Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings are underway in the US Senate and as potentially the first black woman to be seated on the Supreme Court, she should expect to catch shit from a bunch of white men.
"And that's my cue!" went Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as he decided to question Judge Jackson's faith.
Here are some questions Graham felt a Supreme Court justice needs to be asked.
- “What faith are you, by the way?”
- “Could you fairly judge a Catholic?”
- "How important is your faith to you?”
- “On a scale from 1 to 10, how faithful would you say you are, in terms of religion?”
Jackson reminded Graham “as you know, there’s no religious test in the Constitution under Article 6, and it’s very important to set aside one’s personal views about things in the role of a judge.”
A balanced and well reasoned response that set Graham off as went off on questions regarding the faith of Amy Coney Barrett at her confirmation hearings as Graham complained that Barrett was treated “very, very poorly."
Of course, questions about Barrett's religious beliefs and faith were relevant because she referred to them in her past legal writing. It's OK to ask her about religion because she brought it up.
And let's be blunt: no one on the right really gives a single damn about Amy Coney Barrett's legal background when it's her religious beliefs that put her on the list to be nominated in the first damn place.
Graham incessant needling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson regarding her religious background was designed to play to the base back home, the poorly educated redneck mouth breathers who are apt to think that Democrats are all godless heathens turning the country over to gay abortionists on a fast track to hell.
As long as there are those with a Bible in their hands who think this country only belongs to them, Graham sadly has a leg to stand on.
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