Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post


Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill last month. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)


The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, felling one of the most significant remaining racial barriers in American government and sending the first Democratic nominee to the high court in 12 years. Jackson, a daughter of schoolteachers who has risen steadily through America's elite legal ranks, will become the first Black woman to sit on the court and only the eighth who is not a White man.

She will replace Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer after the Supreme Court's term ends in late June or early July. Thursday's 53-47 vote represents the culmination of a six-week whirlwind confirmation process for the 51-year-old federal appeals judge.

It began in February with President Biden introducing Jackson as a distinguished nominee who would "help write the next chapter in the history of the journey of America" and reached a climax during two days of tense Senate hearings last month where Republicans sought to paint her as a left-wing radical who had cosseted criminals and terrorists, only for three GOP senators to ultimately reject those claims and support her confirmation.

Underscoring the partisan tensions, Jackson's confirmation came only after the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on her nomination along party lines and Republicans forced three procedural votes on the Senate floor this week. But Democrats said Thursday that her confirmation should a cause for national reflection and jubilation."This milestone should have happened generations ago -- generations ago -- but we are always trotting on a path towards a more perfect union," Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. "America today is taking a giant step towards making our union more perfect."

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/07/jackson-confirmation-vote-senate/

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Vice President Kamala Harris
@VP
United States government official
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history today. Judge Jackson is a hero to so many Americans across our country. She will be the first Black woman on the highest court in the land.
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4:12 PM · Apr 7, 2022

[chowder66]

1. Woo hoo!!!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Great

[COL Mustard]

58. You should see the bitter tears of Freepers

I hear they're good for cleaning drains and unclogging sewer lines...they are sooooooo bitter!

[Etherealoc1]

3. Yessss!!

[True Blue American]

4. Rand Paul held it up. Democrats applauded.

Mitch and Republicans took off like ruptured ducks! Now, Thomas needs to go!

[NCDem47]

5. May she be a loooooooooooongtime presence on the SC!

[electric_blue68]

29. 😄 yup, Yup, YUP! 😄 👍

[sheshe2]

6. ☝️☝️😘

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Great milestone! Wonder how long before Republicans take credit for "diversity"

during their legislative session, even as they had tried their hardest to block her every step of the way.

[moose65]

8. Did y'all catch that subtle dig in the article?

Good job, WaPo. You just had to throw in that it was a "whirlwind" confirmation process, didn't you?

Wonder what you said when Aunt Lydia Coney Barrett was confirmed while RBG's body was barely cold???

[BumRushDaShow]

18. "Wonder what you said when Aunt Lydia Coney Barrett was confirmed while RBG's body was barely cold"

Hold on to your chair - here is what they wrote -

Senate confirms Barrett to Supreme Court, cementing its conservative majority



By Seung Min Kim
October 26, 2020

A bitterly divided Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as the 115th justice to the Supreme Court on Monday, elevating just the fifth woman to the court in its 231-year history and one who further cements its conservative shift — a legacy that will last even if Republicans lose power in next week’s elections. The vote was 52 to 48 for Barrett, President Trump’s third nominee to the Supreme Court. The 48-year-old jurist solidifies a judicial legacy for the White House and Senate Republicans that also includes dozens of younger and more ideologically conservative judges on the federal appeals courts.

An acolyte of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett is certain to diverge dramatically from the woman she succeeds: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 and was for decades an enduring icon for liberals. The battle to confirm Barrett — whose installation occurred as more than 60 million people had already cast their ballots for president — also plunged a Senate already bruised by years of tit-for-tat skirmishes in the judicial wars into deeper partisan acrimony.

Incensed Democrats charged Republicans with hypocrisy for blocking President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee for eight months in 2016 and repeatedly pointed out that no justice has been confirmed this close to a presidential election. “The American people will never forget this blatant act of bad faith. They will never forget your complete disregard for their voices, for the people standing in line right now voting their choice, not your choice,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said shortly before the vote.

But Republicans asserted their raw power, muscling Barrett’s nomination through in just over four weeks and with no bipartisan support — the first time that has occurred for a Supreme Court nominee in generations and a reflection of the politicized atmosphere around judicial fights.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/senate-court-barrett-trump/2020/10/26/df76c07e-1789-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html

[patphil]

24. 47 Republicans voting against the best qualified candidate in decades is a disgrace.

[wnylib]

25. The existence of today's Republican party

is a disgrace to democracy.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. For POC

it is expected. Right down to the douchebag fucking scum spawn of Ron Paul who held up the final vote for about 15 minutes, as the last one to cast his.

The one take-away from that article is that Barrett's vote was completely partisan - NO Democrat voted for her. Brown-Jackson's vote at least had 3 GOP votes.

[patphil]

37. Yes, but Barrett's qualifications were very weak.

She was a hastily brought forward candidate to replace RBG...one of the best SC judges of our time.
The Democrats felt she shouldn't have been voted on, given the lack of credentials, and the horrible timing. Not to mention previous statements by Senator McConnell regarding timing on SCOTUS votes.
Neither was the case with Brown-Jackson, and even then she only got 3 votes from the Republican side.
There simply was no credible excuse for the Republicans saying no.

[BumRushDaShow]

46. Of course Barrett was unqualified

but as I noted, for POC, we're used that.

[ancianita]

44. Yes. And yet

[BumRushDaShow]

47. Yup.

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Sen. Cory Booker
@SenBooker
How qualified does she need to be?
How much experience does she need to have?
They may try to trod Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson down, but still, she will rise.
3:34 PM · Apr 4, 2022

[ancianita]

53. Amen I'm feelin' it.

Hopin' for another blue wave at the midterm.

[BumRushDaShow]

55. He's been downright bubbly the entire process

Even the normally "staid" Sen. Warnock got a little rise going with a couple little bubbles surfacing during his remarks...

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Reverend Raphael Warnock
@ReverendWarnock
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson 🙌🏾

History has been made.
2:18 PM · Apr 7, 2022

[ancianita]

59. We are happy to enjoy that GA runoff effect!

[BumRushDaShow]

76. As one of the "younger" members of the Senate

he has certainly brought some life and spunk to the chamber.

[Polybius]

79. Yes, but I wouldn't vote for their qualified candidate either because of judicial philosophy

Scalia was exceptionally qualified, but I couldn't vote for him because we disagree on his philosophy. Without the rape allegations, I suspect the vote on Kavanaugh would have been 57-43ish.

[pandr32]

19. Good catch!

[NCDem47]

33. Yet MSM was always quick to note Trump's confirmations as "successes"

[Initech]

9. Huzzahs are in order!

[Blue Owl]

10. A proud day for America, and a step forward

[Wild blueberry]

11. Great day!

Three cheers!!!

[ruet]

12. "It's a Big Effing Deal" -NT-

[CrispyQ]

14. Yes! +1

[The Mouth]

13. Ah, to visit the conservative sites to savor the sweet tears of racist butthurt.

[NJCher]

15. 3 cheers!!

[SuperCoder]

16. Absolutely outstanding

Welcome to the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

[RayStar]

17. Fine Woman

I love the fact that KBJ got more yes votes than the pubic hair pop can person.

[Galileo126]

20. from judge to JUSTICE!!

Totally awesome!!! Congrats, Justice Jackson!!!

[Lotusflower70]

21. Yes

What an amazing day!

[Warpy]

22. I knew about Murkowski and Collins, was a little gratified that Romney also voted aye.

The rest of the GQP fell into line like good little Politburo bots.

[calimary]

23. Don't forget, Republicans, THIS goes on your resume, too.

For all of history.

[wnylib]

26. .

[Farmer-Rick]

27. I just like to think

That some of those slave owners that abused people for fun and profit had a moment of clarity. And they knew that one day the people called slaves would be a very important part of American justice and leadership. And they were afraid.

May our future put fear in the hearts of bigots and abusers everywhere.

[Jetheels]

30. Yaaaaaaaaaay!

[bluestarone]

31. AWESOME!

[Cha]

32. So Grateful this Happened!

Mahalo, BRDS!

💙💛

[ffr]

34. Unbelievable!!! Someone pinch me. This seems too good to be true.

You mean a democratic president is and has been able to choose a SCOTUS nominee to that court?

Get the fuck out of here!!!

[jfz9580m]

35. K&R

[electric_blue68]

36. Finally! Exciting, and Moving!

[Sucha NastyWoman]

38. Was hoping for a surprisingly higher vot count, but I'll take it

Now, could we have another?

[RussBLib]

39. time for Thomas to kick the bucket

give Biden #2

[GB_RN]

41. Uncle Slappy Is An Evil Fuck.

And he definitely needs to go.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. My fantasy

Her at one end of the bench looking over at him every time he opens his mouth (the few times he does)!

[GB_RN]

57. And She Should Say...

"Slappy, shut the fuck up..."

[BumRushDaShow]

60. With that look

she don't have to say a damn word! The "look" speaks for itself!

[GB_RN]

67. It Does, Yes.

But Uncle Slappy isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He probably wouldn't get it. 😂

[BumRushDaShow]

69. Oh he would know

He was generally raised by his grandparents and his (step-) grandmother would have given him 'the look".

[niyad]

62. Rapist frat boy and alito can go as well.

[ificandream]

40. Yay!!

And fuck you, Mitch McConnell.

[ShazzieB]

42. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

43. This lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court is brought to you by the Georgia Senate runoffs.

This lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court is brought to you by the Georgia Senate runoffs.

Link to tweet

And this 👇

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

48. THIS ☝️ ☝️ ☝️

(and I even added the mobile emojis but am on my laptop )

[C Moon]

45. What a great day.

And made even greater by knowing that the frustrated turtle is frowning.
When that turtle smiles, it is a painful site.

Congrats U.S.!!

[BumRushDaShow]

49. Oh he was bitching and moaning complaining with his remarks right before the vote

where he stormed in while they were doing their "absence of a quorum" roll call thing and the Clerk reminded him that is what they were doing, which meant he had to do a motion to dispense with that, so he could gurgle some shit out of his cartilage beak.

[mahina]

50. It's a beautiful day!

Hearts filled with light. Thank God for her. May she serve for many healthy happy years, may her family be free of worry, may she live a long and happy life. Aloha nō, aloha nō, aloha nō.

[ColinC]

51. ...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

54. Judge Luttig--considered a luminary in conservative legal circles and Sen. Ted Cruz's former boss--...

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

Just this week, Judge Luttig—considered a luminary in conservative legal circles and Sen. Ted Cruz’s former boss—reaffirmed his support for Judge Jackson, calling out the empty statements of the Texas Senator.

I would not hesitate to retract my endorsement of Judge Jackson for the Supreme Court if there were anything at all to Senator Cruz's statement, but there is not. In fact, quite the opposite is the case.

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[Sneederbunk]

56. Amazing. We will soon have a Protestant on the Supreme Court.

[BaeBnakes99]

61. This is really great!

Feel so lucky to be alive today to witness this! Thanks for sharing it and it’s so good to read everyone’s elation!

[calimary]

64. Witnessing history being made!

Yep! A VERY good day!

[niyad]

63. WELCOME, JUSTICE JACKSON.

[BlueWavePsych]

65. YAAAASSSS!

[patphil]

66. This is about as good as it gets!

The first really qualified addition to the Supreme Court in over a decade.

[Hiawatha Pete]

68. K&R

[SunImp]

70. Way better than the other two picks

Hopefully KBJ makes Thomas squirm in his seat

[Imallin4Joe]

71. Historic. Best day since Joe's inauguration. What a perfect happy day.

Congrats to US Supreme Court Justice, Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson.

So glad she is now a USSC Justice. She will be a fighter for us.

I'm jumping for joy. What a perfect happy day.

She proves that EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

72. Thank you President Biden and VP Harris for placing a qualified adult on the SC.

As a bonus, her experience and wisdom as a woman and person of color is a start toward rebalancing this lop-sided court.

KY........... ............ ........

[Onama Biden Man]

73. Congratulations to Justice Jackson!

I feel bad for her for all of the horrible racism she had to endure from the GQP during her senate confirmation hearings, but she impressed the hell out of me by her answers and strength under pressure. I know Jackson will be a source of pride and an outstanding member of the court. May she serve a long, long time!

[GenThePerservering]

74. Cry more, GQP bigots

This is a great, GREAT day!!!!

[BlueWavePsych]

77. Kick

[Marthe48]

78. Let's refer to Justice Jackson as 1st qualified appointee since Justice Kagan

While I am thrilled that a black woman is going to sit on the bench, I had a longing for a knowledgeable, sober judge who isn't a rapist to be chosen.

I sincerely hope that the unqualified and unfairly seated justices, and they know who they are, will finally feel some personal shame at the stolen honors they enjoy, and get off the bench.