Video: GOP Sen. Coburn Tries to Get Elena Kagan to Say Rights Come from God
Sen. Tom Coburn lets his fanaticism hang out during the Kagan confirmation hearings, pushing the by-now very familiar religious right line that there is no separation between religion and government, by trying to get Kagan to say there are “natural” rights that precede the US Constitution.
The organization that uploaded this video to YouTube, “Judicial Crisis Network,” is a religious right judicial advocacy group, which explains why they gave it the absurd, misleading title: “Kagan Won’t Rubber Stamp Declaration of Independence.”
In every one of her exchanges with right wing religious fanatics (and there have been several) in her confirmation hearing, Kagan has come off looking terrific; poised, confident, and secure in her legal knowledge. The fanatics, on the other hand…
