The GOP and the conservative commentariat has really dropped the ball here.
A legislative hearing of a judicial nominee ought really to tie the question to matters of law and interpretation, with concrete examples.
SO, judge, if you have no firm definition of "woman", when a case comes before you and the precedent cites a "woman's right to choose" is there any more weight given a woman's right than any other citizen's rights>?
When a case is brought challenging a law that asserts, or assumes, "marriage" consists of a contract between one (and only one) man and one (and only one) woman, do you find the lack of definitions of those terms problematic?
If this legislature authorized a return to the military draft for all citizens within a certain age range, except women, would Lia Thomas be undraftable? While we're about it, can Congress authorize the draft among appropriately aged (and gendered) "Dreamers" -- long-time resident non-citizens who have enjoyed the privileges and protections the US afford our people?
Scoring the debate by "gotcha" moments quoted on CNN or FOX is no way to debate policy.
The GOP and the conservative commentariat has really dropped the ball here.
ReplyDeleteA legislative hearing of a judicial nominee ought really to tie the question to matters of law and interpretation, with concrete examples.
SO, judge, if you have no firm definition of "woman", when a case comes before you and the precedent cites a "woman's right to choose" is there any more weight given a woman's right than any other citizen's rights>?
When a case is brought challenging a law that asserts, or assumes, "marriage" consists of a contract between one (and only one) man and one (and only one) woman, do you find the lack of definitions of those terms problematic?
If this legislature authorized a return to the military draft for all citizens within a certain age range, except women, would Lia Thomas be undraftable? While we're about it, can Congress authorize the draft among appropriately aged (and gendered) "Dreamers" -- long-time resident non-citizens who have enjoyed the privileges and protections the US afford our people?
Scoring the debate by "gotcha" moments quoted on CNN or FOX is no way to debate policy.