The development of Controversial Supreme Court nominations in the late 60s and early 70s. We are looking at the war in court, this increasing surge of controversial decisions from the court with two basic principles. Remember the idea of counter majoritarianism. The idea that it was the job of the Supreme Court to stand up on behalf of people who may not have majority support, whether it was atheist or Civil Rights Activists are criminal defendants throughout the 1960s. And second was the emergence of this philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that liberalism was primarily devoted to the protection of individual rights. As a result, the Supreme Court became an important mechanism for this. One problem, which is that if you are going to govern, you have to be able to appoint Supreme Court justices. This becomes an increasingly fraught prospect for liberals. So the backdrop. Lbj. After 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, 1965 with the Voting Rights ac
I really excited to have the opportunity to have this conversation with you today because i dont have a terribly good memory to be honest so i am grateful you took the time to write down so many of the stories over the last year and a half. What inspired you to write this book . My editor called me right after the election and said we have a Record Number of women in congress with so many different districts. Dont you think that would be a great book . You have covered congress for so many years. And with the killer deadline so this will be all the people and to have that experience with the tea party what that was like so i thought they were bookends and it was an interesting contrast. So you tell a lot of stories so what stands out as the most remarkable story that you would want to share . A couple of things. And to watch all of you interact. And to find the National Group of security women. So close and tight knit. The what was interesting to me. And with that legislative memory an
Quorum call the presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its Business Today it adjourn until 9 k506789 a. M. 9 00 a. M. Monday. Following the prayer and pledge the time for use later in the day and morning business be closed. Further following leader remarks the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h. R. 748. The presiding officer is there objection . Mr. Schumer reserving the right to object. The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer thank you, madam president. I know the majority leader likes to talk about partisanship, but were not here for that reason. The bill were voting on will affect us for not just in the days to come, but in the months and years to come, and we need the best bill possible. We democrats have seen some real flaws in the bill that
Tack to time to write down the stories i have lived in the last year and a half. What inspired you to write this book. Guest my editor of the bork called me right after the election and said, my gosh, we have this Record Number of women in congress, and such an interesting mix of women in congress so many firsts for so many different districts and for congress, period. Dont you think that would be great book . You have covered congress over the years. Id love you to do it. You have six months or something. So killer deadline. I thought that would be great. All new people, and i had had the experience of covering when we republicans took over and the Tea Party Wave and what that was like to we have a whole new breed in town. I thought theyre book ends. Host thats an interesting contrast. From your book you tell a lot of stories, many of them personal to me. What ones stand out as the most remarkable stories that you if you had coffee with somebody you would want to share with them about
Blanketing large parts of southeast asia. A possible political setback for israels Prime Minister netanyahu early exit polls from the countrys Election Rerun have now put to the long time made his future in doubt he was hoping to secure a 5th term but his challenger general turned politician benny gantz may derail those plans he was forced to call the rerun when he failed to form a Coalition Government following aprils voters hes been trying to appeal to write in votes has by promising to annex parts of the occupied west bank while accounts spoke just a short time ago he stopped short of claiming victory but was optimistic. You my friends. And important part in the change. You are the change. Thats come out. We meet thank you. So. We have to be patient and wait for the things to happen. While dance is running neck and neck with netanyahu in the exit polls the channel 12 preliminary poll gives netanyahu his likud party 33. 00 seats and dances blue and White Alliance 34. 00 now both are