Two GOP senators chose to disrespect Ketanji Brown Jackson. And it's a bad look
History was made on Thursday in the United States Senate.
And neither Lindsey Graham nor Rand Paul could be bothered to be on the floor for it.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to be the next Supreme Court Justice by a 53-47 margin, with three Republicans joining every Democrat in voting for her. That vote paves the way for Jackson to become the first Black woman to hold a seat on the nation's highest court.
South Carolina's Graham and Kentucky's Paul voted against Jackson, which was not surprising. But it was the way they did it that's worth calling out.
Neither senator was allowed to vote on the Senate floor because they were not wearing ties, as noted by CNN's Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett. Graham arrived to the vote wearing a quarter-zip and a blazer, even though video from a press conference Graham participated in on Thursday shows that he was wearing a tie earlier in the day. He voted "no" from the Senate cloakroom, which essentially amounts to a members' lounge off of the floor.
Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop declined to say why the senator did not wear a tie for the vote when asked by CNN. "He voted. His vote was recorded," Bishop said.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/lindsay-graham-rand-paul-ketanji-brown-jackson/index.html
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,852 posts)he's been in the closet forever! /s
OAITW r.2.0
(23,810 posts)IMHO.
Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)captain queeg
(10,035 posts)Theyve gone all in. Destroyed any possible chance of ever being taken seriously again.
wontbeoppressed
(15 posts)Their constituents are happy with their behavior.
I'm willing to bet they will poll more favorably after being jerks to Judge KBJ.
jimfields33
(15,450 posts)They thought that their candidates were treated bad so they did the same. Nothing more. Nothing less. It was revenge.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)in a major way.
young_at_heart
(3,758 posts)He's been a senator for a long time......how could he behave so shamefully? The decline of decency in the GOP continues to amaze me!
keithbvadu2
(36,360 posts)Lindsey went from friend of John McCain, friend of Joe Biden, and antagonist of Trump to sycophant of Trump.
It would be so interesting to know what dirt Trump has on Lindsey.
MissMillie
(38,451 posts)That ship sailed a long time ago.