Host we get to talk about the Supreme Court history for an hour. I want to start by understanding the court today. The way our court is structured and evolved, how does the chief justice in this area will ield authority . What tools do they have . Elizabeth the question is, in this era, as always, the chief justice, first and foremost, is the head and steward of one of our three branches of government. I think there are some unique aspects about that job in the sense that the court is not a political branch. It was deliberately designed not to be. The chief has a difficult job, because, im sure you heard this expression. The chief is chief among equals. They cannot control the other justices. They have the power to cajole, but not control. And there are some Great Stories throughout history that illustrate that very well. Host specifically, does the chief have a role in what cases are heard, and who writes the opinions . Elizabeth those are probably too of the principal distinctions of
The answer is in this era, as always, we have a chief justice first and foremost the head of and a steward of our three branches of government. I think there are some unique aspects about that job in the sense that the court is not a political branch, but deliberately designed not to be an the chief has in some because a unique job the chief justice is the first. She has had administrative responsibilities but she cannot control the other justices. The chief justice has the power to control but not control. There are some great areas in history that explain that. Role and whove a writes the opinions . Twof course, those were the distinctions as the chief justice. They reside over the conference which is leading on both which cases to take. I think as you know, a very small number of cases that the court actually takes and hears out of the number that are petitioned every year. It is under 10 . Chief has as role in the discuss list. That and itrculates is presumptively denied. The chief
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from montana. A senator i ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President , i rise in commemoration of constitution day, celebrated nationwide yesterday, the date september 17. 232 years ago our Founding Fathers gathered in Independence Hall in philadelphia and signed the document that remains the supreme law of the land today. Mr. Daines in those 232 years, the United States has become the most powerful, the most prosperous nation in the history of the world, and that success has come as a result of the framework set by our constitution. The genius of the framers was their determination to maximize the freedom of the individual while recognizing the need for a Central Government but limited in size by our constitution. The founders understood the nature of man. The founders understood that power corrupts. And under the framework of federalism, we created a divide between the s
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