C'mon, Kavanaugh, why won't you walk the plank? After all, someone has made a "claim" against you. That, in a nutshell, was the complaint of a guest on Joy Reid's MSNBC show this morning. Said Maya Wiley:
"Douglas Ginsburg was the person that was nominated by Reagan, after Bork got borked. Within a matter of days, he was honest about marijuana use, and had to step down. But a claim of sexual assault is not sufficient?"
Let's consider Wiley's kvetch. Keyword: "claim." In a just society, no one should be forced to step down because someone has made a "claim" against them. Particularly when the accuser cannot remember the place—or even the year—of the alleged assault.
Second, whereas Ginsburg admitted the marijuana use, Kavanaugh has categorically denied Christine Ford's accusation.
What makes Wiley's Alice in Wonderland brand of justice -- sentence first, verdict later -- particularly troubling is her background. An Ivy League lawyer, under NYC Mayor DeBlasio she became chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board, the police oversight agency.
How would you like to be a cop coming before Wiley and subjected to her strange brand of justice, where a "claim" of wrongdoing is considered sufficient to force someone out?
Bottom line: Kavanaugh isn't going away because of a claim. Let Christine Ford come before the Judiciary Committee and make her case. And give Kavanaugh the opportunity to respond. Then we'll see who needs to "step down."
Note: interesting that Wiley admits that Bork was "borked."
Note segundo: Wiley is currently the "senior vice president for Social Justice" at The New School. Clearly, "social justice" doesn't equal good old "justice."
