Today marks Day 2 of SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing and it’s already off to a worrying start.When Senator Dianne Feinstein asked the judge whether she thinks same-sex marriage should be protected under the law, Barrett refused to answer the question.
Not only that, but she implied being LGBTQ is a choice by repeatedly using the phrase “sexual preference” to describe orientation.Feinstein asked Barrett specifically about the DOMA and Obergefell rulings, saying: “Both decisions were decided by a 5-4 margin.
Justice Ginsburg was in the majority. Justice Scalia dissented in both cases. You said in your acceptance speech for this nomination that Justice Scalia’s philosophy is your philosophy.