Trump’s next pick for the Supreme Court is Brett Kavanaugh, best known for his work during the Starr investigation into Bill Clinton, and for his time as an aide to George W. Bush.

Kavanaugh is certainly a conservative partisan, and his time working for Bush catapulted him to a nomination to the US Court of Appeals, where he dealt with contentious confirmation hearings and credible assertion that he was “too partisan.” It took 3 years to confirm him.

Many of his positions are boilerplate conservatism. He opposes net neutrality and consumer protections, arguing against labor rights. But his more radical positions are rather shocking. He believes that assault-weapons bans are unconstitutional, something that even a conservative like Scalia didn’t believe. Incredibly troubling is his history as “an unrelenting, unapologetic defender of presidential power.” Considering that Trump is being investigated, those beliefs will likely be front-and-center as he goes through the confirmation process.

His position against voting protections is especially jarring, as he wrote the opinion upholding the GOP voter ID law in South Carolina. He will certainly contribute to more voter disenfranchisement in the future.

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