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Here are some of his key points he made.
Sentencing in Child Pornography Cases:
“Judge
Jackson will not enhance the sentence of a child pornographer based on
the volume of material possessed. She will not enhance a sentence based
on the perpetrator’s use of a computer. These decisions destroy
deterrence in this area and show a lack of appreciation for how the
internet has become the venue of choice for child pornographers.”
In
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Judge Jackson said she felt it was
unfair to the child pornographer to enhance a sentence due to the
volume of downloads because it is so easy to press a button and
accumulate hundreds or thousands of images.
It's
unfair to the victims of child pornography to not aggressively punish
perpetrators. Every download represents a violation of a child, and the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) estimates
that there are over eighty-five million images involving sexual exploitation and abuse of children on the internet today.
Guantanamo Bay and the Law of War:
“My
problem with Judge Jackson is not the fact that she represented
Guantanamo detainees, but the fact that she exhibited an activist zeal
in how she characterized the detainees and called the Bush
Administration 'war criminals' in legal briefs. This is the language of
the Left.
“Judge
Jackson also advocated for ending Law of War indefinite detention of
enemy combatants. Without this tool, many enemy combatants captured on
the battlefield would be released from custody and return to the fight.”
While
every lawyer should defend their client, Judge Jackson's amicus briefs
and her habeas petitions demonstrate an activist approach to ending Law
of War detention.
When it comes to fighting radical Islamists, we are not fighting a crime – we are fighting a war.
Double Standards on Conservative Judicial Nominees:
“My
Democratic colleagues often note the historic nature of Judge Jackson's
nomination as she would be the first African American female to serve
on the Supreme Court.
“I
support the idea of making the Court more like America. However, the
people celebrating this nomination are the same people who filibustered
and blocked President George W. Bush's nominee Janice Rogers Brown, an
African American member the California Supreme Court, to the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals for two years.
“It speaks volumes about their true desire. The true goal of Democrats is to make the Court liberal, not diverse.
It
appears conservative African American nominees can be roundly attacked
for their philosophy, but the same does not hold true for those in the
liberal camp.
When
President Biden was in the Senate, he stated that if Janice Rogers
Brown were nominated to the Supreme Court she would most likely be
filibustered. In an interview, then-Senator Biden warned President Bush
against nominating Brown, saying: “I can assure you that would be a
very, very, very difficult fight and she probably would be
filibustered.”
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