And academics are part of this discussion hosted by american Political Science association. Routinely congress pulled very portable people as whether they approved of the job it is doing. This trend is bipartisan whether democrats or Republicans Control Congress most people assign it a failing grade. The trend is also a longstandig peer over the past Decade Congress has not once achieved Approval Rating above 30 . It wasnt always this way. During the 1990s congress Approval Rating typically were in the 40s and 50s. Today they hover in the teens and the 20s. Once thought to be the great repository of americas republican Principles Congress is now referred to as a broken branch. Why exactly has Congress Come to this point . What are the causes of the dysfunction . Has anything changed since trumps election and the democratic takeover of the house . Can this longstanding state of affairs be changed . Can congress be reformed, it is so what do we need to do to reform it . To answer these q
Okay. The Supreme Courts next term starts in a few weeks but we are here to reflect on the past term. I submit the october term 2018 will more likely be remembered for Justice Brett cavanaugh confirmation hearing and for any particular case the court decided. In and its too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of president Donald Trumps nominees to the court though the rapid description of america has yet to occur. This is Brett Kavanaugh and neil gorsuch have lived up to the chief justice declaration that we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. Kavanaugh and gorsuch are their own men, wrecking g expectations of how a trump judge will vote you are not tt cookiecutter republicans but local jurists with independent views of the law and will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the highlights of past term, the most important cases such as the census Citizenship Question case and the political gerrymandering case and if you
Journal live at 7 00 eastern friday morning per join the discussion. Friday morning. On the discussion. With the next Supreme Court term scheduled to begin october 7, panel of legal experts review the courts most recent term and preview the next term. Speakers analyze the Court Rulings on gerrymandering, Citizenship Question on the senses, other major cases involving freespeech and prison sentencing. The American Political Science Association hosts this 90minute event. We will go ahead and get started. Im elizabeth slattery, legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The past panel on Supreme Court term. The Supreme Courts next oops, im sorry. The top one . There we go. The Supreme Courts term starts in a few weeks, but we are here to reflect on the past term. I submit the october term 2018 will most likely be remembered for Justice Brett kavanaughs confirmation hearings than for any particular case the court decided. It is too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of Presid
Will most likely be remembered for Justice Brett kavanaughs confirmation hearings than for any particular case the court decided. It is too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of President Trumps nominees to the court, though the rapid destruction of america their opponents foresaw has yet to occur. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and neil gorsuch have, however lived , up to the chief justices declaration that we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush edges or clinton judges. Like their predecessors, kavanaugh and gorsuch are their own men at times bucking , expectations of how a trump judge will vote. They are not cookiecutter republicans, but thoughtful jurists with independent views of the law. And we will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the term thes of the past , most important cases such as the census citizenship case and the political gerrymandering case, and a few missed opportunities, like the cases involving the nondelegation doctrine and
[cheers and applause] good evening, everyone. For those ive not had a chance to meet today im john hugh busch and have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation, as always here at the [applause] if you would in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, please be seated. [cheers and applause] before we get started, theres just a few people in the audience i want to make sure i recognize tonight and i will start with marks wife, julie, and his son, chase. Julie and mark . [cheers and applause] this is special. Marks motherinlaw, sylvia strauss. Sylvia . [applause] and it would not be an event at the Reagan Library if i didnt recognize elton and his wife, janice. [applause] first, be