Democrats Will Impose A Religious Test On SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

The Federalist ^ | July 10, 2018 | John Daniel Davidson

[detective]

The American Left equates sincere religious faith with bigotry. That’s why Kavanaugh will face a religious test from Senate Democrats in his confirmation hearings.

n his remarks Monday night upon accepting President Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh said this: “My judicial philosophy is straightforward. A judge must be independent, and must interpret the law, not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written, and a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.”

You’d think that would be enough to settle the question of whether Kavanaugh is fit to be a Supreme Court justice: he obviously is. But he also said he is “part of a vibrant Catholic community in the D.C. area,” which means there’s no question he’ll face stiff opposition from Senate Democrats. In fact, Kavanaugh will almost certainly face a religious test from Senate Democrats.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm guessing that Kavanagh is Roman Catholic. Does anyone know for sure?

If so, then he needs to respond something like this: Why are practicing Roman Catholics subjected to a religious test but secular ones get a pass?

That line would work well for any other religion, but work especially well for Roman Catholics for two reasons: (a)there are so many of them and (b)they are the major swing voting constituency.

[Brian Griffin]

Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Iran Yemen, Syria and Iraq
are all highly dysfunctional.

They account for maybe 10% of the population of mainly Muslim countries.

Jordan - Muslim - no ban
Turkey - Muslim - no ban
Indonesia - Muslim - no ban
....

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[GOP Poet]

agree

[Brian Griffin]

“It must be stated at the outset and with clarity that Roe `s essential holding, the holding we reaffirm, has three parts. First is a recognition of the right of the woman to choose to have an abortion before viability and to obtain it without undue interference from the State. Before viability, the State’s interests are not strong enough to support a prohibition of abortion or the imposition of a substantial obstacle to the woman’s effective right to elect the procedure. Second is a confirmation of the State’s power to restrict abortions after fetal viability, if the law contains exceptions for pregnancies which endanger the woman’s life or health. And third is the principle that the State has legitimate interests from the outset of the pregnancy in protecting the health of the woman and the life of the fetus that may become a child. These principles do not contradict one another; and we adhere to each.”

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA et al.
v.
CASEY, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al.

505 U.S. 833 (1992)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6298856056242550994

I think that’s settled law, Senators. Am I right?

[NorthMountain]

Other than Trump, Republicans are gutless cucks.

No point supporting Kavanaugh, then ... he's a gutless cuck.

Or perhaps you'd like to revise and extend your comments?

[Brian Griffin]

“Viability, as the word has been used in United States constitutional law since Roe v. Wade, is the potential of the fetus to survive outside the uterus after birth, natural or induced, when supported by up-to-date medicine.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_viability

[Pearls Before Swine]

We should have imposed a religious test on Obummer after the “57 states” Freudian slip.

[Oscar in Batangas]

When it comes time for the televised hearings, Judge Kavanaugh should respond with:

The Supreme Court doesn’t hold regular sessions on Saturday and Sunday , and what I do legally on my “off-days” is my personal business. I refer you to the sayings of a major historical figure: “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s”.

[Salvation]

How associate judges of the Supreme Court rule on issues connected to the constitution is much more important than a person’s religion.

Politics and religion are not prerequisites of a Supreme Court associate justice.