The president is free to nominate to the Supreme Court whomever he or she thinks is best, but there should be some character and fitness requirements to maintain respect for our government.
US Politics
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
Anita Hill v. Clarence Thomas: How television influenced the hearings
From 1991: Are our governmental processes being skewed by sensational and inhumanly accelerated electronic images?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishops deplore Trump administration’s changes to green card eligibility
U.S. bishops: “It appears that this will be very harmful to families, raising fear among immigrant families already struggling to fulfill the American Dream.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
It’s time for America to find a shared sense of purpose.
We are not the indispensable nation. We never were. But a shared sense of national purpose is indispensable.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholics join other Christians in calling for U.S. to admit more refugees
Christians in the U.S. have taken the Trump administration to task for a dramatic drop in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other refugees being admitted into the country, even though administration officials promised last year to help.
Posted inFaith, News
Archbishop Ganswein says abuse crisis is church’s 9/11
The concern of now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and the promises made by the majority of church leaders were not able to stop the evil of clerical sexual abuse, which has been the 9/11 of the Catholic Church, the retired pope’s personal secretary said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Republicans lack votes—and appetite—to end ‘Obamacare’
After years of trying to demolish former President Barack Obama’s prized law, GOP leaders still lack the votes to succeed.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
AP Poll: Voters open to candidates who aren’t very religious
Just 25 percent of Americans say it’s very or extremely important that a candidate has strong religious beliefs, according to the poll.
Posted inFaith, News
Jimmy Carter joins volunteers, faith groups at Habitat for Humanity event
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, both in their 90s, were in Mishawaka helping to build 23 single-family houses during the last week of August.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
Immigrant rights advocates are speaking out, and this move is all but certain to trigger a court battle.