Dem senators flirting with a religious test for judicial nominees

American Thinker ^ | 12/25/2018 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

The ugly specter of religious bigotry reared its disgusting head during Senate confirmation of the nomination of Brian Buescher for a federal judgeship. The Constitution’s Article VI, Clause 3 clearly specifies that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States,” but that must be news to Senators Mazie Hirono and Kamala Harris.

Ed Condon of the Catholic News Agency reports:

 A judicial nominee faced questions from Senators this month about whether membership in the Knights of Columbus might impede his ability to judge federal cases fairly. The Knights of Columbus say that no candidate for public office should have to defend his membership in a Catholic service organization.

Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) raised concerns about membership in the Knights of Columbus while Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed the candidacy of Brian C. Buescher, an Omaha-based lawyer nominated by President Trump to sit on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Senators also asked whether belonging to the Catholic charitable organization could prevent judges from hearing cases “fairly and impartially.”

In written questions sent to Buescher by committee members Dec. 5, Sen. Hirono stated that “the Knights of Columbus has taken a number of extreme positions. For example, it was reportedly one of the top contributors to California’s Proposition 8 campaign to ban same-sex marriage.”

Hirono then asked Buescher if he would quit the group if he was confirmed “to avoid any appearance of bias.”

“The Knights of Columbus does not have the authority to take personal political positions on behalf of all of its approximately two million members,” Buescher responded.

“If confirmed, I will apply all provisions of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges

[PAR35]

For a while now there has been a religious test for the Supreme Court. Only Catholics and Jews allowed. No Proddies need apply. (And be prepared to show that Ivy League credential).

[thinden]

A judicial nominee faced questions from Senators this month about whether membership in the Knights of Columbus might impede his ability to judge federal cases fairly. The Knights of Columbus say that no candidate for public office should have to defend his membership in a Catholic service organization.

Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) raised concerns about membership in the Knights of Columbus while Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed the candidacy of Brian C. Buescher, an Omaha-based lawyer nominated by President Trump to sit on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Senators also asked whether belonging to the Catholic charitable organization could prevent judges from hearing cases “fairly and impartially.”

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smells to me like the congress critters are laying the foundation for future nominations of sharia compliant judges from MB or other related “charitable organizations”

[bert]

Do the Senators have a right to breathe American air?

[centurion316]

The Democrat Party still enjoys a considerable degree of support from Catholics. The time has come to change this habit, why should a voter help elect someone who will persecute them and restrict the practice of their religion?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Don’t be shocked when the Catholic Church refuses to make a peep about this.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The time has come to change this habit

I see what you did there.

[I want the USA back]

At one time there was something called a “Constitution” for the USA. It has in it something like the following words: “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States”

But the dems don’t accept any Constitution other than the communist manifesto, and don’t care what it says.

If you are Catholic but a fake phoney fraud, like pelosi and the kennedys, they give you a free pass. But if you actually believe in all that, they don’t want you in public office!

[GOPJ]

Democrats are pushing for atheists or agnostics to take over the Supreme Court - that's the underlying message of this latest attack on religious Americans...

This move - this ‘test’ - isn't just to deny Catholic believers - it's to filter out ALL people who ‘cling to guns or religion’...

Democrats are looking for "the sophistication" of nihilism - evil. It's one more piece of proof commie totalitarians are writing democrat playbooks.