Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino on what's next for the Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The White House and the
the White House and the
Senate Majority have a moral
duty to fulfill the promises
they made to the voters, and that
is exactly what were going to
do.
We will fill that vacancy.
I will be putting forth the
nominee next week. It
will be a woman
that, as the president plans
to fill the Supreme Court
Vacancy
Democrats vowing to expand the
court if they win control of the
Senate in November
congressman Jerry Nadler
tweeting quote filling the
Scotus vacancy during a lame
duck session after the american
people have voted for. New
leadership is undemocratic and a
clear violation of the public
trust in elected officials
Congress would have to act in
expanding. The court would be the
right place to start
so lets talk about that
here we have former clerk to
Supreme Court Justice, Clarence,
Thomas and president of the
judicial crisis network Carrie
Severino
Carrie Good Morning to you
good Morning,
Steve okay. So once again the
Democrats have been talking
about packing the court a number
of times this year
and suddenly it has become more
urgent, hasnt it
well give me a break guys.
You have been wanting to pack
the court for months here ever
since, frankly, two thousand and eighteen with
kavanaugh- they have been talking
about it,
so they are looking for any
excuse, think have
and believe me whether the
seats were filled or not. You
know whether this vacancy
happened or not. They would be
wanting to packet court.
What they want is are judges are
ho are going to be using their
politics first, not just
interpreting the law.
Whats. So ironic is justice.
Ginsburg herself said packing.
The court would be a horrible
idea
tried by FDR, rejected even by
his own Senate, saying this is a
bad idea. It
could lead to a cycle of one
party and the other party
increasing numbers of the court.
That would be horrible for the
institution of the court
horrible for the country.
I think the Democrats know that,
but I think they are willing to
do whatever it takes to try to
get power over that institution,
Steve sure
and speaking of justice,
Ginsburgs own words in twenty sixteen. She
said there is nothing in the
constitution that says the
president stops being the
president in his last year.
You know the president has been
very clear about who he would
like to see on the Supreme
Court
and a number of people who voted
for him in twenty sixteen two thousand and sixteen that was th
number one issue. They voted for
Donald Trump, who he would put on
the Supreme Court
and yet, while Joe Biden has
said you know im going to let
you know who is on my list,
we still havent seen that list
of Joes
have we
no.
He still is somewhere in his
basement.
I dont know
he doesnt want to really. I
think pick
he liked to tell everyone im
really moderate, but at the same
time placate the most liberal
and extreme factions in his own
party.
He doesnt want to put out a
list. I think, because the
american people would be
frightened by the kind of people
on that list.
The exciting news is Donald,
Trump has put out a list, and he
really just recently I mean
within days he has updated. That
list.
Looking at some of the women he
did commit to putting women on
the court,
the women on the list have so exciting and inspiring
exciting and inspiring
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Steve. The house gets to impeach
somebody and the Senate doesnt,
because its run by Democrats,
they impeach the president.
The Senate considers judicial
nominees and the house really
has no say in it and I think
thats really what bugs them,
because the Senate right now the
majority is the Republicans and
they hold the cards.
Thats right
and leader Mcconnell has made
it very clear. There is going to
be a vote on this nomination
and even in two thousand and eighteen, when the
Kavanaugh confirmation was going
on, we gained seats in the
Senate for the g dot op, because
people were so outraged at the
politics that the Democrats were
playing.
I think that thats, the american
people saying you know what
on this issue, we like whats
going on here and we want to see
more judges who are going to be
faithful to the constitution and
the rule of law.
Steve. The president is with us
about forty minutes from right now.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-21.