Im told me on the article glad to have you with us top story of the moment the vacancy on the u. S. Supreme court and the intense political fight surrounding it president all trump is about to name his choice for that seat media reports say he will nominate Amy Kone Barrett she would replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week and al barrett currently serves as a federal Appeals Court judge and is known for her conservative religious views. On friday he had made up his mind but he refused to confirm the speculation ahead of an official announcement on saturday. With me now here in the studio is an. Associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations and. In washington our bureau chief in home lets start with. If you were in washington what do we know. About. Well if she will get picked donald trump would have hardly found anybody who is such in the poem and of the late ruth gaiter Bader Ginsburg a pioneer of womens rights she was for abortion rights she faults the discrimination of minorities from all we know from the 48 year old Amy Coney Barrett as she refers to herself as a faithful catholic as you just said atomics she stands in many many ways just for the opposite she is a prolife supporter. Banks on the drums harsh immigration politics and shes also against gun regulation so clearly conservative pick as weve mentioned. What effects with would amy kone. Nomination point meant on the Supreme Court. Because the tax is out point to a lifetime so its not something that goes away in the next Voting Period and her conservative convictions might be really the opposite to what true askins. Stood for ok thank you both to nicole and well be back as soon as President Trump steps out but in the meantime lets continue with the news. Actually we will go back to that story will. Just head back to to washington i believe is stepping out right now yeah i can see those images. Donald trump president on trumpet stepping out of the white house to. Make his statement give his announcement on his nominee for that Vacant Supreme Court position. Lets listen in. Good morning yeah yeah. Man thank you. For her her home. From. Home. For her. Thank you very much thank you. Thank you. I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest and most important duties under the United States constitution the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. Or am this is my 3rd such nomination after justice course which and Justice Kavanagh and it is a very proud moment indeed over the past week our nation has mourn the loss of a true American Legend justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a legal giant and a pioneer for women her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire americans for generations to come now we gather in the rose garden to continue our never ending task of ensuring equal justice and preserving the impartial rule of law. Today it is my honor to nominate one of our nations most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court she is a woman of unparalleled achievement towering intellect sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution judge Amy Coney Barrett and the it were that were we. Were also joined by amys husband jesse thank you jessica very much and their 7 beautiful children congratulations to you all very special day. With us as well our 1st lady 1st lady. Are. Along with Vice President mike pence and his amazing wife karen thank you very much for. Judge barrett is a graduate of Rhodes College and the university of Notre Dame Law School. At dover dame she earned a full academic scholarship served as the executive editor of the law review graduated 1st in her class and received the law schools award for the best record of scholarship and achievement upon graduation she became a clerk for judge Laurence Silberman on the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia amy then received one of the highest honors a young lawyer could have serving as a clerk on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia a highly or. A very highly respected law professor at notre dame wrote to Justice Scalia with a one sentence recommendation. Amy coney is the best student i ever had thats pretty good. Justice scalia hired her shortly thereafter and we are honored to have his wonderful wife maureen where is Maureen Maureen scully are with us today. And our great secretary of labor thank you very much thank you mr secretary. Very deep jeems and in that family i will say very good spirits before joining the bench judge barrett spent 15 years as a professor at the university of Notre Dame Law School she was read now and for her scholarship celebrated by her colleagues and be loved by her students 3 times she was selected at notre dame distinguished professor of the year when i nominated judge perry to serve on the u. S. Court of appeals for the 7th circuit in 2017 every lot clerk from her time at the Supreme Court endorser an endorser nomination writing quote we are democrats republicans and independents yet we write to support the nomination of professor. To be a circuit judge professor barrett is a woman of remarkable intellect in character she is eminently qualified for the job and i can tell you i did that too i loved it and i studied and you are very eminently qualified for this job you are going to be fantastic really for. The entire notre dame law facility and faculty everybody everybody at that school also we got so many letters also wrote letters of support of amys nomination to the 7th circuit. They wrote in effect despite our differences we unanimously agree that our constitutional system depends upon an independent judiciary staffed by talented people devoted to the fair and Impartial Administration of the rule of law and we unanimously agree that amy is such a person. For the last 3 years judge baird is served with immense distinction on the federal bench amy is more than a stellar scholar and judge shes also a profoundly devoted mother her family is a core part of who amy is she opened her home and her heart and adopted 2 beautiful children from haiti her incredible bond with her youngest child a son with down syndrome is a true inspiration if confirmed justice pair will make history as the 1st mother of School Age Children ever to serve on the u. S. Supreme court and it will and her to a or. Or to her shoulder and emma vivian tess john peter liam julia and benjamin thank you for sharing your incredible mom with our country thank you very much for aimee county prayer will decide cases based on the text of the constitution as written as amy has said being a judge takes courage you are not there to decide cases as you may prefer you are there to do your duty and to follow the law wherever it may take you that is exactly what judge barrett will do on the u. S. Supreme court i want to thank the members of the senate we have so many of them here today thank you very much i see you in the audience and youre so proud. But i want to thank you for your commitment and to providing a fair and timely hearing i know it will be that. Judge barrett was confirmed to the Circuit Court 3 years ago by a bipartisan vote her qualifications are unsurpassed unsurpassed and her record is beyond reproach there should be a straightforward and prompt confirmation should be very easy good luck its going to be very quick. Im sure itll be extremely noncontroversial we said that the last time didnt go. Well thank you all very much and thank you for being here thats really. Our further job members of the other side of the aisle to provide judge barrett with a respectful and dignified hearing that she deserves and frankly that our country deserves i urge lawmakers and members of the media to refrain from personal or partisan attacks and the stakes for our country are incredibly high rulings that the Supreme Court will issue in the coming years will decide the survival of our 2nd amendment our religious liberty our Public Safety and so much more to maintain security liberty and prosperity we must preserve our priceless heritage of a nation of laws and there is no one better to do that that amy coney parrot. Law and order is the foundation of the american system of justice no matter the issue no matter the case before her i am supreme lee confident that judge barrett will issue rulings based solely upon a fair reading of the law she will defend the sacred principle of equal justice for citizens of every race color religion and create congratulations again to judge barrett i know that you will make our country very very proud please amy say a few words thank you very much and gradually thank you thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much mr president i am deeply honored by the confidence that you have placed in me and i am so grateful to you and the 1st lady to the Vice President and the 2nd lady and to so many others here for your kindness on this rather overwhelming occasion i fully understand that this is a momentous decision for a president and if the senate does me the honor of confirming me i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability i love the United States and i love the United States constitution i am truly. I am truly humbled by the prospect of serving on the Supreme Court should i be confirmed i will be mindful of who came before me. The flag of the United States is still flying at half staff in memory of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to mark the end of a Great American life Justice Ginsburg began her career at a time when women were not welcome in the Legal Profession but she not only broke glass ceilings she smashed. For that she has won the admiration of women across the country and indeed all over the world. She was a woman of enormous talents and consequence and her life of Public Service serves as an example to assault particularly poignant to me was her long and deep friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia my own mentor justices scalia and ginsburg disagreed fiercely in print without rancor and person their ability to maintain a warm and rich friendship despite their differences even inspired an opera these 2 Great Americans demonstrated that arguments even about matters of great consequence need not destroy affection and both my personal and professional relationships i strive to meet that standard i was lucky enough to clerk for Justice Scalia and given his incalculable influence on my life i am very moved to have members of the scalia family here today including his dear wife maureen i clerked for Justice Scalia more than 20 years ago but the lessons i learned still resonate his judicial philosophy is mine to a judge must apply the law as written. Judges are not policy makers and they must be resolute and setting aside any policy views they might hold the president has asked me to become the 9th justice and as it happens im used to being in a group of 9 my family our family includes mate my husband jesse ama vivian peter liam juliette and benjamin they have an engine and peter as the president said were born in haiti and they came to us 5 years apart when they were very young and the most revealing fact about benjamin our youngest is that his brothers and sisters on reservedly identify him as their favorites of bling our children obviously make our life very full while i am a judge im better known back home as a room parent carpool driver and Birthday Party planner when schools went remote last spring i tried on another hat jesse and i became cold principals of the barrett Learning Academy and yes the list of enrolled students was a very long one our children are my greatest joy even though they deprived me of any reasonable reasonable amount of sleep. I couldnt manage this very full life without the end wavering support of my husband jesse at the start of our marriage i imagine that we would run our household as partners as it has turned out jesse does far more than his share of the work to my chagrin i learned a dinner recently that my children consider him to be the better cook for 21 years jesse has asked me every single morning what he can do for me that day. And though i almost always say nothing he still finds ways to take things off my plate and thats not because he has a lot of free time he has a busy law practice its because he is a superb and generous husband and i am very fortunate jesse that. Jesse and i have a life full of relationships not only with our children but with siblings friends and fearless babysitters one of whom is with us today i am particularly grateful to my parents mike and linda kone i spent the bulk of i have spent the bulk of my adulthood as a midwesterner but i grew up in their new orleans home and as my brother and sisters can also attest mom and dads generosity extends not only to us but to more people than any of us could count they are an inspiration it is important at a moment like this to acknowledge family and friends but this evening i also want to acknowledge you my fellow americans the president has nominated me to serve on the United StatesSupreme Court and that institution belongs to all of us if confirmed i would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle and certainly not for my own sake i would assume this role to serve you i would discharge the judicial oath which requires me to administer Justice Without respect to persons due equal rights to the poor and rich and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the United States constitution i have no illusions that the road ahead of me will be easy either for the short term or the long haul. I never imagined that i would find myself in this position but now that i am i assure you that i will meet the challenge with both humility and courage members of the United States senate i look forward to working with you during the confirmation process and i will do my very best to demonstrate that i am worthy of your support. Ok with me now in studio is dick over inverts associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations and Washington Bureau chief there in s. Paul weve just been hearing Amy Kone Barrett nominee President Trumps nominee for the Supreme Court speaking there was start with you here in studio nicole no surprise obviously but what what do you take away from that weve seen trump listing her achievements and her qualifications a career but also bring her out as a family person a regular american absolutely and i was very surprised that also on her truth conspire against her she did too so they try or are they try to to be the stars in a very friendly note. I think also very interesting she has an excellent education and she pointed out twice what her main goal will be and how she will work and the striking part is that she will very much obey tooth texts that there wont be much conception then they should and text only ization off you know how she works as a josh but really sticks to the written word which is a feature which misconstrued didnt do in the same manner because she thought it has to be more put into the Current Situation and she had to think about things how you would apply certain. Texts into reality now so there you already see she is the known this is skins for it was seen. Lets go to. Washington in the us how is this news going to be received is no surprise weve been talking about this that it would be Amy Coney Barrett so how do you think americans rules will respond to this. But 1st of all all told me. Donald trump. Did a very good job regarding the Election Campaign he really made it Crystal Clear that this is one of the most important duties of president test who had to nominate Supreme Court justices having that said there is its in the room kind of that he might if he gets reelected that he might have for the 4th time in office the chance to pick a 4th Supreme Court justice and really as we said earlier on in this show really shape the Supreme Court justices for the next centuries to come not centuries but the for the next 3040 years to come coming back to it just is barrett i think she did a good job in really reaching out to those who are critical with her i had the