# Can Democrats actually stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-actually-stop-the-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh/820733 "2018-09-04T12:49:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-actually-stop-the-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh/820733/4831 "2018-09-28T15:26:30Z")

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A local Democratic Party facebook feed just posted this , I’ll quote the relevant paragraph:

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> If you check out SCOTUS blog, you will see that on next month’s docket is: Gamble v. U.S., No. 17-646. Issue(s): Whether the Supreme Court should overrule the “separate sovereigns” exception to the double jeopardy clause (where you can be charged twice, via State and Federal charges, for the same crimes). They are desperate. The plan was to appoint Kavanaugh early this week so that he would be seated in time for this ruling.

This does seem relevant, since the President can pardon federal criminals but not state.

Thoughts?

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