Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has filed a lawsuit alleging the refusal to release all the documents related to Brett Kavanaugh’s record is a violation of the Constitution.
In the suit, Merkley asks the courts to intervene and halt Kavanaugh’s confirmation process until all the of documents — like those related to his time working for the George W. Bush administration that the White House has refused to release — are made public.
“The events of the past 10 days have only underscored how critical it is that the Senate conduct a careful and comprehensive review of a nominee before giving its consent,” Merkley said in a statement. “But this President has gone to lengths never seen before to make sure we can’t do that job. The unprecedented obstruction of the Senate’s advice and consent obligation is an assault on the separation of powers and a violation of the Constitution. The President and Mitch McConnell want to ram through this nomination come hell or high water, without real advice or informed consent by the Senate, but that’s just not how our Constitution works.”
Read the lawsuit below:
If it’s documents, then this was a good idea two weeks ago.
I think Judge Kavanaugh will make his ruling soon.
I’d like to see the Dems in general do more of this. The R’s have done this for years weaponizing the courts using them to oppose everything.
That said, while the filing probably has merit, the courts in general have traditionally not gotten involved in these kinds of fights that there is a political process possible (howeiver unlikely) the courts have deferred to the political process.
Like I said…would love the Dems to sue them all 100x a day for every thing they say and do. I just don’t think this one is going anywhere.
Yeah, he’s late to the game with this. He’s piling on now, but because he represents me, GO OREGON!
Hey TPM…If it’s what you say, I love it!
This is awesome! Not to mention BALLSY.