amy coney barrett: hope it's an easy one. >> senator: it is. sincere question, i'm genuinely curious. who does the laundry in your house? >> hon. amy coney barrett: we increasingly have been trying to get our children to take responsibility for their own, those efforts are not always successful, so we run a lot of loads of laundry. >> senator: you're very impressive, judge. >> hon. amy coney barrett: thank you, senator. >> senator: yield back, chairman. >> senator blackburn. >> you have been watching the second day of questioning of amy coney barrett, nominee president trump put forward to be next associate justice of the united states supreme court. we are going to continue monitoring that hearing, we will bring you more. we want to give you taste of what "the five" is thinking. kennedy, jesse a greg /* and grg gutfeld is here. senator amy klobuchar. if we could do, i felt like pretty aggressive. this is fine and i think judge barrett, handled it well. thought number three and get greg's thoughts overall and on this particular sound. >> did you

is now justice amy coney barrett. >> amy coney barrett and her elevation to the highest court. tonight is a great night for her but it's also a great night for the country, my state of ohio and so many who saw her the past several weeks in the confirmation process. she earned her elevation through sacrifice to her family, friends, hard work and distinguished legal career both as a teacher from across the political and political spectrum. through her distinguished career where for almost three years now she has shown all of us we did the right thing in confirming her for that. in a bipartisan majority she earned the right to be elevated to the highest court and i'm disappointed she didn't get a bipartisan majority, but i will say he has the people of the united states looked at her and watched her in action in the hearings, they believed she deserved this elevation. the majority of americans supported the vote we took tonight because despite all of the attacks on her and the process, they realized she has earned this right and will make them proud as a justice of the united sta

the swearing in of judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. jack in omaha, nebraska. go ahead. >> caller: yes, this is jack in omaha, nebraska. i was happy and thrilled with the nomination of ms. barrett, and mr. trump is wonderful. if anything happens [inaudible] it would be a -- the whole thing loaded with the justices -- >> host: we will let you go. the president is coming. thanks for your calls. live coverage from the white house here on c-span2. [applause] ♪

i am proud to support amy coney barrett's nomination in the judiciary committee. i look forward to voting for her next week here in the senate floor. >> the senate begins debate harlan judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. earlier today, republicans from the judiciary committee voted 12 - zero to move the nomination from the committee to the senate floor. the democrats - the florida debate will continue with a procedural vote on sunday. watch live, able to gavel coverage of the u.s. senate on "c-span2". >> donovan people run it's really well or badly. apparently badly, they will probably play me that the blaney if i would help people. he in fact us already cost 10 million people there healthcare that they had from their employers because of his obsession. >> with less than two weeks before the 2020 election, watch the debate between president donald trump and former vice president, joe biden. tonight from belmont university in nashville tennessee in life coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. it is alive in the c-span radio app, and go to cspan.org

he just voted for amy coney barrett's confirmation we are happy to have them on the show. senator, thank you for coming on. why did you vote in favor of amy coney barrett? >> because this is a victory for our founders. it was never, tucker, about her qualifications. you would have to be barking mad to think that she is not qualified in terms of intellect, in terms of temperament, in terms of integrity. this fight was about who's going to make social policy in the united states. the congress or the unelected federal judiciary? we talk about that at the conceptual level so much. let me give you a specific example. many transgender women want to participate in female athletics. a transgender woman, as you know, tucker, is a person whoan was born male, with a male characteristics. testosterone for example. who identifies as a female. many of those transgender women would like to participate in women's athletics. if they are allowed to do that, because of their elevated testosterone, they are going to win every contest every time. who do you think our founders intended to make a

justice amy coney barrett. lot of work waiting for an there's been a number of emergency appeal to the court regarding ballot measures, voting, mail-in voting that kind of thing. they'll have a conference on friday with a vote on taking up new cases not immediately when they start oral argument again on monday she faces a couple really big cases that will test her as a brand-new justice but tomorrow it will be official. she will get to work. >> tucker: what an amazing night. every night is an amazing night right now. shannon bream, thanks so much. as we told you tomorrow night the bulk of this show, sitdown interview with tony bobulinski, the man who says he met with joe biden about business in china. we will get details that have not been out there before. they are being suppressed by the rest of the media. that's tomorrow. right now the white house event, swearing-in for amy coney barrett starts in a moment. sean hannity takes over. >> sean: thank you and welcome to "hannity." fox news alert. judge amy coney

pennsylvania, jackie. , also supporting amy coney barrett. good morning. caller: hi. good morning. you for taking my call. i am very supportive of barrett. qualified, is very and i trust president trump to data qualified person, unlike democrats right now, so you should be very concerned on the picks they would be picking. thank you so much. host: a tweet from kamala harris, the junior democrat on the committee, again, 12 republicans, 10 democrats. senator kamala harris tweeted "the supreme court makes decisions that will impact america for generations we need to make sure the integrity is upheld by not appointing a new justice until we have a new president on the opposite end is the senior member, the chairman of the committee, lindsey graham, and a debate on friday with democrat candidate jimmy harrison, and talked about the hearings. [video clip] senator graham: i was asked, "what would you do if there is an opening," and i said if it were there. nbc, if there was an opening on the supreme court, what would you do? we will see what the market bears. toill lead the charge confirm

and amy coney barrett here.ne you're watching "fox & friends" first on this monday morning i'm scott thank you for starting your day with us. speaking of which let's go live to capitol hill right now kifnlings hearings will begin for supreme court justice amy coney barrett in just hours. straight to griff jenkins about what we can expect. >> unlike anything we've seen with centersea

support of soon to be justice amy coney barrett. i yield the floor. >> the senate has confirmed amy coney barrett to be an associate justice on the supreme court by a vote of 53 -- 48. independent senators joined all 45 democrats in voting against the nomination, only one broken opposed the nomination, senator susan collins. justice barrett now takes the seat previously held by the late ruth bader ginsburg. ♪ >> you're watching c-span2, unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you by your television provider. ♪ >> coming up live on tuesday, c-span's campaign coverage to news with joe biden speaking in georgia, home of fdr's white house, 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span at 3:00 p.m., senator kamala harris campaigns nevada. 3:30 p.m., mike pence speaks to supporters in south carolina. the hill host an event host focusing on the pharmaceutical supply change. 2:00 p.m., the heritage foundation is from theaters of operation warp speed, a plan to create a coronavirus vaccine

of course amy coney barrett cares about healthcare. they will try to make this about the faith as they did in the seventh circuit nomination battle. if she takes her catholicism to seriously for some of my colleagues, that is their problem. that says more about their on - - that institution than the supreme court of the united states. there is no religious test for high office in this country. once again to go down that fictitious mode that the process is a legitimate although firmly grounded in historical precedents with the president of the united states senate to the same party end of the course of the election your i will unapologetically and enthusiastically and ardently fight that amy coney barrett gets a fair hearing and a look forward to moving forward with this process without delay. >>. >> all of those that have been here today. and then you criticize policies. but now they will lay off people at disneyland. what does that look like? >> i have made it clear my colleagues as well would like to see another rescue package. we ha

senate floor where in just about a half an hour we expect the senate to vote to confirm judge amy coney barrettu are looking at senator lindsey graham hughes the judiciary committee voted amy coney barrett out of committee last thursday by a fully partisan vote 12 - 0 because the democrats boycotted the vote, she will become the next justice of the u.s. supreme court with about taking place in just about a half-hour. she is the former clerk for the late justice anthony's scalia, she will fill the seat left vacant by the late justice ruth bader ginsburg, she served on the supreme court for 27 years, she passed away last month after a long battle with cancer. judge barrett was voted out of the senate committee last thursday just ten days after hearings for her senate her supreme court confirmation in the senate began, despite the radical dems effort to discredit her judge barrett displayed the temperament, the scholarship in the brilliant legal mind necessary for a seat on the high court. for the latest on what we can expect to see we turn to fox news congressional correspondent chad program in w

amy coney barrett might make it happen." all that and more, coming up. welcome e to democracycy now! democracynynow.org, the quarante report. i'i'm amy goodman. the senate confirmation hearing of s supreme court nomominee amy coney barrett began monday with democrats warnining the fefederl judge would overturn the affordable care act and threaten -- and roe v. wade. if confirmed, barrett would give conservatives a 6 to 3 majority on the court. on monday, she gave a brief opening statement. >> courts have a vital responsibility to the rule of law, which is critical to a free society. the courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. amy: republicans promise to confirm. ahead of election day despite the protests of democratic lawmakers who say the seat of ruth bader ginsburg should be filled by whatever presidential candidate wins in this is november. democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island. whitehouse: why would we rush forward? there's a promise to big donors that must be kept. when david cook great for vice president, he campai

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but again, i'm not going to presume how a justice amy coney barrett would rule. president trump selected judge barrett, nominated her to the supreme court because she is a principled brilliant jurist who will apply laws as written, will not slate from the bench, will uphold the constitution of the united states. i think the american people could see in the opening statement today, they could see as they look at her life, her family, her extraordinary career. that america and our constitution will be better off the day that judge amy coney barrett becomes justice amy coney barrett. >> dana: the indiana contingent continues to grow in washington, d.c. she was impressive in her opening statement. let me move to the other issue. coronavirus, you are out on the campaign trail. the president says he is able to now travel and do rallies. you are the chairman of the white house task force. are you comfortable with the rallies going forward? >> vice president pence: i am. we had a great rally in columbus, ohio. [applause] a lot of enthusiasm. great outdoor rally. look, one

it was only republicans who voted to approve amy coney barrett. one republican, senator susan collins, up for reelection for the state of maine, did not vote for her. this is the headline, collins vote no on barrett's confirmation, so she did not make decisions on the judge's qualifications, rather she was opposing the process. senator mitt romney voted for judge barrett. a headline from the salt lake tribune, romney and lee joined the gop parade, praise for covid-19 before the confirmation vote. on the floor, arguing why. >> judge barrett wrote in the texas law review the, quote, of the courts opinions change with his membership, public confidence in the court as an institution might decline. its members might be seen as partisan rather than impartial and case law as fueled by power rather than reason. consideration of institutional legitimacy has long been a factor in the court's deliberations but, and greater weight today. the other institutions are diminished and under attack. this would be particularly true were the court called upon, to deter

yes, we will look at that first day of hearings with amy coney barrett ina minute. hearings with amy where are we, though, lebo, in terms of any more presidential debates? because time is running out, isn't it? yes, where are we? we we re isn't it? yes, where are we? we were supposed to have one this week. there is back—and—forth, but that has been cancelled now. instead, joe biden is going to be having a town hall of his own on thursday. i think the term campaign are also going to be having their own debates, or their own event, excuse me. and then we will have the final debate between them later on. i think that's on the 22nd, that scheduled for, where we will see them go head—to—head stop i mean, i think for the american people, it isa think for the american people, it is a bit ofa think for the american people, it is a bit of a shame that something couldn't have been worked out. yeah, i guess they will have their two competing events where they will get to give the candidate speaks. 0k, lebo, for now, thank you very much indeed. we will be discussing the nomination hearings of am

there are nine supreme courtjudges and with justice amy coney barrett, there will be six conservativesces. and there you have quite different ways of looking at the law. justice amy coney barrett is an originalist, she believes that you have to look at the text exactly how it was written. justice ruth bader ginsburg was someone who believe that you have to kind of interpret it for the time that we are in. so that really impacts or makes an impact when you look at decisions like for example the affordable care act or same—sex rights when it comes to adoption which is a case that would be coming up as well. but i think increasingly over the last few decades, we've seen the court becoming increasingly partisan. it wasn't always that way, there wasn't always that way, there was a time when supreme court justices were just seen as supreme courtjustices. justices were just seen as supreme court justices. but perhaps now, that is less the case. lebo diseko, think you very much. i know it is getting quite noisy behind you there but thank you for sticking with us but thank you for sticking with

on the nomination of amy coney barrett.t remind viewers graham is the judiciary committee chairman and heading those confirmation hearings right now. he's kind of banking on this moment to remind conservative voters that you might not like what president trump has done, his personal style, but you are getting these conservative justices confirmed to the supreme court which could cement a conservative majority for a generation. taylor: how much of the shift that we have seen when graham andbig in 2016 to being net neck, is there something else going on entirely? thet is interesting to see evolution of lindsey graham. he was critical of president trump and now he has become one of his closest confidantes and golfing buddies which is a huge shift for lindsey graham who was a very close ally of the late senator john mccain. hawk kind of traditional conservative. republicans have completely gotten on board with the trump brand of conservatism especially when it comes to labeling democrats as part of the radical left that wants t

judge amy coney barrett. the senate has never confirmed a supreme court nominee this close to election day. the election is in a week. nearly 60 million people have already voted. and while they eviscerate senate precedent and rush towards a supreme court nomination, they delay passing the kind of critical legislation in terms of additional covid relief that would help millions of americans make it through the economic crisis. think about that. every day we wait to pass a comprehensive covid stimulus bill, more people than necessary will get sick, some will die, businesses will be lost, families will lose their homes, and millions of unemployed workers will continue to wonder how they're going to make ends meet. so why has the president rushed judge barrett's nomination through the senate? the president is jamming through this nomination because there is so much on the line with this supreme court vacancy. on november 10, just one week after the election, the supreme court will hear a case that could invalida

the nomination of amy coney barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. in a major victory for donald trump, amy coney barrett is confirmed as a justice on the us supreme court. she took her oath of office at a ceremony at the white house where she explained her legal principles. it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. it would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. tracking the trump wall — we report from arizona on the role immigration is playing in the presidential campaign. a call for europe to step up its battle against coronavirus as some hospitals in belgium ask infected staff without symptoms to carry on working. and why patches of hidden water could boost plans to build a permanent base on the moon. the newest member of the us supreme court, justice amy coney barrett, has been sworn into office at a white house ceremony. she is president trump's third appointment to the nation's top court, and cements a conservative majority on the bench. the republican—majority senate voted largely alon

i heard things like amy coney barrett never should have even come out of the judiciary because democrats boycotted coming to the hearing. because they broke that rule we will break the next rule. except they leave out one little thing. but that's happened multiple times before. there wasn't a breaking of the rule in the committee. spin fact one of the members speaking last night said so far as they broke the rule to accept the parliamentary so they were wrongia as well. in these seven times at least since 2006 and 2014 when the democratic chair man sent a circuit court judge and two district judges to the floor our of committee when only one member of the minority was present not fulfilling the rule republicans didn't break the rule as they came out of committee with amy coney barrett. i heard over and over again there's never been a time like this except when you go back and look through the history which i've recounted and most of my colleagues have recounted but last night i heard once again even abraham lincoln could have put in a nominee for the supreme court and he chose not to, to

this constant attempt to trip up amy coney barrett and get her to violate the ginsburg will, how did play to the american people? >> the more the american people see of amy coney barrett the more they like her and the more she talks the more we realize how well-qualified she is for this position on the seat of the supreme court of the united states. always efforts by the left to disqualify her or intimidate, political intimidation designed to slow her nomination down because they don't like or if they can't do that, tripura been disqualify her from sitting in judgment of any cases, it is not going to work, the more she talks the american people like her. they know a good justice when they see one. jillian: what was her standout moment yesterday? >> very clear the standout moment was lifting up the notepad and see nothing on that piece of paper but if that wasn't the singular moment of the entire day because the left would not give her a chance to talk and there's a reason why they don't want to give her a chance to talk, because she sounds so very intelligence, reasonable. she is as

amy coney barrett is a fifth or sixth conservative vote, it would be difficult for the liberals to wins hard to see where the other vote would come from. >> barrett is known as a devout catholic. the president and others praising her as a legal scholar. >> she is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution. >> the louisiana native graduated at the top of her notre dame law school class. >> she went on to clerk for scalia, conservative titan, she was one of his favorite law clerks and quickly moved in to being a law professor herself. >> her beliefs and her connection to anti-abortion and anti-lgbt groups now raising questions about how it may affect our interpretation of the law. the issue first raised in her 2017 senate confirmation hearing for the second circuit court of appeals. >> the dogma lives loudly within you. and that's of concern. >> it's never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions whether they derife from faith or anywhere else on the law. >> this time, democrats citin

amy coney barrett is soft spoken, thoughtful and deliberate. political furore surrounding her appointment to the us supreme court in anything but. democrats are incensed at a nomination process they today called "shameful" while republicans can barely contain their glee at getting the chance to tilt america's highest court in a more conservative direction for decades to come. aleem maqbool reports. if confirmed, amy coney barrett will play a huge role in shaping society for children, and four children for years to come. the stakes are that high. the republican chair of the senate committee making the decision once promised not to try and confirm a supreme courtjustice in the last year of a presidential term. but he has reneged on that. this is going to be a long, contentious week. i would just ask one thing of the committee. to the extent possible, let's make it respectful. in their opening statements, democrats focused on what they called extremist views held by amy coney barrett. they said these would threaten the health care provision for mi

specifically and regarding the judge amy coney barrett nomination. and trying to frame and what is your response to that angle from the republicans party. [inaudible]. and anemones . >> look at a record. she believes in terms of her aca. you get rid of aca coming to close the protections away from women's health. look at a record the right to choose. a vast majority of americans want to maintain. and you to record is really against all women in the market need and want. you in a follow-up. >> is very clear with her position is on the formal correct. that's why she is being pushed in time to be sitting in the court november 10th. this is not a coincidence. getting rid of aca, number one priority for president trump biden also for and why do we recognize what is going on. all of the republicans who vote for this person. all them accountable for doing this to the healthcare. it. reporter: tonight at midnight, the senate has to have, what is that going to happen and are you aware of the reason it hasn't happened yet. >> i think it will happen in the next

to you, amy coney barrett may seem like a happy, successful woman. er, few words are as foreign. she did what every detective would do. she asked with no evidence whatsoever if amy coney barrett was actually secretly, and you would never have guessed this, a predator. >> since he became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a nature? >> no, senator. >> have you ever faced discipline or entered into a settlement related to this kind of conduct? >> no, senator. >> so, we now know on the record that amy coney barrett is not a rapist. but she came close to getting her. she wasn't the only one, though, who made everyone else in the room seem a little smarter. at one point, he lectured amy at length on the differences between a musket and a modern assault rifle. >> when that second amendment was written and you did the analysis of it, we were talking about the likelihood that a person could purchase a muzzle-loaded musket. we are now talking about virtual military weapons

senate confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett begin today at 9:00 a.m. eastern with opening statements members,ary committee introduction of the nominee, followed by opening statement by judge barrett. watch live on c-span, stream on c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> joe biden and president trump are both on the campaign trail today. the former vice president takes a stop in toledo, ohio and the -- where he is expected to focus on the economy at 1:15 p.m. eastern. the president heads to florida for his first public event outside the white house since being treated for coronavirus. you can watch both rallies on c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> next, legal experts examine the rule of law and how its protections have recently eroded from its original intent to protect the public from abuses of power. we heard about the use of law and law enforcement against protests, as well as voter intimidation tactics at the polls. held by the brennan center for justice, this runs one hour, 15 minutes. minutes. revi

now justice amy coney barrett. >> martha: your thoughts on amy coney barrett and what kind of justice will be. >> she is a phenomenal supreme court justice. we saw this during her hearing. she's exceptionally well-qualified. she's going to bring a very unique perspective to the supreme court, as a mother of seven kids, too adopted from haiti. one with down syndrome. she is number one in her class at notre dame law school. clerk, sprinklered for justice scalia. she's going to bring a nonivy league perspective to the supreme court which is desperately needed. >> martha: she says she's going to teach them something about football. we know that it's very collegial so we expect that will happen. thank you, mike. that is "the story" of monday october 26, 2020. the story continues. tucker picks up our coverage live right after this. stay tuned, everybody. have a great night. >>> tucker: the senate voting as we speak to confirm amy coney barrett to the supreme court of the united states. the count is just wrapping up right now. we are hearing the roll. when she was sworn in this evening, and

todd: judge amy coney barrett invoking the ginsburg rule following a series of questions on hot buttonngressman greg steube joins us. thanks for being here. aside from what you thought about amy coney barrett going into this, after watching yesterday, the length of time she sat there taking questions, her poise, her answers, what is your impression of her after that? >> how calm she responded to pretty atrocious claims, one of which asking her if she ever sexually assaulted someone as an adult which i think is interesting because you're insinuating pre-being an adult it is okay to assault someone, quite offensive if you ask someone that question and to sit there with a calm and cool demeanor with no notes in front of her, something i certainly wouldn't be able to show emotion after that time, she did an excellent job. it shows her great demeanor as a justice and how she will rule over cases and how she will preside on the us supreme court, it shows her character to the american people, who she truly is. todd: what do you make of the irony of democrats getting so frustrated that judge b

that was amy coney barrett. then he called his good friend scalia and said goodness gracious, you don't want to miss this opportunity to have this clerk. so we've got here a uniquely qualified person and the best evidence of is you don't hear anything over there about her qualifications, not a peep about her talent, her intellect. we've got colleagues -- we've got, colleagues, the perfect nominee to the supreme court. norman feldman who leans left wrote judge barrett is a brilliant and conscientious lawyer who will analyze and decide cases in good faith. he said she meets and exceeds the basic criteria for being a good justice. so as i was saying no matter all the acrimony swirled around the process, nobody has attempted to dispute judge barrett's qualifications. to the contrary, no one can help being impressed. at one point during judge barrett's hearing, she was asked about an arcane legal drok train. her -- doctrine. her answer was so clear and accessible that one of our democratic colleagues -- i won't name

and amy coney barrett here.ood morning everyone you're watching "fox & friends" first on this monday morning i'm scott thank you for starting your day with us. speaking of which let's go live to capitol hill right now kifnlings hearings will begin for supreme court justice amy coney barrett in just hours. straight to griff jenkins about what we can expect. >> unlike anything we've seen with centers appearing both in person in virtually will make history close to an election but biden challenges lindsey graham says it is full steam ahead. >> we're going work. we're going to work faithfully. if you don't want to come to the committee hearing, you can interview the judge virtually. i'll be there she'll be there. the hearing starts monday and we're goapg get this fine lady confirmed a at committee by october 22nd. >> if confirmed fifth to kumple and on display when she testifies. in an opening state barrett is expected to say this. courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public lif

eastern are still cogoing on tonight for amy coney barrett. it's been a very big day.got the takeaways from what has already happened. if anything else of note occurs, of course we will turn around for you immediately during this hour and the president kicking off another rally that started a short time ago in johnstown pennsylvania, a state the trump campaign believes is still in play. of course our producers are monitoring that is well and we will take you live for any key moments that emerge. but first good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." if someone had asked you a year ago what you thought of people who wear masks after halloween, the chances are your reaction would havewe been negative. masks? what kind of person covers his face in public? let's see, armed robbers do that. so do klansmen. the rest of us don't do that. in fact until recently, wearing a mask in public was illegal in many places.e the assumption was if you're hiding what you are, you're up to something bad. it made people nervous. by our nature, we want to see each other, we need to

should amy coney barrett be confirmed to the supreme court? you support judge barrett the (202) 748-8000, if you , ifse, it is (202) 748-8001 you are undecided (202) 748-80 2 2. wj.twitter @cspan facebook.com/c-span. we will play some of the highlighted questions from some members of the judiciary committee in this first hour. the reporting this morning in the "wall street journal" on the hearing and what is ahead in the coming week or weeks. amy coney barrett's character qualifications will be discussed by witnesses. they write that judge amy coney barrett won't be present on thursday. the senate judiciary committee meets to debate the nomination and hear witnesses testify about her character and qualifications. the threat democrat say she poses to health care, voting, and other rights. appointee tomp's replace the late ruth bader ginsburg. she made it through tuesday and wednesday without any high drama or surprises. the committee will hear from witnesses including representatives from the american bar association. the group is found judge b

it's the table on to which donald trump has served up the nomination of amy coney barrett. judge barrett is a proud originalist and texturallist in the mold of her mentor, the late justice antonin scalia. one of the staunchest and most arch conservatives ever to serve on the united states supreme court. and as judge barrett put it at her own confirmation hearing, justice scalia's judicial philosophy is mine, too. as judge barrett described so-called originalism, it means she is supposed to interpret the constitution's text and understand it to have the meaning it had when the constitution was ratified. but interpreting the constitution in that manner has been used over and over to deny rights to women, to communities of color, and to the lgbtq individuals, members of our society who had no rights when the constitution was ratified. originalism is racist. originalism is sexist. originalism is homophobic. for originalists like judge barrett, lgbtq stands for let's go back in time, a time when you couldn't marry who you love, when you couldn't serve in the military if you were

amy coney barrett will join them. and rushing this nomination on the eve of the election means that she will join them possibly to vote on the election itself while on the court. is that view apocalyptic? not if you believe donald trump who said the reason why he wants a ninth justice is to decide the election, not the voters, the supreme court. he said the quiet part out loud and so did a number of my colleagues in our judiciary committee meeting. he said this election will end up in the supreme court, and i think it's very important that we have nine justices. and when i asked amy coney barrett if she would recuse herself from a case about this election as a result of these comments, she refused to answer or commit. i call on her to postpone her taking the oath of office until after the next president is inaugurated. why not remove any doubt about conflict of interest, any question about the legitimacy of whatever decision may be necessary by the supreme court by postponing her investiture. i ask her to make that co

amy coney ba rrett‘s point of view. amy coney barrett's appointment absolutely cements that.trump had said that he wanted to appoint, nominate a said that he wanted to appoint, nominatea —— said that he wanted to appoint, nominate a —— conservative justices to the supreme court. he has managed to get three through. that means that he has now put through three, a third of the supreme court are donald trump nominees. to put that in context, each of the last three presidents had two terms and put through to supreme court judges so in one term donald trump has done more than that, it is quite historic. and apart from the issues you have listed, she may, in the event that the election result is very close, she may need to help rule on that. this is the thing, this is the big worry that democrats have, and she has refused to recuse herself oi’ has refused to recuse herself or to use a colloquial term, she has refused to say she will not take part in those types of proceedings. she was asked that in the confirmation hearing in front of senators. but democrats are really worried that

sense that if this president gets a solid conservative majority on the supreme court, if he gets amy coney barrettey barrett in, that in a way to mr trump has done the most important thing, ina has done the most important thing, in a way, perhaps he's not needed for them any more. well, that's possible. it's interesting that you say that, because that is how he got me to vote for him the first place. i said, to vote for him the first place. isaid, you know, i theorized that i would get the supreme court out of it, as a moderate conservative, i would the supreme court out of its, and we can go on down the road. i also theorized that, you know, there is nothing that a novice president that —— could do that our institutions and our congress couldn't fix. welcome here is the punch line. boy, was i wrong. —— well, here is the punch line. i've got to tell you, our institutions are holding up pretty well, whether it's our intelligent services or the united states postal service that the president has attacked, whether it's our judiciary, they are holding up relatively well, what i never expected was that

amy coney barrett is catholic. is it fair to ask whether a person's religious beliefs might affect their judicial rulings? >> the rule that i have described several times in the judiciary committee is what i call the robing room rule. as a general matter, i think somebody's religion is not a grounds for voting to confirm or not confirm them as a judge. 's just kind of not fair play. and with our history of religious pertion, particarly of catholics, it's particularly important, i think, that we honor that. but things change when the judge puts on their robe in the robing room and steps up onto the bench. then they are an agent of the law, and every american who comes before them has the right to have decisions made in their case based on the law and not based on any personal predilections or preferences of the judge, whether religious or not. >> senator, with that said, i'd like you to take a look at a moment from amy coney barrett's confirmation hearing in 2017. take a look at what one of your colleagues said at t

of today's judiciary committee meeting or any of last week's confirmation hearing for judge amy coney barrett, it is available to you online. you can find archival confirmation hearings we have covered, all of that at c-span.org. today's entire senate judiciary committee meeting and vote on judge amy coney barrett to be associate justice on the supreme court will air again tonight at 8:00 eastern on our companion network c-span2. the senate will begin debate on her nomination tomorrow. the first full senate vote regarding her confirmation is expected on sunday, when senators vote on limiting debate to 30 hours, setting up a final vote monday evening. to-gavelve gavel- coverage on c-span2 as the senate works its way through the supreme court confirmation process. the senate judiciary committee democrats boycotted today's meeting and vote on the confirmation of judge barrett . they gathered instead outside the u.s. capitol on the steps to explain their decision. sen. schumer: ok, everybody. thank you very much for coming, and thank you for joining us this morning. i am here to stand with my col

brian: are you expecting that granular detail with amy coney barrett? is such a fine person, such a family person, such a mother, such an outstanding justice that they can't attack her personally but they're sure going to go after her strict construction of laws and the constitution because they don't like that. they want somebody on the supreme court that's -- that has the ability to look beyond congress to stretch laws of congress way beyond what congress intended. they want the court to be a superlegislature as it has been for a long time. and trump comes in and he puts three people on the supreme court that are going interpret the law not make law, and they don't like that. and so that -- and they see barrett as a threat so the democrats are going to go after her as -- as not being very realistic on stretching laws. ainsley: senator thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. ainsley: turning now to headlines police have identified private security guard accused of killing man in a rally in denver. matthew hired to protect a local news station.

wade, which is in danger because of specific letters and adds that amy coney barrett has signed. we will be asked me about them. gun violence is a health care issue. the epidemic and scourge of gun violence continues to kill tens of thousands of americans. amy coney barrett's position on onregarding past president gun violence provision endangers laws like connecticut's common sense provisions that protect people against gun violence. they may win in this committee, they may confirm this justice. but the american people can still stop it if they stand up and speak out. power to, you have the stop this nomination if you make it known as powerfully as possible to your senators what it means to you. thank you and i will turn it over to my colleague. health care is a concern for everyone in our country, whether you're a democrat, republican, independent, the republicans have been trying to get rid of the affordable care act for over 10 years. and nomination is occurring 8 -- as if this is occurring in a vacuum. theis being nominated for purpose of striking down the affordable care act

in this case, president donald trump made a terrific selection in amy coney barrett. the senate will vote on her confirmation in the coming days, and i will proudly cast my vote to confirm, and here is why. judge barrett is incredibly qualified to serve on the court. she graduated suma cum laude from notre dame law school, clerked for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia, and spent 15 years in academia shaping a new generation of legal minds. and according to her students, she was not an ideologue, but rather she would listen and take their thoughts and process them and bring them to a better knowledge of the law. with that, she has been universally praised by her former students and ultimately served on the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit. her record and experience shows that she is ready for the supreme court. now, there is some home state pride. judge barrett was raised in louisiana and a graduate of st. mary's dominican high school. when i go back there, i will see folks with the pin that she would have received when she graduated and they a

supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. a final vote on the nomination is expected this evening at 7:30 p.m. watch live coverage on c-span 2, c-span.org, or listen at the c-span radio app. >> let return to the debate in the senate over the nomination of amy coney barrett to the supreme court. n of amy coney barrett to the supreme court. "washington journal" has spoken with republican and democratic senators about their thoughts on the nomination and today joining us from capitol hill, kevin cramer of north dakota. how do you plan to vote tonight on the nomination of amy coney barrett to the supreme court? thanks for having me. i feel a strong obligation to the people of north dakota and it would be my pleasure to confirm her to the supreme court. your viewers may recall, if they were following the race two years ago, i ran against a democratic incumbent in the blue wave and i just happened to of course be on the ballot just weeks before the judge kavanaugh fiasco began . we were in the middle of a race against the democrats

both major presidential candidates appearing in dueling town halls and senators using amy coney barrett's supreme court confirmation hearing to make their final pitches for 2020. >> the senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. >> this is probably not about persuading each other unless something really dramatic happens. >> this hearing is a sham. >> all republicans will vote yes and all democrats will vote no. >> we all watched the hearings for justice kavanaugh. it looked like the cantina bar scene out of "star wars." >> this is not normal and we cannot normalize it. >> this slapdash hearing targets the affordable care act. a judicial torpedo they are firing at the aca. >> day two of the confirmation hearing. members of the senate judiciary committee will spend the day questioning the nominee. i'm not here on a mission to destroy the affordable care act. >> that's not a question i could answer in the abstract. >> i can't offer an opinion on recusal without short-circuiting that entire process. >> supreme court nominee's refusing to answer senators' questio

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democratic party senators in the us say the confirmation of amy coney barrett, to the supreme court woulde a disaster for the rights of ordinary americans, as she makes a pitch for thejob. i believe americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent supreme court. that interprets our constitution and laws as they are written. i believe i can serve my country by playing that role. we report from the devastated region of nagorno—karabakh as a ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan comes under more pressure. hello to you. president trump has returned to the campaign trial for the first time since his coronavirus diagnosis less than two weeks ago. mr trump appeared energetic as he told the large crowd in florida that he wanted the experimental medicine he received during his treatement to become widely available. and amongst a series of his usual attacks on joe biden, he told supporters that it felt "great to be back" campaigning. one thing with me, the nice part, i went through it, now they say i'm immune, i feel so powerful. i will walk into that audience! cheering. i will walk in there,