Democrat cory booker, plus our round table. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter this week. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The impeachment trial of President Trump started this week with a striking portrait of solidarity in the senate. Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god . All i do. It is almost certainly the last moment in this trial where republicans and democrats will speak as one, and in the first briefs filed overnight, the battle lines are stark. President trumps lawyers calling the impeachment a, quote, brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the 2016 election adding several times, the president did nothing wrong. The house brief concludes, President Trumps conduct is the framers worst nightmare. All ahead of the first full trial day on
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
Im i did a book on a liberal president and a conservative court. Have you ever heard of any of those . Well, of course you have. But its not the present liberal president and a conservative court. It is the president Franklin Roosevelt and the hughes court of the 1930s. Indeed, it was 75 years ago this month that Franklin Roosevelt announced his Court Packing plan which is the subject of much of my book. Ill talk to in a moment. The clash between roosevelt and hughes at a critical time in American History is a great story and an important one. Also it raises questions that were important 75 years ago and are important today. One being whether life tenured justices, conservative justices of the Supreme Court can thwart the popular will. Alternatively, whether a popularly elected president can try to bend the court to his political policies. And those are questions and issues that are with us today as they were 75 years ago. First let me tell you a little bit about roosevelt and hughes w
Absolutely critical to its success. And, you know, to make this have it maximal imact which we end impact which we hope that it will have to change some of these graphs that yo see here on the right and the left, every component of that request is vitally important to the success of this endeavor. And so we will have some incredibly difficult choices to make if if we cannot get that particular request. And so i recognize that you have been an Ardent Supporter of the success of fisma, and we certainly are totally appreciative of the efforts that youve made to this point, and were very, very appreciative of the resources that did show up in the subcommittees and the full appropriation for fisma implementation. All i can say is that there will be some significant shortfalls that will result with that particular number which will make it very challenging for us to be able to put in place right from the get go what we need to do to be successful in this endeavor. Doctor, thank you very much