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WATCH: Americans ‘have given up on the idea of fair and impartial judges,’ says Sen. Cornyn
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October 12, 2020
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1:46Now PlayingSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, decried the “contentious” nature of the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett during his opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 12. He suggested that some Americans may “have given up on the idea of fair and impartial judges who do not pick winners and losers,” and the Constitutional ideals of an “independent judiciary” in which judges are “independent of political pressure.” Cornyn said to Barrett, "you stand accused of intending to violate your oath before you even take it," and called the suggestion made by some Democrats that Barrett would bend to political pressure rather than upholding the rule of law “outrageous.”
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