but jackson is 13 at this point at least by and excuse my 1780. jackson is 13 at this point. so madison at this point would have been just you know that nine years older than that. but while madison in most people's eyes would be of an average and acceptable age to serve as a combatant during the american revolution andrew jackson himself is serving as a combatant during the american revolution now, he's 13 when this begins and he joins the american army on the example of his oldest brother hugh jackson who was killed at the battle of stone oak theory in 1779 often we get the question. what in the world is a 13 year old kids doing in in a military situation and an army what army would accept the services of the 13 or a 15 years old boy. jackson is serving the american army largely is a messenger. it seems a courier. this is a kid who's who is on his home tour right this frontier of the caroline? is this sort of backwater of british north america and so here is jackson. getting in a combat role also serving in support capacities jackson himself has taken a prisoner of war at t

under questioning about judicial activism, judge jackson bluntly said this -- quote, judge jackson said, well any time the supreme court has five votes, they may have a majority for whatever opinion they determine, end quote. that isn't just a factual observation, it is a clear echo of a famous quotation from perhaps the most famous judicial activist of all time, the arch liberal william brennan. the late justice brennan told people the most important rule in constitutional law was the rule of five. with five votes, the majority can do whatever it wants. that's a perfect summary of judicial activism. it's a recipe for courts to wander into policy making and prevent healthy democratic compromise. this is the misunderstanding of the separation of powers that i've spent my entire career fighting against. but president biden made that misunderstanding his litmus .

the same answer that was given by judge jackson. multiple republicans accused her of being soft on crime. this baseless charge took multiple forms, none more vile than the outright falsehood that she let child pornography offenders off the hook. as an independent fact checker, judge jackson's record is well within the mainstream of 70-80% of federal court judges. even a conservative formal prosecutor dismissed many of the attacks as meritless to the point of demagoguery. some members of this committee used the entirety of their question time, all 50 minutes to focus exclusively on child pornography cases. this may play well to the qanon crowd and the french conspiracy theories who help drive the insurrection on january 6, 2021, but the american public sees it for what it is. i want to make a point, not all committee republicans are treated judge jackson unfairly. the majority starting with the ranking member, approached of this hearing, as one would only expect, asking tough but fair questions to the nominee of the highest court of

a litigant who lost a case before judge jackson stated, i have appeared before judge jackson many times, both in the district court and d.c. circuit judge in my opinion, judge jackson is one of the very best judges, or for that matter justices, i have ever argued a case in front of. she is brilliant. equally important, she possesses all of the other important attributes of a great jurist. she is practical and intuitive, and curious and courteous and always impeccably well prepared. given the uniform strength of these and many other comments, the standing committee readily concluded that judge jackson demonstrates the exceptional professional competence expected of a supreme court justice and thus merits a well-qualified rating. finally, in evaluating judicial temperament, the standing committee considers a nominee's compassion, decisiveness, open-mindedness, freedom from bias and commitment to equal justice under the law. as part of our evaluation, we considered whether judge jackson demonstrated any bias who favored criminal defendants, no judge, defense counsel or prosecutor expressed

judge jackson: yes. senator: so, we are still in a state of war with certain elements of radical islam to this day? judge jackson: i believe that is documented, yes. senator: what is the process to determine whether one is an enemy combatant under our law? judge jackson: the executive branch makes assessment of whether someone has taken up arms against the united states somewhere in the world, related to all of this. senator: so it is an executive branch function to determine whether this person qualifies as an enemy combatant? under current law? judge jackson: under current law, i believe that determination is made by the executive branch, and the person is put -- is detained. and then, the question becomes whether they are able to bring some sort of legal challenge to that determination. senator: the law is that the executive branch determines if you are an enemy combatant. and under our law, you can appeal that decision to a federal court through habeas, correct? judge jackson: i believe that is corre

judge jackson: thank you, senator. stare decisis, the principal in which the supreme court uses at the outset, it is the sort of background rule of judicial maintenance of precedents in order to have predictability, stability in the law, is the kind of principle that the court begins with when it is asked to overrule or revisit a precedent. the court has developed certain factors that it looks at before it actually undertakes to reverse a precedent. one of those factors is the view that the precedent it is reconsidering is wrong but that is not the only factor. the court also determines in addition to whether or not the required precedent was egregiously wrong, the court has said, the court looks at whether there has been reliance on that prior precedent, whether the precedent is workable or has proven workable over time, whether they cases in the area of the precedent have shifted such that the precedent itself is no longer on firm foundation and whether there have been either new facts or a new understanding of the l

judge jackson sasse collective bargaininged at every level of the -- judge jackson has clerked at every level of the federal judiciary. most would consider a clerkship apartment any level as an achievement for years. she served at every level of the federal judiciary including the supreme court. she served in many. she was confirmed by the senate unanimously to serve on the u.s. sentencing commission and she would be the first justice since thurgood marshall with considerable defense experience. her qualifications are exceptional. in every role she's held, she has earned a reputation for thoughtfulness, even handedness and collegiality and just as impressive as judge jackson's record is her character and temperament. humble, personable, she's g.e.d. indicated herself to i can maaing about our legal system more understandable and more accessible for everyone who came in her courtroom. finally, of course, there is the perspective that judge jackson will bring. over the course of its history, 115 justices have served on the supreme court. if she's confirmed, judge jackson will be the 116th

endorsing judge jackson. she has a unique perspective on the needs of law enforcement through the association upper family members in the profession. judge jackson has two officers, one was a detective for the miami county and the other for miami police apartment. in addition, it is our opinion that the relation with the complexity challenges and opportunity within law enforcement divides perspective on criminal justice issues that can reassess through the supreme court. in evaluating in track record, other law enforcement organizations that based on the facts and apply to laws. she has been twice confirmed as a full senate as recently as 2021. she was also confirmed in 2010 as vice chair of the u.s. citizens commission. it is hoped that she will receive a bipartisan support for the most nominations to the nation's highest courts. in closing, this is a watershed moment. in our nations history. she is a stellar nominee with a extraordinary background. she is clearly qualified and served on the united states su

judge kentanji brown jackson --judge jackson: senator. i know i am a woman and senator blackburn is a woman and the woman i admire most in the world is in the room today, my mother. sen. cruz: under the modern leftist sensibilities if i decide right now that i am a woman, then, apparently, i am a woman, does that mean i would have article three standing to challenge a gender-based restriction? judge jackson: to the extent you are asking me about who has the ability to bring lawsuits based on gender, those kinds of issues are working their way through the courts and i am not able to comment on them. judge jackson: if i can change my gender and be a woman and an hour later i decide i am not a woman anymore i guess i would lose article three standing. does that same principle applied to other protected characteristics? could i decide i was an asian man? what i have the ability to be an asian man and challenge harvard's discrimination because i made that decision? judge jackson: senator, i am not able to answer your question. you are asking m

judge jackson: no. sen. booker: i think ted cruz is very provocative and that doesn't mean i agree with what he saying, his philosophy or his statements. but he pointed out you called the author acclaimed. she won a pulitzer prize, correct, so she is acclaimed. judge jackson: she is. sen. booker: but nowhere are you heralding her as this is a reflection of your philosophy. judge jackson: correct. sen. booker: i don't understand that at all. another part of his chart -- prickle race theory when you're talking about policies in general. i went back to that talk and saw you through everything in there. you're talking about psychology, economics, all different types of disciplines as touching upon the law. everything seemed to be in there except astrology. you understand listing a list of things that people touch the law, they were not your philosophies and all. judge jackson: correct, and that speech was not related to what i do as a judge. that was talking about sentencing policy and all the different academic

patrick jackson. have not got that without him from that by my side from the very beginning, none of this would have been possible. we met in college. since then, he has been the best husband, father, and friend i could have ever imagined. patrick, i love you. william, patrick's identical twin brother, is here, along with his wife. also here are patrick's older brother and his wife. last, but certainly not least, my in-laws, the matriarch and patriarch of the jackson family have traveled here from boston. i am seeking a special moment in this introduction for my daughters. girls, i know it has been easy. as i have tried to navigate the challenges of juggling my career and other, i fully in that they did not always get the balance >> i am saving a special moment in this introduction for my daughters, talia and layla. girls, i know it has been challenging as i have juggled my career and motherhood. i know i have not always get the balance right. i hope that you see with hard work, determination and love

second some republicans said that judge ketanji brown jackson just not acceptable inn any way because she won't weigh in on the issue of packing the court consider mcconnell said exactly that of the four last thursday, and so i just can't consider it, and the first think that he said was she would not answer that question and i would recommend it is in regard to go back and take a look through the record pretty and amy colby barrett was asked the same question, virtually the same answer is been given by judge ketanji brown jackson and finallyly multiple republicans accused heh of being soft on crime in this fate under basil stark took multiple forms and unborn filed an outright falsehood that she t child not off the offenders off as an independent next informal federale judge, judge ketanji brown jackson record is well within the mainstream of 70 - 8t judges and even conservative formal federal prosecutor of national cube dismiss many of the attacks as meritless to the point of demagoguery. so members use the entirety of the question time, all 50 minutes, to focus it into focus exclus

judge jackson: yes. senator: do you believe the individual right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right? judge jackson: senator, the supreme court has established the individual right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right. senator: could you tell me how you might go about citing what a fundamental right is under the constitution? judge jackson: senator, i don't know that i can tell you that in the abstract in the sort of way you may have posed the question. there is precedent in the supreme court related to various rights the court has recognized as fundamental. the court has some precedents about the standard for determining whether or not something is fundamental. the court has said the 14th amendment, substantive due process clause does support some fundamental rights but only things that are implicit in the ordered concept of liberty or deeply rooted in the history and traditions of this country. the kinds of rights that relate to personal, individual autonomy. they have recognized a few

jackson declined to do so, asserting, "i'm not a biologist." senator lindsey graham asked judge jackson to rate how religious she is. >> on a scale of one to 10, how faithful would you say you are in terms of religion? i go to church probably three times a year, so that speaks poorly of me. do you attend church regularly? >> senator, i am reluctant to talk about my faith in this way just because i want to be mindful of the need for the public to have confidence in my ability to separate out my personal views. amy: separately, lindsey graham stormed out of the hearing after he clashed with senate judiciary chair dick durbin over the ongoing detention of guantanamo prisoners, some of whom jackson represented as an attorney. we'll have more on that issue, and day 2 of ketanji brown jackson's historic confirmation hearings after headlines. in coronavirus news, new york city and other parts of the northeast have reported an uptick in cases as the omicron subvariant ba.2 spreads. one genomics firm estimates ba.2 now represents between 50% to 70% of a

judge jackson: judge jackson: congress has as of -- has every ability to do that. you have gradations for the number of images that and up being when you look at the scale something like the difference of 10 years. i don't know exactly what it is, but each two level enhancements is like several years, and the gradations are zero to 50 pictures, 50 to 100 pictures, 100 to 150 pictures, set up at a time in which the mail was the primary mode of possession and distribution. if somebody has 50 pictures, they according to congress at the time deserve an extra 10 years in prison. now with that scale, everybody is at the top immediately just because of the nature of the internet, so you are not differentiating using that scale anymore given the way this crime is committed. and so judges are having to decide how are we going to deal with the penalties and do our jobs to impose sentences that are sufficient but not greater than necessary under these circumstances? sen. hawley: thank you, judge. i understand that answer as a policy matter, i just think we disagree. the more

judge jackson: yes. sen. cotton: you didn't continue any pro bono work for murderers or rapists or anyone else, but you did represent generous at guantanamo bay? --this terrorist at guantanamo bay? judge jackson: when i got to the firm and they told me this case was there and that i had previously worked on the case, they asked me as a member of the supreme court appellate group of the firm, which is where -- was my practice, if i would help review and work on some of the briefing they were submitting on his behalf given my familiarity with the case. sen. cotton: were you representing him pro bono at morrison and foerster? judge jackson: the firm takes on pro bono representations, which means the person is in pain. sen. cotton: let's turn to your amicus briefs. you had two briefs on guantanamo cases, one at a think tank, one for former judges. sometimes the clients seek out lawyers, sometimes the lawyers seek out the claim. with either of those amicus reefs, were you involved in seeking the client or suggesti

judge jackson shows precisely why such definition fits her. i hope that it is demonstrated in the committee's meeting next week. i now turn to ranking member grassley for his remarks. senator grassley: i join in the request to hold over the nominees for one week. i'll have specific things to say about the nomination of judge jackson at that meeting. a week from today. i want to just speak a little bit about process. democrats have taken to repeatedly mentioning that judge jackson has been confirmed by the senate three times. two of which were noncontroversial. using votes for positions like the u.s. sentencing commission is going to make it much harder to confirm anyone to those positioned and encourages senators to apply the same standard used for evaluating supreme court nominations to every single position. if democrats had applied the approach that they want republicans to use now, that would be one thing. but we know that they haven't. democrats have voted against nominees who were confirmed unanimously for the circuit court. president bi

judgee jackson has clerked at every level of the federal judiciary. most would consider a clerkship in any court as an achievement they can brag about for years. she served as a clerk at every level of the judiciary including the supreme court and many roles as a public defender, lawyer, private practice, district and circuit court judge at the federal level. she was confirmed by the senate unanimously to serve on the sentencing commission and would best the first justice since thurgood marshall with considerable criminal defense experience. her qualifications are exceptional in every role she's held forss thoughtfulness, evenhandedness and collegiality. the character and temperament, humble, personable she's dedicated herself to making the legal system more understandable and accessible. the perspective that she will bring to the high court over the course of its history, 115 justices have served on the supreme court. if she's confirmed, she will be the 116th but would be the first supreme court justice who is the daughter of parents who fell to thei

jen brown jackson -- judge brown jackson: thank you. as you said, these cases are among the most difficult, for judges who have to do with the evidence. judges who like me, our parents and -- senator: do think it matters to the kids and their parents, the motives of the abuser, of the pornographer? judge brown jackson: senator, it does not metric to the victims in these cases what motivation is. the quote, i am not sure where it came from. i know that what senator cruz showed me before was questions i was asking in the context of a hearing. senator: i have serious concerns about that. i want to go to your judicial philosophy and the ninth amendment. president biden said he was looking for a judicial nominee with a judicial philosophy that is more of one that suggests that there are unenumerated rights in the constitution, and all the amendments mean something, including the ninth amendment. you told senator to flee -- you told senator denis you did not discuss this statement with president biden, but i want to know whether you agree wit

judge jackson: yes. sen. graham: i would too. you are rightly proud of your service as a public defender. you represented gizmo day chinese -- gitmo detainees, part of our system. what is the recidivism rate at gitmo? judge jackson: i'm not aware. sen. graham: 31%. how does that strike you? judge jackson: i don't know how it strikes me. sen. graham: it strikes me as terrible. judge jackson: that's what i was going to say. sen. graham: of the 229 -- 749 chinese release from gitmo 220 nice -- of the 749 detainees from gitmo 229 went back. a former gitmo detainee was named the interim defense minister of afghanistan. i do not know what his job is today but during the transition they made him the defense minister and he was in gitmo. of the five men we released as part of a prisoner swap, here is where they are. appointed deputy minister of defense. appointed acting minister of borders and travels affairs. appointed acting intelligence director. acting minister of culture and defense. the new governor of a southe

judge jackson. [video clip] judge jackson: members of this committee, if i am confirmed, i commit to you that i will work productively to support and defend the constitution and this grand experiment of american democracy that has endured over these past 246 years. i have been a judge for nearly a decade now and i take that responsibility and my duty to be independent very seriously. i decide cases from a neutral pasture. i evaluate the facts and i interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case before me without fear or favor, consistent with my judicial opus. i know that my role as a judge is a limited one, but the constitution empowers me only to decide cases and controversies that are properly presented and i know that my judicial role is further constrained by careful adherence to precedent. [end video clip] host: judge jackson from monday. amy howe, we heard a lot from republicans about her judicial philosophy. is that her judicial philosophy? guest: she said it was more of a methodology

, and if confirmed judge jackson would become the first african-american woman to serve in the nation's highest court, miniature spoke on the senate floor about the historic nature of her nomination and he also sunday posted senators on the committee will rise to the occasion during next week's confirmation hearings. >> thank you mr. president, just a few days america's eyes will turn towards this judiciary committee as we begin the considering judge brown jackson for her nomination to the supreme court and it's going to be an historic moment of money is just shocking appears before the committee and gambling the hearings is turned committee will rank as one of the highest honors of my career in congress and next week the american people have a chance to meet judge jackson learn about her and professional record and life experience but for now the meet briefly sure a few things that have impressed me the most about ketanji brown jackson and by now i'm sure thatle you have heard about ave experience, ketanji brown jackson has more to the upper of fiduciary most would consider any court c

so why will not judge jackson ? i yield the floor >> last week the senate judiciary which i chair held a hearing on the nomination of judge brown jackson to serve as associate judge on the ussupreme court . it was an opportunity to learn a lot about her qualifications, her experience, her approach to cases, her judicial temperament and her temperament before the committee . she proved to the public what many of us affected and some new. she is without a doubt ready to serve on the supreme court . ice have spoken before about judge jackson'sbackground , qualification and some of it bears repeating because it this is a critical week before we consider her nomination next week. she's the daughter of two schoolteachers, public school teachers . judge jackson discovered her passion for the law at age 4. the day her dad decided to give up teaching, he had another profession in mind. he was going to become a lawyer so he would sit at the kitchen table with his law books all backed up and judge jackson at the age of four wo

judge jackson: yes. but importantly the authority was -- it was not congress saying two years or less. what congress said is you, agency, have the authority to determine what category of persons between -- who have been here between zero and 24 months -- senator graham: which is two years. judge jackson: forgive me, senator. what i'm trying to explain is that the authority given to the agency was to determine what length of time -- what length of time. it was not the authority to deport everyone who has been here for 24 months. it was the authority to determine what length of time a person has to be here in order to be subjected to expedited removal. senator graham: here's what the statute says. the attorney general, which is actually the d.h.s. secretary, -- [indiscernible] -- one and two of this subparagraph to any and all aliens described in subclass two as designatedded by the attorney jeopardy, actually d.h.s. definition should be -- [indiscernible] -- discretion of the attorney general and may be m

members marsha blackburn, spoke on the senate floor about supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson. >> the person last week senate judiciary committee which i chair to help the hearing of judge ketanji brown jackson to serve as associate justice in the u.s. supreme court it was an opportunity to learn a lot about her, her qualifications, her experience, her approach to cases, her judicial temperament and temperament before the committee she proved to the public what many of us suspected than some new, she's without a doubt ready to serve on the supreme court. in a spoken to you before about judge ketanji brown jackson's background in the qualifications and it repeating it because this is the critical week before we consider her nomination next week on the floor the senate she's the daughter of two schoolteachers, public school teachers, and judge ketanji brown jackson, her passion for the law at the age of four, her dad decided to give up teaching, he had another profession in mind, he was would become a lawyer predict and so he would sit at the kitchen table with his law books all

those contain just one tweet about judge jackson. more than 13,000 of the 68,000 pages are just lists of previous nominations. so that leaves only 16,000 of 68,000 that we received from the white house that aren't obviously useless like all the other documents we received. but for comparison, the white house has still withheld 48 48,000 pages under the presidential record and foia exemptions. that's a lot of hiding. but the limited number of useful records we receive from the obama white house show why the sentencing commission documents would have been important. there are a number of dark money groups on the left that argue medical judges hud make policy decisions based on judges' own values. i i talked about the troubling role that dark money groups have played in this jujs selection process. when they demand justices give short lists and new litmus tests and cam pawns attacking the independence of the judiciary, they strongly supported the so-called progressive prosecutors who are soft on violent crime in the face of rising crime

patrick jackson. have not got that without him from that by my side from the very beginning, none of this would have been possible. we met in college. since then, he has been the best husband, father, and friend i could have ever imagined. patrick, i love you. william, patrick's identical twin brother, is here, along with his wife. also here are patrick's older brother and his wife. last, but certainly not least, my in-laws, the matriarch and patriarch of the jackson family have traveled here from boston. i am seeking a special moment in this introduction for my daughters. girls, i know it has been easy. as i have tried to navigate the challenges of juggling my career and other, i fully in that they did not always get the balance >> i am saving a special moment in this introduction for my daughters, talia and layla. girls, i know it has been challenging as i have juggled my career and motherhood. i know i have not always get the balance right. i hope that you see with hard work, determination and love

host: jimmy, let me ask you about judge jackson's confirmation hearings. tell me about what surprised you the most. was there anything you are not expecting? jimmy: it was certainly a marathon. although we have come to expect that. it was four days of intense testimony and questioning by the senate judiciary committee. in terms of what surprised me, we got to learn more about judge jackson's judicial philosophy. she has been before the committee before in previous capacities but had never been nominated to the supreme court. we got to learn about how she approaches cases. she stresses that she sees the judicial role as a very limited one, a very narrow one. and almost using terms and descriptions of her approach that you might associate with a more conservative jurist like someone like antonin scalia up or neil gorsuch. with ideas like originalism and textualism although she did not use those labels. we all republicans who are opposed to her nomination have been very aggressive in questioning specific aspects of her judicial record, specifically in the are

judge jackson, welcome. we met recently in my office and we have seen you in this committee before and we are so happy to have you back. if senator whitehouse is pleased you once clerked for a rhode island judge, we in minnesota are equally happy you are winning bold purple, winning over minnesota vikings fans the world over. i would like to welcome your husband, patrick, and your two daughters and your other family members and friends. it is clear your family, starting with your parents who i got to meet sitting there in the front row, who once worked as teachers that your family has been a constant source of inspiration and support for you. my mom taught second grade until she was 70 years old so i know firsthand it is pretty great to have a parent who is also a teacher and they never stop checking your spelling. as a lawyer who also balanced work with parenthood myself i particularly enjoyed your story about sitting with your dad. you had a coloring book and he was studying his logbook. -- law book. while

of course, judge jackson is no stranger to the senate. this is the fourth time she comes before this body. in each previous instance, republicans and democrats together voted in favor of her various nominations. we voted last year to confirm judge jackson to the d.c. court of appeals and she received support from all 50 democrats and three republicans and, of course, the first time she came before us as a district court judge, it was a voice vote, which meant that no one objected to her getting on the federal bench. no one in the senate. judge jackson's various nominations have won bipartisan support in the past and her nomination now merits bipartisan support in the present. i hope that both sides can work together in a fair and expeditious way to make it happen. i'll have more to say on judge jackson's remarkable profile in the days and weeks ahead but today i want to con grat late her -- congratulate her. i look forward to visiting with her on wednesday. ukraine. today is the fifth day that vladimir putin launched an unprovoked assault

i find judge jackson to be a person somewhat worked hard to achieve the current position. her record is overwhelming in its lack of a steady judicial philosophy and a tendency to achieve outcomes in spite of what the law requires or common sense would dictate. after a thorough review of judge jackson's record and information gained at the hearing from an evasive witness, i now know why judge jackson was the favorite of a radical left and i will vote no. : : vote no. in the area of child pornography , there's been an explosion in this country of child pornography on the internet. in 2021, groups that follow sexual abuse of children on the sexual abuse of children on the 2021 gruesome followed groups of children reported 49-point $3m reports of individual accessing, information regarding child photography on t the internet as card from 100,000 - 229-point $3m in 2021, and there are expense congress estimated it that there are 85 million images and videos and other files involving sexual exporting children on the internet and now why is this important. this is a video choice

judge jackson, welcome. it is good to see you again. today and throughout this week the committee and the country are going to hear from judge jackson. she has been nominated to be the next justice of the united states supreme court. in the nomination -- any nomination to the court's historic. there have only been 115 justices in our nation's history. judge jackson's nomination is historic in more ways than one. her nomination, pending confirmation by the senate, will bring us one step closer to having a supreme court that is more reflective of our nation. one with diversity of race, gender, background of education. it will allow all americans to look at the court and see in its justices a reflection of the american people. judge jackson, with your presence here today you are writing a new page in the history of america, a good page. who the president nominates and the senate decides to confirm, especially to the nation's highest court, is extremely important. the american people, our constituents, and their

judge jackson, welcome. it is good to see you again. today and throughout this week the committee and the country are going to hear from judge jackson. she has been nominated to be the next justice of the united states supreme court. in the nomination -- any nomination to the court's historic. there have only been 115 justices in our nation's history. judge jackson's nomination is historic in more ways than one. her nomination, pending confirmation by the senate, will bring us one step closer to having a supreme court that is more reflective of our nation. one with diversity of race, gender, background of education. it will allow all americans to look at the court and see in its justices a reflection of the american people. judge jackson, with your presence here today you are writing a new page in the history of america, a good page. who the president nominates and the senate decides to confirm, especially to the nation's highest court, is extremely important. the american people, our constituents, and their

they said that about judge jackson. but judge jackson has been endorsed by the fraternal order of police, the international association of chiefs of police, and the black collective law enforcement officials across the united states. she has a history in her family of others and -- brothers and uncles who have been in law enforcement raising -- risking their lives for the community. one of her uncles was the chief of police in miami, florida. it is part of her family and what she grew up in. it is unlikely that she is soft on crime. she is going to be fair, i am sure, when she is on the supreme court, but she has no prodigious -- prejudice against police groups as part of her family history. there is also the question of giving light sentences. three or four republican senators were dwelling on her sentencing and a handful of cases and would not let go of it, day after day for two straight days. they refused to knowledge -- acknowledged that the reality of her sentencing guidelines was within the same guidelines and bou

fortunately judge jackson's record is incomplete. that's because information that's been withheld or missing all of judge jackson's nonpublicsentencing commission documents . the obama white house held back 40,000 pages of documents. we also received an unconfirmed chart of probation sentencing for 14 cases from judge jackson and the white house that the democrats have attempted to use to defend her record. and as far as the further inquiries to about how the nominee and child exploitation cases were looking at a record, that's what we're supposed to do. it appears the white house wants to hide that record. so with so much information withheld, there were a lot of questions about judge jackson's judicial philosophy . she says her philosophy is based on her cases, that's more of a case of making a case for judicial process and it is judicial philosophy. iaon one senator on the other side noted he didn't think that he'd ever heard a nominee get so many questions on that gtopic of judicial philosophy. apparently he conveniently forgotte