'What, What, What?': John Kennedy Stunned By Response From Slate Of Judicial Nominees 

I’ve never seen that happen. Who has done that?

​@victoriabarefoot7434 you haven't caught them bringing up their college thesis, statements, writings, and twitter posts?

Full of something else also !

You mean like the 3 Supreme Court justices put on the bench by Cheeto Jesus?

😂

The BAR is controlled by the CROWN of England! Truth! Ur being controlled by a foreign Entity!! Period!!

It sounds like your grandfather was an honest and honorable man!

Isn´t the government also a private club? Stalin and Hitler used to have many members on it.

Other standards today - what will kennedy think about the current SCOTUS ?

I think lawyers should be prohibited from serving in legislatures. Lawyers writing laws is the biggest conflict of interest we have.

Let's talk about how John Kennedy asks question of these nominees. Here let me ask John a question using his questioning style... John, when you beat you wife and kids does it give you please every time or just some of the time??? John, please answer the question, reclaiming my time....

@@davebarton6824 That is so dam rediculas.

“Mmm, good question!” drives me crazy! It’s like sucking up to the crowd.

​@@davebarton6824He has one adopted son. Are you inferring that he beats his c. 40 year old son and his elderly wife? Do you want to rephrase your question, Mr. Barton. It's very leading.

What's crazier is that look on his face. What he basically said is that there ARE cases in the US where racist college professors went out and killed some Jews. That's just nuts man. America is crazy right now.

Well said! Critical thinking always used to be so important, and truly apolitical (ie 'question everything') in principle.

I agree with your comment. The other best, yet different type of response came from Hon. Jacqueline Becerra - she was massively calm and matter of fact, and her response seem to recall her biographical motivational facts, and completely disolved Senator Kennedy's derogatory implications regarding non-membership in the ABA.

I was thinking the exact same thing...both his conduct and atypical view/response are rarely seen in the past decade. It was refreshing!

Yeah, it was more than a little refreshing to see an exceptionally decent answer from a judge before the Senate.

Some judges even lean wrong - which explains why criminals go free.

You just gave the answer to your own question! The problem is religion. Look around it’s plain to see

I used to believe in the Tooth Fairy. We all grow up.

Yes, the judicial system has been corrupted by politics !'" This is an unnatural state of affairs !" People better wake up from their apathy and pay close attention to their individual responsibility to keep this society sane !"""

@@jakemf1 "God help us" is religion? Well, anyway, I think "the problem" is more complex than that. And judges have always had "leanings." But we have reached a time when even the members of the highest court are openly partisan, and being so seems to benefit them. One member spewed his partisanship during confirmation. Instead of recognizing his unsuitability, the Senate still confirmed.

like kavanaugh who wouldn't answer on roe

​@@crankyinvestorwell that's more of a constitutional argument rather than a personal belief one.

@@zergblerg4930no that was a personal belief

i think u are supposed to judge by the law: not by your beliefs

Nope, by the law as it applies.

Just curious, you explained the why of your membership or lack thereof, I'm not arguing for or against, my own experience is not the ABA, but the union. I am a Federal worker, my only reason to pay dues is because I believe if they have to represent me in specific circumstances, regardless of membership, I should pay for that service. For me it is just about honor. It was a choice, you made yours, you supported your choice, I made my choice and supported it. Why can't the idjits being questioned do the same in a simple answer?

Just Kennedy showing off his ignorance.

Lawyers near me charge $350/hr for ordinary traffic court. I imagine $510 is peanuts in CA or DC.

Don’t bring facts to Forbes it is rightwing dumping ground

I agree with your comments. In addition, I'm wondering if bring up the question of ABA non-membership is some type of 'dog whistle' or just bring to doubt the qualifications of the lawyers?

Yeah he trounced Kennedy 😂

I agree

Now that would be an honest answer!!

Are you describing the ethos of a Senator?

They all plead the 5th

Ninety-nine percent of the lawyers give the other one percent a bad reputation.

Senator Kennedy, the art of twisting.

No, this is why people hate so many Congressmen and women.

I used to think lawyers were the dregs of society---the absolute bottom. Now I think they run a close second to doctors,...

@@hairyfrank Yeah, most of them. However personally I love Senator John Kennedy, and I wish he'd run for president!

he looked broken for having to say that

@@tomsgarden5141 I'm not sure what you mean. I'm a Republican, and he seemed cool and collected as a nominee should be. If anything, he seemed apologetic that he was beholden to giving a non-answer on account of legal technicalities that prevent him from commenting.

The other best, yet different type of response came from Hon. Jacqueline Becerra - she was massively calm and matter of fact, and her response seem to recall her biographical motivational facts (which is how she managed to make it through the Senator's interruptions without missing a beat), and completely disolved Senator Kennedy's derogatory implications regarding non-membership in the ABA.

@@gusmore26 Yeah, Kennedy goes too far with his "pushing" sometimes for sure. There are certainly much better senators.

Yes Sir, first ever of all other nominees by President Biden.

His question is like "If a kid is hit in a crosswalk, was it the kids fault? Try answering that with a yes or no. That's what he does.

​@victoriabarefoot7434 if that's your deduction from his questions, you are deluded!

Using that philosophy what about the top judges in the land telling lies to congress 🙈

@@andy-cy6zq Was there really a question there? Any LIE to a Congressional or Judicial body is PERJURY! It doesn't matter if it is God, himself, who is lying!

Why is that delusional? It's what he's doing. It's a political tactic to gather sound bites. They do this in these hearings all the time. They're "yes-or-no" questions, but not really. They're leading questions. It's a bad-faith tactic that leaves the witness with two bad options.@@TimothyGraff

Don’t worry Latinos will vote these old farts out of office

@@undisputedtruth6176like who?

​@@undisputedtruth6176In Florida? Or will they continue to support Ron DeSatan?

@@undisputedtruth6176Thsnks for proving that the left is orchestrating demographic change to disenfranchise American Citizen’s Rights.

​@undisputedtruth6176 No, they want

Spot on @WoefulMinion. Check out my deconstruction of Sen. Kennedy's conversational cheap tricks in my comment on this video.

What's do you think "ideology" and "qualifications" mean?

In case you haven’t noticed ideology is what’s controlling everything in this country. You’re delusional if you think qualifications play a part in any decision to nominate or hire anyone on the federal level. Every part of our govt is corrupt at every level. 99% of DC will fall.

@@redbloodedamerican2346 in this case i would superimpose the words, "ideology" and "ideals" as having the same meaning, which would be "what is aimed at" and/or "desired" as a candidate. as for "qualifications", this would pertain to skills and characteristics. it appeared that the good senator was looking for someone to meet his own ideals. not surprising. objectivity is difficult to find in his party, i believe.

@@auntymammalia9384 LOL nope. That's the actual meaning of the words. Not what this person thinks they mean. How exactly was he looking for someone to share his ideas? The most of the people danced around and played dumb on subjects a judge should know. The one person gave actual answers and said he didn't want to get himself in trouble later for making a statement. Good answers vs playing dumb.

Kennedy is trying for a "gotcha" question. I would hesitate too.

these questions and hearings are theater, not a quiz show

@susannejenson1065 how so?

I don't think it has anything to do with fear. They simply won't commit to anything and won't stand for what is right or just. They have no conviction in their beliefs, and don't stand up for or fight for justice. This way they can feebly preside over cases and flip flop their judgments as it suits them on any particular day. It is indeed, sad.

@@susannejenson1065 Let's see, should race be used for or against a person is a gotcha question? Being a member of a professional organization or not? She answered that one pretty clearly without hesitation. Donations to organizations is a gotcha question? Out of these questions, the ACLU question isn't out of the norm at all. The ending discussion was a bit off but it's pretty normal. If you think these are gotcha questions that shouldn't be asked, make sure you feel exactly the same way when there is a conservative judge candidate sitting at that table and similar questions and discussions come along. Chances are you will probably defend them then.

If your law firm was woke you would have a diversity officer who would call you names and nix that idea.

@@rhetorical1488 If you could get through the day without attributing "woke" to every issue, real or imagined, you would find yourself in reality.

@@mikelavin9704 how many time a day do you kneel to your diversity officer?

@@rhetorical1488 If I told you, you would not find me credible anyway. An ostrich has greater awareness of its surroundings than you. How do you get through the day interacting with people at work, home, at social events? Good luck. You need it.

@@mikelavin9704 spoken like a true apologist. best of luck with your knees

Because he asks question that cannot be answered with a yes or no. Then, when the question is being answered he cuts it off and says he wants a yes or no answer because he can't understand the actual answer. Then he jumps on the fact that the answer wasn't forthcoming and it's because the answer is nuanced. He doesn't grasp the importance of the experts and relies instead on his own opinions. Not good.

They were all JD-trained in college. What do you expect?

@@victoriabarefoot7434 BS... most questions have a Yes or No answer. Period. IF I ask you whether you believe gender is fluid or not, you should not reply "Well.. this is not a simple Yes or No questions, blah blah blah" that´s just deflecting the question! You´re being asked a Yes or No question. Please reply "Yes, I do believe gender is fluid" or "No, I do not believe gender is fluid". The problem is that these individuals are simply covering their asses, but if you are for TRUTH, you will not play politics and say the TRUTH!!!

@@GlennLaycock Nope. If I ask you specifically, do you believe unicorns are real, there's no gray shade, that's BS. You should say "No, I DO NOT believe unicorns are real". This is not a when, how, where question, this is a "DO YOU" question. There's a Yes or a No. Period. Now, if they don't want to answer that's another story.

For example, if I ask you "Do you approve of gender ideology being taught in schools" there's no gray are at play, YOU either approve it or not. That is a binary answer.

If you can't openly support what someone says, then maybe you shouldn't financially support them

It's disgusting, there is clearly a weaponization of the law against a political party. They knew how they were going to frame it as it was going on. I hate that our country is sadly come to this. I am afraid that if this doesn't change we will never recover

Despicable 🤥

might of helped if the underlying matters and examples were put forth and the coment wasnt made out of context confused the hell outa me how someone would give an honist answer to that without prepping

@@Zagroseckt They said this (and quote it) - Do you agree, 'yes' or 'no'? Seems simple enough to me

I believe that incitement to the commission of a felony is an offence. Trump was indicted for inciting an insurrection, and came closer to being convicted than any president ever. Conspiracy to commit a felony is an offence, even if the conspiracy is not carried out. Where I come from, civil fraud has three elements: (1) a represention is made that is false and is known by the person who makes it to be false, or is made with reckless disregard for whether it is true or false; (2) the person to whom it is made acts on it, (3) resulting in damage. You are not allowed to lie under oath, or to disclose classified information without authorization. Lying to police in order to impede a criminal investigation is obstruction of justice, and if made to shield a criminal, also makes you an accessory after the fact. There are truth in advertising laws. You can be sued for defamation. There are all kinds of unprotected speech. Bottom line: You are free to speak, but not free from the consequences of your speech.

Yes, end the boarder GESTAPO!

Oh yes where would all the cheap labor come from? ICE would run them off. How else are the business owners going buy a new Tesla for the old lady and one for them also? Oh also who is going to clean the 6 bedroom, 6 bath house, clean the pool and do the landscaping?

In what contest was ACLU writing that? Ohh Kennedy didn't want to tell him that..why not? So how are he going to answer why ACLU don't want ICE to be in Cali? Why should he even have an opinion on the subject?

@@Fetguf That's not that he asked him. He didn't ask for his opinion on what the ACLU's justification for their statement was. He asked whether he, personally, agreed with the statement or not. Given legal precedent, it was a question with an incredibly fucking obvious answer.

@@Deadgye 2 things: First you cant answer that question without knowing what ACLU's justification for their statement was. Second what legal precedent?

Look around at our Judges letting killers free, crime at the Highest in History, you have Judges want to remove Barriers in Texas with 4 million illegals heading toward our Border, what a corrupt Administration and just keeps getting worse.

He’s awesome

He's phenomenal 👍🏿👍🏿

He's not a fan of mincing words and he's not the type to dance around a sensitive topic if he has a question for them he asks them simple as that! For that I applaud and appreciate him 100% for his questioning tactics. He doesn't allow ppl to give non-answers and he doesn't hesitate to cut them off if they begin wasting the time of the members of Congress😂 I keep reading ppls comments about how "he is trying to find people who share his own ideals" and yada yada yada and I think it's quite funny that these people don't seem to understand the reasoning behind the way Sen. Kennedy goes about asking his questions😂

​@@mouthofthesouth4267but he wasn't being simple. When he asked the first guy if race could harm a candidate, the nominee said neither harm nor benefit. Then Kennedy asked whether it should race should benefit a candidate. The guy already answered the question. Kennedy either wasn't listening or he was only listening for certain things that he could put in a bullet point for later dispersal. And God he hems and halls all over the place. Just state your question for God's sakes

Same here. The ABA offered me a free year's membership, starting in my third year of law school. I think I paid the dues for one more year after that. I, too, just did not see any benefit whatsoever from American Bar Association membership. I did think the ABA was rather left leaning back then, from the correspondence I received from them, but I kind of was, too back then. Being a prosecutor for five years, made me a conservative, LOL. I begin to realize that the police were the good guys, and that the bad guys were much worse than I ever knew.

If you from them law college you donot care about our freedom of speech or our right to own weapons but I hope I am wrong as a teacher told me once college is take our tax dollars from us to brainwash the smart people

​@@ralphholiman7401 Watch Auditing America.. you'll change your mind about some police departments and cops. Some cops are tyrants who bully the people and make up their own laws because they're not properly trained.

​@@ralphholiman7401 sounds like the ABA, is like AIA for architects and other professional organizations are all not the gold standards for their fields as they claim.

@ralphholiman7401You must be over 30 then hahs

I agree.

Exactly!

Yes. Its very rare for a Democrat nominee. I give him credit.

100% agree. He gave a couple of thoughtful answers. I'm sure he and I disagree on a bunch of stuff if he's a Biden nominee but he didn't say anything to disqualify himself.

Until it comes time to vote on him and he’ll vote no

They answered everything, Kennaday‘s questions were stupid

Because their answers have to fit the political party that nominate them

Absolutely right about that

@@tran-vm3uu nope, their answers were honest and to the point, this is propaganda, Kennedy is a terrible clueless individual

@@southrules They avoided answering his questions. All of his questions were on point both here and throughout these hearings. You simply do not understand why he is asking them. I can't stand people who claim something is stupid when they are ignorant of the subject.

Politics

☝🏻 red facism worldwide whole world privatised already since 2008 -last banking crash and crisis- yes usa too privatized and registered as a business as a whole and seperately of all it´s divisions registered as a business businesses or foundations + all the people in it working for it holding positions of ´legality´ and/ or with a ´legal´ name all registered as a businesses n.b - there is no true legality anymore or anything legal because it´s not based on anything legal that holds legality

Don't be fooled... he knew EXACTLY what they stand for!!!

or just lying about it then pretending he's such a good person it doesn't matter

You can agree with most of what an organization stands for and disagree with some of what it stands for. The ACLU has represented Nazis as well as denouncing ICE. They aren't exactly easy to agree 100% of the time because their mission is to protect our constitutional rights...and some of us are lousy assholes (who still have rights, of course).

Thanks to her generation, its even worse now.

Ice is welcome have 2 days or

There is no more constitution my voice my thought my expressions. Are law you are all slaves

But 165 billion into my credit union I motion to terminate guardianship and that how much im.suing for for denouncing Uma Gah as total world authority

Put

It worked for Republican nominees

so do you believe the should have happened to the three supreme court justices that trump and McConnell put on the court when they said that they would not overturn ROE V WADE because it has been precedence and law of the land for over 50 years? if not then you sir have a morale campus that flip flops when it comes to your political party who is lying to Congress.

Who's really above the LAW?? 😳

And if you were to measure the time it takes to say "Senator" and Thank you for each question it takes time off of his clock. They know who they are addressing and dont need to say this.

It takes up valuable time to say that every time!

@@afightforfreedom5381 Anybody Garland say's !😂🤣

Just like the bar association!

You've got the right to be wrong.

@@ts.elliot5870 your wrong

SENATOR KENNEDY IS A BRILLIANT, INTELLIGENT, OUTSPOKEN AND NO NONSENSE MAN. HE WANTS STRAIGHT ANSWERS TO HIS QUESTIONS. THESE PEOPLE REFUSE TO ANSWER YES AND NO QUESTIONS AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!!

It would be so frustrating seeing these idiots lie to you and avoid questions and answer a different question by making a speech about something else.. This is terrible I don't know how they keep their sanity

Are you referring to Kennedy or the woke nominees who care more about their personal political ideology than doing their actual job which is to uphold the law as it is written rather than ignore it and judge every case based on their ideology instead? Anyone who did that prior to our insane "woke era" would have automatically been disqualified for the role.

I was trying to make a smart remark disparaging the woke people but it ended up a jumbled mess

He asks the kind of questions that you or I would ask if we were in his position. After all, it's people like you and me that might have to one day be judged by these people he's interviewing, so we have a right to know what kind of people are sitting in judgment of us.

You should have seen the last administration’s hearings! Even WORSE!

to run out the clock

"Why" is not a yes or no question, despite Kennedy cutting everyone off the second they started to answer reasonably and honestly. If you are familiar with Kennedy, you know the incontrovertible fact that he is a despicable stooge.

Guess you do not know what "nuance" means. Anyone asks for a "yes" or "no" answer doesn't want relevant facts or opinions, jst point scoring. That's why it is common in law courts, but nowhere else.

Hmm just like the last 3 Supreme Court nominees, remember them? geez

I hate lawyers. But I liked the last guy. The first bunch are ideological snobs, petty and small.

I agree. He responded in earnest.

Who is he ？

They are all dishonest, idiots, IF these are the folks running our court systems,no wonder there's so much corruption and injustice!.Love Senator Kennedy,he exposes the truth.

He seems to intelligent to be in the room next to the others. Different level

That's TV. You can't be compelled to answer yes or no if the answer isn't yes or no.

Republicans never give yes or no answers. Why should anyone else have to? There hasn't been one law passed by Republicans in three years and all they do is waste taxpayers' money with hearings with no evidence. Republicans are so mad that diaper dons presidency was a failure, and Biden is hitting it out of the park economically. 5% gdp and lowest unemployment in 50 years. Paid less than 3 dollars a gallon all November in Tennessee here. I don't wanna hear the president doesn't set gas price now, GOP, cause yall seemed to think they did when it went your way. The truth is the Republicans are a waste of money. They aren't going to catch bidens administration doing anything because democrats aren't corrupt. When we found corruption, we expelled it. Not rally around and ignore the law to protect it.

These may be complex issues that require nuance. It's ridiculous to demand a yes or no answer.

@@WillAsplund Having been a LEO for 30 years I have seen this personally when trying to explain. It would then be up to the prosecution in their examination to clarify.

@@jlasf I have seen the Democrats ask just a yes or no response in their questions many times.

it is quite appropriate for him to ask those questions, as it weeds out the political hacks and ideologues we don't want in office. Like the hack who can't get himself to admit that he's a racist and fully supports the anti-white and anti-law stance of the ACLU.

these hacks can't say yes or no because one would be a flat out lie and everyone knows it and the other would be an open admission that they're not suitable for the office, so they try to wiggle themselves out of answering at all. It's disgraceful.

The problem was the questions were idiotic. Dude gives ten bucks a month to ACLU and then he has to answer for statements they made when there's no context? Kennedy deliberately refused to provide that context, but wanted the nominee to commit to an opinion on the spot. Then, he said the colleges were committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and "killing Jews." He could just as reasonably asked the guy when he quit beating his wife.

The reason is because if you answer flat out yes or no you subject yourself to unnecessary scrutiny. For example I as you if you liked waffles and you say yes. I then give you a review of a waffle you did not like and call you a liar. Generally, what you could say to easily prevent that accusation is "I generally enjoy them" or something to that. Like the last guy stated, it could be seen as "prejudging" for a judge to have public comments about live cases. Judges should not have any opinion except the equitable application of the law.

The most telling thingbis not the answer, but which questions they avoid.

I'm a former attorney, licensed in four states, currently studying for the California Bar. I was an ABA member for two years after I acquired my first law license. I didn't find being an ABA member to be very helpful at all. It was a waste of money, not worth the membership cost. I would have asked Senator Kennedy just what the purpose of his question was. I mean, whether or not you're a member of the ABA has no significant relevance with regards to your ability as a judge or an attorney. Maybe I need more context than just this video to understand the point Senator Kennedy was trying to make.

It's got a three thousand year recorded history of blood rituals, usury, profiteering, and perversion too.

Having a large vocabulary isn't a bad thing

@@GreatDayEveryoneIt is to the Right.

​@@Aeroldoth3 What is that supposed to mean exactly?

@@judgegarry That the Right, in general, opposes education, condemns teachers and professors, "disagrees" with science, thinks educated people put on airs, that using big words is being snobbish, that experts and professionals don't know anything about anything (dunning-kruger) and thus overall, think having a large vocabulary is a bad thing.

The same reason Kennedy can't ask a yes or no question.

The hesitancy says everything...Crooks

Because they don't know what it feels like to be held accountable for their actions so they freeze up and panic.

I've noticed that.

Example? @@MegaWhiteBeaner

Please give a meaningful definition of the term "woke"?

​@@jeffsuter344are you a bot trying to learn about human life? Maybe you just haven't been paying attention 🤪

@@hyzenthlay-5136 You dodged the question. What does the term "woke" mean outside of "things the person using the word doesn't like?"

@@jeffsuter344 Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as racial justice, sexism and LGBT rights. Boom!💥 🤯 in other words, a bunch of bull shit

@@jeffsuter344I think by “woke” they mean weak minded individuals that hate themselves and everything around them so they change meanings of words and erase history and use a mess of letters to describe themselves.

Just depends on your echo chamber. You should see the videos of Kennedy being made to look like an absolute fool - there are a lot more of those. You're in hive A watching your pro Kennedy material but over in hive B he is getting absolutely thrashed. Choose your narrative.

​@@ColinPoole100% true 👍

@@ColinPoole How about you show an example? Almost every time i've seen Kennedy question someone, he does a great job. And i don't do echo-chambers. I watch all kinds of news related content.

@@LBCAndrewWell... when Kennedy recently asked the specialist about the high number of shooting deaths in Chicago and she let him know Mississippi and HIS state, Louisiana were 1 and 2 in shooting deaths and easy access to guns was the problem... he sat there looking dumb and ignorantly replied "you just said gobbly goop". No, Senator... that's called coming prepared with actual facts. He didnt like getting outsmarted with the truth. Look it up, it happened yesterday.

​​@@ColinPooleForbes is an echo chamber? Since when? They are generally a more left leaning source outside of economics. Overall a balanced a outlet tbh

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CLOWN

That would be Joe

minraja: who are you referring to with "That is about the most honest answer I have heard from someone..." ?

@@CatherineSTodd Has to be the last guy.

@@CatherineSTodd she has to mean the last guy, "Liebowitz."

Remember, these hearings have nothing to do with the issues. They're a chance for guys like Kennedy to get 'face time' for the folks at home. Never let the person under oath finish answering a question if it's not the answer you want. Remember the only ones under oath are the ones being questioned, not Kennedy.

oldogre, OBVIOUSLY, it is better to break down in tears. Crying and throwing a fit earned one Republican his seat on the highest court in the US. Plus, he committed perjury, and that is a must to impress the GOP. His highly partisan rant was icing on the cake.

Senator Kennedy is the reason you have senator jokes. Ask him what he’s doing for Louisiana. NOTHING!

Senator Kennedy is awesome!

Sen. Kennedy is a joke 🤡

Yes, indeed, If they ever find sen Kennedy (a lawyer) lying side by side by a skunk on a Lousesianna county road, the skid marks will be on the skunk!🤣🤣🤣

Senator Kennedy is a bully. He isn't asking questions. He is demanding others agree with him. If they don't, he uses the power of his office to hound them.