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Pamela Karlan, the standout witness in yesterdays impeachment hearings, is also an LGBTQ champion. Karlan, a self-described snarky bisexual Jewish woman, fired back at Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) for implying she is incompetent and partisan in a made-for-TV moment.
Karlan, a potential Supreme Court nominee to replace David Souter in 2009, argued in front of the court in October in a case that could shape the future of LGBTQ civil rights. She represented Gerald Bostock and the late Donald Zarda, both of whom were fired from their jobs for being gay.
A constitutional law expert and Stanford University professor, Karlan testified as to whether the allegations against President Donald Trump warranted impeachment proceedings under the constitution.
Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, claimed that Karlan was a biased witness and insinuated that she hadnt read the 300-page report and witness transcripts issued by House Democrats. In response, Karlan schooled Collins both on her competence and the facts presented in the report.
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Botany
(70,480 posts)Oh my those are the worst kind.
calimary
(81,179 posts)Botany
(70,480 posts).... challenged her if she really did the reading. Professors read for a living.
FirstLight
(13,357 posts)As my very wise and politically savvy gen Z daughter would say..
Uh, privileged much?
In this moment of crucial Constitutional crisis...all you got is
"Jewish "
and,
**Gasp**
. Bisexual
🤯😮😟🧐
Bastards..
Behind the Aegis
(53,936 posts)Sounds rather myopic, dismissive of minorities, and heterosexist.
FirstLight
(13,357 posts)are you saying I'm being that way? I posted my reply pretty late so I'm not really clear
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)explain why Collins was so rabid. I bet he was scared of her after she shot back at him!! I can hardly wait for tRump's remarks about her. Since when does a person's sex life and birth origins change anything they have to contribute as experts? This lady knew what she was talking about, Collins not so much. Either the gop members have not read the report, or they are afraid to, since they know he is guilty. Their votes have already been counted for the not guilty side, we all know that.
NBachers
(17,096 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)and made him look like a fool.
However, Collins got his talking points for Fox News and to the MAGA base, it looked like Collins was fighting the good fight against one of those Ivory Tower Liberal Elitists.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Houston, we have a pattern.
aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)He lost that exchange before it already started and he walked right into it. Bwahahaha!!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Oh wait; I was thinking of Trump University.