Oh, I’m not defending the groping. I’m just saying you’re adding a pedophilic perspective to this that simply didn’t exist at the time.

By the standards of the time, she was grown enough to decide what to do with her body as an adult.

1939. The concept of her not being adult enough to decide her own sexuality did not entirely exist yet; they were still arguing about whether or not it was a valid concept at the time, which is why a lot of states settled on 16 as the age of consent (it was a nice median between the two viewpoints).

I was reacting to the idea of using Rule 19 during a confirmation hearing, not Rule 19 itself. The idea of using it during a confirmation hearing is massively more recent, and was masterminded by the Dems... they just had the misfortune of not being the party in power when the strategy got used.

See, this kind of thing is what horrifies me. To me, the only thing about this that was surprising is the physical size of the people doing it.

Yes. And it doesn’t matter what party they are, whether they’re conservative or liberal... Pretty much, all of them are.

Yeah. Very complicated. Which is why I am glad he at least had the working brain cell to ask someone instead of deciding he knew the answer.

There is no fucking way she is running.

Ironically, it was one of many measures and strategies that the Democrats came up with to stop the Republicans from pulling all kinds of stupid shit in government and effectively trying to bully their way into controlling everything.

He hails from the Alpha Draconis system.

Okay, this one isn’t stupidity. It’s actually something that a lot of nations have struggled with, and a question the U.S. has struggled with since its inception. It’s even at the heart of the “silver vs. gold” argument back when our currency wasn’t backed purely by taking the government’s word for it.

Considering his definition of good is, effectively, “screw over all women and sell America to Russia,” he just admitted she’s the moral love child of Lord Voldemort and the Emperor from Star Wars.

We’re doing the exact opposite.

Or eliminate hydrogen. Good luck!

Social media has also, fortunately, made it easier for people to get educated about predators like this and call them out.

I read that in the Saw voice.

That’s the mailing address for ALL of the judges in that court.

Yeah, he’s awesome.

Nah. 400 years ago, she would have been legal and they would have shamed her for adultery.

People got away with it more often and it was much easier to suppress. There’s also quite a few anti-rape advocates now who used to actively silence rape because it was so much harder for a victim’s voice to be heard.