Jim Jordan Showed on His First Day How Unfit He Is To Lead the Judiciary Committee

[Nevilledog]

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/jim-jordan-first-day-unfit-judiciary-committee.html

On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, gaveled in the first hearing in what he promised will be a crusade against the Biden administration: “We won’t stop until we get the truth to fix the problem for the American people.” The hearing—supposedly about the “border crisis”—had little to do with truth, though, instead going off on wild tangents, highlighting MAGA disinformation, and exploiting human suffering. That was to be expected given the record of the man who led it—one of obstructing investigations, spreading disinformation, and sowing false doubt in the minds of the American people. It confirmed what we knew going into the hearing: Jordan is unfit to serve on the Judiciary Committee, much less lead it.

Jordan is a classic demagogue. When presented with facts or evidence which plainly debunk his position, he doesn’t concede or even attempt to further inquire into those truths. He instead seems content with pretending as though he was never presented with the truth at all, repeating his talking points incessantly without even acknowledging contradictory facts presented to him. This was seen most recently in an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, during which Jordan just flat-out ignored his interlocutor, Chuck Todd. Under his leadership, the committee’s aim to “fix” anything is a false premise, as Jordan has made clear he is out to get President Biden and his administration.

Jordan began Wednesday’s opening hearing with the white nationalism–tinged argument that Biden is intentionally working to flood the nation with dangerous undocumented immigrants. “Month after month after month, we have set records for migrants coming into the country, and frankly I think it’s intentional,” Jordan alleged. “It seems deliberate, it seems premeditated, it seems intentional.” This will be Jordan’s mode of oversight from his Judiciary Committee perch, lobbing unfounded allegations. “Make no mistake about it, the Biden administration is carrying out its plan,” he alleged on Wednesday, saying that “crimes committed by illegal alien trespassers and … overwhelmed local resources … are all part of [the] federal government’s plan.” Again, this is not oversight, it is demagoguery.

Jordan, in fact, is a classic example of a member of Congress who has demonstrated contempt for congressional oversight—except when he wants to abuse it for partisan purposes. That is clear from Jordan’s refusal to cooperate with the Jan. 6 House Select Committee’s investigations and, indeed, his own participation in the Trump-led attempted coup on the peaceful transition of power following the 2020 election.

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[SoCalDavidS]

1. Who Says You Have To Be Fit?

Clarence is not fit to be on the Supreme Court, yet he has a lifetime appointment.

[republianmushroom]

7. agree

[Emile]

2. Garland should have arrested Gym two years ago!

[SoCalDavidS]

8. That's Funny nt

[rubbersole]

9. Yep.

Tomorrow is not too late.

[FakeNoose]

3. Never took the bar exam, never practiced law, but he does have a JD

How qualified is Jim Jordan to lead the House Judiciary Committee?

[EYESORE 9001]

6. I hope he leads the repuQs into a box canyon

and then dynamites the only exit.

[ShazzieB]

13. And all the Democrats on the Committee

manage to slip out right before the explosion is initiated!

[housecat]

11. It's not difficult to get a JD, especially if you cheat. It is difficult to pass a bar exam.

How qualified were most in the last administration? High school? Tfg had zero qualifications

[lonely bird]

12. Pass the bar...

Hmmm, one wonders if Empty Greene or Boebert have willpower to pass any bar.

[ShazzieB]

14. They don't, but it's a moot point!.

They didn't go to law school, and Boebert didn't even go to college.

[housecat]

15. I said "a bar" because each state has it's own

[lonely bird]

16. I was thinking "corner bar"

But whatever. It’s all good.

[housecat]

17. The emojis are laughing about the corner bar.

[Phoenix61]

4. One teeny, tiny little blood clot.... nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. huffpost has a handy single link to all the stuff on Jacketoff Gym Jordan...

https://www.huffpost.com/topic/jim-jordan

[Mr.Bill]

10. He won't be able to get anything done.

Biden is probably laughing his ass off.

I wonder why Gaetz isn't a committee chairman. Too lazy to even want it?