Cheers for Jackson who declares: 'We've made it, all of us'

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Tearfully embracing a history-making moment for the nation, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court showed the progress of America: “We’ve made it — all of us.”

“It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson said. “But we’ve made it. We’ve made it, all of us.”

Biden nominated her on the second anniversary of his pledge ahead of the South Carolina presidential primary to select a Black woman for the court. The move helped resurrect his flailing campaign and preserved his pathway to the White House, and Biden said the promise of putting someone like Jackson on the court helped motivate his bid for the Oval Office.

The event came amid a COVID-19 outbreak among Washington’s political class that has sidelined members of Biden’s administration and lawmakers, including Collins and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, who tested positive for the virus just hours after voting for Brown’s confirmation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was on the invite list, tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

On Thursday, Jackson had joined Biden at the White House to watch the Senate vote unfold on TV, the two of them clasping hands in the Roosevelt Room as her confirmation became reality.

 

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Rethuglicans hating Latinos for more than 100 years.. .. refugee workers shouldn't be caged & deported. It's bad business. Will Racist Rethuglican Party take responsibility for 100 years of failing to keep Latinos out of America? GOPLeader votolatino 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

A Black woman will now serve on the same court that once upheld segregation. Just decades ago, her parents weren't allowed to attend the same schools as white students.

They are happy that they can help destroy America together.

I am beyond proud of Ketanji. 🥲

What I truly love about her gaining the seat..all the sad fks that railed at her and lost the battle anyway!!! Every bigoted one of em all frowning hahhahaj

*Closer to equality. Yes Congratulations 😊 Now, 🇺🇸 POTUS & VP , could there be a focus on paying the unpaid debt to African-American slave descendents. It's the right thing to do. Reparations

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