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President Trump’s Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett said during today’s Senate hearing that she would not let her religious beliefs influence her court decisions.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) directly asked Barrett if she could put aside her strong religious beliefs as a judge.
– I can. I have done that in my time in the Seventh Circuit (the court where she is now a judge, editor’s note) (…) If the Supreme Court approves me, I will continue with that, she said according to CNN.
However, the Catholic mother of seven declined to comment on the 1973 American abortion decision, according to Reuters.
Coney Barrett was repeatedly questioned by committee members on both sides, both Graham and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D), but she did not comment on how she would vote whether the controversial Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade would reappear as a case, according to Reuters and several other American outlets.
Roe vs. Wade’s question
Roe vs. Wade is a verdict of the United States Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, which effectively legalizes abortion in the United States. If that decision is annulled, it will be a setback for the right of women to decide about their own bodies.
DURING THE HEARING: Amy Coney Barrett, who is President Trump’s candidate as the new Supreme Court Justice, was asked about many key issues in the Senate today. Photo: AFP
A few weeks ago, President Trump was interviewed on the Fox & Friends television show and asked if a 6-3 Supreme Court composition in favor of Republicans would topple Roe vs. Wade’s decision if the case came up, according to the BBC.
“It is definitely possible,” Trump responded, adding:
– Maybe they want to do it differently. Perhaps the judges will transfer the case to the states. You just don’t know what can happen.
Unclear about Obamacare
This is Day 2 of the Senate poll, which will be completed in late October, and Barrett can be elected to the Supreme Court before November 10, when they will decide the fate of the President’s Affordable Care Act of 2010. Barack Obama (Obamacare).
Several senators asked him, but Barrett declined to answer whether he would vote to repeal Obamacare.
– we cry together
Amy Coney Barrett was also asked about the murder of George Floyd, who was killed by police in the city of Minneapolis this summer. She said the video showing the murder was personal to her and her family.
I have two black children. It was very, very personal for my family, ”he said and continued:
– My 17-year-old daughter Vivian, who has been adopted from Haiti, everything that happened was very difficult for her. We cried together in my room, Barrett said, according to CNN.
Senator Feinstein also asked Barrett if President Trump has the political authority to postpone the election, which is scheduled for November 3 this year.
And she didn’t give a clear answer to that.
– If that question came, I would listen to the arguments, read the documents, consult with my advisors, discuss with my colleagues (…) We want (the judges’ editor’s note) to look at the cases with an open mind, he said. her at the Senate hearing today.
