Blog 7A Table of Contents

Return to Blog #7A: Collins led dishonest effort to confirm guilty Kavanaugh

• Republicans approved guilty Kavanaugh despite having reasons to know. Senator Collins led his dishonest defense, covered up his guilt, and slimed Dr. Ford
  • How did we get to this point?
  • The Republicans used a multi-pronged defense strategy
    • The list of prongs of the Republican defense strategy
    • Senator Collins played a leadership role in Justice Kavanaugh’s dishonest defense
  • Senator Collins’ defense of Justice Kavanaugh
    • As a thought exercise, consider the Republican arguments using the corrected facts
    • Prongs 1 to 3:
      • Key takeaways
    • Prong 4:
      • Key takeaways
    • Prong 5:
      • Key takeaways
    • Prong 6
      • There is very simple proof that the July 1, 1982 house-party is the event Dr. Ford described, which Senator Collins would have understood
      • A common-sense analysis demonstrates that Dr. Ford was present on July 1, 1982, which Senator Collins would have understood
      • The reasons cited by Senator Collins for questioning whether the event described by Dr. Ford happened, were all irrelevant
    • The implications of Senator Collins’ dishonest defense of Justice Kavanaugh are profound
    • The Republican coverup led by Senator Collins obscured many vital facts that follow from Dr. Ford’s presence on July 1, 1982
    • Senator Collins’ conduct in summary
  • Looking Forward