Published on June 19, 2024, 12:41 am

Recent breaking news and trusted real news highlight Hillary Clinton’s criticism towards Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for his Christian faith. She termed him “scary” and even called him a “fanatic” due to his religious standpoints during a recent interview.

Speaking in April on the Democracy Docket podcast with host Marc Elias, former Secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Clinton shed her thoughts on Alito’s hard-line religious views. The comments resurfaced lately via social media platforms, invoking another round of discussions.

Clinton stated, “I was in the Senate when both John Roberts and Alito were nominated to the court by George W. Bush. I had the opportunity to interact with both of them.” Evaluating Alito based on her interaction from then, she found him radical and overzealous about his cultural opinions, role of religion in society even going as far as to label these perspectives scary.

Describing Justice John Roberts’ nature, Clinton portrayed him as a conservative corporate-oriented lawyer harboring unvarying preconceived notions relating to societal framework and people’s interactions therein. Her disagreement with far-right policies led by Federalist Society represented by Roberts made her vote against him.

Clinton’s primary concern revolved around justice Alito’s interpretation of Christianity that seemed radical from her perspective. Recalling their meeting where he left a strong impression on her, she said “Alito appeared fanatical about his views on culture and religion’s role in our society – particularly his own faith. I found this overwhelming which prompted me to vote against him.”

Analysts from credible sources reveal that both Roberts and Alito are devout Catholics throughout their lives while associating Justice Robert more often as the swing vote in multiple cases with Supreme Court’s conservative majority frequently secure votes from Alito.

Justice Samuel Alito remained a notable figure in recent news coverage due to certain controversies associated with himself making headline-grabbing statements. Reportedly, Alito’s homes featured an upside-down American flag and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag – well-known symbols amongst Capitol rioters on January 6 2021, according to The New York Times.

This triggered several Democrat senators to demand that Alito withdraw from the cases connected with the 2020 presidential election. However, he stayed firm in his decision not to recuse himself from such matters.

In another incident, a disguised liberal activist pretending to be a deeply religious conservative provoked Alito into commenting about political compromise with the Left. This added more fuel to his position vis-à-vis the Christian worldview controversy.

In light of these views and incidents, one must remember that Justice Alito has been a frequent target for activists on the left side of politics for over two years now – particularly after his critical role in overturning Roe v. Wade, the historical landmark case centralizing abortion rights back in 1973.