Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

[Hawkmoon]

And I give about 3/5s of a *expletive deleted*it about her opinion.  See how that works?

3/5s? Man, you're generous.

[Hawkmoon]

Susan Collins is apparently a “yes” so now it’ll be a “bi-partisan” vote to confirm.

Susan Collins is a RINO. I used to think it was surprising that someone like her could represent the state of Maine, but Maine was a very different state when my grandparents were alive and our summer vacation was always to visit them in Maine. The southern )populated) part of Maine today is pretty much just an extension or Massachusetts, politically.

[WLJ]

This is where we're at now.
Someone who openly dismisses the constitution is one step away from sitting on the SCOUS for life because much of senate either has the same views or don't want to be smeared as racist in the MSM.

[Perd Hapley]

Someone who openly dismisses the constitution is one step away from sitting on the SCOUS for life because much of senate either has the same views or don't want to be smeared as racist in the MSM.

What did she say about the constitution?

[Hawkmoon]

What did she say about the constitution?

"I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights."

Strictly speaking, the reference to inalienable (i.e. natural) rights doesn't stem from the Constitution, it's in the Declaration of Independence:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

[WLJ]

What did she say about the constitution?

"I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights."

Which to me at least is completely counter to the whole idea of the Bill of Rights

[WLJ]

Looks like she's in

The United States Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Justice of the United States Supreme Court. All Democrats in the Senate voted to confirm Biden's SCOTUS nominee, joined by three Republicans: Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/04/07/breaking-three-republicans-join-democrats-to-confirm-bidens-supreme-court-nominee-n2605615

[Jim147]

As soon as I saw the count I knew who the three were.

[sumpnz]

As soon as I saw the count I knew who the three were.

WtF is up with the people in Utah?  I mean, Maine is kinda weird, and it’s unlikely anyone to the right of Collins can win there anymore.  Alaska has always been a strange mix of rugged individualism and teat suckling.  So Murky is exasperating but I can sorta see why AK keeps her.  But Utah?  They need to kick Romney to the curb.  There’s no excuse for that.

[Ben]

WtF is up with the people in Utah?  I mean, Maine is kinda weird, and it’s unlikely anyone to the right of Collins can win there anymore.  Alaska has always been a strange mix of rugged individualism and teat suckling.  So Murky is exasperating but I can sorta see why AK keeps her.  But Utah?  They need to kick Romney to the curb.  There’s no excuse for that.

Living in Iderho for a few years now, I am learning that Mormons really stick together.

[sumpnz]

Living in Iderho for a few years now, I am learning that Mormons really stick together.

Yeah, but there’s plenty of decent Mormons that could replace him.

[Hawkmoon]

As soon as I saw the count I knew who the three were.

Yep.

[Perd Hapley]

I presume she will recuse herself from any decisions on affirmative action. 

[sumpnz]

I presume she will recuse herself from any decisions on affirmative action. 

[Boomhauer]

WtF is up with the people in Utah?  I mean, Maine is kinda weird, and it’s unlikely anyone to the right of Collins can win there anymore.  Alaska has always been a strange mix of rugged individualism and teat suckling.  So Murky is exasperating but I can sorta see why AK keeps her.  But Utah?  They need to kick Romney to the curb.  There’s no excuse for that.

Same reason Lindsay Graham wins every *expletive deleted*ing time- his backers are powerful and very much RINOs.

[MechAg94]

Romney is up for reelection in 2024.  I guess we will see if he wins or if he has challengers at all.  6 year Senate terms are a long time sometimes. 

I can't remember.  Did Trump help Romney campaign?  I was thinking he might have. 

[WLJ]

I presume she will recuse herself from any decisions on affirmative action. 

And any decision involving the Constitution

[WLJ]

Wow, some people asked her questions on her stance on constitutional matters.

    History will never forget the flagrant disrespect the GOP showed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearings.

    — Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 7, 2022

BTW: Haven't the dems been assuming her gender?

[Boomhauer]

History will never forget the time Democrats appointed a pedo lover to the Supreme Court

[WLJ]

History will never forget the time Democrats appointed a pedo lover to the Supreme Court

They needed to guarantee she would get all the dem votes because they couldn't count on black and female being enough

[Perd Hapley]

This meme just got more relevant:

[Andiron]

3/5s? Man, you're generous.

I'm applying the same standards she is WRT the Founders and Constitution.  If those are the rules she want's to play by I'm fine with them.

[WLJ]

Amazing isn't it how Thomas is still being attacked by the left but ANY criticism of Jackson is automatically racist

[HankB]

Amazing isn't it how Thomas is still being attacked by the left but ANY criticism of Jackson is automatically racist

That's because Thomas is the Oreo Cookie of the judiciary.

I'd say Jackson is a cookie chock full of nuts, but that might be deemed sexist.

[WLJ]

Sworn in

BTW: Another copy and paste AP article

The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement took effect at noon.

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
https://www.wave3.com/2022/06/30/ketanji-brown-jackson-be-sworn-into-supreme-court/