Sen. Ted Cruz: 'Will you protect the rights of Americans to speak, to say unpopular ideas, to say ideas that the government doesn't want you to say, that you nonetheless have a right to say? Will you protect freedom or restrict it?'
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Cruz attempted to get ahead of the argument, he said, that rigorous questioning or a vote against Jackson’s confirmation means"you must somehow harbor racial animus" and went on to list instances when Democrats blocked nominations of racial minorities to judicial posts. Klobuchar also welcomed Jackson's husband, Patrick, two daughters, Talia and Lelia, and parents, Johnny and Ellery Brown, all seated inside the hearing room, and told Jackson it was clear,"your family has been a constant source of inspiration and support for you."
Klobuchar also noted the historic timing of the hearings --"at a moment in our history when the people of this country are once again seeing, this time in Ukraine, that democracy can never be taken for granted. Eternal vigilance, it's been said, is the price of liberty."Email this article "This is not your first rodeo," he said."You've had an impressive record as a trial court judge and appellate court. I like the fact you have such broad experience in our judicial and legal system but there's still unanswered questions that remain.
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