Posted on Mar 21, 2022
Ted Cruz Cites Slaveowner In Confirmation Hearing For Ketanji Brown Jackson
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CPL LaForest Gray
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I'm not sure I understand the point of bringing that up in the course of discussing contentious/non-contentious hearings
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Cruz is an ASS.
..."Mr Cruz made the remarks when discussing how contentious Supreme Court nominations can be and faulted Democrats for their attacks on Justice Brett Kavanaugh when Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexual assault – which Mr Kavanaugh denied.
“Supreme Court confirmations were not always controversial,” he said. “In fact Bushrod Washington when nominated to the Supreme Court in 1798 was confirmed the very next day.”
Mr Washington, like many of the elite in Virginia in his day, owned slaves. A nephew of George Washington, he inherited the Mount Vernon estate upon Martha Washington’s death in 1802, according to the Washington Papers at the University of Virginia. He occasionally fumed at the idea that his aunt’s death would lead to the liberation of his slaves.
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..."Mr Cruz made the remarks when discussing how contentious Supreme Court nominations can be and faulted Democrats for their attacks on Justice Brett Kavanaugh when Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexual assault – which Mr Kavanaugh denied.
“Supreme Court confirmations were not always controversial,” he said. “In fact Bushrod Washington when nominated to the Supreme Court in 1798 was confirmed the very next day.”
Mr Washington, like many of the elite in Virginia in his day, owned slaves. A nephew of George Washington, he inherited the Mount Vernon estate upon Martha Washington’s death in 1802, according to the Washington Papers at the University of Virginia. He occasionally fumed at the idea that his aunt’s death would lead to the liberation of his slaves.
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