Capitol Hill began Monday’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji brown Jackson. The prior reactions in the mainstream media were what you’d expect. Namely, endless, slobbering profiles and claims that any questioning of the judge’s record would be racist and out of bounds.
When the time came, Sen. Dick Durbin opened the hearing by pleading with Republicans for “civility.”
“These baseless charges are unfair,” Durbin says of GOP charges that Judge Jackson is “soft on crime.” He adds Hawley accusations on her approach to sex offenders “fly in the face” of GOP vows to keep the proceedings civil. pic.twitter.com/qOrpUlcboC
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 21, 2022
Durbin, and his party, are not owed anything by Republicans. After all, it’s been less than four years since one of the most disturbing, disgusting congressional and media spectacles in US history: The Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
We all remember the eleventh-hour letter brought forth by Sen. Dianne Feinstein that blew up Kavanaugh’s nomination process. We remember the fact that Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s chief accuser, couldn’t provide any corroborating details, including not being able to even say where the supposed rape occurred all those decades ago. Remember the Julie Swetnick tragedy, where mainstream media outlets were flooded with wild tales about gang-rape carried by Michael Avenatti client. We remember the tortured performance of Sheldon Whitehouse talking about “boofing” and quizzing Kavanaugh on his high-school yearbook. The Democrat protesters entered and occupied Senate Office Building, which would have been considered an insurrection if it had been done by Republicans.
Amy Coney Barret also suffered attacks from her adoptive children, and claimed she belonged to a religious sect. It doesn’t matter what false accusations she makes about her past.
Following claims that Kavanaugh was the ringleader a roving gang rapists and Barrett being accused of belonging to a Handmaid’s Tale cult secretly, Democrats now worry that Republicans have unfairly treated their SCOTUS nominee
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 21, 2022
For Durbin and his cohorts to demand civility from the GOP after their past behavior is not only laughable, but it’s insulting. Their protestations then become even more ludicrous when you consider Republicans have actually stuck to Brown Jackson’s legal record instead of making up sexual assault accusations against her. In reality, the GOP has been “civil,” but civility to a Democrat is doing whatever they want.
Luckily, Republicans weren’t down to play that game, and during Brown Jackson’s hearing, the Democrats learned what consequences are.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Shouldn’t be hard” for Ketanji Brown Jackson to answer if she supports court-packing.
“Either you do or you don’t.” pic.twitter.com/n4uhOh0puc
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 21, 2022
Senator @VoteMarsha highlights Ketanji Brown Jackson’s leniency on “hardened criminals,” terrorists, and pedophiles.
“The American people deserve a Supreme Court justice with a documented commitment to the text of the Constitution and the rule of law.” pic.twitter.com/WqPdlvG6JW
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 21, 2022
Again, Republicans didn’t invent wild tails of drunken high-school rape parties to hit Brown Jackson with, but they did come with tough questions. That’s something I respect. After all, what would it be to bring down the Democrats to their level? I was a person who wanted the GOP to go out of business. But, in the end it would be giving up on the top spot. The American people prefer Republicans for Supreme Court nominations. That is a highly valuable political advantage worth holding onto, and it would not be smart to burn it down in a misguided attempt to “Kavanaugh” Brown Jackson.
Still, the questions that are being asked, specifically regarding Brown Jackson’s penchant for giving sexual predators of children lenient sentences, are effective. Democrats hoped they could just shout “racist” enough times to make the GOP fully disengage, and to their credit, they didn’t. Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz were particularly good during their questioning.
Republicans didn’t ask for this level of contention. It wasn’t them who blew the process up. Joe Biden was awarded this award. He lied and misled in his efforts to remove Robert Bork from office and Clarence Thomas from it, but succeeded in the latter. This culminated with the Kavanaugh hearings. It will be the last Supreme Court nominee to get a handshake and rubber stamp. Those are the consequences of the Democrats’ actions over the last several decades. Concerning their complaints regarding the current process, I can only think of pounding the sand.
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