http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/03/22/ketanji-brown-jackson-explaining-how-federal-sentencing-guidelines-for-child-pornography-offenders-are-out-of-date-is-not-the-best-look-video/
It’s the second day of the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the proceedings are really heating up.
As we told you earlier, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin asked Judge Jackson a painfully intellectually dishonest question about Republicans’ “fascination” with court-packing and GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell’s role as the “one living senator who has effectively changed the size of the Supreme Court.” For the record, Judge Jackson demurred on her answer. Fair enough.
But we wouldn’t start congratulating Judge Jackson just yet, because she’s still got some explaining to do.
Dan McLaughlin ~ Durbin asking Jackson to talk about child porn clearly indicates that Dems are worried about this line of attack & feel that it needs to be addressed.
Durbin is a lying sleaze - he and his fellow Democrats are the ones who are actually fascinated by the idea of packing the Supreme Court ... with leftist activists who wish to ignore The Constitution and legislate from the bench. But, Durbin is smart enough to know that Jackson's history of leniency on child porn offenses IS appropriately harmful for her nomination.
Well, it’s being addressed. And Judge Jackson’s not necessarily doing herself many favors with her answers.
Watch:
Townhall.com ~ Judge Jackson: Sentencing guidelines for child pornography offenders are "leading to extreme disparities in the system."
"Courts are adjusting their sentences in order to account for the changed circumstances ..."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1506265786528243717
Hmmm ... yeah, that’s not exactly the best answer she could’ve given there. Not the answer we would’ve given, but to each their own, we suppose.
Alexander ~ She is basically saying since people have more access than ever to child pornography, we should punish them less for having it. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Left.
William Pope ~ So ... since you can now drive to the the liquor store in a car and rob it instead of having to ride your horse the penalty should be less since it is easier to do.
Colin Yamamma ~ That’s like saying anyone who stabs somebody to death deserves a more lenient sentence because you can order knives on Amazon.
We can’t know for sure that that’s how Ketanji Brown Jackson meant for her answer to come across, but, well, that’s kinda how it came across.
Physics Geek ~ Her, shorter: "Child porn is easy to get on the Internet, so the punishments are too harsh."
Pretty much everyone who isn't a pedo apologist: "It might be easy, but I wouldn't know because I've never looked."
You’re gonna have to do a lot better than this, Judge Jackson, if you want to convince people that you’re not soft on child pornography offenders. Like, a whole lot better.
Hogan ~ Didn’t think she was a terrible pick until that answer.
Especially in light of other answers she’s given:
RNC Research ~ Ketanji Brown Jackson says she is “particularly mindful of not speaking to policy issues” minutes after arguing that federal guidelines for child porn offenders are outdated and too harsh.
http://twitter.com/i/status/1506272921974620165
Oof.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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