Judge Kavanaugh: Not the best choice
By Bonnie Chernin
July 11, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh has stellar credentials, an impeccable resume, and a long track record of over three hundred published opinions, holds a conservative judicial philosophy, and believes a judge must interpret the Constitution as written.
How many times have you heard that repeated in the past 24 hours?
As a pro-life voter who believes that Roe v. Wade is the worst Supreme Court decision in U.S. history, this pick should have been chosen carefully. We are in the midst of a Constitutional Crisis. There is reason to be concerned that once he is confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh will not shift the High Court to the right. He is Beltway and mainstream. Judge Kavanaugh may evolve and become more liberal on social issues. Rather than vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, he may consider placing restrictions on the law. That's not enough. And we won't know anytime soon.
President Trump could have taken a daring approach to this choice. This was an opportunity to choose someone not so establishment, out of the mainstream, and not tied to the Bush administration. Judge Amy Coney Barrett should have been President Trump's pick. She is a pro-life feminist, a mother to seven children and a devout Catholic. Judge Barrett graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, and clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia for one year. She managed these remarkable achievements while having seven children. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is every Planned Parenthood supporter's nightmare.
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She basically says what a lot of other people have said. Let's hope this all works out.
