This article is not about the recent Biden scandals, although that is another example of what I am about to illustrate. It is about stating a fact which happens to be true without providing the background information that provides perspective. Last week various media outlets posted articles stating that ‘hundreds of the Notre Dame faculty signed a letter opposing the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.”\u00a0 Sounds a little fishy when you consider that most reports have said that she was highly regarded by both students and faculty at Notre Dame. Well, there is more to the story.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article about the letter.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Eighty-eight faculty members at the University of Notre Dame signed a letter criticizing their \u201ccolleague,\u201d Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, though none of these faculty members are from Notre Dame\u2019s Law School.<\/strong><\/p>\n The letter calls on Barrett to halt her confirmation process until after the election, acknowledging that doing so might ultimately deprive Barrett of the Supreme Court vacancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n None of the people who signed the letter are from the Law School. That might be the first clue that something is a little off.<\/p>\n The article continues:<\/p>\n Four of those on the list were gender studies professors, five were peace studies professors, nine specialized in English, and seven specialized in Notre Dame\u2019s Hesburgh Libraries.<\/strong><\/p>\n Leaders at the University of Notre Dame have previously praised<\/a> Barrett and expressed support for her confirmation.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cShe is a person of the utmost integrity who, as a jurist, acts first and foremost in accord with the law,\u201d Notre Dame President John Jenkins said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cI join her colleagues in the Law School and across the campus in congratulating her on the nomination, and wish her and her family well through what has become, sadly, a personally bruising confirmation process.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJudge Amy Coney Barrett is an absolutely brilliant legal scholar and jurist,\u201d Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School Marcus Cole said in a statement following Barrett\u2019s nomination. \u201cShe is also one of the most popular teachers we have ever had here at Notre Dame Law School. Judge Barrett is incredibly generous with her time and wisdom while mentoring her students.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The Notre Dame faculty letter came after over 50 law professors sent a letter<\/a> to the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday praising Barrett\u2019s qualifications as \u201cstellar\u201d and expressing support for her confirmation.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is a safe guess that those professors opposing the nomination were not registered as Republicans. Although the Supreme Court was intended by our Founding Fathers to be the least political branch of government, recent history shows that is not the case. The questions about healthcare were interesting–Congress is tasked with setting healthcare policy. If they are doing it right, why are they concerned about Judge Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court?<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This article is not about the recent Biden scandals, although that is another example of what I am about to illustrate. It is about stating a fact which happens to be true without providing the background information that provides perspective. … Continue reading