Mike Pence’s chief of staff and the president of Catholic Vote warned against potential Democrat anti-Catholic bias during Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings.
Democrats from the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled President Trump’s nominee as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri Wednesday, focusing on her Catholic faith and record of pro-life advocacy.
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Brian C. Buescher as U.S. District Judge in Nebraska after the nominee had been pilloried by pro-choice Democrats from the Senate Judiciary Committee last December for his membership in the Knights of Columbus.
Associates of an organization that promotes Catholic religious freedom are condemning Sen. Kamala Harris’s announcement of her bid for the presidency, blasting the California Democrat’s attacks on people of faith and her support for late-term abortion.
The archbishop of Philadelphia has joined the chorus of those condemning the anti-Catholic harassment of U.S. district court nominee Brian C. Buescher by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Knights of Columbus have written an open letter to Democrat Senators Hirono and Harris after they suggested that a Catholic judicial nominee may not be qualified for judgeship because of his membership in the Knights.
Pro-choice Democrats from the Senate Judiciary Committee harassed District Court nominee Brian C. Buescher for his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic charitable organization, suggesting that this affiliation might disqualify him for judgeship.
