Can I just say that Scalia passed away on a February 13.
Obama did not announce a nominee until March 16.
This is all just so gross. Sickening.
Imagine had Obama oh nevermind.
How did that work out for him? Also, Scalia, unexpected, Ginsburg, totally expected.
He tried.
That sounds like judging. 
Not the Catholic women Latinas
Mod Note
I strongly advise everyone to be very careful you donāt drift into using a religion as a weapon. Youāve already been warned.
Can we vote you the mod of Congress?
thatās your definition of a religious test. religion is out of bounds, period. questioning anyone about their faith as a prerequisite for holding office is a religious test.
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How can you determine long term complications? Itās only been affecting people here for about 6 months at the most. Can you Dems wait and see just awhile yet before you start bribing 2022 voters with promises of Covid related disability checks?
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Thatās not an original read.
Itās not like her death was totally unexpected. You can bet Trump has 2 or 3 more lined up for the next vacanciesā¦
I donāt agree.
Letās take Barrett. No one has to question her to learn she is a Roman Catholic. Itās all over the internet. If a Senator votes against her because of that is that a violation of the Religious Test clause? How in the world can that be enforced?
If her religion was unknown and a reporter asked her and she said āCatholicā and senators voted against her because of her religion, has the Religion Test clause been violated?
and thatās not an original opinion.
questioning people about their faith as prerequisite for holding office is by any definition a religious test.
why go there? simply make it clear the Senate will not accept the Ginsburg dodge and demand answers to relevant questions about past precedents. Why they were correct, why they were not.
Ask about the nominees position on Roe and to explain it. Ask about any cases you want and expect an answer. The result will be the same or better and no need to play games with religious tests. The Senate has a greater right and need to make an informed decision than the nominee has to hide it behind some bogus claim about an appearance of fake impartiality that is only made to avoid tough questions.
Right. Democrats need to know who believes that thou shalt not lie, steal, covet or committing adultery are good things so they can deny them being confirmed!
āBy any definitionā is where you err. The religious test that isnāt allowed as been very well explained to you by Bill, above.
You are free to believe religion is what prevents moral or criminal lapses.
bills opinion about it matters to me as much as yours. what the ā ā ā ā gives you the impression that your opinion constitutes a fact?
questioning a nominees faith is by any definition a religious test. their faith, is none of anybody, especially the governments, business. frankly, its a ā ā ā ā ā ā ā disgusting display of religious bigotry that anyone would think its okay.
Not very originalist there, buddy.
SCOTUS has spoken on religious tests. It has only identified mandated religious oaths as being Religious Tests. It also struck down a state law which prohibited clergy from holding public office.
NO religious test for holding office means NO religious testā¦ not even a quiz
