{"id":30198,"date":"2022-04-09T02:18:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T07:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasmetronews.com\/?p=30198"},"modified":"2022-04-09T02:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T07:18:33","slug":"dems-praise-gop-laments-as-texas-politicians-react-to-ketanji-brown-jacksons-supreme-court-vote%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texasmetronews.com\/30198\/dems-praise-gop-laments-as-texas-politicians-react-to-ketanji-brown-jacksons-supreme-court-vote%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems praise, GOP laments as Texas politicians react to Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s Supreme Court vote\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Tex., left, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, center, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., right, speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber just after the vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)(J. Scott Applewhite \/ ASSOCIATED PRESS)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Emily Caldwell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Texans in Congress and across the state <\/a>reacted to the Senate\u2019s historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a>, set to become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, on Thursday with celebration from Democrats and derision from Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s confirmation has made history and is a significant step in our march toward a more perfect union,\u201d\u00a0Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, tweeted<\/a>. \u201cHer experience, integrity and insight will be invaluable to our nation\u2019s highest court. This is a moment we as Americans can all be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 53-47 vote to confirm Jackson wrapped up around 1:15 p.m., though not before Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and other Republicans\u00a0criticized Jackson\u2019s record as a judge before her nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruz and Cornyn joined most other Republicans<\/a> in voting to block Jackson. But with three GOP senators breaking ranks earlier this week, confirmation was assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the vote, as cheers and applause broke out among Democrats in the Senate chamber, many Republican senators, including Cruz,\u00a0were silent and walked out before the ovation subsided<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In remarks released after the vote, Cornyn reiterated why he voted against Jackson\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJudge Jackson will attempt to use her vast legal skills to deliver specific results and get outside of her lane by making judge-made laws that are not supported by the text of the Constitution itself,\u201d Cornyn said. \u201cThe promise of equal justice under law requires judges to follow the law regardless of their own personal feelings about the policies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, like many North Texas Democrats, pointed to the significance of Jackson\u2019s nomination and confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHistory has been made today,\u201d\u00a0Johnson tweeted<\/a>. \u201cI am pleased that my infant daughter Lela will grow up never having known what it was like NOT to have had a Black woman serve on the highest court in the land. Congratulations to Ketanji Brown Jackson. May your service be an inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHistory made,\u201d Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas tweeted<\/a>. \u201cJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson,\u201d she wrote, referring to the exclusive title only those who sit on the nation\u2019s highest court use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a justice, I know that Judge Jackson will continue to fight for equal justice and uphold the rule of law and the Constitution, just as she has throughout her legal career,\u201d Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJudge Jackson may be the first Black woman to hold this title, but I know she will not be the last,\u201d Veasey wrote. \u201cWith Judge Jackson\u2019s nomination, we are one step closer to having a Supreme Court that is symbolic of the diverse fabric of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats across the state congratulated Jackson on her confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for being nominated to the Supreme Court,\u201d Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, wrote<\/a>. \u201cToday, she made history!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston Democratic Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green tweeted pictures of themselves with Jackson as they praised her historic achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday is the day! History cannot be denied! The confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be embedded in American history forever!!,\u201d Jackson Lee tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today is the day! History cannot be denied! The confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be embedded in American history forever!! pic.twitter.com\/d3u5p2ioQq<\/a><\/p>— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) April 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>