Lessons From the Supreme Court Hearings

 Lessons From the Supreme Court Hearings

A candidate for the Supreme Court can decline to give an answer to a senator's question.

The key point is not that a candidate can not define a woman, the key point is that she is qualified and can't define a woman.

While the Supreme Court is supposed to be above the political fray, a candidate will fear the political implications of an obvious question so much she will risk looking like a fool by declining to answer it.

The power of a political subset is not related to its size or its importance to the culture.

Politically motivated savagery at the Supreme Court nomination hearings is limited to one party.

Brown Jackson signed a brief accusing George Bush of being a war criminal. This is not a comment on her legal abilities but is a comment on her associations and political mindset which do influence her legal abilities.

These hearings are revealing about the politics of the nation and these lessons are obvious to the average guy.