adventurerof:

For those of you not up to date on the Kavanaugh madness. THIS is why GOP is trying to rush the vote on Kavanaugh: On next month’s SCOTUS docket is Gamble vs US. No 17-646. This is what the rush is about.

Yes, they want him to overturn Roe, yes they want him to drag us all back, but they need him seated for October to rule on that specific case. At stake is the “separate sovereigns” exception to double jeopardy. If Kavanaugh (and the other 4 conservative judges) vote to overrule it, people given presidential pardons for federal crimes cannot be tried for that crime at the state level.

Then the president can pardon anyone and they have nothing to fear from state’s attorneys. No matter what side of the aisle you stand, this is a dangerous dismantling of the separation of power and checks and balances that protect democracy.

We’re all looking at the shiny coin and not seeing the bigger picture.

#DelayTheVote