Recap of Day Three: Amy Coney Barrett Hearings
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From the Center
Faith, gender and abortion center stage at Amy Coney Barrett's confirmationOn the surface, American politics appears to be full of paradoxes. In 2016, many women — and especially white Christian women — voted for Donald Trump over the first woman nominated for U.S. president by a major party. Now, in 2020, confirmation hearings are occurring for a woman, nominated by Trump, who opposes a woman’s right to choose abortion. How might those women who voted for Trump feel about these hearings that reopen questions about women’s autonomy over their own bodies?
A further seeming paradox can provide context for...
From the Left
Barrett, Declining to Detail Legal Views, Says She Will Not Be ‘a Pawn’ of TrumpJudge Amy Coney Barrett flatly refused on Tuesday to pledge that she would recuse herself if a dispute over the Nov. 3 election came before the Supreme Court, insisting that despite her nomination by President Trump, she would not “allow myself to be used as a pawn to decide this election for the American people.”
During a nearly 12-hour question-and-answer session, Judge Barrett evaded Democratic senators’ attempts to pin down her views on the Affordable Care Act, abortion rights, gay marriage and a possible election-related case. She played down her...
From the Right
Amy Coney Barrett faces pressure during hearing, responds with grace and poise, experts sayAmy Coney Barrett withstood hours of questioning Tuesday with poise, civility, and at times, moments of humanity – countering the portrait of a right-wing extremist that Democrats have attempted to paint of President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, experts argued.
Jeffrey McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University, said Barrett's professional responses and pleasant demeanor have undercut the narrative pushed by Democrats that she is threatening or radical.
"Judge Barrett has had a most impressive day," McCall told Fox News. "It is clear she is bright and sincere. Her...
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