Politics Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing, now with New allegations!

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  1. MarAzul

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    The Democrats on the Hearing Committee are an an especially aggravating group. None more so than Blumanthal.

    He brings up, Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus which means false in one thing, false in all things. This is especial rich since he claimed several times about his Vietnam service which never happened.

    Just hearing from him is abrasive.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    A Washington DC circuit court judge has already ruled that such a test is appropriate when law enforcement is conducting a background check. Who was the judge?
     
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    Unsure, but polys are standard for some clearance levels. I wouldn't be shocked if he's taken one before, especially if he was a White House aide. But I'd be game.

    Additionally, there are some, uh, stories I've heard that state it's not that hard to trick them. I don't know if he's that sophisticated, though.
     
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    As long as every senator, congressman and up the chain of command do so as well. Yearly.
     
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    Yeah, you're more experienced in than I am in this area, but that does sound about right. The final question though, which tells a lot about a former employee, "were they fired, did they quit, or was the employee let go for cause", can be answered truefully, no?


    These things happened before I took any stake in politics and/or legal affairs, but I will do some research on them. I might get back to you. I might take a nap about it lol.
     
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    ...it's simply a figure of speech and I don't think anyone using that term means it literally.
     
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    ...well, if the committee decides (which they eventually did) that there will be an FBI investigation he doesn't really have a choice, does he? So his answer isn't really compelling in any way.
     
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    ...yes, because none of the GOP committee members are "aggravating" or "abrasive"..
     
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    ...how many of them are accused of rape like Kavanaugh?...but hey, don't stop there, let's go ahead and include governors, mayors, councilmen, cops, sheriffs, etc., and while you're at it why not also include all regular citizens such as yourself?....yeah, great idea.
     
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    Let's start with nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court who have credible allegations of sexual attack.
     
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    Maybe a routine polygraph expert might get easily fooled but I seriously doubt that a trained FBI agent could be that easily fooled.
     
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    They could ask riveting questions like what is your age and what do you do for a living? Isn't the test based on emotional reaction? If you are cold blooded, you can pass.
     
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    Trump would approach it like it's a trophy.
     
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    I think many have too high an opinion on what a polygraph can tell. I also believe you have too low am opinion on the caliber of polygraph examiners.

    I believe this is the case as well.
     
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    I don’t think he should be required to take one. He might be asked if he would be willing to take one.
     
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    They use polys all the time in sex offender treatment. So they have a purpose. I honestly wouldn’t begrudge him if he opts not to take one though. I don’t want to take one and I have never met Dr Ford and have never sexually assaulted anyone
     
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    I would have a lot of difficulty trusting someone else's reading of my physical responses to potentially antagonistic questioning, when my career and reputation are at stake. No way to know if the person conducting the examination has any sort of built in preconceptions that might color their line of questioning or their interpretation of the squiggles.

    But if I were in his place, and fully innocent of everything I'd been accused of, I'd probably do it. However, I have a very calm and detached demeanor as a rule, so I wouldn't be particularly worried about my emotions getting the better of me if I didn't like the questions. Don't think the same can necessarily be said for the judge.
     
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    That was my point to Brian that he never addresssed. In the hypothetical the employee divulged the info.
     
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    marzy gets easily confused.
     
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    Yeah, cause guys like Grassley, Graham, Jordan, Gowdy etc. have been really sweet guys, lmao! You are so biased it's pathetic.
     
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