Collins says 'it's not fair' for Kavanaugh accuser not to testify

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Source: CNN



Updated 3:10 PM ET, Wed September 19, 2018



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"I think it's not fair for Judge Kavanaugh for her not to come forward and testify," Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a crucial swing vote, told local radio station WVOM.




The comments by Collins, who as one of the more moderate Republican senators is seen as a key vote on the nomination, are the latest sign that if Ford declines to testify, it could help Kavanaugh's chances at winning confirmation to the Supreme Court. ................................................
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Asked about Ford's request to allow the FBI to investigate Ford's allegations first, Collins said that would "it seems to me, that this reverses the normal order of things."


"Usually the FBI does not pursue allegations against a nominee that occurred when the nominee was a minor," Collins, who is not a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the radio show. "It seems to me what we should be doing is bringing these two individuals before the committee. ... If we need additional help from the FBI, then the committee can ask for it."............................................

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[AlexSFCA]

1. I hope she'll testify and publicly

[olegramps]

2. This is what happens when an immoral majority obtains power.

They can justify anything that could possibly help them and harm the opposition.

[tazkcmo]

3. Me too

Right after the FBI does its job and investigates.

[Freethinker65]

4. And we can always rely on Collins to be fair...fair to mediocre.

They can wait a week and Collins can still vote to confirm Kavanaugh as instructed by her party.

[montanacowboy]

5. Did she say it in her most nasal whining voice

she disgusts me even more than the more nuttier ones

she "plays" the moderate

[Judi Lynn]

18. That act is really hard to take. She's not fooling anyone. n/t

[obamanut2012]

23. She talks that way because of a medical disorder

Snark at her because of her disgusting fake moderate views, not because she has Spasmodic Dysphonia.

[grumpyduck]

6. Yeah, right, "not fair."

The pot calling the kettle black.

[GemDigger]

7. We cannot count on her.

Good ole Susan Collins will hang with the good ole boys. That is who she has always been.

[Autumn]

8. Swing vote my ass. She always plays this game and then does what the men tell her to do.

[spotthebird]

9. Life's a bitch, they won't be fair to Ford

Ford owes Collins et al nothing.

[bdtrppr6]

10. i hate Susan Collins

she's just another terrible Puke in Human Form

[Midnight Writer]

11. I love when "they" say they are "giving" her an "opportunity" to testify, like it's a favor to her.

She doesn't owe anyone anything, and if she testifies, it will be as a favor to the nation, at great personal sacrifice.

[ConstanceCee]

12. Doesn't She Remember?

Doesn't she remember what happened to Anita Hill? Let her review some of those hearings. Not fair???

[elmac]

13. she couldn't express herself better than this?

sounds like something tRump would mutter.

[gibraltar72]

14. Should she bring her own cross Senator Collins?

Moderate my ass. She'll buy any line the cool guys give her.

[TryLogic]

15. Does she think it is fair for a group of old white guys to attack Ms. Ford ?

for political reasons, obviously.

How many of those old white guys have done something similar?

[steve2470]

16. No matter what Dr. Ford says, Collins will vote for Kavanaugh

Collins' sympathies are with the GOP and not the victim of attempted rape.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. In the end she'll vote yes.

We've been down this road before.

[bluestarone]

19. She's not concerned about being fair to the VICTIM!!

She just wants to be fair to the assailant?????? Her priorities are a little FUCKED UP!!!

[MiniMe]

20. Is it fair that she and her family had to move out of their house?

crickets

[RhodeIslandOne]

21. Susan loves this shit

It will be nice to see her gone in two years.

[MooDrew]

22. Why should she testify in front of Kangaroo Court?

She won't be allowed to call witnesses that can corroborate her story. It is clear Republicans want to make it a he said she said even though there is a growing mountain of evidence that supports her claim.

[TomCADem]

24. Unfair Is Refusing To Allow Witnesses That Would Corroborate...

...her claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.