inevitable. For Public Policy
junior Katie Kelly, who serves
as the communications director
of the University of Michigan’s
chapter of College Democrats,
the decisions of Collins, Flake
and Manchin to vote “yes”
ignited
feelings
of
anger and frustration.
“It’s really, really frustrating
because no matter how many
times you call these Senators
or how often you protest or
stand up it seems like our cries
fall on deaf ears,” Kelly said. “It
made me hopeful when I heard
Jeff Flake come out during the
hearings calling for an FBI
investigation because it seemed
as though maybe it wasn’t going
to be a completely partisan issue,
that maybe there was a chance
some people would see common
sense on this … and then he just
came right back and completely
voted along party lines and
really disappointed those who
became hopeful during the FBI
investigation … After Susan
Collins came out and said she
was voting yes that was really
one of the final nails in the
coffin for me.”
LSA sophomore Dylan
Berger, president of the
University’s
chapter
of
College
Republicans,
argued support for swing
state senators, particularly
Collin
and
Manchin,
who voted in favor of
Kavanaugh.
“I think both Senators
were
wise
to
vote
to
confirm
Kavanaugh,”
Berger wrote in an email.
“I thought Senator Collins
gave a speech on the Senate
floor for the ages. She
represented the institution
of the Senate well by
making a decision based on
the facts, not mob hysteria.
Americans
of
future
generations will thank her
for preserving due process
in the face of angry mobs of
protestors.”
Leading
up
to
Kavanaugh’s confirmation,
the University community
held
several
protests
following the allegations of
sexual assault by Christine
Blasey Ford, a professor at
Palo Alto University who in
September
publicly
shared
details regarding Kavanaugh’s
alleged
attempt
of
sexual
assault when the two were
in high school. Ford is one
of three women to publicly
accuse Kavanaugh of assault or
misconduct.
In
a
confidential
letter
Ford sent months ago to Sen.
Dianne
Feinstein,
D-Calif.,
but
publicly
released
in
September by Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Charles
Grassley, R-Iowa, Ford writes
about the high school incident.
She states Kavanaugh pushed
her into a bedroom while at a
gathering in a Maryland home,
got on top of her, attempted to
remove her clothing and put
his hand over her mouth when
she tried to yell for help.
In
response
to
these
developments
in
the
Kavanaugh hearings, the Law
School held a panel during
the final week of September
with Law professors Kate
Andrias, Barbara McQuade
and Margo Schlanger on the
campus implications of the
sexual
assault
allegations
against Kavanaugh. Following
the panel, the Law School
community
organized
a
rally titled “Respect Women,
Respect Survivors and Respect
the Court.” Last week, another
rally to protest Kavanaugh
BEYOND BORDE R S
If students shouting about
voter registration on the Diag
aren’t
convincing
enough,
the Michigan Secretary of
State office has devised a new
way to assist with student
registration.
On Monday, the Michigan
Secretary of State will host
a mobile voter registration
unit at the Michigan League
circle
drive.
The
mobile
unit will mainly serve voter
registration but is still open
to other Secretary of State
services.
The
Secretary
of
State
office asks those registering
to vote to bring a driver’s
license or Michigan state
identification. The deadline
to register to vote is Tuesday
at 5 p.m.
The mobile unit is part of
the University of Michigan’s
efforts to win the Big 10
Voting
Challenge.
The
challenge
encourages
Big
10 schools to get as many
students to register and vote
after historically low voter
turnout among young adults.
The Big 10 Voting Challenge
will have two awards: one for
the institution that yields
the
highest
percentage
of
registered
voters
and
one for best overall voter
improvement.
The
University
is
also
partnered with Turbovote,
an online tool that helps U-M
students, faculty and staff
register to vote.
Mid-term
elections
are
Nov. 6.
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