I spent an extraordinary 12 months in american politics. Twice impeached president is facing multiple criminal investigations, civil and praise across jurisdictions. Its antisemitic in some cases and the platform. As the conservative Supreme Court and the 50 real constitutional right to an abortion. We get all that and more tonight but we begin at the end of this year with historic results with the Midterm Election or democrats came to see in the senate and republicans managed to have defeat from the victory and historically the elections had been a disaster for a first term president in the party in power. As and as nbc noted democratic president s in their first midterms have seen the party lose an average of 40 have seats in five senate seats so watergate i look even worse for the party. Democratic president s in the first midterm at cnn part of those an average of 44 house seats and six senate seats. Many political observers had a bloodbath on the level of 1994 republican evolution
i spent an extraordinary 12 months in american politics. twice impeached president is facing multiple criminal investigations, civil and praise across jurisdictions. it s antisemitic in some cases and the platform. as the conservative supreme court and the 50 real constitutional right to an abortion. we get all that and more tonight but we begin at the end of this year with historic results with the midterm election or democrats came to see in the senate and republicans managed to have defeat from the victory and historically the elections had been a disaster for a first term president in the party in power. as and as nbc noted democratic presidents in their first midterms have seen the party lose an average of 40 have seats in five senate seats so watergate i look even worse for the party. democratic presidents in the first midterm at cnn part of those an average of 44 house seats and six senate seats. many political observers had a bloodbath on the level of 1994 republican
they don t uphold starry decisis and say, we are just going to adhere to it, here, there are two things. one, such an abrupt shift with the personal changes. do not pass go, just off you go, feels like he has got his five, he s going to do what he needs to do. then it is the substance of the decision. when you overrule roe v. wade and people who spent 50 years with that as a fundamental right, you are going to have a different reaction. it s not really about decisis or not, it s really much more a reaction to what the substance of the decision is rather than this. i want everyone to stick around. next, i want to take a look at the numerous legal issues facing the disgraced ex president. where it all stands and what is going to look like in 2023. we will be right back.
quote, roe was egregiously wrong from the start. it s an opinion that summarizes the opinion. john roberts said that roe versus wade is the settled law of the land. do you believe it is the settled law of the land? roe versus wade is an important precedent of the supreme court. reporter: samuel alito seemed to dodge the question of whether roe v wade could be overturned in his confirmation hering in 2006. this is the settled law of the land. it is precedented if settled means it can t be re-examined, then that s one thing. if settled means that it is a it is a precedent that is excitaled to star decisis. that means to stand by things decided in latin. alito wrote, we have long recognized that starry decisis is not a command and it is at
i asked her whether she agreed with justice scalia s view that rowe was wrongly decided. she committed to obey the rules of starry decisis. she said she, quote, no agenda to overrule caseys, end quote. here s the question. do you agree with justice kavanaugh that roe v. wade is settled as a precedent and will you like justice barrett commit to all the rules of starry decisive in relation to all the cases? thank you, senator. i do agree with both justice kavanaugh and justice barrett on this issue.