{"id":1399613,"date":"2022-03-25T00:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T04:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1399613"},"modified":"2022-03-25T00:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T04:44:47","slug":"first-liberty-lawyer-ketanji-brown-jackson-cant-uphold-constitution-if-she-thinks-its-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-liberty-lawyer-ketanji-brown-jackson-cant-uphold-constitution-if-she-thinks-its-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"First Liberty Lawyer: Ketanji Brown Jackson Can&#039;t Uphold Constitution if She Thinks It&#039;s Racist"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ffirst-liberty-lawyer-ketanji-brown-jackson-cant-uphold-constitution-if-she-thinks-its-racist%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=1399613&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 class=\"subheading\">Keisha Toni Russell, a constitutional lawyer at First Liberty Institute, testified Thursday in opposition of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s nomination for the Supreme Court, arguing that her support of critical race theory means she would not be able to uphold the Constitution if she believes it is racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery lawyer and judge promises to defend and protect the U.S. Constitution, but she cannot uphold this oath if she believes that the Constitution and the principles of America\u2019s foundation are racist and inherently flawed. Neither can a judge remain impartial and administer justice independently if she holds a philosophy that correcting racism requires affording privileged classes less justice than oppressed classes,\u201d Russell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Russell%20KBJ%20Testimony.pdf\">said<\/a> in her opening statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>She continued, \u201cUltimately, a judge should consider America\u2019s history as a lesson and a blueprint for why and how we must constantly seek to uphold and protect America\u2019s founding promises.\u00a0For these reasons First Liberty has concerns about Judge Jackson\u2019s jurisprudence and First Liberty cannot support her nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson is a member of the Board of Trustees for Georgetown Day School, which has embraced critical race theory (CRT), as reported by Breitbart News\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/23\/pre-k-12-school-where-judge-jackson-sits-on-board-pushes-cultural-marxism-on-kids\/\">Emma-Jo Morris<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/24\/school-board-of-trustees-plays-critical-role-in-pushing-critical-race-theory-despite-ketanji-brown-jacksons-denial\/\">Breccan Thies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Russell said her own experience defied critical race theory, which holds that in America\u2019s society, white people are oppressors and racism is not the result of individual beliefs but embedded in America\u2019s legal system and institutions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am a first generation American and the daughter of Jamaican-born parents. Despite coming to this country and having to build a life for themselves from the ground up, my parents still raised successful children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Russell, a former elementary school teacher, said CRT demands a \u201cradical reordering\u201d of society and restructuring of the systems that supposedly perpetuate racial inequality, and are \u201cincompatible with a judge\u2019s oath to uphold the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCRT proponents claim that America was founded\u2014and the Constitution was drafted\u2014to promote racism and slavery,\u201d she argued. \u201cUltimately, we cannot expect a critical race theorist to defend and protect the Constitution, because CRT asserts that the Constitution is not worth defending.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20359721\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/KBJ-at-SCOTUS-Hearing-Day-3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSuch a view completely contradicts the oath every judge takes. This is an especially problematic view for a justice who will sit on America\u2019s highest court, which often has the last word on the liberty the Constitution guarantees. If we adopt the anti-American views of CRT, we will see the eradication of the principles that made America the freest and most successful republic in history,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also noted that CRT believes America must address racism by encouraging racism, which would interfere with a judge\u2019s impartiality.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCRT encourages racist actions and attitudes against the perceived \u2018oppressor\u2019 group, namely whites. Ibram X. Kendi, one of CRT\u2019s advocates, brazenly declared: \u2018The only remedy to racist\u00a0discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.\u2019 In essence, CRT proposes that the oppressed group must be granted advantages in society to the detriment of the oppressor group in order to address past injustices,\u201d she said, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If a judge believes that the only way to correct racism is to provide advantages to blacks and disadvantages to whites, this would create dire injustices in that judge\u2019s practices. A judge who is a critical race theorist may decide to provide a lower sentence for a black defendant or a higher sentence to a white defendant to correct perceived disparities in the criminal justice system. Such a philosophy will impact a judge\u2019s fundamental view of legal justice and undermine her ability to adhere to the rule of law. Such racist favoritism is odious to America\u2019s foundational principles and the furtherance of a free society. Focusing on race only exacerbates the problem of racism. A judge who embraces CRTs views may engage in favoritism and partiality, contrary to the judicial canons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lastly, she argued that a judge must uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary and she cannot do so if she considers \u201csystemic racism\u201d in her decision-making \u2014 since under CRT, the judiciary would be racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCRT does not consider how cultural upbringing, mindsets, or family and community involvement can change the trajectory of people\u2019s lives and ultimately address the racial disparities that exist in our society. CRT does not acknowledge that regardless of the struggles that people face in life, we are all individually responsible for the lives we live and the success we attain. Instead, CRT makes race the predominant relevant factor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA judge must maintain independence and the integrity of the law. To do so, she must acknowledge that people are responsible for their actions, despite the racism or setbacks they may have experienced, and that people deserve justice even if CRT defines them as \u2018privileged,&#8217;\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Breitbart News\u2019s Kristina Wong on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kristina_wong\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kristinawongreporting\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keisha Toni Russell, a constitutional lawyer at First Liberty Institute, testified Thursday in opposition of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s nomination for the Supreme Court, arguing that her support of critical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"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-1399613","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\/1399613","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\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399613\/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=1399613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}