A nominee whoever that person is who is deeply unpopular with the American People 60 percent of americans including nearly half of republicans hope want the next president not this president but the next president to be the one who gets decide who will replace roof on the Supreme Court and so its a deeply unpopular thing in this because doing it fundamentally the stakes here are so high because any vote cast for Donald Trumps nominee is a vote to overturn the Affordable Care act and its a vote women protections for preexisting conditions at a time when were in the endemic and weve got over 200000 americans who have lost their lives in the states just couldnt be higher. The thought in some circles that ok biden wins the election the democrats take control of the sand and they increase the Supreme Court to 12. I mean ive seen ive seen those arguments ive seen a number of policy proposals about about what we might do to reform the coordinate get more equitable and ensure that it is truly
That ok biden wins election the democrats take control of the sand and they increase the Supreme Court to 12. I mean ive seen ive seen those arguments ive seen a number of policy proposals about about what we might do to reform the coordinate get more equitable and ensure that it is truly representative of of the american electorate in terms not of its decisions necessarily or rather of of the composition of who serves on the court but you know i think thats counted thats table stakes down the road right now what matters are the policy issues that are at stake and we talked about the Affordable Care act but thats thats one of many issues on the docket larry youve got to consider your rights and gay and lesbian americans bisexual Transgender Americans who are fearful that a far right court will roll back protections you have Consumer Rights your Voting Rights youve got labor rights youve got the 2nd amendment republicans have already signaled that concern is a signal that they want to b
A 3rd trump nominated Supreme Court justice looks virtually certain the impact on the 2020 election is a highly politicized question mark and well get one on one perspective from 2 men who come from very different partisan camps but who share experience working in the senate will begin with david brown democratic strategist former majority counsel to democratic senator patty murray on 2 congressional committees and he is in washington ok it is get right to it David Mcconnell said hell have a vote on the nominee well we havent before election day. I think hes going to do everything he can to push it through before election day because i think the stakes larry are incredibly high and fraught for the republicans if they went after the election when you know if that only speak believe doll trouble be a losing president and Senate Republicans will have lost their majority in the senate but the reality is this is a this is a dangerous political calculus for the majority leader because what h
Following the break, day one of the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett continued. Sworn and and delivered her statement outlining her judicial philosophy and thought writing opinions and dissents. The remaining senators, including Vice President money also delivered remarks. This is just under two hours. Vice president ial candidate Kamala Harris also issued remarks. These are not normal times. 215,000 people and counting have died of this disease. Many businesses have closed their doors forever, shattering dreams and livelihoods. The white house has become a covid19 hotspot, driven by the president s ongoing denial of how serious this pandemic is. In even contracting the virus and being hospitalized seems to have shaken him back to reality. In normal times, the senate would be focusing on passing legislation to help the millions of americans suffering during this pandemic, but these are not normal times. Senate republicans are rushing to put a nominee onto the decidingourt to
The presiding officer the senator from missouri. Mr. Hawley madam president , some months ago, in july of this year, i came to this floor shortly after the conclusion of the Supreme Courts most recent term to lament the ongoing judicial activism, the judicial imperialism that we have seen from this court over this past term and from the Supreme Court for years on end. I quoted the late Justice Scalia who said the imperial judiciary lives, and i said on the floor of this senate it was a shame to say but undeniable that the imperial judiciary continued to live in this country, a judiciary intent, a Supreme Court intent on legislating from the bench, on making up laws that went along with no regard for what the people actually wrote in their statutes or in their laws, and i particularly lamented the position of religious conservatives, people of faith who had seen in this past term for the United States Supreme Court decision after decision, tossing aside the concerns of religious conserv