The fight over the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court is powerful evidence that our political system is broken like never before. There is no plausible basis for opposing Jackson, who has impeccable qualifications and about whom nothing controversial has been discovered.
Yet, her confirmation hearings, which begin on Monday are likely to be highly contentious, and she is unlikely to get the votes of more than a Republican senator or two. Lacking any credible basis for opposing her, Republicans are turning to unfair smears. In the world of law, credentials don’t get better than hers. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, she clerked for judges in the federal district court and the federal court of appeals, as well as Justice Stephen G. Breyer in the United States Supreme Court. She had extensive practice experience in a variety of settings and has been a federal judge since 2013, in the federal district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Lacking any grounds for opposition, Republicans are resorting to slime. Some are criticizing her because she worked as a public defender, including representing a Guantanamo detainee. But in our constitutional system, every criminal defendant is entitled to an attorney, and lawyers who perform this role are fulfilling the most noble goals of the legal profession. That Jackson will be the first public defender to be a Supreme Court justice should be celebrated, not attacked.Missouri Sen.
Hawley criticizes statements she made when she was a member of the United States Sentencing Commission but omits that the commission was bipartisan and voted unanimously to modify the recommended sentences for possession of child pornography, where there was no proof that the person was involved in producing or trafficking child pornography.
Soft on perverts. No thanks.
She is far more qualified than that female puppet Trump put on the court.🇺🇸🤔
Picked for her skin color and gender…not her qualifications. What could go wrong 🤦🏻
Naw. It’s because she has a record of not holding Pedophiles accountable for the horrible crimes they commit.
Well duh, that’s what politicians do.
My next door neighbor in Los Angeles and best friend is crying about his family and freinds who wee just killed.
I guarantee you whatever scrutiny Jackson is put under by Republicans, it will be based on the merits. It won’t become vicious and hostile like the Democrats are notorious for being towards nominees.