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KB Jackson Hearings: 'An Opportunity For Republicans To Have Their Critics Of The President Heard'
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Supreme Court nominee Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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By: Mikaël Ponge Follow |
Mikael Ponge Follow
3 mins
Ketanji Brown Jackson on probation for the US Senate.
Joe Biden's candidate for the United States Supreme Court began Monday, March 21 to be heard by the Judiciary Committee of the Upper House of Congress.
After a polite first day, the debates should be more virulent and partisan a few months before the mid-term elections.
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Second day, this March 22, auditions for Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Appointed by Joe Biden to the Supreme Court, this 51-year-old jurist promised yesterday that she would defend "
the great American democratic experiment
", if she became the first black woman to sit on the Court.
She insisted on her independence and neutrality
during her presentation.
A “
classic positioning
” considers our guest Simon Grivet.
For this lecturer in history and civilization of the United States at the University of Lille, Ketanji Brown Jackson “
wishes that we first remember her remarkable qualifications.
Even her most conservative opponents are forced to recognize that she is a very competent magistrate
”.
Thus, we can expect "
less clashes and political spectacle than during the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh, which swayed the majority of the Supreme Court
", according to Simon Grivet, but "
we expect virulent criticism against what Ketanji Brown Jackson is supposed to embody
”.
Seven months before the mid-term elections, "
it's an opportunity for Republicans to make their criticisms of the president heard
", particularly on security issues as crime figures have jumped since the Covid.
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To read also: United States: Ketanji Brown Jackson defends his candidacy for the Supreme Court before the Senate
Crime in the headlines of Haitian news
The National Police of Haiti proceeded, last weekend, to the arrest of about fifteen people, including alleged members of armed gangs who reign terror in Port-au-Prince, the capital, reports us
Gotson Pierre
, editor-in-chief of the
Alterpresse website
.
While at the same time, personalities from Prime Minister Ariel Henry's cabinet are said to be involved in the release of members of the armed gang 400 Mawozo, who operate in Croix-des-Bouquets (municipality northeast of the capital).
This is revealed by the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (Rnddh).
In an address to the nation, on March 18, 2022, the head of government takes issue with any connivance or even protection of his government with armed bandits.
Ariel Henry promises on the contrary to regain control of the national territory.
Recount of votes in Colombia
Under the fire of criticism from power and the opposition, the head of the Colombian electoral authority announced, Monday, March 21, a recount of the ballot papers for
the senatorial elections of March 13
.
Election largely won by the left opposition, according to still provisional results, but which have still not been announced.
The ruling party in Colombia of outgoing President Ivan Duque, asked for a "
new count
" on Saturday.
The left-wing candidate for the presidency Gustavo Petro estimated for his part that the precount would not have taken into account some 500,000 votes for the left-wing candidates in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
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