Biden's Radical Nominee

As you know, Joe Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. Her confirmation hearings are set to begin next week. Some voices on the right are suggesting that conservatives would be wise not to fight her confirmation. I disagree.

If confirmed, the 51 year-old Judge Jackson will be on the Supreme Court for decades, making critical decisions about our most fundamental values, including matters of life and death. This is a fight worth having!

Ketanji Brown Jackson is not a moderate. Before joining the bench, she was a "zealous advocate" for the jihadists detained at Guantanamo Bay. She thought the criminal justice system was too hard on sex offenders, but she's no advocate of free speech for pro-life activists.

That's not surprising given the left-wing groups that have praised her nomination.

The radical pro-abortion group NARAL is applauding Biden's nomination of Judge Jackson, as is radical Squad member Rep. Cori Bush. The anti-religious bigots at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State are thrilled with Judge Jackson.

The far-left group Demand Justice, which waged a pressure campaign to force Justice Breyer off the bench, is pleased with her nomination, too. The radicals at People for the American Way "celebrated" her nomination. 

If these radical left-wing groups are happy with her nomination to the Supreme Court, that tells you everything you need to know. She will be a far-left activist. Indeed, NBC News declared that "Jackson fits well with the Democratic Party and the progressive movement's agenda."

And she will be advancing that agenda on the Supreme Court. In fact, she may even support a major demand of the left – packing the Supreme Court with more liberal activists. 

Noting that liberal Justices Ginsburg and Breyer opposed that extreme idea, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell pressed Judge Jackson on what she thought about it, and she refused to answer.

It's likely that Judge Jackson will be confirmed, but there's no guarantee. The Senate is split 50/50. If Republicans stand together, some Democrats from moderate states will be hard-pressed to confirm a justice who is against religious liberty, against the sanctity of life, against the Second Amendment and against the victims of criminal thugs. But Senate conservatives will have to make it a real fight by exposing her radical record.