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Justice Barrett said political decisions are made by elected politicians, not Supreme Court justices
Judge Amy Connie Barrett, US President Donald Trump’s candidate for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the four-day confirmation hearings.
The 48-year-old conservative judge vowed to resolve the cases fairly.
But his appointment, very close to the date of the presidential elections scheduled for November 3, triggered a political rift between the Republicans and their Democratic opponents.
Approving Justice Barrett’s appointment will strengthen the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
Conservative justices would have a 3-6 majority on the Supreme Court, upsetting their ideological balance for decades to come.
President Trump had chosen Judge Barrett to replace liberal Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month at the age of 87.
Republicans, who have a slim majority in the Senate, which approves the appointment of Supreme Court justices, are now trying to finish the process before Trump faces his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in the presidential election.
The nine appointed Supreme Court justices serve for life. Their decisions can shape public policy on everything from gun ownership and voting rights to abortion and campaign finance.
Democrats fear that Barrett’s appointment will give Republicans an advantage in politically sensitive cases that reach the Supreme Court.
In his keynote address, President Lindsey Graham described Judge Barrett as “in the category of distinction, something the country should be proud of,” but he expected a “long and controversial week” of hearings.
Prominent Democrat on the committee, Diane Feinstein, opened her comments in defense of health care reforms passed under President Barack Obama, saying that Barrett’s appointment could threaten millions of people’s access to health care.
“I just don’t think we should go ahead with this appointment,” Feinstein said, asking that the hearings be postponed until after the presidential election.
What will Judge Barrett say to the senators in her opening remarks?
In what is considered an actual interview for the position, the confirmation hearing will give Barrett an opportunity to explain his judicial philosophy and his qualifications for the position for life.
In her prepared speech, released before the hearing, Barrett thanked President Trump for entrusting her with “this deep responsibility,” which she describes as “honoring life.”
In her speech, Barrett, who has seven children, will talk about the importance of her family and how her parents prepared her for “a life of public service, principle, faith and love.”
She will pay tribute to the justices she has worked with, including former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Barrett will say that Judge Scalia’s reasoning “shaped me.” He will also say: “His judicial philosophy was simple: the judge must apply the law as it is written, not as the judge wants.”
He will also say that he has “decided to preserve the same perception” in his judicial work.
And he speaks of his belief that making “political decisions and evaluating judgments” is a matter for elected politicians and not for Supreme Court justices.
As he conducts his work, Barrett will say: “In each case, I carefully studied the arguments presented by the parties, discussed the issues with my colleagues in court, and did my best to reach the conclusion required by law, whatever my reasons may be. preferences”.
She notes that “when I write an opinion on the resolution of a case, I read every word from the perspective of the losing party. I wonder how the decision would view if one of my children were the party against whom I judge.”
What about the Corona virus fears?
The courtroom was equipped in consultation with health officials to ensure that social distancing rules are followed.
Two Republican committee members, Mike Lee and Tom Telles, tested positive for crown. Lee personally attended today’s Senate hearing, but Telles said he will attend the first day of the hearings remotely.
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic vice presidential candidate, known as one of the toughest interviewers in the room, said she would participate remotely from her Senate office.
Judge Barrett and her family members in attendance wore masks as the senators took turns reading their opening statements.
What is the map installation process?
After the appointment hearing is over, any committee member can request an additional week before the formal vote takes place. It is unclear whether members will be able to vote remotely.
After that, the Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress, will vote to confirm or reject the appointment of Judge Barrett.
And Republicans appear to have the 51 votes needed to pass Judge Barrett.
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Judge Barrett will be committed to doing everything possible to achieve the result required by law, whatever your preferences.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged to hold the confirmation vote before the presidential election.
Unless surprisingly, it appears that Democrats have few procedural options to prevent the Senate from passing their appointment to the Supreme Court.
لماذا Set increases Judge Barrett All thisaShame?
Since Justice Jensberg died of cancer on September 18, Republican senators have been accused of hypocrisy for going ahead with the nomination of a Supreme Court candidate during a presidential election year.
In 2016, Mitch McConnell refused to listen to Democratic President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.
Republicans managed to block the nomination process, which occurred 237 days before the election date, because they held a Council session and went on to say that the decision must be made at a time outside of the year the election is held.
This time, McConnell praised Judge Barrett’s appointment, saying the president “could not have made a better decision.”
Democrats say Republicans must stand their ground and let the voters decide. But Republicans respond by saying that Democrats have also changed their stance since 2016.
Biden described Trump’s efforts to appoint a Supreme Court justice as an “abuse of power.”
So far he has declined to comment on whether Democrats would try to add seats to the Supreme Court if he wins the presidential election.
Democrats urged Judge Barrett not to participate in any cases related to the outcome of the presidential election and the upcoming challenge to the health care law known as “ObamaCare.”
Her argument is that because she was appointed by President Trump during an election campaign, it would be unethical for her to rule on such issues.
Democrats also raised concerns about the spread of the Corona virus among high-level politicians, including Republicans, who participated in hearings confirming the appointment of Judge Barrett.
But Republican leaders, eager to go ahead with the appointment, rejected requests for the hearings to be delayed.
Who is Amy Connie Barrett?
* Candidate preferred by social conservatives for her history of attitudes on issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
* Committed Catholic, but insists her faith will not affect her legal opinion.
Fundamentalism, which means your interpretation of the American Constitution as intended by its framers, and not as a constitution consistent with changing times.
* He lives in Indiana and has seven children, including two who were adopted from Haiti.
Analysis: Anthony Zürcher: BBC North America Correspondent
The change in the ideological balance of the court will have an impact on all aspects of American life and the entire United States. Perhaps this change will be more in Texas than anywhere else.
While the political dispute over Trump’s appointment rages in Washington, DC, some of the biggest court battles to get to the Supreme Court in recent years have come from Texas.
The state, which has become accustomed to pushing the boundaries and issues of conservative law, hasn’t always won those high-profile cases.
In cases involving the law against sodomy, the right to vote, the death penalty, and more recently abortion, it often came close to passing, often with a narrow majority in decisions with a vote of 5 to 4.
However, with the death of Justice Jensburg and the willingness of Justice Barrett to occupy a court seat, Texas Conservatives are optimistic that things will turn the Supreme Court in their favor.
