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In reply to the discussion: Can anyone explain how Clarence Thomas got confirmed? [View all]spooky3
(34,496 posts)67. And got to damage millions of Americans over the years
With his co-conspirators, Scalia et al.
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And part of that is because Biden and the committee FAILED to call for the testimony
pnwmom
Jul 2018
#7
History has shown that in cases like this corroboration is extremely important. And the two women
pnwmom
Jul 2018
#82
Everyone who participated in that vote knew there were two additional witnesses
jberryhill
Jul 2018
#90
I disagree. I think they didn't want the American people to know, because then there would have been
pnwmom
Jul 2018
#92
different times back then. he should probably be impeached along with Gorsuch and the new guy
JI7
Jul 2018
#5
When Anita Hill accused him, he portrayed himself as a black man who was being lynched,
pnwmom
Jul 2018
#6
This was a huge problem back then. Worse than now. We had go-along Democrats
Baitball Blogger
Jul 2018
#24
"Polls showed that twice as many Americans supported as opposed Judge Thomas" is one reason. More
Hoyt
Jul 2018
#36
Because he was black and the Democrats did not want a white man to replace the great Thurgood
kimbutgar
Jul 2018
#51
No one? Every woman I know believed her. But there wasn't a single woman on the panel. nt
pnwmom
Jul 2018
#75
We didn't fight as hard as we could have. I think Uncle Joe has some responsibility for that.
gibraltar72
Jul 2018
#80