("Rooted in Faith, Amy Coney Barrett Represents a New Conservatism")
The dilemma for the Democrats is whether now is the best moment to attack Mother Teresa.
As the Amy Coney Barrett hearing gets underway the Democrats must try to thread a needle knowing that the Judge will be confirmed at the end of the day: they must push against this occurrence without pushing away any votes they need to cling to come November 3.
Kamala Harris, for her part, must be strong in her questioning, but not offensive in demeanor. The Dems must question whether the religious values of the judge will influence her decisions without questioning her religious values. They must try to persuade our nation that America should not be on tilt to the right without sounding alarm bells that the left is taking over the Democratic Party.
The worst thing that could happen in these hearings is that they provide excuse for voters to take their eyes off of Mr. Trump's abysmal record and his ongoing tragic mishandling of Coronavirus devestation. Let this not be the last minute James Comey revelation of 2016 that derailed Hillary Clinton. Let this not be the last word before this election.
The Dems should not roll over and play dead on this nomination, but they dare not go to war, no matter the lingering stink of the Republican stolen seat in 2016, no matter the hypocrisy of Mr. Graham and the words he basically begged the nation to hold against him.
Amy Coney Barrett will bring her ultra conservative originalist beliefs to the highest court for decades to come. Don't also let her be the catalyst for four more years of the reign of terror.
Two wrongs would only make a far right.
3 comments:
We live in such troubled times. It is so tragic that when the urge is to protest loudly and fiercely, we have to act in a restrained manner.
Helen
The hearing is a no-win situation. The only option the Democrats have is to use the hearing to make an excellent argument, using history and precedent, that brings out the weaknesses of the originalist judicial viewpoint. It won't change Barrett's mind, but may wake up some Americans to the dire consequences. A long shot, but the only shot--RE
You captured a perfect opening statement for any of our esteemed senators on the Judiciary Committee. If only one of them read it...
RK
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