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First two years of the biden presidency and the vote on president bidens first supreme court nominee. at justice breyers retirement announcement today president biden said this. >> the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity. that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it is long overdue in my opinion. i made that commitment during that campaign for president and i will keep tha...

The analyses out there to take back the senate. kaitlan mentioned justice amy coney barrett confirmed in 30 days. zoom, speed, other confirmation took two to three times as long. how quickly can senate democrats move through the confirmation process, dana, and is there anything republicans can do to really stop this long enough to get to the midterms? >> well, ill take that last question first. no. theres nothing that republicans can do to stop this if the democrats have all of their democratic ...

Change. >> it will not change the court balance. might it change because now you have this high-profile first resignation and retirement and then a nominee and a confirmation process. it will put front and center many of the giant issues in american law right now, many of the giant issues this court will be considering this term, chief among them in my view, the texas anti-abortion law. >> not just texas, john, but, of course, the mississippi law as well the court is hearing in dobbs, whether or...

>> after the new nominee, we dont know who that is yet and i will be taking a look at that nominee as part of the confirmation process and making a decision later based on who is nominated. >> im going to give the presidents nominated, whoever ma that may be, a fair look, and not predict on today who we dont even know who the nominee is, on my vote. >> its important to note that a simple majority of 51 votes is needed to confirm justice breyers replacement meaning if all 50 democrats stick toget...

The world. millions of people who took to the streets of cities everywhere to demand justice. that word, justice. justice. you know, the very thing the supreme court is supposed to do dispense. maybe thats why they call them justices. so, lets hold out hope that the confirmation process for this presidents nominee can be carried out with some dignity, with some civility, the kind of civility the president promised to restore. lets hope the nominee doesnt get treated like the sixth circuit nomine...

If it is something like ketanji brown jackson, who is considerably young, shell be on the court for decades. donald trumps nominees were pretty young, theyll be on the court for decades. if she were confirmed or joe biden appoints something liberal to moderate, the balance of power in terms of etiology on the court would be the same. >> as you and dahlia were discussing the court tries to be this nonpartisan apolitical institution but the confirmation process is forged through politics, the winn...

Legal system, which is the form of order in our court and our democracy. >> reporter: the eventual nominee will likely face a daunting confirmation process. wire told several people who nudged him to retire that the confirmation process shouldnt be political. >> if the public sees judges as politicians in robes, its confidence in the courts and rule of law itself can only diminish. >> reporter: some democrats were worried breyer would remain on the bench, and with the 2022 midterms looming, sena...

Confirmed. if they keep all their members in line they can get vice president kamala harris to break a tie. and joe manchin himself has voted for conservative nominees and more liberal nominees. he has been the key swing vote all year long in this 50/50 senate. he did vote for two of president trumps nominees, brett kavanaugh, neil gorsuch, amy coney barrett. he supported other justices in the past. there is still a very good possibility they can get him onboard. he tends to support nominees put...

Rigorous and deliberate process. and there is every reason to think, at least where i sit right now, that this process will go smoothly. heres why. the white house, one of its strengths in the past year has been getting biden nominees confirmed. he has appointed more than any other president in the same period since jfk and nearly all of those people have been confirmed without controversy. i would mention of those 42, and i went back and looked at my notes in preparing to speak with you. 78% of...

Historic opportunity for the first black woman justice. weve had 115 justices so far. only seven have been not white men. whatever the substantive views of the nominee, having that additional diversity on the court certainly moves the court forward as an institution, even if it takes awhile for us to see it. >> that history will be a fabric throughout the confirmation process. just moments ago, president biden appearing at the white house with justice stephen breyer. justice breyer delivering ...