Stephen Breyer will retire from the SCOTUS after the current term—so, early summer, June or July. Zhou promised from his basement in 2020 that he would nominate a black or African American woman if a vacancy occurred. The generally perceived front runner, given that commitment and the relevant qualification, is usually narrowed down to
I am not a lawyer, but her education - including graduating only cum laude from Harvard Law (I’d have expected summa cum laude for a SCOTUS nominee) - doesn’t seem to have been exceptional. Her husband’s twin brother is Paul Ryan’s brother-in-law. There doesn’t seem to be anything special about her. I am with Kudlow, who, in his monologue today, said the Breyer replacement should be the very best person available, regardless of race and gender, and that Biden is unfit to be president because of his racism. Everything is about race. Inappropriate in a presiident.
It’s my guess that Ketanji's was considered to be a swell affirmative action story as she moved through her life to this point. That is not good enough.
Poll after poll shows that the border is a huge issue for Americans. It's easy to ask a nominee their opinion of the open refusal of government officials to enforce the law--and then scream if they refuse to give a straight answer.
How Republicans Can Block Stephen Breyer’s Replacement
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One clinker to the Good News--Ben Sasse is on the judiciary committee. Still ...
Here is Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire for judicial nominees:
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Jackson%20Senate%20Judiciary%20Questionnaire1.pdf
I am not a lawyer, but her education - including graduating only cum laude from Harvard Law (I’d have expected summa cum laude for a SCOTUS nominee) - doesn’t seem to have been exceptional. Her husband’s twin brother is Paul Ryan’s brother-in-law. There doesn’t seem to be anything special about her. I am with Kudlow, who, in his monologue today, said the Breyer replacement should be the very best person available, regardless of race and gender, and that Biden is unfit to be president because of his racism. Everything is about race. Inappropriate in a presiident.
It’s my guess that Ketanji's was considered to be a swell affirmative action story as she moved through her life to this point. That is not good enough.
One word: Sotomayor.
Kudlow said that, if the best qualified person happens to be black and a woman, that’s fine, but those should not be the basic criteria.
Or how about this legal avenue? I am not a lawyer but this does seem to have the virtue of being much more DIY...
https://bondsforthewin.com/
Poll after poll shows that the border is a huge issue for Americans. It's easy to ask a nominee their opinion of the open refusal of government officials to enforce the law--and then scream if they refuse to give a straight answer.