Senate Democrats are already trying to obstruct Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation

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No reasonable person can argue that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is not qualified for the Supreme Court. Which is why congressional Democrats have instead leveled their complaints at the confirmation process in an attempt to derail it.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham this week demanding that he postpone the committee’s vote on Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, which is scheduled for Oct. 22. The pace at which Senate Republicans are moving leaves Democrats little time to vet Barrett properly, the letter alleges.

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