{"id":1243499,"date":"2022-01-26T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1243499"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:53:14","slug":"progressives-demand-biden-pick-supreme-court-nominee-based-on-race-and-sex-select-first-black-female-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-demand-biden-pick-supreme-court-nominee-based-on-race-and-sex-select-first-black-female-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Demand Biden Pick Supreme Court Nominee Based On Race And Sex, Select First Black Female Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressives-demand-biden-pick-supreme-court-nominee-based-on-race-and-sex-select-first-black-female-justice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1243499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announcing his decision to retire at the end of the Court\u2019s term, progressives rushed to Twitter to demand that President Joe Biden follow through on his presidential campaign promise to select SCOTUS\u2019 first black female justice. The raced-base decision has already been hailed \u201chistoric\u201d if it were to happen.<\/p>\n<p>As pointed out by Planned Parenthood California\u2019s Brandon Richards, during a 2020 presidential debate, then-candidate Biden pledged that he would&nbsp; \u201cappoint the first black woman to the Court\u201d while noting that \u201cit\u2019s required that [black females] have representation now, it\u2019s long overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REMINDER: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> during the presidential debates committed to selecting a Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll appoint the first black woman to the Court, it\u2019s required that they have representation now, it\u2019s long over due.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzjhT4b5Va\">pic.twitter.com\/VzjhT4b5Va<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Richards (@BrandonRichards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonRichards\/status\/1486388133357056002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As soon as word spread that Breyer would be leaving a vacancy on the court, former Hillary Clinton presidential campaign staffer Brian Fallon opined that \u201cBiden will get a chance to make history by putting the first Black woman on SCOTUS, and he will have many highly qualified candidates to choose from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of those candidates, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was supported by all 50 Dems and three Republicans for DC Circuit last year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden will get a chance to make history by putting the first Black woman on SCOTUS, and he will have many highly qualified candidates to choose from. One of those candidates, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was supported by all 50 Dems and three Republicans for DC Circuit last year<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianefallon\/status\/1486383675965116420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eli Mystal included Brown Jackson as well, alongside two other names: \u201cLeondra Kruger: California Supreme Court, Michelle Childs: South Carolina District Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With Breyer stepping down, here are your names: <\/p>\n<p>Ketanji Brown Jackson: D.C. Circuit<br \/>Leondra Kruger: California Supreme Court<br \/>Michelle Childs: South Carolina District Court<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElieNYC\/status\/1486385153438064641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mystal, a progressive commentator, predicted that Biden would be hamstrung by moderate Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), but supported by key GOP votes of Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hot take is that Kentaji Brown Jackson is the pick and she gets Romney and Murkowski and basically obviates whatever BS Manchin and Sinema are planning to pull,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My hot take is that Kentaji Brown Jackson is the pick and she gets Romney and Murkowski and basically obviates whatever BS Manchin and Sinema are planning to pull.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElieNYC\/status\/1486387124635160582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe Will Rise,\u201d a collective of black women dedicated to \u201cusing <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BlackGirlMagic&amp;src=hashtag_click\">#BlackGirlMagic<\/a> to save the country by getting the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court,\u201d also expressed hopes that Biden would select a nominee who would fulfill the group\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For decades, we have watched as mostly white men on SCOTUS deny Black communities our most basic civil rights because they don\u2019t equally value our needs<\/p>\n<p>Justice Breyer&#8217;s retirement paves the way for the first Black woman Justice in our nation\u2019s history: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5XzoH3pPt\">https:\/\/t.co\/U5XzoH3pPt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0mNqfQ2YG\">pic.twitter.com\/E0mNqfQ2YG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #SheWillRise (@sistascotus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistascotus\/status\/1486394228565549064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Progressive activists weren\u2019t alone in their hopes that Biden would follow through on his campaign promise.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) also voiced her support for a potential justice based on race and gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustice Breyer has led an exemplary &amp; distinguished career in public service. I\u2019m grateful to him for all that he has done for our country,\u201d Murray tweeted. \u201cI support &nbsp;<a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS <\/a>\u2019s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. The Court should reflect the diversity of our country.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justice Breyer has led an exemplary &amp; distinguished career in public service. I\u2019m grateful to him for all that he has done for our country.<\/p>\n<p>I support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>\u2019s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. The Court should reflect the diversity of our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyMurray\/status\/1486392490538283015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murray also told media that she is \u201cready to move as quickly as possible to consider and confirm a highly qualified nominee who will break barriers and make history as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Patty Murray, No. 3 Democrat in the chamber: &#8220;I am ready to move as quickly as possible to consider and confirm a highly qualified nominee who will break barriers and make history as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court of the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1486395934808367114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Representative Marie Newman of Illinois echoed her Democratic colleague, saying,&nbsp; \u201cThis is your reminder that President Biden promised to appoint the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. It\u2019s long overdue. Let\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is your reminder that President Biden promised to appoint the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s long overdue. Let&#8217;s get it done. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uxR6ZKl9XL\">https:\/\/t.co\/uxR6ZKl9XL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marie Newman (@Marie4Congress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marie4Congress\/status\/1486386927297302530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announcing his decision to retire at the end of the Court\u2019s term, progressives rushed to Twitter to demand that President Joe Biden follow through on his presidential campaign promise to select SCOTUS\u2019 first black female justice. The raced-base decision has already been hailed \u201chistoric\u201d if it &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1243499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1243499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1243499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}