Amy Coney Barrett Dodges All Of Democrats' Questions On Health Care, Abortion

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Progressives wanted a united show of opposition, framing Trump’s Supreme Court pick as an illegitimate nominee in an illegitimate process. That didn't happen.

Hours into the hearing, Republicans were lobbing the softest of softball questions.“Why do judges in our system wear robes?” asked Sen. Ben Sasse .

That’s in addition to Trump wanting Barrett seated in time for an Affordable Care Act case coming before the court on Nov. 10. The president also hasn’t been subtle about saying he wants her on the court in the event it has to decide the outcome of the election.“I was wondering if you might introduce us” to family members in the audience, began Sen. Dianne Feinstein , the ranking member.

“I can’t pre-commit or say, ‘Yes, I’m going in with some agenda,’ because I’m not,” she said about Roe v. Wade. As for how she’d rule on potential election-related disputes coming before the court, she said, “If I give off-the-cuff answers, I would basically be a legal pundit.” “To assume that because I critiqued the interpretation of the mandate ... means that on the entirely different legal question of severability I would reach a particular result just assumes I’m hostile; that’s not the case,” she said.U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 13, 2020.

 

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