GOP Senator Says Mentioning SCOTUS Griswold Decision Is Anti-Catholic Dog-Whistle. Another GOP Senator Asked Barrett About It 3 Years Ago.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) lamented the specter of an anti-papal scourge during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday. Little did the senator know that such alleged persecution–by his own standards–has long emanated from his fellow party members.