https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/politics/kavanaugh-ford-timeline/index.html
so, it seems this lady was assaulted in school at a party, confirmed by previous therapy notes, verification with the husband, and a lie detector test.
It seems like when she first heard Kavanaugh may be put forth, she wrote a letter (in LATE July) to Feinstein, but requested anonymity in it, which Feinstein honored.
It seems a news source, The Intercept reported on Sep 12 that Feinstein received such a letter that she was not turning over.
it seems that Feinstein then on Sep 13 confirmed the possession of the letter and that she had turned it over to 'investigators'
so ... the lady probably cant do much except ruin a man's reputation with her claim. sexual misconduct is very hard to PROVE especially decades later, when it is only a he said/she said, but that doesnt stop people from ostracizing or outcasting the alleged suspect.
anyway, they were in high school and decades have passed, people can change ALOT from high school or even college, into adulthood. What matters most is a trend where people have NOT changed and are engaging consistently in a certain way.
Feinstein's hand was forced with the Intercept report, and she did what was right.
I really dont care how stupid people were as young people, as long as they evolved and matured. I think that is what the final decision should be made on, the character of a candidate, not in only one point in time, but over their lifetime, especially in their capacity to grow and learn and evolve.
If his character is collectively showing as sexist and privileged, or if he still gets so drunk as to impede judgment so severely, it should be a concern, but not just because of one evening in his younger years, UNLESS there was a crime for which he was not prosecuted, which is a different matter.
Edited by
msharmony
on Thu 09/20/18 08:59 AM
