Senate Democrats came dangerously close to crossing a constitutional line regarding religious faith during an inquisition of one of President Trump’s nominees for the federal court.
Senators grilled federal judicial nominee Amy Barrett — demanding to know how her faith would influence her decisions from the bench. Barrett is a professor at Notre Dame Law School and a devout Catholic.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), expressed grave concerns that Barrett is a Catholic in good standing.
“When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s of concern when you come to big issues that large numbers of people have fought for, for years in this country,” Feinstein said.
It was an “Are you now or have you ever been a Catholic” moment – and it was completely disgraceful.
Religious litmus test? Isn’t that exactly what liberal democrats were whining about earlier this year re: the “travel ban”?
Hypocrisy knows no boundaries in the liberal world of politics.
Well frankenstien, at least she has a “STANDING” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oldsarge, if Nancy Pelosi–who NEVER met an abortionist she didn’t LOVE–can claim to be a “Catholic in good standing,” then I’d say they have NO RIGHT to question anybody ELSE’S “standing” as a Catholic!
OOYAH! usafoldsarge. She (Feinstein) would be better described as an agnostic Jew.
Of course liberals know no bounds when it comes to their hypocritical double standards… JUST look at how they grilled Gorsuch on HIS religious beliefs…
Isn’t nancy piglosey a Catholic? Does dianne finestink question her about her “faith”? Of course piglosey does’t let her “faith” get in the way of her being a communist subversive, so maybe that’s all that really matters.
No Catholics allowed in Democrat party. Pelosi, Biden Kerry etc who advocate for abortion, have excommunicated themselves, no matter what they claim.
Secular Christian is an oxymoron. Our Lord said, ” Did you never read this in the Scriptures, The stone that the builders rejected has become the keystone of the structure, It was The Lord who did this and we find it marvelous to behold? For this reason, I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will yield a rich harvest.”
Today Democrat and Rino legislation is rotting the minds of our school children using adult school teachers, homosexual, transgender, promiscuous sex, and abortion mill activists. United Nations resolutions are spreading this rot across our globe.
Not just no catholics allowed, but no mormans, no christians. HELL they might as well call themselves the party of Islam loving only… Cause that seems to be the ONLY religion given a pass into the party..
People who live in ugly disgusting dithering heavy carbon footprint hypocrite Democrat insane incoherent moonbat socialist baby killer houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Pelosi, as usual, needs to shut her pie hole.
I agree that Pelousy needs to shut her pie hole but, this was Finestink that had diarrhea of the mouth.
To answer that — at least a devout Catholic will follow conscience and law in making decisions unlike lumpen-majority of Dhimmicruds (conscienceless) — ergo, they have no business asking it!!!
Just from the story, it would seem like a reasonable line of questioning. Will your beliefs affect the way you rule or will you be guided solely by the constitution? The same question I would expect a republican to ask of a Marxist nominee.
However, Marxism isn’t a religion, but, rather the lack of one. But years ago, it was ok to have a womanizing Catholic be president. Remember the cliche ” It all depends on whose ox is getting gored…”
Sotomayor was confirmed by saying she would rule as ” a wise Latina” who would make better decisions than a white man. Democrats can rule according to ideology, not law as written.
Wise Latina…..so after a few cervezas we can conclude that her decisions would not be so wise? And, what constitutes a wise latina?
mbill53……getting out of the 6th grade and not being pregnant?
If it was reasonable, WHY IS IT we only see that sort of questioning when its A Conservative pick being interviewed for conformation?
darby, if he was guided “solely by the Constitution,” I daresay there would BE no conflict between his beliefs and following the Constitution, which was, after all, BUILT on a foundation of Judeo-Christian ethics and beliefs! Your question is, quite simply a straw man non sequitur.
The New testament isn’t in the constitution. I don’t think a strong religious conviction should disqualify someone. However it may disqualify someone if that conviction sways the way she rules over cases before her.
I never suggested the “New Testament” WAS in the Constitution Darby. Once again, you are posing a FALSE argument to an issue that was NOT raised! What I SAID, if you are not TOO obtuse to “get it”, is that CHRISTIAN ethics are NOT “at odds” with the Constitution, and therefore should NOT be an issue in this judge’s confirmation. And more to the point, a prohibition against religious litmus tests damned well IS in the Constitution, and therefore the LYING, SCHEMING Commucrats have NO BUSINESS even going DOWN that road!
Abortion isn’t in the Constitution, EITHER, and yet the Commucrats are HELLBENT on preserving legalized and government-funded abortion, and will fight tooth and CLAW to prevent ANY judge being confirm who does not agree with that agenda.
CONFIRMED, that is. Didn’t notice I’d left off the “ed” until it was too late to edit!
I guess if one is religious and a Judge, then according to the DemoRATS, we should allow stealing, because we should not abide by the Commandment that we should not steal. There is also the Commandments that we should not murder or go after thy neighbors property. I guess a Judge should forego these Commandments, so we can make the DemoRAT liberals happy!
Secular Humanism is a religious faith that claims it is unbiased , and is not corrupting our school children. Study how these religious secular humanists made this our state sanctioned religion by looking down the signatories of The Humanist Manifesto. Many were educators who had our university presses print their text books. Educator of Educators John Dewey was just one of these Secular Humanists who said in his university lectures,” Here are all the elements of a Religious Faith that shall not be confined to sect, class or race. Such a faith has always been implicitly the common faith of mankind. It remains to make it explicit and militant.”
Most parents never have an opportunity to examine the curriculum (the religious worldview of so-called unbiased Secular Humanism) taught in our schools, and in sex ed classes. As might be expected, premarital sex is routinely promoted, with efforts made to reduce guilt , inhibitions, moral imperatives, and prior teachings. The worldview that is state sanctioned controls the minds of students, professional associations, military and society, by Government legislation and Supreme Court Judgements. This evil can be changed by the majority of the people if they continue to elect good legislators.
mbills53, is that cerveza with or without the lime stuck in the neck? Who in hell wants to drink limeade with their beer???????
Explain to me how these lying, scheming Commucrats can scream to high heaven about “religious litmus tests” being applied to Muslim “refugees”, then turn around and apply a “religious litmus test” as a criteria for a Federal Judgeship? If not for their blatantly hypocritical double standards, the Commucrats would have NO standards at all!
Any IDIOT can see they are trying to keep ANYBODY who might be anti-abortion off the Federal bench!
One should understand Liberals/progressives — They are compassionate and if you don’t think their way — you are a “deplorable.” Libs/progressives knows what is best for the rest of us. They don’t feel they have to say sorry — because they know what is good but, dang, what a mess LIBS/Prog. are creating. They have NO COMMON SENSE. Tear down the statues cause it makes them feel good. Dumb!
One should understand Liberals/progressives — They are compassionate and if you don’t think their way — you are a “deplorable.” Libs/progressives knows what is best for the rest of us. They don’t feel they have to say sorry — because they know what is good but, dang, what a mess LIBS/Prog. are creating. They have NO COMMON SENSE. Tear down the statues cause it makes them feel good. Dumb!
One should understand Liberals/progressives — They are compassionate and if you don’t think their way — you are a “deplorable.” Libs/progressives knows what is best for the rest of us. They don’t feel they have to say sorry — because they know what is good but, dang, what a mess LIBS/Prog. are creating. They have NO COMMON SENSE. Tear down the statues cause it makes them feel good. Dumb!
Teabag. THE REASON ITS ok, is as i keep saying.
WHEN DEMS do something it is all good. BUT if the Conservatives do the same exact thing, its wrong/bad/evil…
Well, it’s NOT the “exact same thing,” Ituser, because ISLAM is a POLITICAL ideology PRETENDING to be a religion in order to hide behind our religious rights while they plot to overthrow our form of government and replace our Constitution with Sharia Law, and there is NO “protection” in the Constitution for that kind of SEDITION. So ANY adherent to ISLAM, is, by extension, an ENEMY of the United States and its form of government, and not entitled to ANY protection whatsoever, and anybody who says otherwise is a BLIND FOOL. Mind you, I’m not saying YOU are a fool, because I KNOW you share my opinion about Islam being our enemies. But there are way too many people in this country who have bought into the “if you don’t love Islam you’re a racist HATER” BS and would, apparently, be HAPPY to bare their necks to the Islamic scimitar!
Pity they don’t do just that. FLY their dunce behinds over to Iraq and Syria and offer themselves up to be beheaded…
oleteabag, You REALLY understand the Religion called “Islam”, and are 100% correct in your comments. I was reading a World History book with my Grandchild, and I was SHOCKED to see all the Countries that were originally Christian, Jewish, etc. As soon as the Muslims became a majority in those countries, ALL other Religions were eliminated by FORCE (Conversion), or they had to leave that country. The Muslims would LOVE to do the same to AMERICA !