Amy Coney Barrett Subjected to Long Day of Intense Questioning by Judiciary Committee

Yesterday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett faced her first round of intense questioning in the second day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. And this was her response regarding her ruling on a possible election dispute this November: “I certainly hope that all members of the committee have more confidence in my integrity than to think that I would allow myself to be used as a pawn to decide this election for the American people.” Barrett vowed to uphold “the rule of law”, describing herself as an originalist who interprets the constitution at the time it was written. For the most part, she was able to side step the more controversial questions, which included previews on rulings she might make in regards to abortion, the affordable care act, LGBTQ rights, and more. She did this by sighting precedents set by Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself during her 1993 hearing. Most people seemed to be impressed with how well the judge handled herself, especially after revealing she responded to every question during the hours-long event without writing down so much as a single note. However, concerns were raised when Barrett said cases such as Roe V. Wade and Brown V. Board were not ‘super precedents’. Seeing as these laws were later ratified, Barrett suggested they would be subject to review, should a case regarding said issues be presented before them.