Christine Blasey-Ford:The Heroine We Deserve

You read it right. She is my heroine, my archetypal Cowgirl riding in on the white horse. Because of this woman and her "noble" (but apparently delusional allegations) of attempted sexual assault against a Trump nominee for the Supreme Court (Judge Kavanaugh), we now have the topic of false allegations where it’s never been before:  out in the open on the national stage.

Ms. Blasey Ford has done what the more notable cases, such as the lynchings of the early 20th century of black men and boys, Duke Lacrosse team, Brian Banks, UVA/Rolling Stone Rape Hoax, Emma Sulcowicz – the debunked mattress girl, Vladek Filler, Gordon Smith, etc., have failed to do. This case has now shown with the greatest of clarity that there is a war on due process, with the predominate victims of this war being the men who are accused of any type of abusive infraction against any female, be it today, yesterday or three decades ago.

This case now has shown us that it is wrong to automatically believe, as a matter of policy, someone who alleges that a crime has occurred against them. The aforementioned cases and the myriad of others show that women can and do lie about abuse and have done so for centuries .

In Joe Biden’s back yard – in the State of Delaware, where I experienced the grotesque nature of state sponsored false allegations – we had three very influential women make the following statements:

• Lynn Kokjohn: “False allegations of sexual abuse have become the weapon of choice for mothers seeking to alienate their children’s father in custody cases.” — Family Law Commission member Lynn Kokjohn (Delaware State News, April 9, 2010)
• Former Judge Chandlee Kuhn: “I know there are abuses made (in the PFA system). Unfortunately, the people who are domestic violence advocates are reluctant to give up or make any changes.” — Chief Family Court Judge Chandlee Kuhn (Family Law Commission meeting May 13, 2010)
• Former State Senator Liane Sorenson: “One of our problems that has come up repeatedly to the commission from the public has been the filing of false Protection from Abuse orders. The public has asked why people get away with claiming abuse when it didn’t happen.” — (Former) Family Law Commission chairwoman Sen. Liane Sorenson (Family Law Commission meeting April 17, 2008).

I have said this before:  what Judge Kavanaugh experienced with the lynch mob of (always) #believewomen (though I empathize with him), should be an eye-opening experience for both him and our judicial system of what the common man in family court is subjected to as a matter of actual public policy.   The mere allegation of an abusive act, regardless how severe or inconsequential, is regarded as both preponderance of evidence in the civil realm, and quite often probable cause in a criminal proceeding.

Yes, thank God for Christine Blasey Ford.  Her and the Democratic Party’s attempt to further weaken due process will hopefully be the beginning of a redirected pendulum swing.

We can stop the erosion of due process in this country, but it will require raising an alarm for the common man in Family Court and not just when it’s a Trump nominee for the Supreme Court.

Gordon G. Smith

Port Orange, Fl. (Formerly Felton, De.)