Civilized said:
FlossyDFlynt said:
Civilized said:
High Travoltage said:
If its a social construct, how would being a biologist help?
She demurred with the biologist line because she didn't want to answer that trap of a question. You obviously don't need to be a biologist to say "a woman is a human with ovaries," if that's the answer you want to give.
Just like the "are babies racist?" and child pr0n sentencing questions, that was a sound bite question for a reelection campaign, not a legitimate judicial inquiry.
But answering trap questions is part of the job description of a justice on the Supreme Court. They work in the gray area of the law.
I will concede the "babies racist" question is definitely sound bite. I would say 80-90% of vetting a justice is looking for sound bites for re-election/fundraising purposes. But if you are going to pass judgement on discrimination, abortion, etc., you have to be able to definitively define a woman.
Given what states have done recently (Oklahoma, Texas, etc), you can see a challenge to Roe vs Wade is probably coming. If you cant define a what a woman is, how can you pass judgment?
All she has to say is that if you want to define a woman, its anyone born with an XX chromosome. I would be willing to wager 90% of Americans would accept that answer without any question. The other 10% should be on ignored anyway
Answering performative questions in front of politicians gunning for a sound bite on camera is not a proxy for delivering researched, reasoned opinions off-camera while sitting on the Court.
Again, she knows what the biological definition of a woman is. Issues surrounding transgender rights take up the debate regarding biological sex vs. gender identity. Nothing good comes of her hypothetically adjudicating transgender rights during her nomination hearings.
Civ, her answer to define a women from Marsha Blackburn is extremely important!!! No where near performative!!! It is going to be exactly what we all should expect, from her, for the next 30+ years.
Remember, we have a big issue, in this country, regarding transgenders winning different sporting events around the country. So, this is a big issue for a lot of people, who care about their daughters in sports. For them, this may be enough to call their elected Senators asking them to vote NO!!!!
BTW, She is clearly intellectual and extremely intelligent. That doesn't completely qualify her as being a Supreme Court Justice. Ideologically, I would not vote for her (based on what I've seen). That said, the Senate does have a different budget for research on Supreme Court Justices as opposed to Federal Judges. So, I can see where the due-diligence is more in-depth than her previous appointments.
I could be wrong; however, this vote might be more difficult than one thinks. Mark Kelly, Senator in Arizona, could lose his race, in November, because of this vote.
On the illegal or criminal immigrants…
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