Ms. Gabbard wrote in a Tuesday op-ed in The Hill:
"While I oppose the nomination of Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska, I stand strongly against those who are fomenting religious bigotry, citing as disqualifiers Buescher's Catholicism and his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus."While Ms. Gabbard mentioned no names, two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee - Kamala Harris of California and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii - raised the issue of Mr. Buescher's Knights membership last month in written questions.
"If Buescher is 'unqualified' because of his Catholicism and affiliation with the Knights of Columbus, then President John F. Kennedy, and the 'liberal lion of the Senate' Ted Kennedy would have been 'unqualified' for the same reasons," Ms. Gabbard said.
Comment: Tulsi Gabbard is becoming a touchstone, sorely needed in the US government.