'I did not say that,' Lawrence VanDyke said during his confirmation hearing as he grew emotional.
, a substantial majority of the ABA's standing committee deemed VanDyke"not qualified" to serve and concluded that he is not likely to treat LGBT litigants fairly.
"I did not say that," VanDyke said during his confirmation hearing as he grew emotional."I do not believe that. It is a fundamental belief of mine that all people are created in the image of God, and they should all be treated with dignity and respect." When asked by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy about an op-ed he penned in 2004 where he questioned a gay couple's capabilities to raise kids, VanDyke asserted that his"personal views have definitely changed."
"As to exactly what my personal views are, senator, I don't want to leave the impression that those would play any role in how I would judge as a judge," he added. US President Donald J. Trump welcomes Roger S. Penske and his family to the White House delivering remarks before the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 24, 2019 in Washington,DC.President Donald Trump nominated VanDyke last month for the federal appeals court position. VanDyke's appearance at the hearing today comes as conservatives have repeatedly attacked the ABA for allegedly being biased against them.
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