Demokratenes handmaid-nøtt

Amy Coney Barrett tilhører en religiøs gruppe der kvinner inntil nylig ble kalt Handmaids. Vil venstresiden ta den ballen?

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images) == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Foto: Pool
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images) == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Foto: Pool
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Etter noen turbulente uker for presidenten, ser nå republikanerne frem til å starte nominasjonsprosessen av Amy Coney Barrett, som vil sikre et konservativt 6-3 flertall på høyesterett. Et flertall som kan vise seg å være en fordel for presidenten allerede ved et eventuelt valgkaos i november og desember, og som vil påvirke den amerikanske samfunnsdebatten i lang tid fremover, blant annet i abortspørsmålet.Republikanerne, som i 2016 unnlot å godkjenne Obamas kandidat Merrick Garland fo

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