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“Judge Jackson is an extraordinary person with an extraordinary American story. We both love this country, but we disagree on judicial philosophy and I am sadly unable to vote for this confirmation,” Sasse said in a statement.
“Judge Jackson has impeccable credentials and a deep knowledge of the law, but at every turn this week she not only refused to claim originalism as her judicial philosophy, she refused to claim any judicial philosophy at all,” he added.
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Despite seemingly endless pages of posts arguing over how someone is qualified or most qualified or not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court, Sasse, who is praised as an independent thinker, drives home the point that it's really just about politics.
She could be street sweeper, but if she toed the Federalist Society line, he and other Republicans would vote for her. Same with the Dems in their case. And frankly, I'm okay with that. But we should be honest about it.
“Judge Jackson has impeccable credentials and a deep knowledge of the law, but at every turn this week she not only refused to claim originalism as her judicial philosophy, she refused to claim any judicial philosophy at all,” he added.
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Despite seemingly endless pages of posts arguing over how someone is qualified or most qualified or not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court, Sasse, who is praised as an independent thinker, drives home the point that it's really just about politics.
She could be street sweeper, but if she toed the Federalist Society line, he and other Republicans would vote for her. Same with the Dems in their case. And frankly, I'm okay with that. But we should be honest about it.