And the United States senate and perhaps the most acute is the role of policy preferences. It is the job of the senate to pursue her policy preferences. In fact it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals aside. By contrast it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. It would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. Federal judges dont stand for election, but have no basis for claiming that their preferences reflect those of the people. This separation of duty from political preference is what makes the judiciary distinct among the 3 branches of government. A judge declares independence not only from congress and the president but also from the private beliefs that might otherwise move her, it captures the essence of the judicial duty, rule of law must always control. My fellow americans, we still work for you. It is your constitution that establishes the rule of law. The oath that i have solemnly taken tonight means at its core that i will d
On this mornings washington journal the duties of the office on which im about to enter, so help me god. At the white house last night, Amy Coney Barrett becomes a 115th justice to the Supreme Court and the fifth woman to the court in its 231 year history. This happened hours after the senate voted 5248 to confirm the 48yearold justice, President Trumps third nominee to the Supreme Court. Your reaction this morning, republicans democrats and us on twitter as well remember you can text us with your first name, city and state. Lets begin with Amy Coney Barrett at the white house yesterday. She delivered rare remarks for a justice just sworn into the high court, he or she is. The confirmation process has made ever clear to me one of the fundamental differences between the federal judiciary and the United States senate. Acute isps the most the role of policy preferences. Of a senator to pursue her policy preferences. In fact, it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals as
U nsu btle towards it looks like it will turn more unsubtle towards the end of the week but this will bring a change, certainly to the temperatures. Snow on the hills in the north, with blustery showers and further south it looks like we will see a bit of sunshine before turning wetter by the end of the week with milder air moving up from the continent. We have top and tail weather systems today. In between, a slice of dry and fine weather with some sunshine, albeit a little hazy. Lots of showers spiralling around that area of low pressure. In scotland snow to the high ground, and even to the lower ground. A chilly day for most with temperatures in single figures, barely above two or three in fact for scotland and Northern Ireland. Tonight the showers continue, easing down a little bit. We will see the rain moving in, so a wet night to come. Further north and west under clear skies it will turn cold with frost, and mist and fog patches which could become dense in central areas. This ra
Jesse i could use water, too. Thank you. Bret gogood evening. Im bret baier, breaking tonight. The u. S. Supreme court will decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution in the Special Counsels federal election interference case. Now, this means the justices will decide a huge Election Year dispute that will have blockbuster legal and political implications for the nation. And for the upcoming election, obviously. Fox news chief Legal Correspondent anchor of Fox News Sunday Shannon Bream is here with the breaking details. Good evening, shannon. Shannon hello, bret. Well, tonight, this is a big win for the trump team in the sense that it delays the federal criminal trial that Special Counsel jack smith had originally pushed to start marc. After a loss at the d. C. Circuit, which issued a Sweeping Decision Ruling against President Trump on this issue of immunity, we have been standing by to see whether the Supreme Court would actually get involved. Well, toda
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