隔行如隔山

这位美国最高法院的候选人，没有悬念会当选，因为如今党员的党性，法律的知识一定是顶级的，不容置疑的，可能法律之外的领域她还是非常谨慎的，认识到自己知识的不足。比方被问到如何定义女性，因为她是法学家，而不是生物学家，所以她给出了如下的回答。

 

Blackburn: “Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?”

Jackson: “Can I provide a definition? No, I can’t.”

Blackburn: “You can’t?”

Jackson: “Not in this context.” [Starts to chuckle, as though the question is absurd.] “I’m not a biologist.”

“You mean the meaning of the word ‘woman’ is so unclear and controversial that you can’t give me a definition?”

“Senator, in my work as a judge, what I do is I address disputes. If there’s a dispute about a definition, people make arguments and I look at the law and I decide, so I’m not—”

“Well the fact that you can’t give me a straight answer about something as fundamental as what a woman is underscores the kind of progressive education that we are hearing about. Just last week, an entire generation of young girls watched as our taxpayer-funded institutions permitted a biological man to compete, and beat, a biological woman in the NCAA swimming championships. What message do you think this sends to girls who aspire to win in sports at the highest levels?”

“Senator, I’m not sure what message that sends. If you’re asking me about the legal issues related to it, um those are topics that are being hotly discussed, as you say, and could come to the Court, so . . .”