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đź”´ Supreme Court hearings - follow live: Lindsey Graham storms off after rant at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing
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🔴 Sen Lindsey Graham took time during Tuesday’s hearing to pry into Jackson’s personal religious beliefs and interrogate the judge on whether she was sufficiently spiritual in her beliefs:
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🔴 Sen Lindsey Graham took time during Tuesday’s hearing to pry into Jackson’s personal religious beliefs and interrogate the judge on whether she was sufficiently spiritual in her beliefs:
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🔴Ketanji Brown Jackson was questioned on Tuesday by senators whether she believed two major cases that have determined the extent of abortion rights in America were “settled” law:
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🔴Ketanji Brown Jackson was questioned on Tuesday by senators whether she believed two major cases that have determined the extent of abortion rights in America were “settled” law:
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All righty, Confirmation Hearing question day. Durbin says it's "Trial by Ordeal" #ConfirmationHearing
Jackson describes her 3 step process;
1: Start from a position of neutrality
2: Evaluating all the facts from various perspectives
3: Apply law to facts, while observing the constraints on judicial authority. (jurisdiction, precedent, "ADHERANCE TO TEXT")
1: Start from a position of neutrality
2: Evaluating all the facts from various perspectives
3: Apply law to facts, while observing the constraints on judicial authority. (jurisdiction, precedent, "ADHERANCE TO TEXT")
She says she's constrained by the "original public meaning" which is the buzzword that conservatives know. But then says "sometimes that's enough."
And of course SOMETIMES it's not, but conservatives oversell their hands by acting like it always is.
And of course SOMETIMES it's not, but conservatives oversell their hands by acting like it always is.
Die Scheinheiligkeit der Republikaner bei der #ConfirmationHearing heute war erdrĂĽckend. Kaum auszuhalten.
Und während sich alle (zurecht) darüber aufregen, dass er Corona hat und keine Maske trug, lasst uns nicht vergessen, was er gesagt hat: dass die drei Säulen der Staatsgewalt nicht gleich seien.
Vor ein paar Tagen hat er nochmal seine politische Haltung deutlich gemacht:
