I have no idea how I would get this to his eyes, particularly ahead of tomorrow's testimony, but perhaps there is a way. I would still like to hear other's opinions of this.
Dear Judge Kavanaugh:
I do not know what happened many years ago at certain high school and college parties. I have heard enough to find it plausible that you have past actions for which cause you shame.
I also see a large body of evidence suggesting these happenings, if true, are confined to the distant past and have not prevented you from having an honorable career and life. While it fights our fundamental human inclinations to somehow reconcile and accept that a person who has committed acts of sexual violence may also be a good person, I believe that this is in fact the case.
As things stand, you may yet survive these accusations, be confirmed to the Supreme Court, and go on to have an honorable and very influential tenure on the nation's highest court. Regardless of your judicial success and acclaim, I am certain that if I am correct that you have committed assaults and are also a good person, then I know no measure of success will ever satisfy you. You will die having lived a life perpetually running away from your shame.
Life has a funny way of presenting opportunities, and I'd like to draw your attention to one. You are in a position to become a leader for a different kind of justice. You may become an ally for the immense suffering of the tens of millions of people in the United States who have been victims of sexual assault, most of whom suffer in complete silence, choosing also to run away and hide from their shame. Your choice to come clean and become an advocate for victims could erase that shame and instantly validate the lives of millions of people. Perhaps it would be worth it if you could give that gift to only one.
Right now, America needs a leader with integrity -- someone who will use their past errors to propel the nation instead of entrench problems we'd rather not admit exist. Taking a stand for victims is an enormous gamble. You would certainly lose a chance to sit on the Supreme Court. You would infuriate and humiliate President Trump. You would be treated with unfair spite. But if the gamble pays off, you would do more for this nation in one day than you could ever accomplish on the Supreme Court. And you would not be betting on yourself. You would be betting on America. If you truly love Her, should you not take the bet?
Dear Judge Kavanaugh:
I do not know what happened many years ago at certain high school and college parties. I have heard enough to find it plausible that you have past actions for which cause you shame.
I also see a large body of evidence suggesting these happenings, if true, are confined to the distant past and have not prevented you from having an honorable career and life. While it fights our fundamental human inclinations to somehow reconcile and accept that a person who has committed acts of sexual violence may also be a good person, I believe that this is in fact the case.
As things stand, you may yet survive these accusations, be confirmed to the Supreme Court, and go on to have an honorable and very influential tenure on the nation's highest court. Regardless of your judicial success and acclaim, I am certain that if I am correct that you have committed assaults and are also a good person, then I know no measure of success will ever satisfy you. You will die having lived a life perpetually running away from your shame.
Life has a funny way of presenting opportunities, and I'd like to draw your attention to one. You are in a position to become a leader for a different kind of justice. You may become an ally for the immense suffering of the tens of millions of people in the United States who have been victims of sexual assault, most of whom suffer in complete silence, choosing also to run away and hide from their shame. Your choice to come clean and become an advocate for victims could erase that shame and instantly validate the lives of millions of people. Perhaps it would be worth it if you could give that gift to only one.
Right now, America needs a leader with integrity -- someone who will use their past errors to propel the nation instead of entrench problems we'd rather not admit exist. Taking a stand for victims is an enormous gamble. You would certainly lose a chance to sit on the Supreme Court. You would infuriate and humiliate President Trump. You would be treated with unfair spite. But if the gamble pays off, you would do more for this nation in one day than you could ever accomplish on the Supreme Court. And you would not be betting on yourself. You would be betting on America. If you truly love Her, should you not take the bet?
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