Article VI of the Constitution prohibits a religious test for public office. So what was Senator Dick Durbin doing asking Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Coney Barrett — one of President Trump’s nominees to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals — “Do you consider yourself an orthodox Catholic?” How is it that Senator Dianne Feinstein thought it could be proper to observe of Professor Barrett: “When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s of concern.”You know the issue, of course ... abortion. The Church considers it murder, all Democrats are required to support it.
The senators are concerned Barrett may not follow the Roe v. Wade precedent whole-heartedly. I hope Democrats keep beating up on Catholics, making defeating Trump in 2020 even harder.
