Primary when iowa caucus winner Pete Buttigieg endorsed Court Packing. Now it is back in the news again in the general elections following the passing of justice ginsburg. I am not writing this book because Court Packing is back in the news. I have always been interested in the new deal. It is a constitutionally significant error in our industry. It never received quite as much attention as it deserved on that front. Scholarshipeal there has not nearly been enough attention paid to the role the public paid played in shaping some of those constitutional developments. That is why im writing the book. I want to tell you a little bit more about it. We may as well get started with the powerpoint. Lets talk a little bit more about the new deal and the constitution and the role Public Opinion played. Couple of things today. First, i want to recap the standard history of the new deal. Discussion of the constitution that took place. The next thing i want to do is bring Public Opinion back to th
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Isabel wilkerson entered. Washington journal continues. Host we are back with richard , who is here to discuss with us the history of president s Court Roosevelt packing attempt. Good morning. Lets start with information for our cspan viewers. What does the constitution say about the size of the Supreme Court . Guest nothing, really, except that there shall be a Supreme Court and achieve justice. The number of justices is left of congress to prescribe. Host the only people who can decide on how many justices sit on the Supreme Court is the congress of the United States . Guest thats right. By ordinary legislation subject of course to the president s veto. Host what size did the Supreme Court start at . The constitution requires a chief justice. How many were there . Guest six at the beginning. It was an even number. In those days the nation was divided into judicial circuits. In those days the Supreme Court justices had real duties in each circuit. With respect to any given circuit. Co
Nan aron talks about her groups opposition to her nomination. Later, former tennessee attorney general paul summers talks about his groups efforts to keep the Supreme Court to nine justices. Washington journal is next. Host at age 48, judge Amy Coney Barrett would be the youngest andeme Court Justice solidify the conservative members. Welcome to the first of four days of hearings beginning at 9 00 a. M. Eastern each day. We will get right to it with your thoughts on the nominee. Do you support or oppose judge Amy Coney Barrett . If you support the judge, 202 7488000. If you oppose, that line is 202 7488001. If you are unsure or undecided, the line is 202 7488002. You can send us a text as well, 202 7488003. And make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. On twitter, it is cspanwj. We welcome your posts at facebook. Com cspan. Just to lay out a little bit of the schedule for our coverage plans, as we mentioned, it is four days of hearings, getting underway today an a
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