Amy Coney Barrett and husband both tested positive for virus this summer
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Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • 4 years ago • 34 commentsBy: By Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey, and Robert Barnes
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told The Washington Post.
Two of the officials said she tested positive for the virus in the summer. All of the people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose her medical condition.
As the Supreme Court nominee, Barrett is now tested daily and most recently had a negative diagnosis for covid-19 on Friday morning, according to deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere.
Deere said she was last with President Trump, who has tested positive for the virus, on Saturday, at her Rose Garden ceremony announcing her nomination to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett has been on the Hill at least three times this week, meeting with roughly 30 senators in one-on-one meetings to discuss her nomination.
“She is following CDC guidance and best practices, including social distancing, wearing face coverings, and frequently washes hands,” Deere said.
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, where Barrett is currently a judge, did not comment.
Barrett is also on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame. The school’s spokesman, Dennis Brown, confirmed on Friday that Barrett was teaching this semester but declined to comment on her personal health.
“It would be inappropriate for the university to provide information on an employee's health history,” the spokesman, Dennis Brown, said.
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The White House declined to comment on Barrett’s earlier diagnosis.
And how is that newsworthy?
They are in the right party for it.
I wonder what 'this summer' means. Summer ended on September 23rd. Would the Senate take such a risk just to fill that stupid SCOTUS seat? Of course they would.
Good we know she has a strong immune system and don't have to worry about her health once confirmed.
you can't be sure that it didn't affect her in some other way like her heart or lungs
We also do not know about long term effects.
I wonder who pays for the daily testing?
She now has a pre-existing condition, will she still vote to kill the ACA? Of course she will if she is confirmed, she will have the best insurance available for the rest of her life.
I would imagine that would be her insurance company or herself.
SCOTUS nominees should not discuss cases that may come before the Court. A pre-existing condition would have no bearing on that.
Conjecture and speculation.
Is it safe to assume that her husband and 7 children will enjoy those free medical benefits as well.
Just like others do!
So did Ginsburg, who used those medical benefits quite often.
What is your point again; outside of acting like conservatives don't deserve the same governmental benefits that liberals do?
I thought you didn't like paying for the healthcare of others.
Perhaps before passing judgment on me, ask first next time.
And what MY personal opinion about "paying for the healthcare for others" is is not relevant to this.
Good point but as you say, she will enjoy the benefits of health care that being a supreme court justice will offer. Once again it's "I got mine, screw you!"
But Ginsburg supported the ACA didn't she? So what's your point?
That is the only point, and it is pretty damn weak, IMO.
She did indeed support it.
I quite agree but she already expressed her position on abortion and Roe v Wade in a public newspaper, would that not be disqualifying, regardless of her reasons?
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Really? Do you think if confirmed she would decline s top tier government healthcare benefit and opt to pay out of pocket?
Well, I suppose it is possible, however very unlikely it may be.
I quite agree but she already expressed her position on abortion and Roe v Wade in a public newspaper, would that not be disqualifying, regardless of her reasons?
so you would have disqualified Ginsburg for her public endorsement of roe vs wade?
If she had publicly done so before her nomination?
Clinton was widely criticized for nominating a Jewish woman who opposed Roe V Wade.
It was widely known that she was not in favor of Roe V Wade in 1992 & 1993
and she established ( jokingly ) the Ginsburg rule, to not answer any Senate confirmation gotcha questions
on any potential cases that could possibly come before the Court.
Several Senators tried every possible Roe V Wade scenario
and she refused to answer any of them.
The joke was on us.
Eventually it became clear that she found fault with the privacy argument and it's pitfalls
believing gender equality was a more valid argument to uphold abortion rights.
It was widely known that she was not in favor of Roe V Wade in 1992 & 1993
well, you’ve made my case. Per you, her position on roe was “widely known” prior to her nomination. She also publicly embraced abortion rights at her confirmation while refusing to answer other questions. It’s No different than Kagan arguing for hate speech regulations at a seminar before becoming a judge.
The idea that lawyers can’t comment on legal while a private citizen would bar any accomplished lawyer from the court. Many nominees come from academic backgrounds and commmentiing on legal issues is literally what they do. To claim that all lawyers who want to be judges later in life must never talk in public about legal issues is, frankly, insane.
The standard you seem to be groping for is not about A lawyer addressing legal when they are private citizens. They aren’t supposed to address issues publicly that will come before them once they are nominated to the court. It’s not a ban disqualifying any lawyer who spoke on a legal subject in their lifetimes.
no one who graduates law school could become a judge under that standard.
That's why we vote for judges in Texas Sean, a law degree isn't necessary for most "judgeships" in Texas.
Common sense is something that isn't conferred by a law degree.
No wonder justice is so screwed up in Texas
lol
And now I hear that the trmps have it
Which tramps?
melania and ivanka ...
The Lord works in mysterious ways....... It's a sign.