Liberal Yale Law Prof Praises Kavanaugh: ‘Good Character,’ ‘Scholar of the Constitution’

KILMEADE I have to ░░░░░░░░ you this story If ░░░░░░░░ have a liberal law ░░░░░░░░ a very esteemed and ░░░░░░░░ s being ripped right ░░░░░░░░ for writing an op ░░░░░░░░ about Supreme Court nominee ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh He was happy ░░░░░░░░ the nomination was announced ░░░░░░░░ he wrote a piece ░░░░░░░░ The liberal case for ░░░░░░░░ and called him qualified ░░░░░░░░ response many have been ░░░░░░░░ him Slate called his ░░░░░░░░ complete GQ called it ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ Professor you knew when ░░░░░░░░ wrote this that you ░░░░░░░░ get some blowback Did ░░░░░░░░ expect something like that ░░░░░░░░ Maybe it was a ░░░░░░░░ more than I expected ░░░░░░░░ it comes with the ░░░░░░░░ I love the fact ░░░░░░░░ this country has a ░░░░░░░░ uninhabited uninhibited debate I ░░░░░░░░ love that it it ░░░░░░░░ sometimes less personal but ░░░░░░░░ is a wonderful democracy ░░░░░░░░ Why do you think ░░░░░░░░ that has been labeled ░░░░░░░░ perfect judge by conservatives ░░░░░░░░ do a good job ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court AMAR ░░░░░░░░ I think that a ░░░░░░░░ judge is open minded ░░░░░░░░ changes his or her ░░░░░░░░ sometimes and I think ░░░░░░░░ ve seen those virtues ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh He s a ░░░░░░░░ of the Constitution and ░░░░░░░░ great justice in particular ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court focuses ░░░░░░░░ constitutional issues and I ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh has studied ░░░░░░░░ Constitution deeply I think ░░░░░░░░ is a person of ░░░░░░░░ character and he has ░░░░░░░░ willing to admit that ░░░░░░░░ has made mistakes in ░░░░░░░░ past An experienced person ░░░░░░░░ made mistakes and a ░░░░░░░░ good judge or leader ░░░░░░░░ from those mistakes KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ so you when you ░░░░░░░░ the Chuck Schumer declares ░░░░░░░░ to be the end ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade and ░░░░░░░░ of expression with things ░░░░░░░░ this What do you ░░░░░░░░ to this And the ░░░░░░░░ in this case got ░░░░░░░░ right I should remind ░░░░░░░░ audience that Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ for Anthony Kennedy I ░░░░░░░░ them both and there ░░░░░░░░ actually some similarities Justice ░░░░░░░░ was a staunch believer ░░░░░░░░ free states speech whether ░░░░░░░░ is of a conservative ░░░░░░░░ or citizens united or ░░░░░░░░ liberal sort or the ░░░░░░░░ to burn a flag ░░░░░░░░ think he was right ░░░░░░░░ both of those cases ░░░░░░░░ I think that Brett ░░░░░░░░ is a staunch believer ░░░░░░░░ freedom of expression KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Toobin said no ░░░░░░░░ can say is not ░░░░░░░░ If you are going ░░░░░░░░ vote no you tell ░░░░░░░░ on the eighth publicly ░░░░░░░░ to better candidates with ░░░░░░░░ President Trump would have ░░░░░░░░ nominated That s what ░░░░░░░░ under people s skin ░░░░░░░░ does that work for ░░░░░░░░ AMAR The audience should ░░░░░░░░ that I supported mayor ░░░░░░░░ I voted for Hillary ░░░░░░░░ The way our constitution ░░░░░░░░ set up is the ░░░░░░░░ in which the president ░░░░░░░░ and the Senate confirms ░░░░░░░░ s where one party ░░░░░░░░ both the presidency and ░░░░░░░░ Senate as a practical ░░░░░░░░ and has given us ░░░░░░░░ list of people that ░░░░░░░░ strongly considered If he ░░░░░░░░ someone else off the ░░░░░░░░ who is better I ░░░░░░░░ t think of anyone ░░░░░░░░ tell why it s ░░░░░░░░ inadequate list KILMEADE It ░░░░░░░░ simple and I m ░░░░░░░░ you are getting this ░░░░░░░░ but welcome to our ░░░░░░░░ Thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ time.”
AMAR: “Thank you.”