Hey, stupid kids. Be of good cheer! You’re not going to win a Nobel Prize in physics or solve any puzzles on The Wheel of Fortune, but you can still grow up to be a United States Supreme Court Justice. Just like Ketanji Brown Jackson did.
During Tuesday’s oral arguments on a widely-watched birthright citizenship case, Jackson once again showed that a basic understanding of the law is no longer a prerequisite to serve on the nation’s highest court. No three words uttered together stir more terror in the hearts of men as KJB declaring, “I was thinking …”