Why are Republicans ramming Brett Kavanaugh on to the supreme court?

Mitch McConnell has made it clear: Dr Christine Blasey Ford did not matter. This is about shaping the judiciary for years to come

They blocked Barack Obama’s pick for the supreme court. They threw in their lot with Donald Trump, a political neophyte and TV celebrity facing multiple sexual harassment allegations. It is entirely unsurprising that the Republican party seems ready to ram through the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh.

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