Hawley's attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson fuel a surge in online conspiracy chatter

PO1 John Johnson -
On Sunday, University of Missouri law professor Frank O. Bowman III co-authored a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee denouncing Hawley’s attack on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s sentencing record. The letter explains that Jackson’s sentencing practices on child pornography offenders fall within the mainstream of federal judges. The letter also said that it has long been known by judges, practitioners and the Sentencing Commission that the federal guidelines for non-production child pornography crimes (meaning the person charged didn’t create the image) are defective.

Hawley has repeatedly criticized Jackson for issuing sentences that were lower than what the prosecution recommended in the case. “This is a puzzling criticism on its face inasmuch as it suggests that the task of a judge passing sentence is not to make an independent determination of the most appropriate penalty for crime... but rather to rubber-stamp the recommendations of the government,” they wrote.

Let's Hawley's record as a prosecutor:
'Hawley was Attorney General in Missouri before he ran for the U.S. Senate, and is familiar with how a “soft on crime” argument plays with voters. During his term he tried to focus on sex trafficking to the point where he showed up to an FBI bust of a massage parlor in Springfield one summer day wearing a badge around his neck. The bust did not result in any charges. His own record has come under scrutiny this week. Missouri lawyer Chuck Hatfield pointed out that Hawley’s office accepted a plea deal from a sheriff in Knox County who charged with sexual assault and domestic abuse that gave him probation instead of jail time. The probation was later revoked because the sheriff didn’t seek treatment. Hawley was also criticized for not doing enough to investigate sexual abuse in the Catholic Church as Attorney General."

So as a prosecutor his office accepted a plea deal for a sheriff charged with sexual assault and domestic abuse that gave him probation. No jail time. And he failed to investigate the Catholic church as Attorney General - an organization rife with sexual abuse of minors.

Hawley was looking for soundbites just like Cruz and Graham and the rest of them.

SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Since all they did was ask questions about her Judicial "theory" and question some of the sentences she handed, we're supposed to take your word that it was an "attack" solely because she was a Black Woman? It's certainly not like they ginned up fake sexual attack charges to smear her name in an attempt to force the Pres. to reconsider his choice, is it? As far as Kavanaugh "throwing a tantrum" goes; you'd have the same reaction if you were near the very top of your profession and I started a rumor that you were a misandrist and held a hearing regarding such, then I get the Press and half the population to back me up while trying to make you look like a fool. Your continual "all men hate women" schtick is tiresome.

SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - "Hawley was looking for soundbites just like Cruz and Graham and the rest of them". What do you call it when the D's on the Committee do the very same thing? They all (R's & D's) do it; tell us something new.

SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Sounds like it's a good thing that Hawley's not on tap for a SCOTUS nomination! PS: I don't want to play tit for tat with you, but if you want I sure can. Your party has enough of it's own less than desirable members elected so you should be careful throwing rocks in your glass house.