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Sen. Feinstein defends grilling of federal judicial nominee over Catholic faith
The Washington Times ^ | Sept 17, 2017 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 09/17/2017 12:11:10 PM PDT by jazusamo

Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended Sunday her much-criticized grilling of a judicial nominee over her Catholic faith, saying that Amy Coney Barrett had made “questionable” statements in her writings.

Ms. Feinstein said that she considered Catholicism to be a “great religion,” but that it was appropriate for the Senate Judiciary Committee to quiz Ms. Barrett about her religious beliefs.

“Having said that, this is a woman who has no real trial or court experience,” said Ms. Feinstein on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And therefore there is no record. She’s a professor, which is fine, but all we have to look at are her writings, and in her writings, she makes some statements which are questionable, which deserve questions.”

During the Sept. 6 hearing, the California Democrat told Ms. Barrett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, that “dogma lives loudly within you” and that “you are controversial.”

Ms. Barrett, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, was nominated by President Trump to fill a vacancy on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barrett; durban; feinstein; judicialnominee; religion; trumpnominee
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To: jazusamo

Bigot much Diane?

5.56mm


21 posted on 09/17/2017 12:35:39 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: jazusamo

>>DiFi can make all the excuses she wants but she and Durban were really out of line. <<

Very few people know about the US Constitution’s footnotes. Under the “there shall be no religious test” clause, there is a teeny, tiny footnote that says “unless the one applying it is a liberal leftist.”

It always important to read the fine print.


22 posted on 09/17/2017 12:36:49 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The UK has no death penalty, unless you are an 11 month old infant with no arrest history)
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To: 17th Miss Regt; ExTexasRedhead

““Are you now or have you ever been a f**king Catholic?”

Well, Feinstein is Jewish (actually, most likely a Capo), but she went to a Catholic High School:

“Feinstein graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco in 1951.”

I guess the Catholics were down on their luck in 1951!


23 posted on 09/17/2017 12:37:12 PM PDT by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: jazusamo

So, by her tortured thinking, harsh interrogation of muzz nominees is A-OK?


24 posted on 09/17/2017 12:44:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: jazusamo

“Having said that, this is a woman who has no real trial or court experience,” said Ms. Feinstein on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“Exhibit 1A your Honor : A wise Latina”


25 posted on 09/17/2017 12:44:58 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: jazusamo

Don’t forget to add that jackass Franken. Watching them pile on that woman was disgusting.


26 posted on 09/17/2017 12:45:46 PM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: CondorFlight

and these are the words of Sen Fine-Swine/


27 posted on 09/17/2017 12:50:37 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: jazusamo

What qualifies this woman to judge the judge? What is her. criteria? California, repent from your wicked voting. (Yes. to candidates who endorse every evil spirit, and no to what the Spirit of God says.) Repent)


28 posted on 09/17/2017 12:52:14 PM PDT by KDF48 (Redeemed by Christ.)
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To: jazusamo

Despots fear and hate practicing Catholics (not the people who once went to a Catholic wedding so the media counts them as Catholic - but real mass attending Catholics).

Hitler feared and hated practicing mass attending Catholics because he know they would never give in to his satanic destruction. Democrats are the same type of animals.They fear and hate real Catholics for the same reason.

Hillary Clinton lost the Catholic vote by a record 7 points (the left BTW is now rewriting history with lies saying she actually won the Catholic vote).

If we exclude the welfare cheese illegal aliens who sold out their Church and just focus on White weekly mass attending Catholics Trump destroyed her 60/40. Even with the fake Catholic vote added in she only got 46% of the Catholic vote. Since 1952 when Catholic voters were first surveyed no Democrat has ever won the presidency with 47% or less of the Catholic vote. No Republican has ever lost while winning the Catholic vote.

Just the fact that the felon’s book doesn’t even mention the Catholic vote tells us how deep down clueless she is about “What Happened.”

She was already lagging with Catholics BEFORE wikileaks exposed Podesta’s plans to over throw the authority of the Holy Father and take over the Catholic Church with fake Democrat front groups. Once that came out no matter what happened the felon was done for.

This is why Democrats fear and hate real practicing mass attending Catholics. We made up about 1/5 of the voter turnout and our support went a long way to electing Donald Trump.


29 posted on 09/17/2017 1:00:52 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: vette6387

Like Pelosi is supposedly a Catholic (LOL) and Soros is supposedly a Jew (no way in hell) and Reid is a Mormon, not likely.

God will sort out the liars and pretenders one day and these vermin will reside in Hades together for eternity, God willing.


30 posted on 09/17/2017 1:18:12 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Celtic Conservative

Someone needs to remind this woman that Catholicism is not simply “a” great religion, Catholic believe in the recitation of the Credo at each and every Mass, and rightly so, that it is “the” one true religion founded by Christ and all else is banal stupidity.


31 posted on 09/17/2017 1:24:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
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Its crazy to me that a nice irish catholic like Dianne Feinstein would say such things.


32 posted on 09/17/2017 1:33:14 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: jazusamo

The only thing the ruling class doesn’t like about the Catholics is their stand on abortion. Otherwise, the Catholics are just as worldly as any secular politician.


33 posted on 09/17/2017 1:39:35 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: jazusamo

Good thing Amy Barret is not an evangelical christian. Then any kind of slimy questioning, smearing, and lies would be considered perfectly ok.


34 posted on 09/17/2017 1:42:47 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Fellow Demagogic Party members line up to condemn her anti-Catholic bigotry in 3, 2, 1... Thanks jazusamo.

35 posted on 09/17/2017 1:57:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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36 posted on 09/17/2017 2:04:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: jazusamo

anyone ever ‘grilled ‘ Feinstein for her Jewish faith ?


37 posted on 09/17/2017 2:12:00 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: CondorFlight
the Constitution

What is this "Constitution" of which you speak? Is that some mythical legal coda of a once great nation?

38 posted on 09/17/2017 2:12:00 PM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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To: ExTexasRedhead

they are all atheistic, anti-Christian,Anti-Jewish globalists...The new Democrat Party


39 posted on 09/17/2017 2:22:43 PM PDT by RaginRak
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“Having said that, this is a woman who has no real trial or court experience,” said Ms. Feinstein....

Not bad Feinstein, with all the trial and courtroom experience you have with a BA in history. I mean, how would you know with the educational training which might qualify you for job at Taco Bell.


40 posted on 09/17/2017 2:28:37 PM PDT by Holdem Or Foldem (If it is settled it isn't science. :))
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