Every Republican present voted to make Kenneth Lee, 43, a lifetime federal judge.
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kenneth Lee to a lifetime federal judgeship over the objections of both of his home-state senators and despite his past controversial writings on sexism, AIDS, LGBTQ rights, slavery and Native Americans.
At the time, Lee argued that claims of sexism are “irrelevant pouting”; that LGBTQ rights advocacy is “yet another way to portray people as victims in need of preferential treatment”; that gay people are more promiscuous than straight people, which is why “9 out of 10 people with AIDS are gay or drug users”; that multiculturalism is a “malodorous sickness”; and that African Americans’ fight for equality in the aftermath of slavery is similar to other immigrants trying to overcome discrimination.
“First, Mr. Lee has a long record of controversial writings and statements on race and diversity, immigration, affirmative action, women’s rights, and other issues. Second, Mr. Lee failed to disclose dozens of problematic writings to our in-state judicial commissions and to the Judiciary Committee itself,” Feinstein said in a Wednesday statement. “That failure raises significant doubts about Mr. Lee’s candor and judgment and it should be concerning to all members of this body.
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised Lee for a record “marked by success,” and noted that he went to law school with Sen. Tom Cotton , who “personally testified that Mr. Lee is, quote, not only a brilliant lawyer but more important, a man of high character.”
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