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Not that it will matter but she missed a lay up here.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/10/14/amy-coney-barrett-forgets-right-to-protest-is-a-first-amendment-freedom/?fbclid=IwAR0p7aRIPXL-SS2E0kbCnBK5-FC3r5-okVeBN_jvPBsUvlK7s_DLh9f98E8#61a967c12ed3

Quote:Amy Coney Barrett Forgets Right To Protest Is A First Amendment Freedom


Nicholas ReimannForbes Staff
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I'm a news reporter for Forbes, primarily covering the U.S. South.





TOPLINE
 
Judge Amy Coney Barrett was unable to name all of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing Wednesday, forgetting the right to protest when a senator asked her to name the five freedoms Wednesday afternoon.


Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the ... [+]
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KEY FACTS
When asked by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) what the five freedoms are, Barrett was able to name freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, before looking puzzled and saying, “What else am I missing?”
Sasse then told Barrett she had forgotten “redress or protest.”

The question, like essentially all that have come from Republican senators, seemed to be asked so that Barrett would be able to answer without much effort.

Amy Coney Barrett doesn’t know the five freedoms guaranteed in First Amendment.pic.twitter.com/w8XfKOvMVy

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 14, 2020

 

KEY BACKGROUND
Wednesday is the third day in Barrett’s confirmation hearings, after President Donald Trump nominated her to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The hearings over the past three days have largely followed the same theme—Democrats pressing Barrett on how she would rule on challenges to abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act, questions Barrett for the most part has declined to answer, with Republicans asking softer questions meant to back up Barrett’s judicial qualifications.

TANGENT
The U.S. racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd in May led to protests in cities across the United States. Recently, some Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have called for new laws to crack down on protests that are viewed as disorderly. Critics have called those proposals unconstitutional, meaning there could be court challenges if anti-protesting laws are passed.

SURPRISING FACT
The five freedoms of the First Amendment are usually among the first lessons taught in civics classes in the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends those applying for U.S. citizenship study the five freedoms in order to pass a citizenship test for naturalization.