As_CJS usual_AJ0 Mr._NP0 Manchin_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 saying_VVG much_AV0 ,_PUN beyond_PRP a_AT0 simple_AJ0 statement_NN1 a_AT0 week_NN1 ago_AV0 that_CJT he_PNP has_VHZ n't_XX0 yet_AV0 made_VVN up_AVP his_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT Without_PRP his_DPS support_NN1 Democrats_NN2 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 force_VVI the_AT0 tie_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO0 allow_VVI Vice_NP0 President_NP0 Kamala_NP0 Harris_NP0 to_TO0 cast_VVI the_AT0 deciding_AJ0 vote_NN1 ._SENT Unless_CJS of_PRF course_NN1 a_AT0 Republican_NN1 senator_NN1 —_PUN say_VVB ,_PUN Lisa_NP0 Murkowski_NP0 or_CJC Susan_NP0 Collins_NP0 —_PUN broke_VVD ranks_NN2 too_AV0 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 the_AT0 anti-Becerra_NN1 campaign_NN1 is_VBZ leading_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 argument_NN1 that_CJT at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF pandemic_AJ0 he_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 a_AT0 doctor_NN1 and_CJC has_VHZ no_AT0 experience_NN1 in_PRP healthcare_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 much_AV0 better_AJC than_CJS the_AT0 argument_NN1 that_CJT Betsy_NP0 DeVos_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 qualified_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI education_NN1 secretary_NN1 because_CJS she_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 education_NN1 degree_NN1 or_CJC experience_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 public-school_AJ0 teacher_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ cabinet_NN1 secretaries_NN2 most_AV0 need_VVB is_VBZ n't_XX0 a_AT0 particular_AJ0 expertise_NN1 —_PUN they_PNP have_VHB many_DT0 experts_NN2 at_PRP their_DPS disposal_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC leadership_NN1 and_CJC judgment_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_AJ0 broad_AJ0 objection_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT Mr._NP0 Becerra_NP0 would_VM0 use_VVI his_DPS post_NN1 to_TO0 push_VVI a_AT0 left-wing_AJ0 agenda_NN1 on_PRP issues_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP abortion_NN1 ,_PUN Medicare_NP0 for_PRP All_DT0 and_CJC immigration_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 doubt_NN1 this_DT0 is_VBZ true_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC how_AVQ would_VM0 Republicans_NN2 like_VVI it_PNP if_CJS a_AT0 GOP_NN1 cabinet_NN1 nominee_NN1 were_VBD deemed_VVN unfit_AJ0 simply_AV0 because_CJS she_PNP intended_VVD to_TO0 promote_VVI pro-life_AJ0 policies_NN2 ?_SENT The_AT0 pity_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 focus_NN1 on_PRP Mr._NP0 Becerra_NP0 's_POS left-wing_AJ0 priorities_NN2 and_CJC lack_NN1 of_PRF healthcare_NN1 experience_NN1 deflects_VVZ attention_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 strongest_AJS reason_NN1 for_PRP not_XX0 confirming_VVG him_PNP ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ his_DPS troubling_AJ0 record_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 religious-liberty_AJ0 protections_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Constitution_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ every_AT0 cabinet_NN1 member_NN1 is_VBZ sworn_VVN to_TO0 support_VVI and_CJC defend_VVI ._SENT Surely_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ possible_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 health_NN1 secretary_NN1 who_PNQ checks_VVZ all_DT0 the_AT0 left-wing_AJ0 boxes_NN2 but_CJC does_VDZ n't_XX0 have_VHI a_AT0 record_NN1 of_PRF steamrolling_AJ0 the_AT0 Constitution_NN1 when_AVQ a_AT0 religious_AJ0 minority_NN1 gets_VVZ in_PRP his_DPS way_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 sense_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Becerra_NP0 embodies_VVZ today_AV0 's_POS threats_NN2 to_PRP free_AJ0 exercise_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ often_AV0 take_VVB the_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF executive_AJ0 fiat_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 always_AV0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 balance_VVI fundamental_AJ0 liberties_NN2 with_PRP reasonable_AJ0 and_CJC necessary_AJ0 restrictions_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC as_CJS the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 reminded_VVD New_NP0 York_NP0 Gov._NP0 Andrew_NP0 Cuomo_NP0 in_PRP November_NP0 when_CJS it_PNP blocked_VVD his_DPS arbitrary_AJ0 restrictions_NN2 on_PRP religious_AJ0 worship_NN1 ,_PUN simply_AV0 invoking_VVG "_PUQ health_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ n't_XX0 enough_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Even_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Constitution_NN1 cannot_NN1 be_VBI put_VVN away_AV0 and_CJC forgotten_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 high_AJ0 court_NN1 declared_VVD ._SENT California_NP0 has_VHZ imposed_VVN some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 nation_NN1 's_VBZ most_AV0 severe_AJ0 restrictions_NN2 on_PRP worship_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS attorney_NN1 general_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Becerra_NP0 has_VHZ defended_VVN them_PNP ._SENT Even_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 rejected_VVD Mr._NP0 Cuomo_NP0 's_POS restrictions_NN2 as_CJS unconstitutional_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Becerra_NP0 continued_VVD to_TO0 fight_VVI for_PRP similarly_AV0 harsh_AJ0 rules_NN2 in_PRP California_NP0 ._SENT After_PRP that_DT0 decision_NN1 in_PRP November_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 Pasadena_NP0 ,_PUN Calif.-based_AJ0 Harvest_NN1 Rock_NN1 church_NN1 renewed_VVD its_DPS challenge_NN1 to_PRP California_NP0 's_POS ban_NN1 on_PRP indoor_AJ0 worship_NN1 in_PRP all_DT0 but_CJC sparsely_AV0 populated_AJ0 areas_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 state_NN1 ._SENT 
