Strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal to men in the eyes of the law. Must ensure that our legal decisions made by judges who backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrived at more efficient and effective decisions. And solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges, in terms of their race and ethnic city in the gender and Sexual Orientation or gender identity, the really religious affiliation and the professional backgrounds, helps produce a stronger Justice System. Places greater power in the hands of people who better understand the struggles of communities that have suffered discrimination and his voices have been pushed to the margins of our society for is it too long. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the birth
For roll call talks about campaign 2020. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. Welcome to washington journal. Likely coincidental, the first democratic debate occurred as the Supreme Court was winding down with notable decisions. They became part of the discussion at the debates. We will spend the first hour asking you, how important is the Supreme Court in your 2020 both . 202 7488000 for democrats, 202 7488001 for republicans, 202 7488002 for independents. We will look for your tweets cspanwj also on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Bloomberg focuses the Supreme Court as a Campaign Issue for democrats. Democrats are attempting to turn the Supreme Court into a Campaign Issue in front of donald trump success, reshaping the federal judiciary with young, conservative justice, with abortionrights close to being a laminated. It is a shift eliminated. It is a shift. The dynamic laste
Isaac kramer, executive director of Charleston County, South Carolina board of registration and elections. Janay nelson, president and director of the naacp Legal Defense fund. Were also goingâ– to hear from our other witnesses. Not for any omission, but because senator fisher will be introducing them. That includes alabama, secretary of state wes allen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the Douglas County, nebraska election commission. More americans than ever have cast a ballot in cent elections, and it is in large part because of the work of state and local officials. And these elections he run smoothly and topped Security Officials in both republican and democratic administrations to the likes have confirmed the security o elections including last weeks primary elections. 18 states have already held primaries this year. In fact our witnesses, secretary benson, secretary allen, and mr. Kramer have overseen primary elections this year already. Are many more to go before the g
Judiciary committee will come to order. Welcome, everyone. We have a conflict with the Senate Appropriations committee. Several of us on both committees. We will be starting the meeting sometime this morning. And we may be called to attend. Senator, for example, has a bill, if im not mistaken, before the committee. We will work to accommodate everyone schedule here. Trying to keep things moving forward. Two atoms on todays agenda. We will vote on one judicial nominee, julia kaine lemonade, middle district judge for the middle district of pennsylvania. We will also vote on s 3 59. The Supreme Court ethics, transparency, and recruit youll act of 2023, sponsored by senator feinstein, klobuchar, booker, padilla and wells. It was 11 years ago in a very different Supreme Court when we first called and chief Justice Roberts to adopt a binding cold contact for all Supreme Court justices. Today, the Senate Judicial committee will vote on a bill that will finally bring at the Supreme Court justi
Judiciary committee will come to order. Welcome, everyone. We have a conflict with the Senate Appropriations committee. Several of us on both committees. We will be starting the meeting sometime this morning. And we may be called to attend. Senator, for example, has a bill, if im not mistaken, before the committee. We will work to accommodate everyone schedule here. Trying to keep things moving forward. Two atoms on todays agenda. We will vote on one judicial nominee, julia kaine lemonade, middle district judge for the middle district of pennsylvania. We will also vote on s 3 59. The Supreme Court ethics, transparency, and recruit youll act of 2023, sponsored by senator feinstein, klobuchar, booker, padilla and wells. It was 11 years ago in a very different Supreme Court when we first called and chief Justice Roberts to adopt a binding cold contact for all Supreme Court justices. Today, the Senate Judicial committee will vote on a bill that will finally bring at the Supreme Court justi