Jackson would ‘interpret’ to our detriment

OPINION:

Listening to the responses of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, one realizes the effort these parries are making to replace the religious principles that have long been a cornerstone of our nation with social principles based on social trends. This sets a dangerous precedent at the highest level of government that will continue eroding our nation’s foundations in both the public and private sectors.

These hearings have served a great purpose: highlighting public officials’ true intentions, which are to use social principles as a wedge to eliminate the influences of religious principles in our government institutions. “In God we trust” were the words that our Founding Fathers adopted in the Declaration of Independence, and they did so for a reason. Despite having ancestors who had fled religious persecution, they felt the necessity of religious principles as government cornerstones.

As a voter, I assumed having such principles would be the first criterion for any Supreme Court nominee or elected congressional official. This isn’t the case, and it has been shocking to witness the Democrats’ attempt to insert into the highest court in the land a judge who believes social principles are foundational to democracy. Those who oppose Judge Jackson’s nomination are accused of racism, but there’s much in the nominee’s background with which to take legitimate issue. Jackson has refused to offer a definition of the word “woman,” which indicates a belief in the use of social principles as a legal solution in cases that challenge religious or biological principles. If the laws in place to protect people are ignored because of judicial “interpretation,” the strength of those laws is weakened and must be discussed, reviewed and restored — not downplayed. Therefore, it’s not a political attack to seek clarifications on issues from every nominee.

As an African American, I had high regard for and applaud Judge Jackson’s success, but her nomination-hearing responses have given me pause. I am disappointed that the Biden administration continues to use minorities to advance bad policies.

GREG RALEIGH

Washington