She is one of Trump's best chances to excite conservative voters ahead of the presidential election campaignUS court of appeals for the seventh circuit judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as US President Donald Trump holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on September 18, at the White House in Washington, the US, September 26 2020.
The enthusiasm she inspires on the Right stems largely from her very public religious faith and the assumption that she would be a sure vote to overturn or significantly weaken Roe vs Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the legal right to abortion for US women. Those are the same reasons Barrett is unacceptable to many on the Left, especially as she would be taking the seat of liberal icon Ginsburg, a strong supporter of abortion rights.
Liberals have expressed concern that she will let her religious beliefs guide her judicial decisions on hot-button social issues. At Barrett’s 2017 appeals court confirmation hearing, Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein told her that “the dogma lives loudly within you”, a remark that went on to become a rallying cry among religious conservatives.It’s not 100% clear. Barrett responded to Feinstein that her personal beliefs would not affect her legal analysis.
She may prove unpredictable though. Barrett identifies as a textualist — a legal scholar who seeks to determine the plain meaning of legislation rather than interpreting the intentions of its authors.
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