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Why Alaska Natives pushed Sen. Lisa Murkowski to say no to Brett KavanaughUmair IrfanEven before the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emerged, Alaska Native groups were pressuring Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a key swing vote, to reject his nomination. “She heard our concerns about Judge Kavanaugh’s record on the constitutional rights of Native peoples,†the Alaska Federation of Natives, a powerful lobbying bloc representing 186 federally recognized tribes in Alaska, wrote in a press release on Friday.And after Christine Blasey Ford came forward with her accusation that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party in the 1980s, some indigenous Alaskans redoubled their opposition.Alaska’s indigenous tribes are an indispensable base for Murkowski, helping her win a write-in campaign for Senate in 2010 after she lost the Republican primary. And the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh raised new alarm among many members. Alaska has the highest rate of sexual assault in the United States, more than double the national average. About half of assault victims are Natives. Read more at: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/5/17942486/kavanaugh-murkowski-alaska-natives
So because indigenous people of Alaska have problems with sexual assault, somehow baseless charges against Kavanaugh make him unfit for the SC?Lunacy. Screwball reasoning.