i m not in a position to speak to the policy. it went like that over and over. i m excited to tell you, we have some great guests. judith brown deanna, and e.j. dion. great to be with you. what have you seen today? first, she was great. she answered the questions, she made sure that we understood her role as a judge. stay in her lane, i m not a policymaker. and we ve seen the republicans are making all the arguments for the midterms. they re talking about critical race theory, talking about soft on crime. she keeps steering them back to look at my record. over 500 decisions that we could be talking about.
0 facts, i m applying the law in as neutral and consistent a manner as i can. because that is the duty and requirement of the judicial oath. i m also very conscious of the limits of judicial authority, of the restrictions that exist in the law to prevent me as a judge from becoming a policymaker. this means that i carefully scrutinize my jurisdiction. it means that i look at the text and focus on the text and the intentions of the legislatures that drafted that provision. or the intention of the framers that put forward that constitutional principle. it means i m looking at precedent if i was fortunate enough to be confirmed to the supreme court, i would be upholding the principles as i consider the precedents, and making sure that the court is putting forward consistent and predictable rulings. you re watching msnbc s live coverage of the confirmation hearing of judge ketanji brown jackson. this is ari melber. we ll continue our live coverage here on the beat. soon we ll be joined
to vote. across the country, republicans have led efforts to pass laws making it harder, not easier, for people to vote. the real voter fraud is people who try to deny our rights by making bogus arguments about voter fraud. america did not stand up and did not march and did not sacrifice to gain the right to vote for themselves and for others only to see it denied to their kids and their grandchildren. we ve got to pay attention to this. this recent effort to restrict the vote has not been led by both parties. it s been led by the republican party. if your strategy depends on having fewer people show up to vote, that s not a sign of strength. that s a sign of weakness. a rare moment of partisan clarity from the president, one backed up squarely by the record. first, let s recall, five republican justices on the supreme court gutted a key part of the voting rights act. shortly thereafter, seven states that had been covered in whole or part by section five of the voting rig