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[Right_in_Virginia]

Paul Kane
@pkcapitol

Romney tells me that child-porn angle via Hawley/Cruz is wrong, won't impact how he votes.

“It struck me that it was off course, meaning the attacks were off course that came from some. And there is no there, there.”

Still might vote against KBJ.

5:23 PM · Mar 22, 2022   Twitter Web App

[libertybele]

Not only is this nominee unsuitable for the SCOTUS the whole process should be halted.

There is no current vacancy on the bench.
'Filling' a vacancy that does not exist only opens the way to court packing.

This entire farce is putting the manure wagon ahead of the horse.

This is true, although Breyer said that he would retire at the end of his term, provided that a nominee was appointed and confirmed to replace him.

However, what if Breyer changes his mind?  Then we have 10 on the bench.  Not unless there's some legality that if he said he was going to retire that he has to??

[Right_in_Virginia]

Josh @HawleyMO: "[Y]ou go on to say, 'sex offenders are truly shunned in our society.' I'm just trying to figure out, judge, is he the victim here? Or the victims are the victims? You're saying that you're apologizing to him. You're...sorry for the anguished this has caused him"  (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1506386007981178891

[Kamaji]

Not only is this nominee unsuitable for the SCOTUS the whole process should be halted.

There is no current vacancy on the bench.
'Filling' a vacancy that does not exist only opens the way to court packing.

This entire farce is putting the manure wagon ahead of the horse.

Breyer was confirmed before there was a vacancy as well.  Given Breyer's stated intent to retire, this is not a completely novel situation.

[Kamaji]

This is true, although Breyer said that he would retire at the end of his term, provided that a nominee was appointed and confirmed to replace him.

However, what if Breyer changes his mind?  Then we have 10 on the bench.  Not unless there's some legality that if he said he was going to retire that he has to??

There will never be 10 on the bench until and unless the statute governing the composition of the Supreme Court is changed.  Even if she is confirmed, she won't be a justice until she has been given the oath of office, and she cannot be seated so long as there are already nine justices serving.

[mystery-ak]

 

Published March 22, 2022 2:46pm EDT
Supreme Court nominee Jackson doesn't 'quite remember the basis' for Dred Scott decision
The Dred Scott case is among the most notorious in the Supreme Court's history

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News

    Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who President Biden nominated to the Supreme Court to become the first ever Black female justice, admitted Tuesday that she could not recall the basis for the infamous Dred Scott decision, which in 1857 said that a Black person whose ancestors had been slaves could not be an American citizen.

The case came up during Jackson’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday, when she faced questioning from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Cornyn brought up the concept of substantive due process, a legal doctrine utilized to expand the Constitution’s due process clause to protect various rights not enumerated in the Constitution.

"Why isn't substantive due process just another way for judges to hide their policy making under the guise of interpreting the Constitution," Cornyn said, criticizing the doctrine.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-nominee-jackson-dred-scott-decision-basis

[mystery-ak]

TheLeoTerrell
@TheLeoTerrell
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3h
Justice Jackson is hiding her support  for Critical Race Theory. Shameful!




TheLeoTerrell
@TheLeoTerrell
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2h
Not a single Republican should vote for confirmation .

[libertybele]

There will never be 10 on the bench until and unless the statute governing the composition of the Supreme Court is changed.  Even if she is confirmed, she won't be a justice until she has been given the oath of office, and she cannot be seated so long as there are already nine justices serving.

No. There is no provision in the Constitution that states that there can only be 9 justices on the bench.  The Constitution does not define how many.

The Constitution grants that power to Congress.

[Kamaji]

No. There is no provision in the Constitution that states that there can only be 9 justices on the bench.  The Constitution does not define how many.

The Constitution grants that power to Congress.

The statute that governs the Supreme Court does, however.

28 U.S.C. §1:  "The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum."

As I count it, that makes 9.  No more, and no less.


Source:  https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1

[Cyber Liberty]

No. There is no provision in the Constitution that states that there can only be 9 justices on the bench.  The Constitution does not define how many.

The Constitution grants that power to Congress.

ICYMI, this was why she was asked about (and refused to answer) questions about stacking the court.

And @Kamaji is correct, the number of Justices is in a Statute, and the Constitution specifically places the power to determine the size of the SCOTUS (and all inferior courts.  That will come up later) in the hands of Congress.

[libertybele]

ICYMI, this was why she was asked about (and refused to answer) questions about stacking the court.

And @Kamaji is correct, the number of Justices is in a Statute, and the Constitution specifically places the power to determine the size of the SCOTUS (and all inferior courts.  That will come up later) in the hands of Congress.

The Judiciary Act of 1869 fixed the number of Justices at nine and no subsequent change to the number of Justices has occurred, but again, there is nothing in the Constitution, specifying the number of justices.

Yes, as I mentioned earlier, the power to set the number of justices is in the hands of Congress and unfortunately they have their eye on packing the courts.

[Cyber Liberty]

The Judiciary Act of 1869 fixed the number of Justices at nine and no subsequent change to the number of Justices has occurred, but again, there is nothing in the Constitution, specifying the number of justices.

Yes, as I mentioned earlier, the power to set the number of justices is in the hands of Congress and unfortunately they have their eye on packing the courts.

Democrats always try this when they don't get their way in court.  FDR was big on the notion.

[Smokin Joe]

This is true, although Breyer said that he would retire at the end of his term, provided that a nominee was appointed and confirmed to replace him.

However, what if Breyer changes his mind?  Then we have 10 on the bench.  Not unless there's some legality that if he said he was going to retire that he has to??

IIRC, the number of justices is statutorily limited to nine. Confirming another justice without an opening is begging for a Constitutional crisis--and who is to rule on that?

[Kamaji]

IIRC, the number of justices is statutorily limited to nine. Confirming another justice without an opening is begging for a Constitutional crisis--and who is to rule on that?

Breyer was confirmed before Blackmun retired.  I don’t recall there being much of a constitutional crisis back then. 

[mystery-ak]

Pre K-12 School Where Judge Jackson Sits on Board Pushes Cultural Marxism on Kids

Georgetown Day School, the private Pre K-12 school where Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits on the board of trustees, teaches radical critical theory pedagogy, and boasts on its website “everyone will engage in the work of social justice within all aspects of school life” — which Judge Jackson would be required to “support” and “promote” as a member of the board.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/23/pre-k-12-school-where-judge-jackson-sits-on-board-pushes-cultural-marxism-on-kids/

[mystery-ak]

CNN’s Lemon: ‘Intellectual Giant’ KBJ Was Questioned by Senators Who Don’t Know Law

On Tuesday, on his show “Don Lemon Tonight,” CNN anchor Don Lemon said that the U.S. Senators who were questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during the second day of her confirmation hearings had “no idea about the law.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/03/22/cnns-lemon-intellectual-giant-kbj-was-questioned-by-senators-who-dont-know-law/

[Kamaji]

CNN’s Lemon: ‘Intellectual Giant’ KBJ Was Questioned by Senators Who Don’t Know Law

On Tuesday, on his show “Don Lemon Tonight,” CNN anchor Don Lemon said that the U.S. Senators who were questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during the second day of her confirmation hearings had “no idea about the law.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/03/22/cnns-lemon-intellectual-giant-kbj-was-questioned-by-senators-who-dont-know-law/

Apparently, neither does she.

[mystery-ak]

March 23, 2022 8:15am EDT
Lindsey Graham: Ketanji Brown Jackson was top choice of 'every nutjob liberal group'

Graham questions whether Biden SCOTUS nominee is 'neutral observer' of law

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https://www.foxnews.com/media/ketanji-brown-jackson-lindsey-graham-ingraham-angle-reaction

[catfish1957]

CNN’s Lemon: ‘Intellectual Giant’ KBJ Was Questioned by Senators Who Don’t Know Law

Someone needs to tell Lemon that even left wing Harvard Professor Alan Dersowicz called Ted Cruz the best constitutional scholar that he had ever seen.

[mystery-ak]

Fierce exchange rages as Republicans confront Dems for withholding SCOTUS nom documents
March 23, 2022 | Kevin Haggerty

The Senate Judiciary Committee grew fervent when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and several colleagues accused the chairman, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), and his party of withholding records of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and demanded to know, “is there anything else that Democrats have access to in this case that they’re not sharing with Republicans?”

Prior to taking the last break from questioning for the second day of the confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) had brought up information regarding probation reports that had not been submitted to the record. When the committee returned from recess, Cruz reiterated his concern before normal order could resume.

“I asked the chairman about Senator Hirono had referenced five probation reports that were not in the record,” Cruz stated. “I asked the chairman whether the Democrats had access to information about Judge Jackson’s judicial record that Republicans did not. You did not answer me at the time.”

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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/03/23/fierce-exchange-rages-as-republicans-confront-dems-for-withholding-scotus-nom-documents-1216054/

[Kamaji]

Fierce exchange rages as Republicans confront Dems for withholding SCOTUS nom documents
March 23, 2022 | Kevin Haggerty

The Senate Judiciary Committee grew fervent when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and several colleagues accused the chairman, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), and his party of withholding records of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and demanded to know, “is there anything else that Democrats have access to in this case that they’re not sharing with Republicans?”

Prior to taking the last break from questioning for the second day of the confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) had brought up information regarding probation reports that had not been submitted to the record. When the committee returned from recess, Cruz reiterated his concern before normal order could resume.

“I asked the chairman about Senator Hirono had referenced five probation reports that were not in the record,” Cruz stated. “I asked the chairman whether the Democrats had access to information about Judge Jackson’s judicial record that Republicans did not. You did not answer me at the time.”

more
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/03/23/fierce-exchange-rages-as-republicans-confront-dems-for-withholding-scotus-nom-documents-1216054/

Republicans should stop the hearings until the democrats have made a full and complete accounting for all documents and information in their possession.

[Cyber Liberty]

Republicans should stop the hearings until the democrats have made a full and complete accounting for all documents and information in their possession.

If they only had the nerve....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdh9JhwZ8nc

[Kamaji]

If they only had the nerve....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdh9JhwZ8nc

Or the brains, or the heart.

[mystery-ak]

Judge Nominated To Supreme Court On The Basis Of Her Sex Can’t Define ‘Woman’
By: Jordan Boyd
March 23, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Joe Biden in large part because of her sex, said she couldn’t define what a woman is on Tuesday during her confirmation hearings.

Jackson was chosen to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer in fulfillment of Biden’s identity politics pledge to install a black woman on the Supreme Court. Despite those reasons for her nomination, Jackson stumbled through giving a definition of “woman” when Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked the straightforward question.

“Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?” Blackburn asked during the hearing.

“No, I can’t,” Jackson said after confirming the question.

The progressive judge claimed she was unable to provide a definition because “I’m not a biologist.”

“The meaning of the word woman is so unclear and controversial that you can’t give me a definition?” Blackburn pressed.

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https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/23/judge-nominated-to-supreme-court-on-the-basis-of-her-sex-cant-define-woman/

[catfish1957]

1/9th of the SCOTUS is getting ready be the ultimate hot bed of left wing activism.

There is no stopping this train wreck.