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Headlines. Later, we are joining joined by Terry Madonna of Franklin Marshall to talk about pennsylvanias role as a battleground state this election year. We have an obligation under the constitution, should we choose to take it vantage of it, with a president of the same party as the senate to advance a nomination. Republicans say we do not care about anything. Senate, thehe institution. Just move forward. Everything americans value hangs in the balance. The looming battle over President Trumps Upcoming Supreme Court nominee dominates capitol hill come out with Senate Democrats warning they w...

This philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that liberalism was primarily devoted to the protection of individual rights. As a result, the Supreme Court became an important mechanism for this. One problem, which is that if you are going to govern, you have to be able to appoint Supreme Court justices. This becomes an increasingly fraught prospect for liberals. So the backdrop. Lbj. After 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, 1965 with the Voting Rights act, he has a sense that the Supreme Court will be significant. Unlike with kennedy, there are no openings on...

The idea that it was a particular job of the Supreme Court to stand up on behalf of people who may not have majority support. Whether it was atheists or Civil Rights Activist or criminal defendants throughout the 1960s. Second was the emergence of this philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that liberalism was protected individual rights. As a result, the Supreme Court became an important mechanism for this. One problem, which is that if you are going to govern, you have to be able to appoint Supreme Court justices. This becomes an increasingly fraught p...

The development of Controversial Supreme Court nominations in the late 60s and early 70s. We are looking at the war in court, this increasing surge of controversial decisions from the court with two basic principles. Remember the idea of counter majoritarianism. The idea that it was the job of the Supreme Court to stand up on behalf of people who may not have majority support, whether it was atheist or Civil Rights Activists are criminal defendants throughout the 1960s. And second was the emergence of this philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that libe...

Journal looks at key battleground states with political reporters and analysts on the ground. Focusing on key battleground states, with reporters on the ground, what has changed, what policy issues are motivating this year. And clues about how people might vote in each state in november. Today we turn our attention to the keystone state of pennsylvania, and Franklin Marshall College Professor and poster Terry Madonna joins us from harrisburg this morning. Lets begin with what happened in pennsylvania in 2016. 2016, then candidate donald j. Trump carried the state of pennsylvania by 44,000 vote...