More independent, impartial judiciary. You know, they are largely a historical vestige of their time. Tracy . I just agree largely what people have to say. Every selection method impacts judges decisions. Elections were adopted, as matt noted, to try to check the perceived abuse of the appointment process. I dont think it was merely perceived, the evidence is pretty strong on that. But in terms of the specific question of why dont voters then change the method of selection, whats interesting is the florida case since thats the case before us is they did change the med of selection the method of selection more appellate judges right . But not with trial judges, not with the judges that they think of as the judges in their lives. And i think thats pretty entering, to try to understand pretty interesting, to try to understand if voters feel that this tension between accountability and impartiality is one that they would like to resolve when the judges are closer to where they are. Whats d
I dont want folks to believe it was because of a lack of production. If you all were ready to go, the whole congress wouldve been ready to go. I would agree with that. With Great Respect the last time i checked your Party Controls the house and the senate. It seems to me that Homeland Security bill that was negotiated in good faith between the house and the senate should move on its own merit and then you can bring up legislation anytime to deal with the immigration issue. I would welcome that. I support comprehensive Immigration Reform. Certainly, you may disagree with the president s actions but there is no reason when there are such threats in the world today. Just look at what happened in paris last week. That you would hold up a Homeland Security bill because of the immigration issue. Lets have a real debate. I welcome it. With respect, it is true the last time you checked we did control both houses. After time we passed the on meet omnibus bill, we did not. What i thought to unde
Good morning to you and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im thomas and we are following breaking news this morning coming out of lebanon, the former finance minister chatah and four others including body guards have been killed in a car bomb and Dozens Injured and it happened in the downtown beirut a few hundred yards from the government headquarters and Parliament Building and there was panic and chaos in the seconds and minutes following the blast. Troops deployed to the area and Dominick Cain has more and you may find some of the images disturbing. Reporter the scenes show the aftermath of the explosion, a car bomb detonated in beirut Downtown Business district. It killed the former finance minister, the close aid hariri and a leader of the future movement and body guards killed and people nearby and blew out windows across a wide area and one retired lebanese general told al jazeera that all the leaders of the march the 14th antisyria group were due to be in the area for a meeting wh
Russias defiant rockers pussy riot announce what is next. And the government says it has recaptured a key town in south sudan. We begin in lebanon, where former finance minister has been assassinated and at least five other people were killed. Dominic kaine has the latest. Reporter these chaotic scenes show the immediate aftermath of the explosion. A car bomb detonated in lebanons Downtown Business district. The bomb killed a close aid to the exPrime Minister and one of the leaders of the future movement. The force of the blast blew out windows across a wide aria. Translator we were inside and felt glass breaking and coming in, and then we heard the sound, and thats what hand. We waited until it was all broken and then went out and saw this. Reporter the killing comes as he was preparing for meetings in january over the internation lal tribunal looking into the 2005s 2005s a nation. His son said the respects are those who are fleeing International Justice and refusing to represent them
After being in close proximity to the vice commandant of the coast guard who also tested positive. He and defense secretary mark esper were both at the white house for an event last weekend. As the administration navigates this crisis, Vice President mike pence is preparing to debate senator Kamala Harris tomorrow night, now agreeing to plexiglass barriers after pence aides repeatedly mocked the harris team for wanting an additional level of safety. Joining me now, nbc White House Correspondent and weekend today cohost peter alexander. Nbcs mike memoli in Salt Lake City ahead of the Vice President ial debate. Robert gibbs, former press secretary to president obama, and dr. Vin gupta, pulmonologist and Global Health policy expert at the university of washington medical center. Peter alexander, you heard from chief of staff mark meadows this morning. What is the latest on the president s condition . Because we havent heard from the doctors in two days except for a brief statement. And th