Judge Amy Coney Barrett Goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tomorrow!

Amy Coney Barrett's debut shows she will be a tough adversary for Democrats  - CNNPolitics

Dear Commons Community,

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat, goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow in what is sure to be a major news event.  All eyes will be on the tenor and style of questioning particularly among Democrats.

Republicans applaud Barrett as a dazzling legal scholar, while Democrats fear the creation of a conservative majority that would threaten the Affordable Care Act, gay marriage and abortion rights.  Judge Barrett signed an anti-abortion ad in 2006.

Our former Supreme Court correspondent, Linda Greenhouse, has a list of questions the senators might ask Judge Barrett, including, “Will you recuse yourself from abortion cases on the Supreme Court’s docket? If not, why not?”

The committee is headed by Senator Lindsey Graham. His refusal to take a coronavirus test last week despite having been in proximity to two other Republican senators who tested positive prompted Democrats to speculate that he was worried that a positive result would imperil the confirmation hearings.

Let the questioning begin!

Tony

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