Josh Hawley's latest attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson is genuinely nauseating

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.vox.com/2022/3/18/22983877/supreme-court-josh-hawley-ketanji-brown-jackson-child-pornography-sentencing


On Wednesday evening, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) leveled a false and astonishing charge against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson, Hawley untruthfully claimed, spent the last quarter decade advocating for — and later using her position as a judge to protect — child pornographers.

Hawley’s broad allegation is false. His most substantive claim against Jackson is that as a judge she frequently did not follow the federal sentencing guidelines when sentencing child pornography offenders. But, as Ohio State law professor and sentencing policy expert Douglas Berman writes, “the federal sentencing guidelines for” child pornography offenders “are widely recognized as dysfunctional and unduly severe.”

It’s also a stunningly inflammatory charge, reminiscent of conspiracy theories such as QAnon or Pizzagate, which posit that prominent liberals are part of a vast ring of pedophiles. Similarly incendiary claims have inspired violence in the past, such as when a man with an assault rifle opened fire in a DC pizza restaurant in 2016. The man was apparently motivated by his unfounded belief that Hillary Clinton and her former campaign chair John Podesta ran a child sexual abuse ring in the basement of this pizzeria.

Hawley sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold a confirmation hearing on Jackson’s nomination next week. If his public statements this week are any indication, it’s likely that Hawley will spend his portion of this hearing berating Jackson with allegations that she is somehow an ally of sex offenders. It is most likely inevitable, in other words, that Hawley’s attacks on Jackson will reach a wide audience.

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[Aviation Pro]

1. Two of the planet's most punchable faces are in that pic.

Senators Fist and Cancun.

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[JohnSJ]

2. Hawley is a POS, who supported the insurrectionists

[Volaris]

6. Hes also a lawyer, right? Has he ever defended a single sex offender?

Somebody should check, since projection is a thing for them lol.

[Caliman73]

7. Sex offenders have a right to defense.

We can loathe their actions and the damage they cause to others, but I would not use fulfilling a constitutional right as a weapon. Judge Jackson was a public defender. She most certainly defended people who were guilty and did some horrible things. That does not make her a bad person.

Hawley is disgusting, not for his jobs in the past, but for his views past and present.

Hawley supported the violent insurrection against duly elected officials fulfilling their roles. He has also, in a cowardly manner, failed to be honest about that support. He thinks that he is some kind of folk hero, but that is a delusion. I don't foresee him attaining any further power in the future. He isn't smart enough to avoid the rake indefinitely.

[JohnSJ]

14. You are right. Hillary was disparaged by some because she was assigned to defend a sex offender.

She couldn't get out of it, but as an lawyer it was her job to defend her client to the best of her ability

What is obscene is people like Hawley know what their oath requires, and because they are hypocrites and ethically challenged, they don't care

[2naSalit]

3. Someone needs to...

Dig up all his skeletons in a very public and unpleasant manner.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. The real reason he's nasty....

[Caliman73]

8. Very succinct!! 100% agree.

I bet he will cry (not that crying is bad) when he gets hauled away. Like Bud Fox in Wall Street.

[spanone]

9. It's horrific to find how many vile, hateful pieces of shit inhabit our halls of congress

[leftyladyfrommo]

10. He is just a nauseating person. With awful hair.

[Zeitghost]

11. I won't defend that Magat

But anyone who thinks sentencing guidelines for child pornographers are too severe (and i don't believe Judge Jackson is among them) is wrong. Anything short of death would be appropriate and even that tests my anti-death penalty stance.

[BlueIdaho]

13. Cue the Qtards.

Mr. Hitler Salute should be behind bars.