Jackson headed to Supreme Court. Why was it such a nailbiter?
In a historic vote today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
“What a great day it is for the United States of America, for our system of government, and the grand march of the fulfillment of the sacred covenant we have as an American people: e pluribus unum – out of many, one,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock, a pastor of Martin Luther King’s church in Georgia, on the Senate floor. “Ketanji Brown Jackson’s improbable journey to the nation’s highest court is a reflection of our own journey, through fits and starts, toward the nation’s ideals.”
The 53-47 vote was split largely along party lines, with three Republicans supporting her.
Over the past several decades, the Senate has gone from approving most Supreme Court nominees by generous, bipartisan margins to nearly deadlocking over them. Is this just a reflection of an increasingly polarized Congress – and country? Or are there
