President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson refused to say if she holds a place on whether or not people have pure rights.
Jackson refused to touch upon her beliefs on pure rights in a post-hearing written query and reply from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies: “I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights.” (From response to post-hearing written questions.) pic.twitter.com/NwH9vjsTLr
— Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) April 1, 2022
“Please explain, in your own words, the theory prevalent among members of the Founding Fathers’ generation that humans possess natural rights that are inherent or inalienable,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) requested Jackson.
Jackson acknowledged that pure rights are embedded into our nation’s founding paperwork in her response.
She stated:
The principle that people possess inherent or inalienable rights is mirrored within the Declaration of Independence, which states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Next, Cruz requested Jackson, “do you hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights, yes or no?”
“I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights,” Jackson stated.
Cruz referred to as Jackson’s response “stunning” in a tweet despatched Saturday night. “This is stunning,” Cruz wrote. “The Declaration of Independence proclaims: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights….’ KBJ says she has ‘no position’ on whether this is true.”
This is gorgeous.
The Declaration of Independence proclaims:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights….”
KBJ says she has”no place” on whether or not that is true. https://t.co/0VV5dg3ssS
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 3, 2022
Other social media customers referred to as Jackson’s incapability to reply the pure rights query “disqualifying” or a “trojan horse for tyranny.”
“This should be automatically disqualifying,” one consumer tweeted.
This ought to be mechanically disqualifying. https://t.co/1dbgu3sfXJ
— Olivia Rondeau 🇺🇸 (@rondeaulivia) April 2, 2022
“If Judge Ketanji Jackson doesn’t recognize the natural rights given to us by our Creator – the literal bedrock of American values – she absolutely cannot be confirmed to the SCOTUS,” one consumer wrote. “This woman is a massive threat to basic human liberty. She’s a Trojan horse for tyranny.”
If Judge Ketanji Jackson doesn’t acknowledge the pure rights given to us by our Creator – the literal bedrock of American values – she completely can’t be confirmed to the SCOTUS.
This girl is an enormous risk to fundamental human liberty.
She’s a Trojan horse for tyranny. https://t.co/Hulq4X0CZj
— Chase 🇺🇸🏛⚡️ (@sovereignbrah) April 1, 2022
“The Constitution and the original Bill of Rights is based solidly upon Natural Rights, hence, unalienable,” one other consumer tweeted. “Ketanji disqualifies herself with this answer.”
The Constitution and the unique Bill of Rights relies solidly upon Natural Rights, therefore, unalienable.
Ketanji disqualifies herself with this reply. https://t.co/hK6lcITmND
— ΞMΞRALD CITY ΞXILE – Todd Ξ Herman Gab/Parler (@toddeherman) April 3, 2022
“If we don’t possess natural rights, then the “self-evident” truths of the Declaration are merely a fiction. And Ketanji Brown Jackson and her colleagues turn out to be mere dispensers of Melian justice,” Tom Shakely tweeted.
If we do not possess pure rights, then the “self-evident” truths of the Declaration are merely a fiction. And Ketanji Brown Jackson and her colleagues turn out to be mere dispensers of Melian justice. https://t.co/z4wmIdx0R8
— Tom Shakely (@TomShakely) April 2, 2022
“They believe our rights come from man. Simple as that,” Benjamin Weingarten tweeted.
They consider our rights come from man. Simple as that https://t.co/8mtzWlnBQp
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) April 3, 2022
