5000 day of the Affordable Care even reate a choice, either adjust or pay the tax. In 2017, congress did not change sub a or b, it just reduce the amount of the tax of tax to zero. This still protects presents a choice, buy insurance and do nothing. That does not harm anyone or violate the constitution. Respondents insist that the 20 17th amendment to tear down the entire aca that rests on two untenable arguments, first respondents contend that congress transformed it into a command when it zeroed out the tax. That is contrary to this construction of the same tax, it is at odds at how congress and the president understood the amendments, and it would attribute to congress and intends to do exactly what this court said would be unconstitutional. Seconds, second, respondents argued that if this is unconstitutional, every other provision must also fall. The starting part of any remedial analysis would be the presumption in favor of severability, and here the text and statutory structure c
God save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear argument this morning in case 19 840, california versus texas and the consolidated case. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, this Court Construes section 5008 of the Affordable Care create choice. Either obtain the Health Insurance or pay the tax in 2017, in 72 congress did not change sub a or sub b. 5000 a still presents a choice. Either by insurance or do nothing. That provision does not harm anyone and it does not violate the constitution. Respondents insist the 2017 amendment requires the court to tear down the entire aca. [no audio] instruction of the same tax. It is at odds with how congress and the same president understood the amendment and would be understood to do exactly what this court said would be unconstitutional. Second, respondents argue that provision isgle unconstitutional, then every other provision must fall. The starting point of every remedial analysis would be the strong presumption in
Berg, ken starr, congressman Tom Mcclintock on todays big headlines including this. Weve got what democrats are threatening to do, their retaliation and the con consequences theyve been talking about. Whos saying what and planning what. And weve got w this, a big bellwether county in an important swing state is asking Justice Barrett to recuse herself on its selection case as more election cases continue to goll into the Supreme Court. Were going to show you all of that. More bombshellses coming tonight in the hunter biden selling access controversy. His former business partner, Tony Bobulinski, will reveal audiotapes on Tucker Carlson tonight. Weve got a preview. And now this, republican senators joining gop republicans in the house saying, yes, attorney general william barr appointed special counsel to get to the bottom of this. The bidens leveraging their most important assets, selling access to joe bidens name around the world. What a special counsel would be up against. How the bi
Later, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer talks about the Trump Presidency and his new book leading america. Host u. S. Seventh Circuit Court of appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett yesterday completed her two days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee in consideration of her nomination to serve on the u. S. Supreme court. Is thursday, it october 15, 2020. This is washington journal. Outside Witnesses Today with a full Committee Vote a week from today. The full Senate Voting the week of october 26. We will spend this first hour asking you a simple question, should Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court . If you support judge barrett the 202 7488000, if you , ifse, it is 202 7488001 you are undecided 202 74880 2 2. Wj. Twitter cspan facebook. Com cspan. We will play some of the highlighted questions from some members of the Judiciary Committee in this first hour. The reporting this morning in the wall street journal on the hearing and what is ahead in th
Society on highprofile cases. The death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and Amy Coney Barrett replacement. Robert barnes of the Washington Post moderated the event. Good afternoon, everybody. Ederalist society and director of our Faculty Division. On behalf of the federalist of the Federalist Society, the society of Faculty Division and practice groups, which are cosponsoring the ,iew e court term. Whether you are watching over zoom, youtube, facebook, twitter, or our webpage, we are delighted to hav before we turn to our discussion of cases and other momentous aspects of the up say a fewm, i want to words about Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who died two weeks ago. Ginsburg 37justice years ago when i was a law clerk on the d c circuit and she was a judge there. Judges are randomly assigned a panel on the courts of appeal and my boss, then judge scalia, was always delighted when they had a panel together. Justice ginsburg was an extraordinary woman, extraordinary justice, extraordinary law