Forbeing with us today. Lets get right at it. Earlier this week as tom said the knesset passed a bill that will return the reasonableness standard. This is a question, four r our first question for you amir and michael. What is this standard . And what is the Practical Implications of its repeal . Additionally, what are the larger implications in terms of the future of israel as a democracy . Amir, start with you. Amir ok. Thank you halie. Thank you, tom, for the introduction. Michael, great to see you, my friend. And thanks to everyone who joined in order to understand whats happening here. There is a lot of drama. Well do our best. As for the law that was passed this week, the reasonableness standard is a tool that the israeli legal system, it started with the Supreme Court, but also used sometimes by lower courts, has used over the years as a way to conduct judicial review over governmental decisions. This does not have to do with legislation, but executive of the government. It was
at the same time, thousands of israelis took to the streets for a day of protest against a planned judicial overhaul. their president says the government should abandon its controversial plan. now on bbc news: it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. something extraordinary is happening in israel. military reservists, former security chiefs and politicians of different stripes have alljoint a mass protest movement aimed at thwarting the netanyahu plan to radically overall israel s judicial system. the critics say it threatens israel s stability. this as violence in the west bank raising questions over the strategic direction of netanyahu s nationalist government. my guest simcha rothman is an architect of those judicial reforms. it s israel plunging into chaos? simcha rothman injerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. would it be fair to say that you have been preparing for years for this opportunity tha
Source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word, from the Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Work on judicial and executive nominations continues in the senate today. Three vote series are planned on President Bidens nominees, including confirmation of the assistant secretary of state for european and Eurasian Affairs and senators are expected to recess for party launches. Were live on the senate floor on cspan2. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, rule and reign in our lives. Lord, we are gratefully aware that you are the give of every good and perfect gift. We are further aware of our own unworthiness as our senators labor today, make them extensions of your power in our world. May they arrange their priorities according to your will and view their challenges from an ethical and moral perspective. Hel
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today in support of judge garlands the presiding officer the senate is in a quorum call. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i ask to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today to talk about the opening on the Supreme Court, and today im going to focus my remarks on how important fillin the current vacancy on the Supreme Court is for our system of governance. When our Founding Fathers drafted the constitution, they envisioned a system of governance upheld by three branches of government. The federalist papers, mr. President , outlined this balance of power in detail. In federalist paper number 51, James Madison speaks about the importance of checks and balances among three branches of government. As madison states, it is evident that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possib