i think this is an activist court. getting rid of roe v wade was an incredible thing for pro-life. simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the court. is the u.s. senate confirmation process to blame for polarizing the entire judicial branch? what you want to do is destroy this guy s life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020. donald trump, mitch mcconnell and their republican buddies are shoving aside the wishes of the american people in order to steal the supreme court seat. is the court now out of sync with the american public? a court that s already pretty illegitimate is going to be in full crisis mode. and now new questions of ethical standards. have the justices damaged the court s reputation further by failing to disclose financial relationships and gifts from wealthy donors? the perception of the american people is important to me. the highest court in the land should not have the lo
. welcome back. data download time as we discuss the supreme court s evolution, particularly how its standing among the public has deteriorated as they perceive it to be more and more partisan. we re here to provide a reality check on exactly what is driving this shift. there s one simple way to describe this, and that s just simply the number of appointments. since lbj, republican presidents have been in office for 32 years and have gotten 16 supreme court justices. democratic presidents have been in office 22 years and have only gotten five justices. some of that is actuary tables. you have jimmy carter, who served four years, got zero appointments. george h.w. bush served four years, got two. donald trump four years, got three. so you see how that happens. now let s look at the views, the polling views of whether this court is too liberal