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Could have otherwise gotten. now they want to turn around with this hypocrisy that when biden says he is going to pick the most qualified person that he could find, and that person is probably not going to be a white guy, because they had 108 out of 115 opportunities to be on the supreme court already. now that somehow not sport? its a ridiculous argument. its not surprising from these people. >> there were many years of affirmative action on the supreme court that restricted who is considered f...

Someone who is the beneficiary of this sort of quota. >> senator hawley also referred to it as a quota. what is your reaction to that? >> i would like to remind both senators it was president ronald reagan, a republican, i believe, who announced that he was looking for a woman to serve on the supreme court, came up with a great name, sandra day oconnor, who served with distinction. and it was a republican president donald trump who said he wanted a woman on the court to replace ruth bader ginsbu...

Countrys first female justice. >> one of the first supreme court vacancies in my administration will be filled by the most qualified woman i can possibly find. its time for a woman to sit among our highest jurists. >> reporter: of the 115 supreme court justices in american history, 108 have been white men. only five have been female. a black woman has never even been nominated. >> he will choose and nominate someone who has impeccable credentials and is eminently qualified. theres no question in...

Court if he was elected. >> i am announcing today that one of the first supreme court vacancies in my administration will be filled by the most qualified woman i can possibly find. one who meets the high standards i will demand for all court appointments. its time for a woman to sit among our highest jurists. >> whats different? you guys, as you like to say, whats different, you guys? come on. the woman he is talking about, the next summer, he nominated sandra day oconnor. so, there is a long hi...

Lawyer, i am not offended. and why ted cruz would be is a mystery to me. but it just -- you know, hes just spouting nonsense of the 115 supreme court justices that weve had in the history of this country, 108 have been white males. so, you know, what hes upset about is mysterious and stupid, sorry. >> mysterious and stupid, you say. why do you -- could do you have an idea why he might be making that point, if youre a white male, now youre out of luck? >> hes race-baiting. this is the voice of wh...

To be continued inertia of having white men who are chosen in these positions, it has to be representative of the entire community and one of the last entities to be tapped for some reason in america continues to be black women. i want to see a black woman on the bench and there are more than enough qualified ones to choose from. >> steve reminds us that of the 115 justices who served on the bench, 108 white men, two black women of those four white women and one latino, just so we know the demog...

Disaster. i think it has caused more problems, more harm than it has good. i keep hearing people saying that it is supposed to help the black and brown community when it has done the exact opposite. how much more do we need to see? what is the magic number? 43 arrests, 77 arrests, 108 arrests. 103 arrests. how much more do we need to see? how many more victims need to pile up? how many more dead bodies need to pile up before someone finally has the backbone and the political appetite to finally ...

Professional background. >> yeah. really wide net here. and justice breyers successor will become the 116th justice to serve on the supreme court. it is no doubt a significant moment in history. the 115 justices who served so far, 108 have been white men. compared to two black men, four white women and one latina. joining us now to discuss is gloria brown marshall, a civil rights attorney and author of "she took power: the black woman law and power". and laura coates, a senior cnn legal analyst ...

Crossover districts where voters choose a president and a u.s. house member from different parties are virtually disappearing. in 1996, there were 108. in 2016, down to 35. and today there are only 16. >> the number of competitive districts here in texas. you were in one of them, has gone from 12 to one. was does that mean for the way things work in congress, or dont? >> well, you can see more dysfunction. because people arent going to work together. and let me give -- >> how it is possible ther...

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