Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Choosing a person solely because of their race , treating people differently according to their race , is the very definition of what racism is 

Trump chose people solely because the Federalist Society told him to. You have no evidence that Biden chose her soley because she was black. There are literally tens of thousands of qualified candidates for supreme court nominations in the US. As has been pointed out to you, it's ner a case of the "best qualified" Never has been, never will be.

 

Trump chose junior judges because they were young and he knew they how they would vote since they had been selected by the Federalist Society for that reason.

 

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/senators-unveil-new-captured-courts-report-exposing-the-judicial-crisis-networks-central-role-in-a-scheme-to-capture-and-control-the-supreme-court

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Although it was necessary to be considered for the job .

Had She been of a different race, she wouldn't have been considered for the job

That’s never happened before?!

[mikeymike100]

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No, she said that had no bearing on the post to which she was being appointed.

 

GOP fixation with how other people live their lives is not a criteria for selecting SCOTUS Justices, well, not when they aren’t doing the selection it isn’t.

She actually said "I'm not a biologist"  But it does speak volumes!

 

“Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?” Blackburn asked.

“Can I provide a definition?” Jackson repeated the question.

“Mmhmm, yeah,” Blackburn confirmed.

“I can’t,” Jackson replied.

“You can’t?” Blackburn asked.

“Not — in this context, I’m not a biologist,” Jackson laughed.

Edited July 1, 2022 by mikeymike100

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s never happened before?!

I suppose in the 1870's they would only take white males into consideration for jobs , that was when the USA was racist 

[Hanaguma]

Just imagine you own a company and are looking for an employee. You post the job ad. Then, at the end you write, 

 

" Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, Whites, Arabs, Inuit, Indians and men need not apply."

 

What kind of response do you think it would generate?

[Hanaguma]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s never happened before?!

Yes, it has happened, absolutely. It was wrong then and it is wrong today. 

[ozimoron]

Just now, Hanaguma said:

Just imagine you own a company and are looking for an employee. You post the job ad. Then, at the end you write, 

 

" Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, Whites, Arabs, Inuit, Indians and men need not apply."

 

What kind of response do you think it would generate?

That's not what happened. The process has been explained to you.

 

Imagine if the company had advertised "only catholic white people need apply"? That's what you are trying to suggest here.

[ozimoron]

12 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

She actually said "I'm not a biologist"  But it does speak volumes!

 

“Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?” Blackburn asked.

“Can I provide a definition?” Jackson repeated the question.

“Mmhmm, yeah,” Blackburn confirmed.

“I can’t,” Jackson replied.

“You can’t?” Blackburn asked.

“Not — in this context, I’m not a biologist,” Jackson laughed.

It says nothing. A far right baiting moron asked her the most politically charged, stupidest question of the century and she rightly deflected it. The question clearly wasn't pertinent to her nomination.

Edited July 1, 2022 by ozimoron

[Mac Mickmanus]

9 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

 You have no evidence that Biden chose her soley because she was black.

Biden made a campaign promise to nominate a Black Woman to the supreme Court and his three nominations for this post were all Black Woman,  K Brown-Jackson, Leondra Kruger and Michelle Childs 

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Biden made a campaign promise to nominate a Black Woman to the supreme Court and his three nominations for this post were all Black Woman,  K Brown-Jackson, Leondra Kruger and Michelle Childs 

Every one of Trumps picks were put to him by the Federalist Society.

[Chomper Higgot]

10 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Just imagine you own a company and are looking for an employee. You post the job ad. Then, at the end you write, 

 

" Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, Whites, Arabs, Inuit, Indians and men need not apply."

 

What kind of response do you think it would generate?

But it’s not. And that’s not what happened.

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

I disagree, it was fair question, she couldn't answer, because she didn't want to upset a certain group of people. 

How would the question upset anybody? Do you know what she thinks a woman is?

[Mac Mickmanus]

8 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

t says nothing. A far right baiting moron

That is not true .

The person who asked the question was not "far right"

[Hanaguma]

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

But it’s not. And that’s not what happened.

Really? How is it different then.   Saying, I will only hire someone who is A and B is the same as saying I won't hire someone who is C or D or E or F. 

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Every one of Trumps picks were put to him by the Federalist Society.

And now we see the result.

 

 

[ozimoron]

4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

That is not true .

The person who asked the question was not "far right"

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for Tennessee’s open U.S. Senate seat, has twice been on the list of speakers for a conference organized by an anti-Muslim activist group, and has met with leaders of a far-right Austrian political party with Nazi roots.

Blackburn, who has previously faced criticism for her association with a former leader of a neo-Confederate hate group, was listed as one of 20 confirmed speakers — including Milo Yiannoupolous and Steve Bannon — at the November 2017 Restoration Weekend, a three-day gathering hosted by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2018/10/04/marsha-blackburn-senate-hate-group-david-horowitz/1513144002/

 

was estimated by GovTrack to be the most ideologically conservative member of the Senate for the 2019 legislative year

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Blackburn

Edited July 1, 2022 by ozimoron

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, Hanaguma said:

Really? How is it different then.   Saying, I will only hire someone who is A and B is the same as saying I won't hire someone who is C or D or E or F. 

Because the President didn’t hire the newly appointed Justice.

[Hanaguma]

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

How would the question upset anybody? Do you know what she thinks a woman is?

More to the point, does the Justice think that she herself is a woman? And if so, what does that mean?

 

It was just an exercise to show how stupidly Woke people feel they have to behave in certain situations and when answering certain questions. Justice Jackson is not a stupid person. She knows very well what a woman is, and that she is one. But she also knew that there was a potential political price to be paid by answering the question, so she dodged.  It was a touch cowardly, but not unexpected.

[Chomper Higgot]

19 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I suppose in the 1870's they would only take white males into consideration for jobs , that was when the USA was racist 

An overtly racist meme, with a number of ‘likes’ on it has very rightly been removed from this thread.

 

It would not have appeared at all if racism is not still an issue.

 

 

[Jingthing]

4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

That is not true .

The person who asked the question was not "far right"

Actually she is!

You didn't even check first did you?

 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Blackburn

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, Hanaguma said:

More to the point, does the Justice think that she herself is a woman? And if so, what does that mean?

 

It was just an exercise to show how stupidly Woke people feel they have to behave in certain situations and when answering certain questions. Justice Jackson is not a stupid person. She knows very well what a woman is, and that she is one. But she also knew that there was a potential political price to be paid by answering the question, so she dodged.  It was a touch cowardly, but not unexpected.

Well the senate didn't agree with you.

[Hanaguma]

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

Well the senate didn't agree with you.

A pretty much straight party line vote, as most tend to be.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, Hanaguma said:

More to the point, does the Justice think that she herself is a woman? And if so, what does that mean?

 

It was just an exercise to show how stupidly Woke people feel they have to behave in certain situations and when answering certain questions. Justice Jackson is not a stupid person. She knows very well what a woman is, and that she is one. But she also knew that there was a potential political price to be paid by answering the question, so she dodged.  It was a touch cowardly, but not unexpected.

It was an unwarranted distraction tossed into the appointment hearing by a rightwinger wishing to grandstand the ‘culture wars’ that have gripped the GOP.

 

Totally irrelevant to her position on tge SCOTUS Bench.

[Chomper Higgot]

Just now, Hanaguma said:

A pretty much straight party line vote, as most tend to be.

Yes, Republicans unable to bring themselves to vote for such a well qualified candidate.

[Hanaguma]

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It was an unwarranted distraction tossed into the appointment hearing by a rightwinger wishing to grandstand the ‘culture wars’ that have gripped the GOP.

 

Totally irrelevant to her position on tge SCOTUS Bench.

So why not just answer and make Senator Blackburn look stupid? It was an easy lay-up.  Yet she balked. 

 

And it is also VERY relevant to SCOTUS. Many decisions by the Court are based on gender and gender rights. If she cannot even define what a gender is, then how can she rule on issues relating to it?

Edited July 1, 2022 by Hanaguma
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[mikeymike100]

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

How would the question upset anybody? Do you know what she thinks a woman is?

"Do you know what she thinks a woman is?" No I don't and neither does she.

 

"How would the question upset anybody?"

 

Its not the question, its the potential answer. Well we are going a bit off topic, but she didn't want to upset the transgender community, because they think a woman can be anything they want. So if she had said the most reasonable answer that everyone learns in biology 101, its an adult female person that can get pregnant and have babies. You can see some folks might get upset.

[Chomper Higgot]

Just now, Hanaguma said:

So why not just answer and make Senator Blackburn look stupid? It was an easy lay-up.  Yet she balked. 

Because it’s an irrelevance.

[ozimoron]

Just now, mikeymike100 said:

"Do you know what she thinks a woman is?" No I don't and neither does she.

 

"How would the question upset anybody?"

 

Its not the question, its the potential answer. Well we are going a bit off topic, but she didn't want to upset the transgender community, because they think a woman can be anything they want. So if she had said the most reasonable answer that everyone learns in biology 101, its an adult female person that can get pregnant and have babies. You can see some folks might get upset.

"Folks" getting upset is why she ducked the question. It would have made no difference to the senate vote. At least she didn't lie to senators about her voting intentions.

[Mac Mickmanus]

11 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for Tennessee’s open U.S. Senate seat, has twice been on the list of speakers for a conference organized by an anti-Muslim activist group, and has met with leaders of a far-right Austrian political party with Nazi roots.

Blackburn, who has previously faced criticism for her association with a former leader of a neo-Confederate hate group, was listed as one of 20 confirmed speakers — including Milo Yiannoupolous and Steve Bannon — at the November 2017 Restoration Weekend, a three-day gathering hosted by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2018/10/04/marsha-blackburn-senate-hate-group-david-horowitz/1513144002/

They are a Right wing party, not a far right party, besides even meeting Politicians from another Country doesn't make you a far right person 

[ozimoron]

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

They are a Right wing party, not a far right party, besides even meeting Politicians from another Country doesn't make you a far right person 

Meeting a nazi from a foreign country does make you far right. Why did you leave that point out? Do you consider it irrelevant that she went to a foreign country to meet with a known nazi leader?