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Shall we investigat­e what Democrats did as teens?

- Rev. Michael T. Buttner, Bel Air

I would like to bring a new take to the confirmati­on hearings of the next Supreme Court justice. First of all, after the comments from the Democrats over the weekend, it is obvious that they have become a religion. Their response to things shows that there is more at stake for them than an appointmen­t to the court. For them, it concerns their belief system that they get to determine right and wrong, that they get to determine the innocence or guilt of another, and that they get to say, that despite the law of the land that protects the innocent, that they can ordain that women have the right to bring an accusation against a man at any time despite the fact that time can twist facts (“Kavanaugh, accuser showdown hearing not yet set: Dems, GOP arguing on witnesses,” Sept. 18).

This new Democratic faith system can demand suddenly that a person be judged by criteria not applied in the past. They can sit on informatio­n until it suits them and still call it fair. And they can apply who knows what pressure on a person when she has determined not to give witness (one can only assume that she questions her own ability to recall facts after so long a time).

In the face of this political religion, I believe that the separation of church and state should apply here. As these same people insist for other faith systems, tax monies should not go to support their spreading of the faith or celebratin­g it in their lives or they practice of their beliefs in abortion. Second, if they really believe their position on Mr. Kavanaugh, it should be applied to them. Every U.S. senator, every representa­tive, every presidenti­al candidate, every mayor, every governor on both sides of the aisle should be investigat­ed back until they were teens for any behavior that is now considered inappropri­ate!

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