Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

[zxcvbob]

Say what?  I must have missed an important memo.

Whatchu talking about, Willis?

I don't know much about it yet, but she supposedly has been lenient in cases involving sexual abuse of children.  (I can see where political elites and especially democrats would like that)

[Ben]

Say what?  I must have missed an important memo.

Whatchu talking about, Willis?

The Republican questioning of Brown-Jackson has been focusing on her leniency for pedophiles and the like. The MSM is now running cover and stating that it's "mainstream" to give child sex offenders light sentences, even though Brown-Jackson's are far under the guidelines. They're essentially beginning to argue that child sex offenses are not that big a deal.

[Perd Hapley]

Say what?  I must have missed an important memo.

Whatchu talking about, Willis?

If you heard about racists attacking Jackson because they are racists - that's what they were talking about. Also, the Left had to bring up Roy Moore again, because they thought that would help.

[Ben]

People have more access to porn these days, so they should be punished less for child porn.

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/03/22/ketanji-brown-jackson-explaining-how-federal-sentencing-guidelines-for-child-pornography-offenders-are-out-of-date-is-not-the-best-look-video/

I guess if you wanted to argue that it is unfortunately easy to click on the wrong link and have something like that pop up, there is a case for leniency for something that was done accidentally, or via a malevolent link. However her cases that are being highlighted are not "I accidentally clicked the wrong link". They are cases involving hundreds and thousands of images. And "easy access to porn" does not excuse the physical abuse cases.

[WLJ]

If you heard about racists attacking Jackson because they are racists - that's what they were talking about. Also, the Left had to bring up Roy Moore again, because they thought that would help.

Also saw someone saying that any criticism of her is inciting violence against blacks

[Pb]

I figure any judge Biden wants to nominate will be terrible, so what is the point of caring about this one?

[Lennyjoe]

I figure any judge Biden wants to nominate will be terrible, so what is the point of caring about this one?

It’s pretty much a wash, lefty for lefty.

But, she did say the 2nd Amendment is an individual right….

[Hawkmoon]

But, she did say the 2nd Amendment is an individual right….

Since the SCOTUS has already explicitly said that, she pretty much had to agree or look like a total idiot. That doesn't mean she wouldn't vote to overturn Heller in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

[Pb]

But, she did say the 2nd Amendment is an individual right….

Every gun banning pol says that.

[K Frame]

Every gun banning pol says that.

Even Beto says that, occasionally, when he's flip flopping in a desperate attempt to break his solid losing election record.

[Ron]

After 7 years at Harvard, Biden's Supreme Court pick can't define a 'woman'
'I'm not a biologist'

https://www.wnd.com/2022/03/7-years-harvard-bidens-suprem

[Perd Hapley]

After 7 years at Harvard, Biden's Supreme Court pick can't define a 'woman'
'I'm not a biologist'

https://www.wnd.com/2022/03/7-years-harvard-bidens-suprem

She's following precedent. Back in '73, SCOTUS said they couldn't figure out when life begins...

[Ben]

After 7 years at Harvard, Biden's Supreme Court pick can't define a 'woman'
'I'm not a biologist'

https://www.wnd.com/2022/03/7-years-harvard-bidens-suprem

I saw some great comments about that. From memory:

Lawyer: Was a man or woman driving the getaway vehicle?
Witness: How would I know? I'm not a biologist.

[zxcvbob]

https://babylonbee.com/news/riddler-stumps-batman-with-question-what-is-a-woman

[Hawkmoon]

After 7 years at Harvard, Biden's Supreme Court pick can't define a 'woman'
'I'm not a biologist'

https://www.wnd.com/2022/03/7-years-harvard-bidens-suprem

From the link:

He explained, "Of course, it is not that someone as erudite and sophisticated as Judge Jackson can’t tell us the answer. It is that she won’t. At times during the hearing, she has put on her best constitutional originalist hat. It was almost like we were listening to the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia himself.

"But it’s a pose. Jackson bobs and weaves, demonstrating that she is well versed in constitutional originalism and statutory textualism – the judicial philosophy that judges must apply the law as written, consistent with its public meaning at the time it was adopted, not make it up as they go along. But Jackson has been careful just to describe this philosophy, not to adopt it as her own."

He explained Jackson is not revealing her own thoughts "because she is smart and grasps that we wouldn’t like the answer very much. She calculates that she has the votes and if she just toughs it out, without revealing anything too alarming, she will be confirmed."

[grampster]

She's following precedent. Back in '73, SCOTUS said they couldn't figure out when life begins...

They couldn't define Porn either....one just said he knew when he saw it.  shrug.

[Ben]

Oh brother.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1506746325567737863

[WLJ]

Oh brother.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1506746325567737863

So put him in the NO column?

Actually shocked he didn't take a sock off.

[Ron]

"When did Democrats become so pro-pedophile? Has it always been so or is it a more recent trend made easier by technology? At any other time in American history the mere defense of these perversions would be far more than disqualifying… now it’s not even shameful to them."
- Donald Trump Jr.

[K Frame]

"When did Democrats become so pro-pedophile? "

When they realized that that was yet another uncaptured voter group.

[Northwoods]

Once the LGBTWTFBBQ crowd became an important voting bloc.

[WLJ]

"When did Democrats become so pro-pedophile? "

When they realized that that was yet another uncaptured voter group.

And they called us crazy for predicting this.

[RocketMan]

On a related note, not much is being said about Justice Clarence Thomas still being in the hospital for an infection.  Early speculation was that would be out by last Tuesday, two days ago.

[MechAg94]

I heard some clips of Jackson's questioning.  The exchange between Cruz and Durban was just Durban trying to cover for Jackson, but prevent him from asking quetsions about the pedophile issue.  Then the next Senator asked the same questions.  She couldn't give a straightforward answer.  Couldn't even spout a reasonable line of BS.  I was not very impressed.  When politicians are running verbal rings around you, you are either not very smart or not at all prepared.

[RoadKingLarry]

When politicians are running verbal rings around you, you are either not very smart or not at all prepared.

Not mutually exclusive conditions.

Besides, how prepared did she really need to be? It's not like she isn't going to be confirmed regardless of anything she says or how FUBAR her judicial decisions from the past have been.