History was made the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee
President Joe Biden promised he would choose a Black woman for the job and the 51-year-old Harvard-trained Jackson emerged as an early favorite, having won bipartisan support from the Senate a year ago to be an appellate court judge. Democrats have the potential votes in the 50-50 Senate to confirm Jackson, to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, even if all Republicans are opposed.“Today is a proud day for America,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Yet, senators on the Republican side kept referencing the Kavanaugh hearings, which blew up as Democrats brought forward the assault allegations and his own blustery defense of beer-drinking and high school.“No one is going to inquire into your teenage dating habits," he said. “No one is going to ask you with mock severity ’Do you like beer?'”
"Consider how history will judge each senator as we face our constitutional responsibility to advise and consent,” he said.While Jackson is the one appearing before the Judiciary committee, the senators are also being judged in how they handle her historic nomination — particularly those potentially running for president in 2024.
Fact checkers have argued Hawley is selectively choosing the cases, including many in which prosecutors in fact also sought more lenient sentences than federal sentencing guidelines.
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