Judge Jackson turns the tables on Tom Cotton when he asks if sentences are too lenient: 'I'm not Congress' Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday pelted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson with questions about whether she believed that prison sentences should be lengthened or shortened for an array of crimes. "I say, judge, whether we should strengthen or weaken sentences for child pornographers is a simple question," Cotton said. "Senator, respectfully, I wanted to remark on the previous question in your statement that these are not difficult questions," he said. "It's not that they are difficult questions, it is that they are not questions for me. I'm not the congress, I'm not making policy around sentencing. My job is to look at a particular case and decide what the penalty should be within the range congress prescribed." Bammmmmmm.........
I'm not following except a few clips here and there but from what I see she is pretending to be way to nice,moderate and respectful to get confirmed and will turn into a liberal pitbull once confirmed.Unfortunately it would mean nothing until there was a democrat party with the balls to pack the court.
I know I'll get flak for this but technically she's right, addicts aren't victims, they're volunteers. Dealers merely provide the product they're using, a product declared illegal by government and big pharma which doesn't like the competition. If addicts are victims of anything it's being subjected to drug use as a coping mechanism for all that ails you. This hearing is another grandstanding dog and pony show for the hacks to feign their horror. Both sides do it depending on which criminally corrupt party is in power. Yawn. The laws are written open to interpretation on purpose so they, the powers that be, can manipulate them for our multi teer justice is not blind system so privileged assholes like juicy can walk. Fuck em all
Can't believe GQPers have the gall to ask such a question. I'm sure they feel/felt the same way about crack addicts in the late 80s/early 90s. Cue Chappelle monologue on this exact topic