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Shes here to talk about the Upcoming Supreme Court confirmation involving judge Amy Coney Barrett. Thanks for being with us. Guest good morning. Host remind our viewers about the organization and where you stand politically. Guest we are looking to get judges confirmed to our committed to interpreting the constitution and the laws as they are written. You have any active role in the president s choice for Supreme Court . Guest thats the president s call and it is done through the White House Counsel Office but im thrilled, i felt like everyone he was looking at closely was really wellqualified. I felt like i couldnt be in a better position. I would have been happy if it was Amy Coney Barrett or barbara lagoa, he had some great choices. Host i suppose the question you are asked a lot these days is about the overall impact on the court and how it changes when it comes to the justices themselves. How would you answer that . Guest its a shift in perspective and how we look at the law versu
Well bring that you coverage of the memorial as it begins. As we wait for that today in the bays tracie potts is at the high court. Tracie, a somber day certainly but people cant forget that politics also at play here. Reporter no question about that, and we are on the grounds of the u. S. Capitol just across from the court where its still evident that the somber moments that were seeing this morning, the private memorial, the beginning of the public paying respects, all pierced by some very difficult capitol where republicans and democrats one more person now onboard to consider this nomination. People, especially women, are flocking to the u. S. Supreme court to remember the late justice known as the notorious rbg. I really like the fact she stood up for everybodys rights, men and women. Reporter more are expected to pay tribute today as Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs casket is placed outside overlooking the u. S. Capitol where theres a fight to quickly confirm her replacement. Well fi
At 9 00 a. M. , headed tonights debate, university of missouris Mitchell Mckinney talks about the history of president ial debates. Host good morning, it is the washington journal for september 29 and your look looking at video at case western reserve theersity, that the site of first president ial debate between President Trump and joe biden. Cspans coverage of that event starts at 8 00. We want to hear from you in this first hour on when it comes to president ial debates, do they matter . Weathering helping you decide or perhaps hearing about candidates positions on policy issues. Heres how to call to let us know. If you support President Trump, 2027488000, if you support joe biden, 2027488001. If you are undecided or support others, it is 2027488002. If you want to text us, do so at 2027488003. cspanwj. Itter pollingeet journal to on president ial debates asking the questions on if they matter. Some of what they found saying more than 70 of americans say the debates wont matter much
Stand politically. Guest we are committed to trying to get judges appointed to the Supreme Court who are committed to interpreting the constitution and the laws as they are written. Host did you have any active role in the president s choice for the Supreme Court . Guest that is the president s call and it is done through the white House Counsel office. I am thrilled because i felt like everyone he was looking at closely was really wellqualified for this position. I feel like i could not be in a better position. I would have been happy with it was arbor look go up or amy barrett. Is about thestion overall impact on the court and how it changes when it comes to the justice is themselves. How would you answer that . Guest what we are looking at is a shift in perspective of how we look at the law bases versus ruth bader ginsburg. There are a lot of ways in which Amy Coney Barrett follows in ginsbergs footsteps as a woman with children and accomplishing all that she has as a scholar and a