US President Donald Trump's selection of Judge Amy Connie Barrett to the Supreme Constitutional Court - succeeding Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died a week ago - was shocking news for liberal Democrats, but it was a happy event for Republican conservatives.

Amy Barrett is described as the antithesis of Judge Ginsburg.

During her acceptance to run for the prestigious judicial office, Barrett affirmed her great appreciation for Ginsburg by saying, "She fulfilled many of the hopes and aspirations of women and won their admiration, not only in all parts of the country, but throughout the world."

But a quick look at Judge Barrett's record reveals that her positions are in complete contrast to Ginsburg, whether with regard to the issue of abortion and women's right to decide, or the issue of bearing arms, or defending religious institutions, or towards health care programs known as "Obama." CARE, or towards immigrant rights.

Barrett's positions in support of Trump's policies were clearly evident early this year, as she was supportive of his administration's policy of preventing the entry of irregular immigrants, and she said that it is legal for the Trump administration to apply the rule of refusing to grant permanent residence (green card) to those who receive government aid.

Barrett with Trump ahead of announcing her candidacy yesterday (European)

This appointment is expected to upset the balance of the Supreme Court, as it gives conservatives close to the Republican Party a clear majority of 6 judges, compared to 3 liberals close to the Democratic Party.

If Barrett is confirmed by the Senate, she will become the third woman among the nine Supreme Court justices, and she will be the only conservative one among them, as the other two justices, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, are liberals and have been nominated by former President Barack Obama.

Once confirmed, Barrett would be the youngest ever to hold the position among judges throughout American history, at only 48 years old.

Catholic upbringing

Barrett grew up in a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended private Catholic schools throughout her life, then attended Rhodes College in Tennessee, a university associated with the American Presbyterian Church, where she graduated with honors.

Later, she obtained her law degree from the famous Catholic University of Notre Dame in Indiana in 1997, where she worked during her studies as editor of the legal journal, and was the first among her peers.

Barrett worked as an attorney for several years in Washington, D.C. at a private law firm, and taught law for a short time at George Washington University.

Then she returned to Notre Dame University to work as a law professor and taught from 2002 to 2017.

In 2017, President Trump appointed her as a federal judge in Chicago's 7th District, which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

The Senate voted in October 2017 to confirm it, 55 to 43.

The Associated Press reported that Barrett has written about 100 legal opinions over the past three years that have been clearly and consistently conservative.

Its positions on several important issues - especially with regard to the death penalty, immigration, rights to bear arms and abortion - reflect positions that are consistent with its understanding of Catholic ideas, despite its claim that it takes its positions in conformity with the US Constitution.

Teacher Anthony Scalia

Among the most prominent things that left a great influence on her - in addition to her Catholic faith - with regard to her legal positions, was her work as an assistant in the office of former Supreme Constitutional Court Judge Anthony Scalia, who is considered one of the most important conservative judges throughout American history, until his death in February. 2016.

Many Democratic commentators argue that Barrett's conservative legal views and her closeness to her former president and mentor, Judge Scalia, raise concerns that she will push the court further to the right, in ways that may be difficult to reverse for years or even decades, especially given her young age and the likelihood that she will hold office throughout her life.

Republican conservatives have planned for the day since Scalia's death in February 2016, when Senate Speaker Mitch McConnell challenged Democratic President Barack Obama's desire to appoint a new liberal judge, arguing that 2016 was a presidential election year.

McConnell suspended the vote until Trump was elected.

Barrett during a short speech announcing her candidacy yesterday (European)

Trump has already appointed two judges to the Supreme Constitutional Court, the first being Neil Gorsich in 2017, and the second being Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. And if affirmative steps are taken by Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, she could hold her position on the Supreme Court for decades.

The issue of miscarriage

Experts believe that Barrett's choice came on the background of her strong beliefs about one issue, which is abortion.

For years, the conservative elite in the United States has been looking for a female judge who believes in their tough stance on this important issue to them and their religious electoral base.

According to observers, Judge Barrett provides an opportunity for a woman to deny women "the right to have an abortion," as these currents want Trump to rely on for re-election.

"The main reason Barrett is favored is one clear reason: she is a woman ... if (Roe v. Wade) is canceled - a landmark case awarded to women," wrote Ramesh Bunuru, editor-in-chief of National River and an expert at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. The right to have an abortion in 1973 - as I certainly hope it will be, because it is an unjust decision that has no basis in the constitution. It is better not to do so by conservative male judges only, with all women on the opposing side, ”referring to the two liberal judges in court Supreme Elena Kagan and Sonya Sotomayor, both appointed by Obama.

It appears that Barrett will not disappoint conservatives when it comes to abortion. She has said on several occasions that abortion is "always unethical," although she has said that the "Roe v. Wade" ruling provides a framework that provides "abortion on demand," and Barrett left everyone to realize The nature of her position on the issue of abortion.

Barrett is the mother of 7 children, including two adopted children from Haiti (French)

The hard-line conservatives are aware that Barrett is confirmed in the Republican-majority Senate, knowing that the Conservatives have great confidence in her legal opinions, because she argued that she does not apply secular laws that contradict her religious beliefs.

7 children

Judge Barrett has 7 children, 5 of whom she gave birth to, and two she adopted from families in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

Many American Catholics are distinguished by the large number of children born, because their religious beliefs do not agree with the use of contraception or the right to abortion.

Barrett's children are between 8 and 19 years old, and her youngest 8-year-old has Down syndrome.

The nature of her large family and her son’s illness may facilitate her arguments for restrictions and restrictions on the right to abortion, and this is what worries many American women the most.