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Supreme Court Nominee Barrett: Courts 'Should Not Try' to Make Policy

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is set to
   tell senators at her confirmation hearing starting Monday that courts
   "should not try" to make policy and should leave that to American
   presidents and Congress.

   In an advance release of her opening statement, Barrett lays out a
   strict interpretation of the high court's role, saying it is "not
   designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public
   life."

   Instead, she says, "The policy decisions and value judgments of
   government must be made by the political branches elected by and
   accountable to the people. The public should not expect courts to do
   so, and courts should not try."

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