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Isabel wilkerson entered. Washington journal continues. Host we are back with richard , who is here to discuss with us the history of president s Court Roosevelt packing attempt. Good morning. Lets start with information for our cspan viewers. What does the constitution say about the size of the Supreme Court . Guest nothing, really, except that there shall be a Supreme Court and achieve justice. The number of justices is left of congress to prescribe. Host the only people who can decide on how many justices sit on the Supreme Court is the congress of the United States . Guest thats right. By ordinary legislation subject of course to the president s veto. Host what size did the Supreme Court start at . The constitution requires a chief justice. How many were there . Guest six at the beginning. It was an even number. In those days the nation was divided into judicial circuits. In those days the Supreme Court justices had real duties in each circuit. With respect to any given circuit. Co
Prize for chemistry is shared by 2 women that were developing the ability to edit d. N. A. The 2 candidates to be the next Vice President of the United States are preparing for a showdown in Salt Lake City in the coming hour as clear plastic barriers will separate mike pence and come out the harris who both reportedly tested negative for the corona virus but the virus is likely to dominate the 90 minute debate which will focus on president Trumps Health and his administration is handling of the pandemic for bernal. Amidst the head spinning events of the past week the Vice President ial debate on wednesday takes on precedented significance this is going to be a critically important debate usually v. P. Debates are sideshows with the kid debates earnestly discussing issues and tossing the occasional verbal zinger but his Vice President mike pence and sen camel harris take to the stage in Salt Lake City the main issue is literally a matter of life or death i think theres going to be an en
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To the stories that you have told, including the story of veronicas family. Very moving. If i were a justice, the commitment i would make to you and to all people affected by follows is that i would the law as you enacted it, and i have no agenda. I would not be coming in with any agenda. I would do equal justice under the law for all, and not try to force or disrupt in any way the quality choices that you and your colleagues have adopted. Sen. Hirono so are you saying that the impact of the Affordable Care act on the millions of people who rely upon it, that you would deem to be policy considerations that we should address . Sen. Hirono senator, i think that you choose the law and you have structured the Affordable Care act. You set the policies. And i think when a court has to interpret those statutes or decide how it applies in a Certain Circumstance, the court looks to traditional legal materials, looks to the briefs, listens to the real world impacts on the litigants before the co