Speaking Out for Louisiana Citizens

RAMBLING AROUND

I looked over some old files and remembered the old days when all Democrats were not so far to the left, (known as Conservative Democrats). They would vote Democrat or Republican. I ran across a few comments from former U.S. Senator J. Bennet Johnston, a Democrat from Shreveport. A question was asked to him about the recent Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanagh. He stated that he thought Kavanagh should be confirmed. He said he has shown himself to be a good lawyer and has a good judicial temperament. From a Democrat standpoint, elections have consequences. He is not the guy the Democrats would have put in if they had the opportunity, but GOP won the election, made the nomination, and he needed to be confirm.

Johnston was also asked about crossing party lines. He stated that in the past we have seen justices such as Antonio Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg receive unanimous confirmation. They crossed party lines. He was also asked about partisanship. He stated that the whole process is found to be more partisan. Democrats don’t talk to Republicans and vice versa. Each of the parties seem to have their own source of information. Johnston served in the Senate during Watergate, Iran-Contra, and Bill Clinton’s investigation. He was asked if he had ever seen any atmosphere around Washington similar to what is there with Donald Trump. He answered, “No, there is not anything close.”.

 

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