Fascinating story about @JoeBiden and Justice Thomas. 👀👀
"Of course, Biden now says he always believed [Anita] Hill. But that is a lie. Biden told Clarence Thomas that if Hill’s allegations were leaked, he would defend Thomas’ character." /1
"Biden told Sen. Orrin Hatch R-Utah, during the hearings that he did not believe Hill. And Biden told Sen. Arlen Specter R-Pa., in a 1998 interview that he did not believe Anita Hill was telling the truth." /2
"If there was any doubt on this score, it was answered on the night Justice Thomas was confirmed, when I was with him and some friends at his home and a call came in." /3
"It was Joe Biden calling to congratulate Thomas on getting confirmed, telling him not to let this get him down and that Thomas had many years to show the American people what he was — a person of character. /4
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“Folks, this is what a mom can do,” Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said. /2
“When we look at Judge Barrett we see an accomplished woman,” said Republican Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer. “We see a brilliant jurist. We see a nice person. We see someone who has been able to balance their family life with a husband, seven children, and keep everyone on track.” /3
Joe Biden continues to dodge, weave, and refuse to commit that he will not pack the Supreme Court, as the the leftist extremists in his party are demanding. /1
Democrats want to replace our current Supreme Court with a liberal super-legislature, stacked with politicians-turned-judges in the mold of AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. All with lifetime appointments, rewriting the law and Constitution. /2
Left-wing groups have already issued a proposed SCOTUS list and it's loaded with progressive activists. Have no doubt, the so called “judges” on a future Biden Supreme Court/super-legislature will rubber stamp a radical liberal agenda, circumventing the democratic process. /3
Democrats and liberals can’t attack Judge Barrett’s qualifications, so they are falling back to scare tactics, the same thing they do every time they have no good argument. /2
The one quote Democrats and their allies are using is from a book review, not a ruling, not a case she heard. /3
President Trump promised to appoint justices in the mold of Scalia and Thomas. He has kept that promise and I look forward to supporting Judge Barrett's confirmation. #ConfirmAmy /1
Justice Ginsburg was confirmed in 42 days, Justice O'Connor in 33, and both confirmations were nearly unanimous. #ConfirmAmy /2
But Democrats won't be able to bring themselves to support Judge Barrett because they are beholden to leftwing extremists who want to pack the Supreme Court and defund the police while our cities burn." #ConfirmAmy /3
On 9/12/1960, JFK told the Greater Houston Ministerial Association: "I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish;...and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all…." (1/8)
“…For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been, and may someday be again, a Jew—or a Quaker or a Unitarian or a Baptist….Today I may be the victim, but tomorrow it may be you….” (2/8)
"...Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end; where all men and all churches are treated as equal;...where there is no Catholic vote, no anti-Catholic vote, no bloc voting of any kind;..." (3/8)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer who dedicated her life to public service. Her intelligence, hard work, and commitment brought her to the pinnacle of her profession. #RBG /1
Justice Ginsburg was only the second woman appointed to #SCOTUS. She has been a role model and helped pave the way for all people who wish to dedicate their lives to public service. /2
Despite her judicial philosophy, she was recommended by Senator Orrin Hatch, supported by Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley, and confirmed almost unanimously. /3