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Can anyone explain why a judge being questioned for placement on the Supreme Court is being asked her opinion about children's literature meant for 4-7 year old kids? I'm seriously not seeing the connection. Is that relevant to adjudicating cases judged by the SC? Why not ask her for her opinion about Sesame Street? Dora The Explorer?
Because she will be ruling on cases that involve such things. They rightfully want to know where she stands on these topics. It's very reasonable to want to gain some insight to her thinking on these subjects.
Mathguy's comment was spot on, and the gypsy's "I have a dream" speech is melodramatic at best.
As long as there are people breathing on this planet, there will be biases against women, people of color, foreigners, the poor, the old, the lgbtq population, and on and on and on. News flash: those who harbor biases and bigotry are far outnumbered by those who do not.
KBJ is certainly qualified if her experience & education were the only factors on the table. Her gender and skin color should not matter one whit pro or con to her sitting on the bench. What should matter, and what DOES matter is her ideology. She has shown that ideology in her past sentencing, and she has shown it during these hearings - she simply should not be the next judge in the SCOTUS.
It is an ideology that further divides our country, because it is shared by too many like the gypsy who delight in using semantics and hyperbole to try and convince less informed citizens that if they don't go along with this BS, then they are racists and misogynists.
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The Democrat Senate is a joke. This is what you expect from teenage girls when they see a boy band. I thought Booker was going to throw his panties at the judge. Elvis in da house. Privilege people acting the opposite.
Hawley, Blackburn, Graham, Cruz were mor interested in partisan politics than intelligent legal questions, it was as if this was the campaign with CRT, transgender, soft on crime and all the other election issues. Graham was especially childish with his his hissy fits leaving the room twice in his temper tantrum. Great speech by Booker and very touching although it had little do with her qualifications.
Because she will be ruling on cases that involve such things. They rightfully want to know where she stands on these topics. It's very reasonable to want to gain some insight to her thinking on these subjects.
I am in no way an expert on the Supreme Court, but my understanding is that they select which cases to hear. I can't imagine that they would consider children's literature for 4-7 year olds of such magnitude that it requires Supreme Court intervention. We have bigger fish to fry, so to speak.
I didn't watch the entire proceeding, but she impressed me with how she conducted herself and how she handled answering the questions. Actually, in comparison, she was a whole lot more SC judge-like than that one guy a few years ago:
Because she will be ruling on cases that involve such things. They rightfully want to know where she stands on these topics. It's very reasonable to want to gain some insight to her thinking on these subjects.
I doubt very seriously she will be ruling on these issues because when the Republicans stop with their book burnings to win current elections they will move on to some other nonexistent topic they can use to fearmonger votes.
But, assuming it might come up if Republicans go far enough to create backlash, that is all the more reason for her not to take a stand on the issue.
Her doing so would be no different than the last three conservative judges nominated failing to elucidate their positions on issues they will likely be ruling on.
Considering how Ketanji Brown Jackson does not know what the definition of a woman is, how do we know if she is a woman or not? Who is to say?...........................................
Hmmmmm. Well considering the honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson did not resort to anger, whining & crying or have a hostility filled partisan rant and emotional breakdown at her confirmation hearing, I'd say your answer is staring you in the face.
A woman, is someone who just withstood 3 days of public Republican harassment and held her head high and her person composed with unaffected grace, superior intellect and steely endurance, all the while refusing to give the bullies an inch of their attempted diminishment.
That's a woman, dear.
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A woman, is someone who just withstood 3 days of public Republican harassment and held her head high and her person composed wtth unaffected grace, superior intellect and steely endurance, all the while refusing to give the bullies an inch of their attempted diminishment.
That's a woman, dear.
That's your opinion. She appears manly to me, and quite unqualified to be a judge.
That's your opinion. She appears manly to me, and quite unqualified to be a judge.
Your opinion is a straight out nonsense. Jackson has had above average qualifications to be a supreme court judge. Go compare them to some of the others.
The AMA gave her a well qualified vote by unanimous vote. Better or the same as all of the current SC. Police associations have recommended her, and she has had extensive court experience in one of the most challenging districts.
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