To this lecture. This is the fifth annual occasion on which we have had this lecture. The Heritage Foundation vision is to build an america where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and Civil Society flourished. To help achieve this vision, the center launched the preserve the constitution series, which is an annual lecture series to inform and inform citizens on topics related to this constitution. The series promotes the protection of individual liberties, property rights, free enterprise, constitutional limits on government. Weve been able to feature some of the nations most respected judges, legal scholars, lawyers, and policy analysts. The marquee event is tonights program. The namesake of tonights lecturer became the youngest associate justice ever to serve on United States Supreme Court when he was appointed by president madison in 1812. He made a significant mark on american law in his 33 years on the bench, but his greatest contribution is is renowned commentaries on the constit
Reason. Good evening, shannon. Reporter hello, bret, for the second time the Supreme Court led by chief justin john roberts, george w. Burn appoint year has upheld president obamas chief legislative achievement and handed the administration a big win. In a 63 decision the Supreme Court made clear it will have no part in dismantling the Affordable Care act. At issue whether the irs violated the law when it extended subsidies into all 50 states despite a phrase in the aca that says subsidies will exist in states that have september up exchanges. More than 30 of them chose not to. Writing for the majority chief Justice John Roberts said while the meaning of the phrase an exchange established by the state may seem plain when viewed in isolation, such a reading turns out to be untenable. Those credits are necessary to avoid the type of calamitous result that congress plainly meant to avoid. Judge scalia wrote this court rewrites the law to make tax credits available everywhere we should sta
Dad on his blackberry, the girls snapping pictures on their iphones. All day long, abcs david muir has been following this, he was there at the capitol watching history on parade this morning. We begin you with, david. Reporter diane, good evening. Youre right. We were just a few steps away from the president , with his hand placed on those two bibles. Authorities here in washington were estimating 600,000 to 800,000 people would turn out to the National Mall to watch this swearing in. But tonight, we just learned from the inaugural committee, just like four years ago, that crowd might have surpassed a million. At the white house, a salute to the president , who was about to be sworn in before the nation. First, that 1. 7mile trip to the capitol. Ahead of the president , on the west front of the capitol, a former president and the secretary of state. Cheers on the National Mall for the clintons, mrs. Clinton looking better after that fall. And before their father arrived, the president
Opposition to Loretta Lynch becoming the democratic attorney general. So if the democrats put her up now for nomination, she would be confirmed, in all likelihood. Theyre not going to do it. A topranking democratic aide telling nbc news today that they will not put Loretta Lynch up because, according to democrats, there just isnt enough time. The lame duck session is short. They say its a lot of work to confirm somebody so they dont plan on doing it. They dont even plan on trying to coit. That puts the confirmation of obamas nomination in the hands of this nice man, Mitch Mcconnell who will take over in january. Who here thinks it bodes well to have mitch mechancconnell in ch of whether they can confirm now . Raise your hands. I cant see them. Republicans are going to happily confirm president obamas nominees, especially for really high profile, really controversial jobs. Raise i cant see your hands. Raise your hands up hire e higher. I cant sigh e see any of your hands at all. Anybody
Lame duck period until the new congress is sworn in. Anybody short of a Supreme Court justice can be confirmed with a simple majority vote in the senate. Democrats have a majority. There is no known democratic opposition to Loretta Lynch becoming the democratic attorney general. So if the democrats put her up now for nomination, she would be confirmed, in all likelihood. Theyre not going to do it. A topranking democratic aide telling nbc news today that they will not put Loretta Lynch up because, according to democrats, there just isnt enough time. The lame duck session is short. They say its a lot of work to confirm somebody so they dont plan on doing it. They dont even plan on trying to coit. That puts the confirmation of obamas nomination in the hands of this nice man, Mitch Mcconnell who will take over in january. Who here thinks it bodes well to have Mitch Mcconnell in charge of whether they can confirm now . Raise your hands. I cant see them. Republicans are going to happily conf