of a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three days into his confirmation hearings, Kavanaugh has still failed to answer important questions on his disturbing views of executive power, he&rsquo;s given no assurances on his views of women&rsquo;s rights or pre-existing condition protections, and his testimony has actually raised even more concerns. 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