And we have the right to do it. We should wait and see what the outcome of this election is. What does senator Sheldon Whitehouse say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by. And by. Corporate funding is provided by. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, welcome to firing line. Thank you. Its so go to be with you. Look, this weeks president ialebate is already being called the worst president ial debate in history. What does it say about the state of civil discourse in thicountry, senator . Well, it was pretty embarrassing. I think you may see a lot more of those any functioning adult yard signs or bumper stickers in the wake of this. And as the what . Son, grandson, and nephew of foreignservice officers, it was particularly horrifying to read the reviews from overseas newspapers. You know, were supposed to be the city on a hill. The world looks to us for leadership. It was pretty much of a unanimous cascade of shock and horror and disappointment. There is a view that
And we have the right to do it. We should wait and see what the outcome of this election is. What does senator Sheldon Whitehouse say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by. And by. Corporate funding is provided by. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, welcome to firing line. Thank you. Its so go to be with you. Look, this weeks president ial debate is already being called the worst president ial debate in history. What does it say about the state of civil discourse in thicountry, senator . Well, it was pretty embarrassing. I think you may see a lot more of those any functioning adult yard signs or bumper stickers in the wake of this. And as the what . Son, grandson, and nephew of foreignservice officers, it was particularly horrifying to read the reviews from overseas newspapers. You know, were supposed to be the city on a hill. The world looks to us for leadership. It was pretty much of a unanimous cascade of shock and horror and disappointment. There is a view tha
Each odd year, guaranteeing that each president would have the opportunity to nominate two justices per four year term. Of course, this coming to a head very much in a big significant way because of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the controversy over whether President Trump should appoint a new Supreme Court justice, as he is about to do. Joining me to talk about more on this, gabe roth, the executive director for, really appreciate it. Thank you for having me, dan. First of all, what is fix the court . Tell me about that. Sure, so were a national Nonpartisan Organization that advocates for greater openness and accountability in the u. S. Supreme court and across the federal judiciary. We want them to live stream arguments. We want them to be more transparent about their finances and conflicts of interest and serve a more reasonable length of tenure on the high court. Interesting. So your mission here is broader than just term limits for the Supreme Court justices. Exactly. A lot
Flynn is a defendant without a prosecutor and litigation now without any controversy between the actual parties to the case. Instead of promptly granting dismissal as required as a matter of law, judge sullivan denied two defense motioning opposing any amicus at all, appointed mr. Gleeson to usurp the job of prosecutor, and went forth to right theening wrotes he perceived. To right the wrongs he perceived. The job of the United States attorney is otherwise occupied. In adding these unconstitutional burdens of process to punish Michael Flynn, judge sullivan discarded any semblance of the unbiased, impartial adjudicator this court extolled in the 2019 chapter of that case saga. As a cornerstone of any system of justice worth the label. Four rulings are required to conclude this novel article three excess. Judge sullivans petition for rehearing must be flatly denied with clear language that a judge has no injury and no standing to seek relief of this courts rulings. Because judge sullivan
We will and with a brief rebuttal from mr. Flynns counsel and the council of United States. Please proceed. Thank you chief judge, may it please the court, general flynn is a defendant without a prosecutor, and litigation without controversy between the parties to the case. Instead of granting dismissal as required as a matter of law, John Sullivan denied defense motions, appointed mr. Gleason to usurp the job of the prosecutor, raised perjury but as iter his head, was noted, the job of United States attorney is occupied. Adding the unconstitutional burdens of process to punish michael flynn, John Sullivan discarded any semblance of the adjudicator. As a cornerstone of any system of justice worth the label. Required. Gs are judge sullivans position for rehearing must be flatly denied with language that a judge has no injury or standing to seek relief in this court. Sullivan has invested himself in the prosecution of general flynn, it is mandated disqualification for the glaring appeara