[h=2]Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – who was confirmed by a 96-3 vote in 1993 – rips Kavanaugh hearings as a 'highly partisan show'[/h]
- The 85-year-old justice made her comments at a forum at George Washington University
- Kavanaugh's hearings were repeatedly interrupted by protesters
- He is expected to clear the Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote
- Ginsburg noted the past tradition of bipartisan votes for qualified nominees except for few exceptions
- Senate Majority Leader delayed a hearing for 10 months on President Obama's court pick, Merrick Garland
- The GOP eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations, creating a disincentive for the president to make a consensus choice
- Democrats got rid of the filibuster for lower court nominees