A Biden administration nominee to an important federal judicial post stunned the Senate Judiciary Committee in her confirmation hearing when she was unable to answer basic questions on the United States Constitution.
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren, nominated by Biden to be a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Washington, was stumped when Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked.
“Tell me what Article V of the Constitution does,” Kennedy asked to begin his question, referring to the section of the Constitution that details the amendment process.
“Article V is not coming to mind at the moment,” Bjelkengren robotically replied.
“How about Article II?” Kennedy, of the constitutional article defining the powers of the president.
“Neither is Article II,” Bjelkengren replied in a flat monotone.
Bjelkengren replied that didn’t come to mind for her either.
She also admitted she was unfamiliar with basic legal concepts.
Do you know what purposivism is?,” Kennedy then asked, referring to the judicial belief that laws and statutes should be judged within the context of their stated purpose.
Bjelkengren was once again stumped. She claimed, still in a robotic monotone, that it was a concept she did not need to know as it did not pertain to her duties as a judge.
Kennedy reminded her it did.
“Well, you’re going to be faced with it as a — if you’re confirmed,” Kennedy responded. “I can assure you of that.”
Despite admitting she was unfamiliar with the Constitution and common legal concepts, Bjelkengren is expected to be confirmed with unanimous Democrat support.
The Senate shouldn’t even be considering this judicial appointment. With all the evidence already in that the 2020 election was stolen from Pres. Trump, the nation should, rather, be watching the trials of all those involved in the attempted overthrow of this country’s government. And whenJustice is served, they will.
Got to be kidding!!!!! Whats all this coming to?? Confirming likes of this?????
Exactly what Puppet Joe wants as a judge. Someone who is ignorant of their job duties and is a political pawn only. Maybe I will change the word “ignorant” to stupid as a rock. If she were a heart surgeon, her patient would be in a bad place.
Just another proof that Dems do not care about law, only to subvert it.
this is what the commie democrat marxist socialist fascist racist woke pedophile cult wants in America to help them destroy America for the stipends they get from china, judges that don’t know squat.
This nominee knows the answers to all those questions. It’s just a defiant tactic they use. Like the last Supreme Court pick. She knows very well what a woman is. Somehow, they don’t believe anyone should ask them anything & still get into a job they are not suited for as they are not believers in the Constitution. If you don’t know these basic things, that ought to be plenty reason to deny them the job. Pretending not to know is the same thing as well, perhaps I’m wrong & they really don’t know. Same effect. They don’t believe in the Amendments.
I bet her constitutional law professor was Obama.
msgleo: Did he even attend ANY classes of the school(I REFUSE TO CALL IT A UNIVERSITY) he was enrolled?