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    Democrats struggle to stop Brett Kavanaugh

    by Tessa Berenson Sep 17, 2018 3 minutes

    PROVIDING ADVICE AND CONSENT ON SUPREME Court nominations is one of the Senate’s solemn duties. But the start of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings on Sept. 4 was more spectacle than substance. At the outset, all 10 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee carried out a coordinated plan to stall the proceedings, interrupting repeatedly and demanding a postponement. A chorus of protesters stood up and yelled from the back of the room; 70 were arrested on the first day alone.

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