Virginia, the ruling that blocked states from banning interracial marriage.
Mike Braun of Indiana let slip that he would be cool with letting states ban interracial marriage, under the guise of "states rights." He was responding to Jackon's nomination with an extended tear about his - entirely false - belief that the Supreme Court was wrong in the past to prioritize federal protections for human rights over "states rights." A reporter asked him if this belief also applied to Loving v. It's enough to make one wish they all had a copy of "Antiracist Baby," as it's the kind of remedial picture book they clearly need. Instead, the nation is bearing witness - or in many cases, looking away in pained embarrassment - as Republicans have a lengthy, racist tantrum instead. Jackson is the first Black woman ever nominated for the Supreme Court, and any hopes that Republicans would be respectful of this historic moment were thoroughly dashed this week. Want more Amanda Marcotte on politics? Subscribe to her newsletter Standing Room Only. "Enduring" would be the more accurate description. In reality, Jackson was no more "sparring" with Cruz than I'm "sparring" with a loud and persistent car alarm going off on my block.
BLACK BABY MEMES CRACK
It was enough for the New York Times, desperate for any crack in Jackson's placid demeanor, to run with " Cruz and Jackson spar over antiracism curriculum at a private school," rewarding Cruz's idiocy with the fireworks-style coverage he craves. Instead, she reminded Cruz that random children's books "don't come up as my work as a judge." She did, however, being a flesh-and-blood human, release a teeny but audible sigh over his childish display. To her eternal credit, Jackson did not retort that the only racist baby she could see was the junior senator from Texas. RELATED: Elie Mystal: Our Constitution is "actually trash" - but the Supreme Court can be fixed "Do you agree with this book that is being taught with kids that babies are racist?" Cruz raved, because, as part of their efforts to break the English language, Republicans now call it "racist" to teach kids not to be racist. Instead, Cruz used his allotted questioning time to freak out over "critical race theory," which is the trendy scare term in right-wing circles to demonize basic concepts like "racism is bad" and "racism is real." So Cruz ginned up the outraged over a book called " Antiracist Baby." The immediately infamous "racist babies" exchange, of course, had nothing to do with the actual job Jackson is nominated for. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., provided yet another reminder that his true talent as a troll lies in how shameless he is.Ĭertainly aware that by getting "racist babies" in headlines, people would assume he's talking about himself, Cruz forged ahead, indifferent to the inevitable jokes, just focused on getting that sweet, sweet attention. During Tuesday's Senate hearing to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Sen.
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