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Does Brett Kavanaugh deserve a place on the Supreme Court?

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018. NYT

Fort Worth voters don’t seem to care

Does democracy exist in Fort Worth?

I have visited, albeit briefly, and Fort Worth appeared quite normal.

I am shocked that voter turnout is so low and that people conscientiously trying to vote can be locked up.

I ask you, from the other side of the world, to work on making Fort Worth more democratic.

Pat Bolster,

Wellington,

New Zealand

James Teel for Tarrant County

I am an attorney and Republican, but I will be voting for a Democrat, James Teel, for the judge of the 323rd District Court and I encourage anyone who cares about the children of our county to do the same.

The 323rd hears all juvenile-delinquency cases and most child protective services cases in the county.

I regularly practice in this court. Teel has been an associate judge of the court for three years. He has presided over numerous CPS and juvenile cases, and I have appeared before him many times.

Before taking the bench, he was the chief of the CPS unit in the district attorney’s office for 15 years. He is a law-and-order judge, and follows the law as it is written. He is always prepared and is respectful to everyone.

Parents and children of Tarrant County need James Teel in the 323rd.

Brandon W. Weaver,

Colleyville

Nobody believe’s Ford’s story

Does Christine Blasey Ford think anyone believes her? She must think the entire public is just stupid. Suddenly, after 30 years, she comes up with this story about Brett Kavanaugh because he’s been nominated for the Supreme Court.

I think that woman is insulting everyone’s intelligence, and most people find that very offensive.

Wanda Baker,

Burleson

Catholic influence on the court

Among Supreme Court justices, we currently have four Catholics, three Jews and one of unstated religious affiliation. The current nominee is also Catholic. Does anyone else notice that Justice Clarence Thomas and nominee Brett Kavanaugh — both Catholics — have both been accused of sexually harassing or assaulting women? Did they learn that in church?

If any woman believes her rights will be protected, my opinion is that the Catholic teachings of these justices will always guide and influence them. How can they not? Look at the rulings the court has made in favor of businesses whose owners’ religious beliefs are against birth control or same-sex marriages.

Cecilia Gilbreath,

Fort Worth

What these hearings are about

The confirmation hearings are not about Judge Brett Kavanaugh. They are about the idea of a Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

When he proved himself more than qualified, the left deployed a delay tactic. The end game for Democrats is to win the Senate and confirm only activist judges. Soon, the Constitution will become a quaint anachronism.

Kathy Smith,

Southlake

Learn from the anger in his eyes

The recent Supreme Court confirmation hearing reminded me of the man who drops his keys in the woods but looks for them in the city because the light is better.

The very last thing Republican senators want is for the FBI to uncover the truth. They don’t care as long as they get a justice to overturn Roe v. Wade and protect President Donald Trump from prosecution.

It’s apparent that with his temperament, Brett Kavanaugh is not even qualified to be a justice of the peace.

Sharon Austry,

Fort Worth

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