Amy Coney Barrett continued Wednesday, when Senator Richard Blumenthal raised questions about Barrett’s views on marriage equality in regards to Obergefell v.
Hodges, the court case which legalized marriage for same-sex couples. Barrett declined to answer the question or express her views on the subject, though she had no problem answering questions about interracial marriage.“I’m asking your legal position judge,” Blumenthal said. “Not your moral position, not a policy position, not a religious faith position, a legal position.
Correctly decided: Obergefell v. Hodges.”“Senator Blumenthal,” Barrett answered, “every time you ask me a question about whether a case was correctly decided or not, I cannot answer that question because I cannot.