Rep. James Lower | Facebook
Rep. James Lower | Facebook
Rep. Jim Lower (R-Greenville) is praising President Donald’s Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Judge Barrett holds nearly identical views to those I've espoused as a successful candidate for state office,” Lower said in a Facebook post. “We also share the same faith. I find it sad that she is going to be painted as an extremist for being a woman of strong Catholic faith, who believes in the rights our Constitution is designed to protect. “
Lower said he will be praying for Barrett and her family.
Hon. Amy Coney Barrett
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“The gauntlet of character attacks a nominee must endure these days is shocking and horrifying, to say the least,” Lower wrote in the post.
Trump nominated Barrett, a judge on 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to succeed Justice Ruth Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 from pancreatic cancer in September.
Republicans are hoping to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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