Akhil Amar: Brett Kavanaugh Is ‘Spectacular’ and the ‘Best’ on Trump’s List

>> Neil All right It ░░░░░░░░ already assumed that getting ░░░░░░░░ support for judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ be next to impossible ░░░░░░░░ and behold a liberal ░░░░░░░░ case for Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ Yale law school professor ░░░░░░░░ is it with these ░░░░░░░░ guys He writes very ░░░░░░░░ steps way back from ░░░░░░░░ vitreol of the moment ░░░░░░░░ strongly supported Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ president and as well ░░░░░░░░ Obama s pick Merrick ░░░░░░░░ He didn t go ░░░░░░░░ He thinks this nominee ░░░░░░░░ credentials are impressive Processer ░░░░░░░░ to have you Thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me Neil What ░░░░░░░░ of reaction have you ░░░░░░░░ from this column There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of anger ░░░░░░░░ America on the right ░░░░░░░░ on the left I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ for Americans We have ░░░░░░░░ lot more in common ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ back from the left ░░░░░░░░ I expected This is ░░░░░░░░ beginning of the process ░░░░░░░░ I d like us ░░░░░░░░ come together It s ░░░░░░░░ possible There used to ░░░░░░░░ a time when justices ░░░░░░░░ confirmed and judicial nominees ░░░░░░░░ 90 or more votes ░░░░░░░░ did on the right ░░░░░░░░ Ruth Bader Ginsberg did ░░░░░░░░ the left Neil Although ░░░░░░░░ are fuming about judge ░░░░░░░░ s nomination they control ░░░░░░░░ presidency or the Senate ░░░░░░░░ have limited options but ░░░░░░░░ can sour the hearings ░░░░░░░░ looking to complicate the ░░░░░░░░ whenever possible That s ░░░░░░░░ what could develop now ░░░░░░░░ one wins It can ░░░░░░░░ Be careful for what ░░░░░░░░ wish Suppose they defeated ░░░░░░░░ nominee Would you get ░░░░░░░░ better as the next ░░░░░░░░ I think not at ░░░░░░░░ I think Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ spectacular A fine list ░░░░░░░░ s the best on ░░░░░░░░ list that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Professor what if you ░░░░░░░░ update people on him ░░░░░░░░ s thoughtful He reads ░░░░░░░░ reads across the board ░░░░░░░░ hires clerks across the ░░░░░░░░ Women as well as ░░░░░░░░ He s respected by ░░░░░░░░ of the justices on ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court Across the ░░░░░░░░ They hire his law ░░░░░░░░ They followed various opinions ░░░░░░░░ he s ideas where ░░░░░░░░ s written some a ░░░░░░░░ court opinions and the ░░░░░░░░ Court has followed his ░░░░░░░░ Basically he s smart ░░░░░░░░ open minded and fair ░░░░░░░░ decent He actually supported ░░░░░░░░ Garland and don t ░░░░░░░░ surprised if Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ him Neil You do ░░░░░░░░ the possibility there s ░░░░░░░░ different way of doing ░░░░░░░░ You talk about fair ░░░░░░░░ you could ask a ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh about past writings ░░░░░░░░ past judicial cases Roe ░░░░░░░░ Wade should have been ░░░░░░░░ An interesting way to ░░░░░░░░ on this issue All ░░░░░░░░ these candidates askew anything ░░░░░░░░ to do with how ░░░░░░░░ would rule on something ░░░░░░░░ say what about going ░░░░░░░░ in time and looking ░░░░░░░░ a case I thought ░░░░░░░░ will never happen Those ░░░░░░░░ will never come up ░░░░░░░░ they do no smart ░░░░░░░░ in this case you ░░░░░░░░ nobody will rerespond I ░░░░░░░░ trying to move the ░░░░░░░░ process forward so it ░░░░░░░░ not just a game ░░░░░░░░ keep away and got ░░░░░░░░ Doesn t degenerate to ░░░░░░░░ attacks It s not ░░░░░░░░ rubber stamp or a ░░░░░░░░ hunt The candidate have ░░░░░░░░ questions about his legal ░░░░░░░░ not his personal views ░░░░░░░░ answers and gets the ░░░░░░░░ of the doubt when ░░░░░░░░ answers That s his ░░░░░░░░ Everybody understands the answers ░░░░░░░░ not promised or pledges ░░░░░░░░ confirmed a justice has ░░░░░░░░ call it as he ░░░░░░░░ it Even if he ░░░░░░░░ his mind in the ░░░░░░░░ or encounter as new ░░░░░░░░ argument he has to ░░░░░░░░ free to change his ░░░░░░░░ I m trying to ░░░░░░░░ a badly broken confirmation ░░░░░░░░ Neil No you re ░░░░░░░░ If you get 50 ░░░░░░░░ you re lucky That ░░░░░░░░ it But nothing like ░░░░░░░░ old day Being you ░░░░░░░░ more liberally minded and ░░░░░░░░ at the judge here ░░░░░░░░ looking at Kavanaugh as ░░░░░░░░ thinker a jurist a ░░░░░░░░ an academic Do you ░░░░░░░░ he would be that ░░░░░░░░ or is he potentially ░░░░░░░░ like justice Kennedy he ░░░░░░░░ be replacing more of ░░░░░░░░ swing vote and he ░░░░░░░░ t fit or comport ░░░░░░░░ some on the right ░░░░░░░░ assigning him or hope ░░░░░░░░ assign him Justice Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ the justice for who ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh clerked and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of similarities ░░░░░░░░ the two There s ░░░░░░░░ flavors of liberals and ░░░░░░░░ Judge Kavanaugh is more ░░░░░░░░ a originalist and that ░░░░░░░░ not a bad thing ░░░░░░░░ is something that actually ░░░░░░░░ got my constitution here ░░░░░░░░ cares a lot about ░░░░░░░░ text and the original ░░░░░░░░ and the understanding of ░░░░░░░░ Constitution Great liberal originalists ░░░░░░░░ black and con sur ░░░░░░░░ originalists Clarence Thomas Clarence ░░░░░░░░ is a better originalists ░░░░░░░░ justice Scalia was because ░░░░░░░░ Thomas was more open ░░░░░░░░ read his history books ░░░░░░░░ historical scholarship and I ░░░░░░░░ judge Kavanaugh when he ░░░░░░░░ Justice Kavanaugh when he ░░░░░░░░ will be very open ░░░░░░░░ reading good historical scholarship ░░░░░░░░ to give him a ░░░░░░░░ sense and his colleagues ░░░░░░░░ what the document really ░░░░░░░░ Neil So you want ░░░░░░░░ get away from this ░░░░░░░░ that it goes as ░░░░░░░░ said the ping pong ░░░░░░░░ that prove nothing You ░░░░░░░░ them to prove something ░░░░░░░░ want them to elevate ░░░░░░░░ debate I think it ░░░░░░░░ be amazing if the ░░░░░░░░ became a serious for ░░░░░░░░ confirmation A nominee can ░░░░░░░░ his chops and a ░░░░░░░░ would be rewarded for ░░░░░░░░ really good nomination that ░░░░░░░░ glory and down to ░░░░░░░░ present and the nominee ░░░░░░░░ American people would get ░░░░░░░░ good lesson in a ░░░░░░░░ constitutionalism and where reasonable ░░░░░░░░ actually disagree I know ░░░░░░░░ s a utopian pie ░░░░░░░░ the sky We re ░░░░░░░░ divided I m trying ░░░░░░░░ find a way forward ░░░░░░░░ No you offer a ░░░░░░░░ of good ideas a ░░░░░░░░ to bridge the gap ░░░░░░░░ a hot and feisty ░░░░░░░░ between the two sides ░░░░░░░░ good seeing you professor ░░░░░░░░ you.