Associate Justice Stephen Breyer takes us on a tour through his chambers, talking about his collection of Supreme Court Justice bobbleheads, his clerks as family, and his favorite and least favorite places in the Supreme Court building.
I just traveled to St. Kitts & Nevis and had the great privilege of sitting across the isle from Mr. Breyer. i was amazed at how many legal documents he went through for 3 hours...At the end, he was kind enough as to allow me to have a picture taken with him. Having been born in Cuba, where there is no rule of law, getting to meet a US Supreme Court Justice, one of the pillars of democracy in my new country has to be the highlight of my 12 years here. Thank you Mr. Breyer!!!!
The 7-2 argument is a little disingenuous, as the 4 dissenters in Bush v. Gore would have allowed the recount to continue.
Yeah, two of them saw an equal protection issue, but... So what? They wouldn't have stopped the count.
Now, for the record, I'm actually a pretty big Scalia fan.
He'd probably be my favorite judge on the Court if you cut Bush v. Gore out of the picture--that was a monumental injustice, and a clear judicial usurpation of Florida's self-government.
as scalia said, the principle issue in that case was whether the scheme that the states had to count the votes had violated the federal constitution...and on that issue it was 7-2. but in any event, scalia and other reagan judges have tried to roll back on some of the powers granted to the fed by the previously liberal court. those judges are in FAVOR of rule of the majority (states). whether or not thats a good idea is a separate issue.
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reel1840 3 months ago
Thank you for posting this, CSPAN.
writersblock26 3 months ago
One of the few honest justices on the SC who are looking out for the people, not corporations.
iluvsystemofadown 1 year ago 2
I just traveled to St. Kitts & Nevis and had the great privilege of sitting across the isle from Mr. Breyer. i was amazed at how many legal documents he went through for 3 hours...At the end, he was kind enough as to allow me to have a picture taken with him. Having been born in Cuba, where there is no rule of law, getting to meet a US Supreme Court Justice, one of the pillars of democracy in my new country has to be the highlight of my 12 years here. Thank you Mr. Breyer!!!!
jaguey 1 year ago 2
Great Judge.
Einsteinbomb 2 years ago
The 7-2 argument is a little disingenuous, as the 4 dissenters in Bush v. Gore would have allowed the recount to continue.
Yeah, two of them saw an equal protection issue, but... So what? They wouldn't have stopped the count.
Now, for the record, I'm actually a pretty big Scalia fan.
He'd probably be my favorite judge on the Court if you cut Bush v. Gore out of the picture--that was a monumental injustice, and a clear judicial usurpation of Florida's self-government.
UdallIn72 2 years ago
as scalia said, the principle issue in that case was whether the scheme that the states had to count the votes had violated the federal constitution...and on that issue it was 7-2. but in any event, scalia and other reagan judges have tried to roll back on some of the powers granted to the fed by the previously liberal court. those judges are in FAVOR of rule of the majority (states). whether or not thats a good idea is a separate issue.
BOOLsheet 2 years ago
Don't forget that Scalia and Thomas voted against counting all the votes in Florida...
UdallIn72 2 years ago
What a hero.
jimbopumbapigsticks 2 years ago
uh...if anything he is LESS democratic than scalia and thomas
BOOLsheet 2 years ago