Dems vow judge & fury at Brett hearing

Battle Supreme over court pick begins

The confirmation for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begins on Tuesday — with Democrats vowing a grilling that will generate “sparks.”

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee intend to make the case that the conservative jurist would overturn abortion rights, scuttle Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in US elections, limit gun control and weaken ObamaCare.

And several potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota — are sure to make the most of their opportunity to grab national TV time by hammering the nominee.

Republicans are expected to portray Kavanaugh (pictured) as a principled and eminently qualified jurist who has no preconceived ideas about the law.

“There will be sparks at this hearing,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) promised last week.

But the numbers in the Senate give the edge to the 53-year-old appellate judge.

Once Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appoints a successor to Sen. John McCain, the GOP will hold a 51-49 majority.

In the event of a 50-50 tie, Republican Vice President Mike Pence would cast the deciding vote.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted Sunday that Kavanaugh would convince some red-state Democrats facing re-election in November to come on board.

“If he does well at the hearing, he will get, my belief is, 55 [votes] or higher,” Graham told “Fox News Sunday.”

Under that scenario, Kavanaugh’s goal will be to avoid pitfalls.

Like past nominees, he’s expected to dodge specific questions on how he’d rule on potential cases like abortion, gun control and campaign finance.

“They [senators] know very well that judges cannot answer questions about cases that are likely to come before them,” Carrie Severino, policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network, told “Fox & Friends” Monday.

If he makes it through the confirmation process, Kavanaugh will replace swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy and cement the court’s 5-4 conservative majority.

Liberal activists have suggested Democrats just walk out of the “sham” hearings.

Democrats have raised red flags with several of Kavanaugh’s previous writings, such as his belief sitting presidents should be protected from criminal probes.

The hearing is expected to last three or four days.