Just talking points

Dear editor:

This letter is in response to one written by Casey Alexander on Sept. 27, titled “Cesspool politics.”

The first part of his letter dealt with the Kavanaugh hearing, which he says has just become “cesspool politics,” and the fact these days women can apparently accuse men of sexual misconduct without any real evidence and after many years, and thus potentially ruining the men’s careers and maybe their lives. I have no real issue with those points, except on the second point, if there is real evidence of sexual misconduct, then the person should be punished accordingly.

However, he then starts to rant about how Kavanaugh shouldn’t be on the Supreme Court because he’s a puppet of the GOP and will always rule in favor of the wealthy and big business, which, of course, is nonsense and are just Democrat talking points. He not does have a history of that and he has stated in the hearing he rules based upon the rule of law and the Constitution (which is how judges should conduct themselves), and politics does not come into play.

Mr. Alexander then complains that President Obama’s pick, Merrick Garland, never got a Senate hearing from the GOP-run Senate, claiming dirty politics. What wasn’t mentioned was that Mitch McDonnell used the so-called “Biden Rule,” in which back in 1992, then Sen. Joe Biden, chairman of the Judicial Committee, said at the time that President Bush should delay filling a SC vacancy if one arose, until after the presidential election was over, and that it was essential that the Senate refuse to confirm a nominee to the court until then. The circumstances were similar with Garland. Biden’s point was a “lame duck” president should avoid filling a SC vacancy, and instead let the election winner do it. Makes perfect sense. What’s “good for the goose” doesn’t apply here.

BTW, Mr. Alexander was wrong in saying Obama attempted to nominate Garland with 18 months left in his term. It was nine months (March 2016).

Mike Williams Hot Springs Village