/Why is Sen Roger Wicker so picky about SCOTUS picks all of a sudden

Why is Sen Roger Wicker so picky about SCOTUS picks all of a sudden

Wicker stated that the nominee would be the “beneficiary” of a “quota.” This was in response to President Donald Trump’s promise to nominate a woman for the nation’s highest court. Wicker’s remarks beg the question: Is it OK for a president to nominate women, but not when he promises to nominate Black women? Does he see the problem as one of race, and not gender? Wicker answered that question in an email a few days later after the radio interview. He stated, “When Mr. Biden trailed in the primaries he made a promise not to consider any Black females for the Supreme Court vacant. A majority of Americans are against such a position and believe it is better for the president to choose among all qualified candidates for the job. Former President Trump was also in the midst a presidential campaign for re-election when he pledged to nominate Ginsburg a woman. Trump also released a list of possible Supreme Court nominees in 2016 during his first campaign. It was mainly composed of white people. Wicker did not have any problems with the list. Wicker must have thought that the all-white list was a “quota”. Wicker gave a passionate endorsement of Trump at the Neshoba Country Fair that summer. He also did not comment on the list of only white people he offered to be Supreme Court nominees if he won the presidency. This was later in the year. Wicker was a former senator from the state and a U.S. House member, who was elected to U.S. Senate in 2008. He has taken brave stand — which many thought could be detrimental to him politically. Thad Cochran (then the state’s senior U.S. Senator) announced in 2015 that they supported changing the state flag. The flag had the Confederate battle emblem as its design. They made their announcements in the aftermath of the Charleston shooting that resulted in nine deaths of African Americans. The Confederate flag was prominently displayed by a white supremist on his social media pages. Wicker and Cochran were the first Republican legislators in the state to make such a statement. At the time, he said that he did not consider Mississippi’s current flag offensive. It is becoming clearer to me than ever that my fellow citizens have different opinions and that the state flag gives an increasingly false impression to others of our state. “In I Corinthians 8, Paul stated that he did not object to meat sacrificed for idols. He said that eating meat sacrificed to idols was not a problem for him. But, he continued to say that “if food causes trouble for my brother or makes my brother offend, I will stop eating meat.” In 2021, Wicker, the only Republican in Mississippi’s congressional delegation, voted to certify Trump’s presidential election. This was despite the fact that there was no evidence to support his claim. Trump was calling for the destruction of the U.S. government. Wicker would not be involved in this. Wicker was also the only Mississippi Republican who voted for the Biden infrastructure bill. Robert Johnson, D.Natchez state representative, said, “I served alongside Roger Wicker,” referring to Wicker’s time as a state senator. I know he’s not racist. Roger is a good friend of mine, but his comments sounded racist. Wicker believes he is better than that.” Wicker spoke on the conservative radio station to gain credibility with Trump supporters. Wicker also mentioned quotas to preserve his political face with hardcore conservatives who had taken some brave stand. Wicker declared that the Biden nominee would not receive a single Republican vote in the U.S. Senate. Wicker responded to questions days later with a more moderate tone. He said, “I will review her nominee for president on the basis of their qualifications and judicial philosophy.” “Republicans will show her the respect and courtesy she deserves (Republican nominees for judicial office) Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas and Miguel Estrada.”