Kavanaugh chaos — If you’re a Republican, you may be wondering why should I bother to vote?

If you think the debate over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court feels like an ominous turning point for the nation, you’re not alone.

We have certainly had bitter and partisan debates over judicial nominations before. There was Robert Bork in ’87, Clarence Thomas, four years later many others. Even further back, in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt tried to take over the entire judicial branch of government by packing the court with extra Democrats so he could impose his program ...