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The meaning of a raucous Supreme Court hearing

by James Wallner

Sept 6, 2018

issues: American Institutions Network, Democratic Institutions, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Judicial Governance

originally published in The New York Times

From The New York Times:

“This is not the debate Republicans wanted to have,” James Wallner, a former Republican Senate staff member, tweeted yesterday morning. “Note: Kavanaugh hasn’t been debated once. It’s just the process, the documents. Democrats have framed this debate 100%.”

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