Senator Harris,
First, let me say how much I appreciate you and you colleagues calling out the Republican efforts to prevent my fellow American and myself from knowing critical information about the person who was nominated for this important position.
While I wish the opposite were true, I don’t foresee the nominee being rejected, with the exception of a last minute bombshell piece of information about Judge Kavanaugh being made public. Even then, given the standard issue blindfolds and earplugs Republicans seem to be wearing lately, even that may not be enough.
I would hope that when (and I do mean when) the Democrats regain control of the Senate, steps are taken to ensure that no majority party can ever pull this kind of B.S. again.
Change the Senate rules back to require a super majority vote on all nominations. It encourages bi-partisan co-operation.
Let me put it this way: In the business world, if you were making an important decision and 51% of your team thought it was a good idea, and 49% disagreed, its safe to say that as the boss, I wouldn’t have very much confidence in the idea or the outcome. 60% to 40% is a different story.
I would also encourage that legislation be passed to required the maximum level of public disclosure on all high level elected officials. This includes tax returns, criminal records, financial records, and government/military personnel records. In my opinion, if you decide to enter the public arena of politics, you must also give up some of your privacy expectations.
Keep up the fight, but please remember that when your time comes, many of us don’t want to see the same situation in reverse when the Democrats retake power.
