Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Katanji Brown Jackson
I had the chance yesterday to listen to the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been nominated by President Biden for the Supreme Court. I thought she was really impressive, even when dealing with some stupidity emanating from both sides. Oh, yeah, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley were grandstanding and their points about who she defended are repugnant-- any real Constitutionalist wants those accused of crimes to be represented well. And the argument about child porn cases leads to a discussion that needs to be had-- but not that way! The sentences are out-of-whack; as I have pointed out before, the guidelines for possession of child porn are often higher than those for actually abusing a child sexually, and that's backwards.
The Democrats disappointed me, too. Asking her leading softball questions and asking her to agree robbed her of the chance to show her real intelligence.
While listening, I found that I have been called to testify in front of a US House committee in a few weeks about clemency. I would be wise to take some pointers from Judge Jackson in calm demeanor!
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Katanji Brown Jackson seemed out of place. She was a serious person seeking a serious job talking to a room full of squabbling schoolyard bullies. Her face told it all. Calmly she waited for questions to be asked amid the political posturing. She was almost aloof and struggled not to look down on Senators of the United States. There were few she could look up to.
The Rs often sound like college frat brats trying to show off how stupid they can really be facing the magna cum laude Ph.D. professor on his/her field of research.
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