The court has swung. Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court on October 6, 2018. This was Trump’s second judicial nomination in the past two years, after the 50-48 vote.

President Trump hosted the swearing in ceremony for 114th Supreme Court Justice at the White House two days later. Finally, a major win for the President and Republican leaders who made stocking the judiciary branch with conservative justices a key priority.

As republican senators tried rushing the confirmation process, the Democrats were sitting on Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh. Blasey Ford had sent a letter to Sen. Feinstein claiming, “Kavanaugh had physically and sexually assaulted her.” She was now at the face of the Me Too Movement.

Inquiries into both Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford’s past resulted in the senate confirming him. President Trump claimed the whole investigation was “totally political” while trying to stall the confirmation, in CNN reporters recorded Trump saying “I stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people and our beloved constitution.” Trump included this in his speech at the White House.

Kavanaugh’s confirmation he divided the country. Michelle Flacher, an AP United States History teacher at Hall High School said, “The judicial branch should be independent political allegiances. I do think this undermined a major social issue, how society and the court system respond to sexual assault.” Like many of her fellow Americans she feels like this divided more then it helped. CNN also claimed, “reflecting the cavernous divide in the country itself during a presidency that has ignited rare political passions.” Just like Ms. Flaucher, today’s political firestorm has made people rethink their ideologies.

You might think this has nothing to do with you. However, that’s not the case. This will impact the lives of millions of Americans, but has this divided you?