A moment that stood out in Amy Coney Barrett's hearing is when she wouldn't say if climate change is real.
In her responses to the Judiciary committee's follow-up Qs, released tonight, she said SCOTUS has said climate change is controversial so she can't discuss it. 🤔
In her responses to the Judiciary committee's follow-up Qs, released tonight, she said SCOTUS has said climate change is controversial so she can't discuss it. 🤔
Barrett also refused to answer any of these questions in her follow-up responses.
The first 2 have easy, fact-based answers.
The first 2 have easy, fact-based answers.
She wouldn't even say what a "policy question" is.
Barrett also says it would be inappropriate for her to say if communities of color have a harder time accessing the ballot than white people or if voter discrimination exists. Really?
Is the sky blue?
"Because issues concerning the blueness of sky may be the subject of litigation, it would be improper for me as a sitting judge to opine further on this theory."
(I made that one up, but this is the standard she appears to be operating at.)
"Because issues concerning the blueness of sky may be the subject of litigation, it would be improper for me as a sitting judge to opine further on this theory."
(I made that one up, but this is the standard she appears to be operating at.)
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