Ben Sasse Mocks Democrats for Suspicions About the Knights of Columbus

Ben Sasse of Nebraska asked U.S. Distirit Judge Peter Phipps a very hard question: “Are you now or have you ever been involved in the organization of a fish fry?”

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-NE, chided Senate Democrats who have made an issue of judicial nominees for their membership in the Knights Of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization.

“I have to ask you a hard question,” Sasse joked to U.S. District Judge Peter Phipps. “Are you now or have you ever been involved in the organization of a fish fry?”

Democratic presidential candidate and Sen. Kamala Harris of California asked Phipps about the Knights of Columbus in a written supplement to his testimony in May 2018.

As a Catholic organization, the Knights of Columbus supports pro-life positions, prompting Harris to ask whether Phipps could fairly preside over abortion disputes.

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