The recent Brett Kavanaugh case has firmly cemented the death of bipartisan politics in the United States. This has been a problem well before the Kavanaugh case, but this particular situation has brought the problem into full swing.

Ever since President Donald Trump rose to power, there has been a dramatic split in American democracy between the right and the left. Both sides seem to no longer agree on anything in the federal government, and it has brought about a new uncertain time in our country.

Kavanaugh barely won his seat on the supreme court, and according to Politico, this has been the closest margin since Clarence Thomas in 1991 and the Civil War. The vote came out to 50-48. One Democrat voted yes while 48 voted no, and 49 republicans voted yes while zero voted no. One voted “present” and one did not vote.

This vote shows how all the accusations against Kavanaugh did not matter at the end of the day. The Republicans wanted a conservative seat in the Supreme Court, while the Democrats did not want him in the Court, whether it be over politics or his accusations of sexual assault.

We at The Daily Eastern News do not care that Kavanaugh is a conservative, we’re just critical of any politician accused of sexual assault. The Senate’s vote displays the death of bipartisan politics in the federal government. It is unfortunate to see our federal government come to this split decision.

Of course, Kavanaugh did not get proved beyond a reasonable doubt in an official court of law, but there is a possibility that the Senate put a criminal in the Supreme Court.

Politics has always been split in American democracy, that is the point of a democracy. However, this recent development in our federal government has shown how biased and nonpartisan our representatives have become.

We at The Daily Eastern News will continue to state our opinion in the “opinions” section. We will still continue to put out non bias reporting, but in the “opinions” section we will remain critical of politics at any level.