Saturday, May 3, 2014
Iowa Senate candidates suggest that possessing a "Biblical worldview" should be the litmus test for choosing federal judges.
In a debate held by right-wing organization The Family Leader last Friday, four Iowa (Senate candidates) revealed their litmus test for federal judge contenders.
"As long as they have a biblical worldview," said Republican candidate Matt Whitaker, "then they'll be a good judge. And if they have a secular worldview -- I'm going to be very concerned about how they judge."
Erik Erickson, editor-in-chief of restate.com, a conservative political blog, moderated the forum.
When Erickson asked candidates what they look for in potential nominees, Whitaker replied, "What I'd like to see are their worldview, what informs them, how do they live their lives, are they people of faith?"
Three out of the four hopefuls vowed to block appointees who didn’t share their views, citing a “biblical view of justice” as the chief criteria for the appointment of federal judges.
Does anybody else remember when an understanding of the Constitution and a respect for the law were the most important prerequisites for being appointed a judge in this country?
Of course Sarah Palin's favorite Iowa Senate hopeful was right there flogging the Bible with the rest of them:
Joni Ernst, who is currently a state senator, agreed, adding that federal judges should understand that the Constitution and all of our laws “did come from God” and that senators should “make sure that any decisions that they have made in the past are decisions that fit within that criteria.”
Perhaps they were all confused as to the difference between a United States Senator and Baptist minister.
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