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Commissions votes were either unanimous -- for example, they reduced the 100-1 disparity and you joined every one of your colleagues to make that change retroactive. the vote in favor of retro activity is unanimous. and youve got to great lengths to explain how the law affects people. we can be confident that the court, its role and its decisions will be more understandable to the american public. in your time on the bench you take the time to explain your decisions and the consequences. when yo...

Documents are required to be released and that will be about 20 years from now. democrats have argued for time -- democrats have argued that judge jacksons time on the commission is an important part of her experience that shell draw on as a judge. the democrats are right on that point. thats why it would have been good to see what her views were as the head of the commission explained in a letter to senator durbin, the public documents turned over to this committee represent the consensus views...

Embodies the same qualities in the justices. youre independent minded and i understand the critical importance of judicial independence. your record speaks from integrity from the championship debate team to harvard and harvard law school. to your three judicial clerkships. throughout your career youve been a champion for the rule of law, even at the risk of public criticism. at the state sentencing commission, a bipartisan group which reflects americas thinking on law enforcement, you set up a ...

Philadelphia, boston and los angeles. now what does that have to do with the nominee before us? the obama white house record indicate that a co-founder of the demand justice played in an important role in judge jacksons nom naugs to the stensing commission -- not nak to the sentencing commission and the district court. it would be helpful to know what demand justice co-founder learned from that process and why they strongly support judge jackson. however, it hasnt all been bad on the document fr...