I earnestly hope, Kavanaugh will be a good justice and not be like Anthony Kennedy who he is replacing. I've read a few articles, not all are positive on this aspect.
If the Dems had any honesty (I know, I know, this is extinct in the party) or even intellect, there would have been a very legitimate and PROVABLE way of NOT CONFIRMING Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh’s stance on
warrantless spying is extremely troubling – although there may be some signs his opinion has changed.
His original viewpoint on warrantless wiretapping claimed it was consistent with the Fourth Amendment.
In a concurrence in the 2015
Klayman vs. Obama decision before the DC Circuit, he wrote this (Excerpt):
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... critical national security need outweighs the impact on privacy occasioned by this program. The Government’s program does not capture the content of communications, but rather the time and duration of calls, and the numbers called. In short, the Government’s program fits comfortably within the Supreme Court precedents applying the special needs doctrine.
This is obviously troublesome because you’re talking about secret courts which hardly give people the avenue to dispute why their data is being seized. It should also be pointed out we’re talking about a government which is considering a law forcing nonprofits to share information with police and regulators “regarding individuals, entities, organizations, and countries suspected of possible human trafficking or related money laundering activities.â€
This bill would allow the government to get information on people without a warrant or probable cause. Financial entities or nonprofits who go along with this awful law are exempt from any possible civil action from those who somehow find out their information is exposed.
OK, let me end here. The Senate, if they were doing their job would be harping on this decision and making it an issue, which is a LEGITIMATE and VERY IMPORTANT ONE at that.
That this issue was not given any importance in favor of a juvenile attack that may not have happened 36 years ago just shows us the kind of people we are voting into our national legislature.