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Only ten days have passed since the great lady of the US judiciary, Ruth Bader Ginsburg († 87), lost the fight against cancer, and US President Donald Trump (74), already he’s pushing his successor as a constitutional judge into the spotlight. . Amy Coney Barrett (48) is the name of her chosen one, whose profile encourages ultraconservative circles and pales Democrats.
Trump is determined that he takes office before the November 3 presidential election. Because the Supreme Court could still play an important role in the outcome of the election: when it comes to ending disputes over the winner of the election through a judge’s verdict.
“The purpose is to build the kingdom of God”
God-fearing, Catholic, conservative: the mother of seven stated in her inaugural address that she saw “no contradiction between sincere faith and my duties as a judge.” “I would never impose my personal convictions under the law.” However, statements from her past raise critical questions.
In a 2006 speech, he told graduates of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana that their legal careers were a means to an end: “building the kingdom of God.” “If you can remember that your ultimate goal in life is not to be a lawyer, but to love, know and serve God, you will really be a different kind of lawyer,” he said.
Member of a cult
Barrett’s membership in the Catholic faith group “People of Praise,” also known as a cult by defectors, also makes Democrats suspicious. Within the circle a strict role model prevails, husbands are the heads of the family, women have to subordinate themselves.
Former member Coral Anika Theill tells “Democracy Now”: “I have suffered abuse and torture from my husband.” She was active in the group for five years. According to her, “People of Praise” is a “cult”.
Democrats can hardly prevent Barrett from being accepted as the new judge. Only two Republican senators have spoken out against the appointment of a successor before the presidential election.
Against abortion, against homosexual marriage
With the 48-year-old, conservative justices would have six of the nine Supreme Court seats safe, and they could change American society forever. Already, American conservatives are likely to make a new attempt to nullify abortion rights and same-sex marriages in court. Barrett had previously emphasized that marriage and family were based on the “indissoluble bond between a man and a woman” and spoke of the “importance of the sexual difference between men and women.”
Democrats are also concerned about the Obamacare health insurance law, which Republicans want to reverse. The Supreme Court will soon hold an oral hearing on this matter. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer: “The elected person apparently wants to destroy everything that Judge Ginsburg has accomplished. He would turn over in the grave if he saw that. “(Neo)
