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Engages us thus far. judge, you are likely to go on to serve a lifetime appointment on the supreme court, which means that this is very likely the last job interview you ever have. >> and the most public, senator. >> these processes are a lot like proctology exam. that means its an opportunity for you to explain how you view a supreme court justices job and the limits and bounds on the job. so i want to go back to a topic weve discussed, which is how you approach cases. youve told this committee...

Critical race theorist would interpret it and decide its not worth defending at all and its just a document that is pretty much cloaked in discrimination? >> shannon: i was surprised there wasnt more in-depth questioning from senators cornyn and graham on abortion today. they have talked about crt and all kinds of things, she keeps saying she doesnt want to put a label on her judicial philosophy, she has what she calls eight judicial methodology. heres what she said yesterday about the role she ...

On crime. how do you think she did yesterday? >> i thought she did well overall. i thought her strongest moments were responding to the gitmo criticism. she was authentic and highly articulate in describing the role of a attorney. thats really in her wheel house. she is an experienced litigator and trial judge. those are big pluses for her nomination. she didnt do quite as well on issues of judicial philosophy. she didnt answer it at all when the issues on judicial philosophy were made. they ref...

On crime or generally in specifically soft on child porn. it was really fascinating to listen to her this entire time, really talking about what her judicial philosophy, judicial methodology is, this idea that she approaches cases by essentially clearing the deck, trying to get to a point of neutrality and then listening to the arguments from both sides and then trying to stay in her lane. she kept saying that. so it really is a pushback against this idea that somehow shes captive of the radical...

Questioning really focused in on two landmark decisions that he wrote. and ways in which i thought his judicial philosophy, his approach to decision-making, his ideas on church/state, on the status of corporations was well outside the mainstream. there are some colleagues of min mine on the committee who pressed her on questions and wanted to get to know her judicial methodology. others were grandstanding for the tv cameras. my hope is we can get back to confirmation hearingings like the confirm...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...