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What is the opinion of Barret, appointed by the constitutional judge of the United States, on the law of abortion, marriage or possible presidential lawsuits? In the United States Senate he refuses to give a clear answer. You want to “decide on a case-by-case basis.”
The candidate for the vacant seat in the Supreme Court of the United States, Amy Coney Barrett, did not commit to occupy specific positions on the second day of her confirmatory trial in the Judicial Committee of the Senate of the United States. Rather, the conservative lawyer refused to make her position clear on key issues such as the right to abortion or same-sex marriages.
Barrett referred to his work as a justification: As a practicing judge, Barrett currently works in federal court in Chicago, he has no right to do so. You have to decide on a case-by-case basis, applying the applicable law. No commitments can be made in advance on certain decisions, the 48-year-old said. “That would be a serious violation of the independence of the judiciary.”
“No political agenda”
Barrett said he had not engaged with anyone, not in the Senate or the White House, about how he would resolve certain cases. As a judge, he does not pursue any political “agenda”. “My agenda is to adhere to the rule of law and decide cases when they come up,” he said.
“The judges cannot one day wake up and say that I have an agenda, I like guns, I hate guns, I like abortion, I hate abortion, and enter as a queen and impose her will on the world,” said the woman from 48 years. .
“It is not a direct answer”
Specifically, Barrett declined to comment on two previous Supreme Court decisions that some American conservatives are trying to overturn. It dealt with women’s rights to abortion and same-sex marriages. Barrett also emphasized that he found discrimination based on sexual preferences “abhorrent.”
Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein had previously asked the strictly Catholic attorney if she was thinking of overturning the abortion ruling. It was “sad not to have a direct answer” to his question, Feinstein said. Republican Justice Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham asked if Barrett could make his beliefs subject to the law. “I can. I did that, I’ll keep doing it,” was the reply.
No position on possible electoral trials
Barrett also did not respond to Feinstein’s question about whether a US president could postpone an election from his point of view. If you were ever faced with such a question, you would first have to listen to the parties’ arguments and consult with your colleagues, Barrett said. The constitution says that Congress sets the date for the elections. A federal law of 1845 set it for the first Tuesday in November.
When asked if he would withdraw due to bias if there were any complaints about Trump in relation to the elections, he replied: “I cannot give an opinion on bias because that would short-circuit the whole process.”
Democrats fear for achievements
According to Trump’s will, Barrett will be the successor to the late Liberal Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With him, conservatives on the Supreme Court would win a dominant majority of six of the nine seats on the court.
With Barrett on the Supreme Court, Democrats fear a conservative turn with decisions against abortion rights, health reforms implemented by Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, and also in favor of Trump in the event of election disputes.
Kamala Harris, a senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate, said Barrett’s nomination jeopardized everything Ginsburg had accomplished. Not only are health insurance and the rights of voters, workers, and the right to abortion at stake, but even the judiciary itself.
This is why the Democrats actually wanted to postpone Bader Ginsburg’s successor until after the presidential election, when their candidate Joe Biden could move into the White House and then have the right to propose. However, Republicans are determined to avoid this with their current Senate majority and install Barrett.
Voting possible before the election
On Monday, Barrett had expressed his attitude toward work. Courts would have to interpret the US constitution and laws “as written,” he said. “The courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is essential to a free society. But the courts are not designed to solve all problems or redress all injustices in our public life.”
Judges are nominated by the President and appointed for life by the Senate. Republicans hold 53 of the 100 Senate seats. This means that Democrats cannot prevent Barrett’s appointment on their own.
Republican Graham first voted on Barrett’s nomination for Thursday. This would allow the Judiciary Committee to approve the nomination a week later and the Senate would vote on the occupation of the position on October 26.
