Political Quotes

“Apparently, the fact that he takes his faith seriously enough to participate in a Catholic charitable group, the Knights of Columbus, is enough to make him suspect as a judge. I had hoped we were done with Democrats' flirtation with religious tests for public office when they questioned the fitness of Judge Amy Coney Barrett because she takes her Catholic faith seriously, but apparently Democrats think it is perfectly legitimate to suggest that you can't be both a person of faith and a nominee for the U.S. judiciary. Let me just remind my colleagues what article VI of the Constitution has to say about that. Article VI states: ``No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.'' I repeat: ``No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.'' It is deeply troubling that we have Democrats in the U.S. Senate suggesting that religious faith disqualifies you from public office. If Democrats are using their objections to these candidates' religious faith as cover for the fact that Democrats don't want to confirm anyone who doesn't share their most extreme political opinions, that is deeply troubling too. Religious freedom is a bedrock principle of this Nation. Our Founders considered it so important that it is the very first freedom mentioned in the Bill of Rights.…”