Posted on 03/21/2024 2:08:07 PM PDT by george76
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) gave us another amusing demonstration of his ability to humiliate Joe Biden’s unqualified judicial nominees during Wednesday's confirmation hearing.
United States District Judge Nancy Maldonado of the Northern District of Illinois, who has been nominated by Joe Biden for a spot on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, had previously signed a brief supporting a ban on "assault weapons" in Illinois state courts in the 2010s, yet, when he asked her to define "assault weapons,” she couldn’t.
“You said, ‘assault weapons may be banned because they’re extraordinarily dangerous and are not appropriate for legitimate self-defense purposes,’” Kennedy said. “Tell me what you meant by assault weapons.”
“Just to clarify there, I was local counsel—” Maldonado said
“But you wrote the brief, tell me what you meant by assault weapons,” he pressed.
“Senator Kennedy, I actually I did not write the brief. The brief was written by—"
“You signed the brief, though, didn’t you?"
“Correct, I signed the brief,” she conceded.
“When you sign a brief you're testifying to the court that everything in it is true, right?"
Maldonado also agreed with Kennedy’s characterization that as far as the court is concerned, since she signed the brief, the words were hers.
“Tell me what you meant by assault weapons,” Kennedy said.
“So, I am not a gun expert,” Maldonado responded.
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Kennedy followed up by pointing out that she gave the court advice, essentially claiming to be an expert and advised that assault weapons should be banned.
"Just tell me what you wanted to ban,” he told her.
For the left, “assault weapon" has become a catch-all term used to evoke fear as they push for stricter gun control measures. Yet, they repeatedly prove they have no idea what an “assault weapon” is.
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Thank God Kennedy is in the Senate. He must have been a great judge.
Duh... weapons Senator?
Too bad his voting record sucks.
he should have demanded an answer, not an explanation.
His Conservative Review Liberty Score is 77%.
Tell me about YOUR senators.
So, did Schumer get her confirmed??
Didn’t know he was a judge. He’s great.
Liberals don’t deal in facts and aren’t the least bit concerned about them. They just know what they know in the most absolute sense. They acquire information by osmosis or intuition. (Actually I believe they give the source of their knowledge any thought whatsoever. It just is what it is.) It’s called the Dunning-Kruger effect.
She doesn’t even seem embarrassed.
The problem with Kennedy is he’s great at stuff like this but too many of his votes suck.
John Kennedy asked Sara E. Hill to explain the difference between a “stay” order and an “injunction.”
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Liberals know they have feelings. Ergo their feelings are knowledge. Conservatives don’t act on feelings so they don’t have the knowledge liberals have.
Too bad members of the house and senate only have mouths and nothing to go with them.
And after this exchange, she’ll be confirmed. Mark my words
the source of their evil thoughts is the father of lies
I love this man! One of the wisest members of Congress.
Ooooh another “gotcha” moment that won’t move the needle of public opinion one millimeter or get any notice over the airwaves
IIRC the assault weapons ban enacted during Clinton’s administration had 3 characteristics defining “assault weapon”. A flash supressor, a pistol grip and hardware for mounting a scope. None of these characteristics make the weapon any deadlier, just made them look scary.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) wins the Trey Gowdy award for optics.
I personally have no representation.
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