While President Biden’s commission on what changes should be made to the US Supreme Court has gotten the most attention, Democrats are also promising to increase the number of federal Circuit and District court judges — also known as packing the courts. Trump was just able to bring the Federal lower courts into rough political balance.…
judicial confirmations, Media Coverage, Radio, Vote Fraud
Friday, October 16, 2020
Dr. John Lott talked with Bill Martinez on his national radio show about the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings as well as the consequences of a Joe Biden Presidency and Democrat controlled Senate.
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KTNV reporter Ross DiMattei: “This is the number one thing that I’ve been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days.”
Biden: “Well you’ve been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans who don’t want me continuing to talk about what they’re doing to the court right now.”…
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics.
…The Second Amendment is hanging in the balance, and Trump’s Supreme Court nomination this Saturday will determine its fate. All of Trump’s likely nominees – 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 11th Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa and 4th Circuit Judge Allison Jones Rushing– would likely be strong on this issue.
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Newsweek.
…While Senate Republicans promise to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court and Democrats threaten to pack the Court, leading Democrats claim precedent is on their side. “Mitch McConnell set the precedent,” Massachusetts senator Ed Markey tweeted.
