I think any fair-minded person would have to conclude that, over the past several years, President Biden has nominated some people to the federal bench who, quite frankly, are not qualified to judge a pie contest." The statement above was made by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) in March 2024. He was sounding the alarm on President Joe Biden's radical judicial nominations, warnings everyone should pay attention to.
Arguably, it would not be a stretch to categorize Biden's judicial appointments, whose political philosophies and ideologies are closer to Leon Trotsky than John Marshall, as neo-Soviet. His radical and extremist appointments will have a devastating impact that will last far beyond Biden's time in office.
Republicans, independent voters, senators, and the Supreme Court as currently constituted must prevent Biden's attempt to reshape the country's judicial system with a trove of acolytes intent on issuing a new era of left-wing political activism from the bench.
Biden's appointments range from ACLU lackeys to those who resemble Vasiliy Vasilievich Ulrikh, the Soviet judge who presided over the Stalin show trials of the 1930s. Consider some of the appointees over the years and the extreme leftist pressure groups that back them. We begin with a recent one whose confirmation hearing was held on April 17, 2024.
Rebecca L. Pennell is currently a Washington State Court of Appeals judge. On March 20, 2024, Biden nominated her to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. During her confirmation hearing, Kennedy quoted a letter she co-authored as part of the
Washington State Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee. "Racism and white supremacy currently plague every social, educational, economic, governmental, and legal system in our state and nation, as they have for centuries. Both target Black, Indigenous, African-American, Latinx, and other people and communities of color - resulting in entrenched inequality and inequity, manifesting in unjust, unfair, and differential treatment, and yielding remarkably disparate and negative outcomes relative to those experienced by white people," the letter said. "Together, they have deeply wounded communities of color and deprived generations of countless opportunities, including the profound promise rooted in the founding of this country - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Imagine the damage Pennell will do behind the bench while embracing the left-wing ideology that "racism and white supremacy" plague every aspect of American society. It's wrong, it's hyperbolic, it's creating a false historical narrative to create the oppressed class of the perpetually aggrieved in the country. It's not grounded in reality. Look no further than the country's college campuses at the moment. It's not white supremacists or racists causing chaos and violence and harassing college students.
Kennedy also noted that appellate courts have reversed her rulings many times.
Furthermore, as if to reinforce Pennell's extreme left-wing political leanings, the day before her confirmation hearing, the Alliance for Justice, a left-wing pressure group partially funded by George Soros, wrote to Senate Judiciary Chairman D*** Durbin (D-IL) to persuade the Senate to approve Pennell's appointment.
