wonder what lawrence is doing i just pop in and there you are. it s kind of a fun trick. i am discovering that i literally in my previous office had more room than i knew what to do with. soft now that i ve been downgraded for the children s cabin here cpq but it s true i do actually like it better. i like the smaller footprint, less clutter in the room, and therefore in my mind, and then of course there is the inspiration of having you right through that very thin wall, glad to know about the earphones. i worry later that i should have about how much noise i was making. really, don t worry about it at all. the head was a miraculous technology. but also, even though my office is smaller than yours, i am using even less of it than you are, so if you have books, or tchotchkes you want me to hold on, two of got space. i have, i m going to confess, peek into your office, because, brilliantly, the walls are made of glass. so much for privacy. and the rachel maddow office is ju
The Supreme Court has said it is not an institution to "sermonise" society on morality and ethics and is bound by the brooding presence of the rule of law, as it allowed the appeal of a woman convicted of poisoning her two sons to death.
doesn t that mean that it is fair in the other instances? justice alito did not say what criticisms he thought were fair, but here s a clue. when asked about the ethics challenges facing justice clarence thomas, samuel alito simply said, i will stay away from that. joining us now, democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of vermont, chairman of the senate budget committee. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. the chief justice will not be at the hearing tomorrow. samuel widow will not be at the hearing tomorrow. tell us which attacks he thinks are fair which appears to be what he is saying. this is the only time that i am aware of in the history of the senate that the senate has asked to hear from the supreme court on ethics and the answer is no. yeah, it s a little unusual. one of the weird things about
about judicial independence because of judicial independence, regardless of how it is written, and it is written very politely, is kind of a smack in the face. and i do think it demonstrates the extent to which the court has grown so powerful, and so above any realistic checks on its authority, that it can just look at congress and say essentially, no, i don t have to answer to you for any reason. even though constitutionally that just is not the case, checks and balances go both ways. it is both the core reviewing legislation from congress, but also congress having the right to say to the court, we need to speak to you, and you need to come to us. you know, when the censures of committee first started talking about getting the chief up there to talk about the ethics situation at the supreme court, i said at the time, the chief has a problem with his wife s income that he does not want to discuss, and that was
we will be watching the hearing tomorrow to see what we can learn and what we can hope for in the ethics at the supreme court. thank you very much, senator. coming up, eugene carroll continued her testimony today in a civil trial in which she accuses donald trump of rape. her testimony remains consistent with what she first described on this program in 2019. that is next. there s a dr. scholl s for that. dr. scholl s massaging gel insoles have patented gel waves that absorb shock to hard-working muscles and joints, for all-day energy. - double check that. to hard-working muscles eh, pretty good! (whistles) yeek. not cryin , are ya? let s tighten that. (fabric ripping) ooh. - wait, wh- wh- what was that? - huh? what, that? no, don t worry about that. here we go. - asking the right question can greatly impact your future. - are, are you qualified to do this? - what? - especially when it comes to your finances. - yeehaw! - do you have a question? - are you a certified financial planne