Thread by @jbendery

A day before her committee vote, Amy Coney Barrett just refused to answer another round of basic, fact-based questions from Senate Democrats.

She wouldn't even say whether it’s legal to vote twice in a federal election. (It’s not.) huffpost.com/entry/amy-cone…

Look at this exchange. Barrett refused to say -- again -- if she accepts the science behind climate change.

She said the Supreme Court has called climate change "controversial" so she can't talk about it. huffpost.com/entry/amy-cone…

Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee released 184 pages of Barrett's follow-up answers to Dems' questions, which is where this is coming from.

Here's another exchange where Barrett won't answer questions about things that are obviously, factually true.

Mazie Hirono: How do you define a "policy question?"

Barrett: It is inappropriate for me to answer that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Cory Booker, who's on the Senate Judiciary Committee, routinely asks judicial nominees this same question, word for word, in his follow-up questions.... (1/2)

... and here's how other nominees to lifetime federal court seats have answered his question.

And then there's Barrett. (2/2)

Barrett also refused to say if voter fraud is a widespread problem in US elections (no) or if restrictive voter ID laws suppress the vote in poor and minority communities (yes).

Both questions are easy to answer + backed by substantial evidence. And yet. huffpost.com/entry/amy-cone…