Letter: Leaders should be humans first, then Americans, with politics after that

09222018 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, left, attends his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 4, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

In Thursday’s Times letter column was the headline “Accusations against judge aim to further delay process” with a letter by Bruce Hallowell. In his letter, Mr. Hallowell points out the Democrats are just trying to delay the appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

I don’t think they are trying to delay it, I think they would like to stop it, but that is not my point. The Republicans used similar tactics to deny Democrats a Supreme Court nomination when Barack Obama was president.

This is just another example of how polarized our politics have become, to the detriment of the country, especially when it comes to Supreme Court justices. Everything has become about winning instead of compromise and collaboration for the overall good of the country. Justices should be picked by compromise of both parties, not just rammed through or delayed by the party in power at the moment.

It led…

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