Spanking their kids , particularly when the child is doing something you would expect them to do at their developmental level . I get that it ' s hard . I get that parents want them to learn . I get that I have had the luxury of taking classes on how to handle behaviourally difficult kids BUT if I can reach a child without spanking them then so can the parents . The kids deserve that respect . <| sep |> Absolutely . It ' s a check of power , the Congress is supposed to have a full check on whether or not the president ' s nomination is valid , no matter how that may be . It may make some people unhappy , but since they ' re elected officials they ' re supposed to represent the people of America , and not all of them want a liberal or in your metaphor , conservative justice .