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[mystery-ak]

Why weren't these records already submitted to the committee?

[catfish1957]

March 19, 2022 5:26pm EDT
Grassley calls for Judge Jackson records amid GOP scrutiny over child porn sentencing; White House pushes back
The allegations were leveled at Jackson this week by Sen. Josh Hawley
By Adam Shaw | Fox News

Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling for records related to Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson’s time on the U.S. Sentencing Commission ahead of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing next week, amid Republican claims she was overly lenient to child pornographers -- a charge that the White House is branding a "debunked" and "desperate" conspiracy theory.

"Judge Jackson’s history of sentencing below guidelines, particularly in cases involving child exploitation, raises legitimate questions about her views on penalties for these crimes," Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement on Saturday.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/grassley-jackson-records-gop-scrutiny-child-porn-sentencing-white-house

Grassley should move that hearing is adjourned until records are provided.

[Hoodat]

I wonder if there is any precedent for this?  Has a Justice ever been confirmed before a vacancy occurred?

@Cyber Liberty
I stand corrected.  Stephen Breyer himself was confirmed before the judge he was replacing (Harry Blackmun) retired.

Still, with 50% of the Judiciary committee seats in Republican hands, they have the power to block this.

[Cyber Liberty]

@Cyber Liberty
I stand corrected.  Stephen Breyer himself was confirmed before the judge he was replacing (Harry Blackmun) retired.

Still, with 50% of the Judiciary committee seats in Republican hands, they have the power to block this.

You are correct, but the GOP doesn't play hardball.

[Kamaji]

@Cyber Liberty
I stand corrected.  Stephen Breyer himself was confirmed before the judge he was replacing (Harry Blackmun) retired.

Still, with 50% of the Judiciary committee seats in Republican hands, they have the power to block this.

@Hoodat

I did not know that!  Thanks for digging that up!!


And yes, they do have the power to block a vote on her nomination.  Unfortunately, it appears that McConnell is just going to roll over on this one.

She should really be put through just as much angst and grief as Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch got.

[Hoodat]

She should really be put through just as much angst and grief as Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch got.

I'm fairly sure that she molested me at a party in high school, and I would be willing to testify to that.

[Bigun]

@Cyber Liberty
I stand corrected.  Stephen Breyer himself was confirmed before the judge he was replacing (Harry Blackmun) retired.

Does that make it right? I think not.

Still, with 50% of the Judiciary committee seats in Republican hands, they have the power to block this.

With squishes like those you named above in the "Republican" 50%, not a chance in hell!

[Cyber Liberty]

Does that make it right? I think not.
 

With squishes like those you named above in the "Republican" 50%, not a chance in hell!

If Graham knows Cornyn is going to cave, he'll vote no as a sop to conservatives.

[Kamaji]

I'm fairly sure that she molested me at a party in high school, and I would be willing to testify to that.

#MeToo!!

[Bigun]

If Graham knows Cornyn is going to cave, he'll vote no as a sop to conservatives.

Or vice versa.

[mystery-ak]

Lindsey Graham Reminds Democrats of Violent Tactics Against Republican SCOTUS Nominees

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday reminded Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats during the Ketanji Brown Jackson Senate confirmation hearing of the violent tactics used against Republican Supreme Court nominees in the past.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/21/lindsey-graham-reminds-democrats-violent-tactics-against-republican-scotus-nominees/

[Kamaji]

Lindsey Graham Reminds Democrats of Violent Tactics Against Republican SCOTUS Nominees

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday reminded Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats during the Ketanji Brown Jackson Senate confirmation hearing of the violent tactics used against Republican Supreme Court nominees in the past.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/21/lindsey-graham-reminds-democrats-violent-tactics-against-republican-scotus-nominees/

Well, we'd like to see some of the "Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander" applied here.

[Elderberry]

WATCH: Sen. Cruz’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued March 21 in his opening remarks at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson that Democrats have altered the duties of the Supreme Court.

“Our Democratic colleagues want the Supreme Court to be anti-democratic. Our Democratic colleagues get frustrated with the democratic process. When they can't pass gun control laws because the American people don't support them, they want unelected judges to mandate those same laws instead,” Cruz said. “Law after law after law that they can’t get through the democratic process, the Democrats have decided it’s much simpler to convince five lawyers in black robes than to try to convince 330 million Americans.”

Cruz argued that’s the reason confirmation hearings have become “so contentious.” But, he promised Jackson: “This will not be a political circus.”

Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the high court.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOG5OGYIndo

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hawley Opening Statement (Video)


https://youtu.be/mGWfYWsEOTE

[Right_in_Virginia]

Cruz Opening Statement (Video)


https://youtu.be/DOG5OGYIndo

[Right_in_Virginia]

Graham Opening Statement  (Video)


https://youtu.be/Obfy5xVprb0

[mystery-ak]

Graham fumes at confirmation hearing: Childs treatment 'vicious'
By Jordain Carney - 03/21/22 12:14 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) fumed over progressive criticism of J. Michelle Childs, a district court nominee who was also a Supreme Court contender, and accused Democrats of holding a double standard against GOP nominees.

Graham’s remarks, which came near the start of the four-day hearing for President Biden's actual nominee for the court — Ketanji Brown Jackson — are the most extensive comments Graham has given on Jackson’s nomination since his meeting with Jackson last week.

After that meeting, which lasted roughly 15 minutes, Graham went radio silent on his thinking about Jackson.


“The attacks from the left against Judge Childs was really pretty vicious, to be honest with you,” Graham said.

Graham added that he believed there was a “wholesale effort” to take her out of the running for the Supreme Court seat.

“This is a new game for the Supreme Court, and this game is particularly disturbing to me,” Graham said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/599040-graham-fumes-at-confirmation-hearing-childs-treatment-vicious

[Bigun]

Graham fumes at confirmation hearing: Childs treatment 'vicious'
By Jordain Carney - 03/21/22 12:14 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) fumed over progressive criticism of J. Michelle Childs, a district court nominee who was also a Supreme Court contender, and accused Democrats of holding a double standard against GOP nominees.

Graham’s remarks, which came near the start of the four-day hearing for President Biden's actual nominee for the court — Ketanji Brown Jackson — are the most extensive comments Graham has given on Jackson’s nomination since his meeting with Jackson last week.

After that meeting, which lasted roughly 15 minutes, Graham went radio silent on his thinking about Jackson.


“The attacks from the left against Judge Childs was really pretty vicious, to be honest with you,” Graham said.

Graham added that he believed there was a “wholesale effort” to take her out of the running for the Supreme Court seat.

“This is a new game for the Supreme Court, and this game is particularly disturbing to me,” Graham said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/599040-graham-fumes-at-confirmation-hearing-childs-treatment-vicious

As someone here correctly stated earlier, Democrats play hardball Republicans play patty cake!

[Smokin Joe]

Where does it say we cannot?

I openly admit it would be an interesting question, and if she is confirmed and Breyer retires during Bidet's administration, I don't see the question being litigated.

However, there is nothing in the Constitution or in the relevant statutes that prohibits a pre-vacancy nomination or a confirmation hearing, particularly in light of the announced intentions of a currently sitting justice to retire.

The statute currently forbids more than nine sitting justices actively hearing cases and deciding them; it doesn't of its own necessary language do more than that.

By that logic, an endless progression of 'on deck' justices could be established, like a batting lineup, just waiting for their turn. I cannot see that as the intent of the founders.

[Kamaji]

By that logic, an endless progression of 'on deck' justices could be established, like a batting lineup, just waiting for their turn. I cannot see that as the intent of the founders.

Yes, it could.  But as @Cyber Liberty pointed out, it is quite likely the case that a confirmation that does not result in the confirmee being sworn into office before that session of Congess ends is likely a "dry" confirmation that will expire of its own accord with the end of the Session.

So, at most, you get an endless supply that's good for one session of Congress.  Building up a bench of reserves would be rather a poor waste of limited legislative time under those circumstances.

So perhaps the Founders were wiser and more ingenious than most of us give them credit for.

[mountaineer]

Soft on Crime? Here’s Jackson’s Record on Sex Offenders and Other Criminals
March 21, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson once expressed concern about a “climate of fear, hatred, and revenge” surrounding sex offenders.

Jackson later opposed the confinement conditions of a Taliban leader suspected of running a terrorist cell.

The judge also routinely ruled against the Trump administration on immigration enforcement cases, as detailed here.  ...

Hawley’s tweets referred to seven separate cases in which Jackson ruled.

“On the federal bench, Judge Jackson put her troubling views into action. In every single child porn case for which we can find records, Judge Jackson deviated from the federal sentencing guidelines in favor of child porn offenders,” Hawley wrote on Twitter.  ...

The lower court cases Hawley highlighted include:

    U.S. v. Hawkins, where sentencing guidelines called for up to 10 years in prison for a man convicted of possession of multiple images of child pornography. Jackson sentenced him to three months.  ...

Full story at Heartland Daily News

[Smokin Joe]

Yes, it could.  But as @Cyber Liberty pointed out, it is quite likely the case that a confirmation that does not result in the confirmee being sworn into office before that session of Congess ends is likely a "dry" confirmation that will expire of its own accord with the end of the Session.

So, at most, you get an endless supply that's good for one session of Congress.  Building up a bench of reserves would be rather a poor waste of limited legislative time under those circumstances.

So perhaps the Founders were wiser and more ingenious than most of us give them credit for.

The founders may have been wise and ingenious, but I refuse to underestimate the stupidity of Congress.

[catfish1957]

The founders may have been wise and ingenious, but I refuse to underestimate the stupidity of Congress.

Back then, there was a moral understanding that becoming a legislator was an honor and privlidge to serve the at the will and for  the people.  Not profit on them, which is the overriding theme now.

[Smokin Joe]

Back then, there was a moral understanding that becoming a legislator was an honor and privlidge to serve the at the will and for  the people.  Not profit on them, which is the overriding theme now.

Back then, you took time off from your regular business to serve as a legislator.

Bow it is their regular bid'ness, and many have never had a real job.

[mystery-ak]

March 22, 2022
Dick Durbin blocks documents showing Ketanji Brown Jackson's judicial record
By Monica Showalter

The Senate hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination are not going well.

Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Durbin is blocking the release of documents showing Brown Jackson's actual record as a judge, taking a page from the tactics of impeachment-obsessed Rep. Adam Schiff. That's how Democrats do hearings these days.

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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/03/dick_durbin_blocks_documents_showing_ketanji_brown_jacksons_judicial_record.html