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alexander hamilton observed, the creation of crimes after the commission of the fact. has been in all ages the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny. they were worried about it. article one prohibits bills of retainer. article two sets the president right next to the commander-in-chief powers to give pardons for all federal offenses except for cases of impeachment. the supreme court told us that it exists to afford relief from undue punishments. in other words the framers were aware and gave the president a way to check government overreach when it came to excess punishment and punitive nest. what would happen if the government work together to single out single groups? maybe they let that one slip through. they did have envisioned. they relies on the judiciary to be a key check on the applicable branches before people can be convicted of a crime they are entitled to a judicial process. you have a federal judge with a lifetime tenure and -- to ensure that we have fair and impartial decision-making in a given case. they did not stop there the framers did n
alexander hamilton observed, the creation of crimes after the commission of the fact. has been in all ages the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny. they were worried about it. article one prohibits bills of retainer. article two sets the president right next to the commander-in-chief powers to give pardons for all federal offenses except for cases of impeachment. the supreme court told us that it exists to afford relief from undue punishments. in other words the framers were...
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alexander hamilton said friends and adversaries, if they agree and nothing else, concurrent least in the value upon trial by jury. as he put it, the distinction meant most between the federal issue that is a valuable safeguard to liberty. and the very palladium a free government. they love this thing! a protection it had against a power. one of the anti federalists described it as the democratic component of the executive power. thomas jefferson said, i will call upon whether the people should be omitted -- i think it's better to come out of the legislative. so the jury is not a constitutional side bill but a critical way we protect from government overreach. that is how it was worded until the supreme court made it a nonentity. so it's not just bargaining the takes the jury out of the equation. the court has undercut the jury in other ways. with limits about particular cases. that's another line of authority that the court has. but even without that information, jurors still have a good idea of what's a punishment will be. and if they do have that idea or not, they can quit. we see
alexander hamilton said friends and adversaries, if they agree and nothing else, concurrent least in the value upon trial by jury. as he put it, the distinction meant most between the federal issue that is a valuable safeguard to liberty. and the very palladium a free government. they love this thing! a protection it had against a power. one of the anti federalists described it as the democratic component of the executive power. thomas jefferson said, i will call upon whether the people should...
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alexander hamilton tells us the friends and adverversaries. if they agree with nothing else concur at least with the value theyby set in trial by jury. as he put it the distinction is at most between the federalist view that is a, quote, valuable guard andnd the very palladium free government. they loved this thing. this was an absolute center constitution, and part of the reason for that was precisely thisis checking functn it had against a power. one of the anti-federalists described it as the democratic branch of the judiciary power. thomas jefferson said i recall whether the people should be omitted inn the legislative or judicial department. i say it's better to leave them out of the legislation. so the juryt is not a constitutional sideshow but a critical way that we check against governmental overreach, and that was the way it was supposed to workk at least unti the supreme court allowed it to become almost a nonentity. so i want to be clear here. it's not just plea bargaining that takes the jury out of the equation. but the court has u
alexander hamilton tells us the friends and adverversaries. if they agree with nothing else concur at least with the value theyby set in trial by jury. as he put it the distinction is at most between the federalist view that is a, quote, valuable guard andnd the very palladium free government. they loved this thing. this was an absolute center constitution, and part of the reason for that was precisely thisis checking functn it had against a power. one of the anti-federalists described it as...
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but there was a great deal of suspicion of some immigrants, not engel or scott or germans but alexander hamilton was absolutely paranoid about the french immigration that was during the french revolution and please revolutionaries would filtrate the united states can create ideas for the acts during that time with the preventative there's great suspicion of anyone who is not english speaking or german or scandinavian soon after but in the very beginning it was pretty limited and of course only males in first property owners could be actual citizens. >> roxanne dunbar ortiz throughout your historical text you use the phrase settler colonialism, what you mean by that. >> it's one kind of western colonialism that started in the 15th century with the paper bowl the law of europe at the time was from the holy see that was international law so that law 1453 good portugal it was normally estate it was a monarch the right to invade, occupy africa and enslave all the people, that was the beginning of the slave trade lives was the main slave market in the mediterranean. but then columbus voyage in 1492 co
but there was a great deal of suspicion of some immigrants, not engel or scott or germans but alexander hamilton was absolutely paranoid about the french immigration that was during the french revolution and please revolutionaries would filtrate the united states can create ideas for the acts during that time with the preventative there's great suspicion of anyone who is not english speaking or german or scandinavian soon after but in the very beginning it was pretty limited and of course only...
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but, alexander hamilton was absolutely paranoid about french immigration, that was during the frencholution. that these revolutionaries would infiltrate the united states and create ideas. so the acts during that time, which hamilton was a major author of, was a preventative. so there was a great suspicion of anyone who is not english-speaking or german. or scandinavian soon after. and that very beginning it was pretty limited. and of course only males and at first her property could be actual citizens. that was the very simple terms of citizenship. >> roxanne dunbar ortiz throughout your historical text you use a phrase settler colonialism what you mean by that? >> settler colonialism is the one kind of western european colonialism that started in the 15th century with the law of europe at the time of western europe and catholic europe was from the holy see, from the vatican that was international law and all law had a pronouncement that law gave portugal, portugal wasn't really a state but portuguese monarch the right to invade, occupy, africa and enslave all of the people. that wa
but, alexander hamilton was absolutely paranoid about french immigration, that was during the frencholution. that these revolutionaries would infiltrate the united states and create ideas. so the acts during that time, which hamilton was a major author of, was a preventative. so there was a great suspicion of anyone who is not english-speaking or german. or scandinavian soon after. and that very beginning it was pretty limited. and of course only males and at first her property could be actual...
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surrounded by some pretty genius level people, like is a washington and intellect compared to alexander hamilton or thomas jefferson, no. that does not make george washington a tree stump when it comes to his intellectual capacity. i think the same is true for lafayette. we talk about the people running around late 18th century france, this is the enlightenment the system world historical geniuses that are operating at a very high intellectual level. i think it's true lafayette is not hanging up there for example are both kind of so maybe not maryville. i don't think that means that he was a dunce or constantly made mistakes. he was just in over his head. i push back against the notion that lafayette was in over his head which is something a lot of people say about him, was he in the situation for anybody it would've been in over their head? >> yes that's mostly what it is. he was trying to accomplish something of a move move over to the french revolution tries to maintain order and revolutionary paris there are very few people who actually could have done that job and not wound up being ejected
surrounded by some pretty genius level people, like is a washington and intellect compared to alexander hamilton or thomas jefferson, no. that does not make george washington a tree stump when it comes to his intellectual capacity. i think the same is true for lafayette. we talk about the people running around late 18th century france, this is the enlightenment the system world historical geniuses that are operating at a very high intellectual level. i think it's true lafayette is not hanging...
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he's been a senator since, i think since they shot alexander hamilton.s what he's doing. >> i think paul's right. i think the president split the baby. gavl both sides a reason to move forward and he needed to do it. the more broad question though is on where the party is. i think what's getting lost is what's in the bill. it is a shift, a shift i think that is long over due that really reinforces the safety net that's been under attack since the 1980s. and i think everyone is going to have to look at the benefits of universal pre-k, community college, paid family leave, expanding medicare and a lot of stuff on climate. and i think it does reflect the bill itself from an ideological point of view, reflects a shift in the democratic party. it has moved from the party paul and i think worked hard on bringing it to a more centrist party too, a party reflecting where the country is, which has become more progressive over the last two decades. >> does this mean they're enjoying running on socialism, taking over america? >> yes, they probably will but i'd be c
he's been a senator since, i think since they shot alexander hamilton.s what he's doing. >> i think paul's right. i think the president split the baby. gavl both sides a reason to move forward and he needed to do it. the more broad question though is on where the party is. i think what's getting lost is what's in the bill. it is a shift, a shift i think that is long over due that really reinforces the safety net that's been under attack since the 1980s. and i think everyone is going to...
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ineffective, proving everything that was sort of in some ways duplicitous about the conway cobol and alexander hamilton washington's aid will famously joke he's not shocked the gates did this but that he was physically capable of riding so far and so fast. that is the end of horatio gates has put in charge instead, this is cornwallis is general nathanael greene and he is from rhode island and what we call a fighting quaker. he is a quaker, quakers are usually pacifists against war but he was in favor of fighting the defensive war and he is achieved general in the southern campaign and the south is on the frontier, very much dictated bipartisan fighting, loyalist versus patriots so not necessarily traditional continental army or british regular army but this is where you get in and the patriot or movies like the swamp fox, fighting in these guerrilla styles and it makes it difficult to know who is who and leads to heightened degrees of atrocities in cases where you have brutal reprisals against loyalists, patriots, and in one case one commander, griffith rutherford is in this carolina frontier area, new
ineffective, proving everything that was sort of in some ways duplicitous about the conway cobol and alexander hamilton washington's aid will famously joke he's not shocked the gates did this but that he was physically capable of riding so far and so fast. that is the end of horatio gates has put in charge instead, this is cornwallis is general nathanael greene and he is from rhode island and what we call a fighting quaker. he is a quaker, quakers are usually pacifists against war but he was in...
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in fact alexander hamilton said in the 1700's protection of private property interests is one of thent and when a criminal justice system fails to protect people's private property rights, such as items on the store shelves, then that system has failed. elizabeth: california passed proposal 47. it knocks down from a felony to a misdemeanor thefts including shoplifting of anything under $950. since then it has skyrocketed. now we have organized retail crime where they're reselling things on the internet that they have stolen. so what is the thinking, what is the moral logic in california for that? >> i wish i knew the answer to the question but i simply don't. listen, what's immoral is allowing people to just walk off with somebody else's belongings. i don't care if you're retailer or end consumer of a product. private property is private period of property. we have a legal right from other people to possess our private property. that is the way our society works. that is the way our justice system was set up. the bail reform laws, basically you can go into costco and walk out with wh
in fact alexander hamilton said in the 1700's protection of private property interests is one of thent and when a criminal justice system fails to protect people's private property rights, such as items on the store shelves, then that system has failed. elizabeth: california passed proposal 47. it knocks down from a felony to a misdemeanor thefts including shoplifting of anything under $950. since then it has skyrocketed. now we have organized retail crime where they're reselling things on the...
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his cowardly ineffective, this is just proving everything that was sort of in some ways - and alexander hamilton who is washington's famously joking that he is not shocked the gates actually did this that americans specifically that is capable of writing so far so that is the end. he's put in charge and said with col. wallace is the general, from road island ace: writing crater, he's a quaker and quakers are usually passive but he was very much sort of resistance fighting a defensive war and he's going to achieve general in the southern campaign in the south is particularly in the frontier can be very much bipartisan fighting and by that, i mean, versus the patriots and so not necessarily traditional regular army but different fans altogether read so this is we get the patriot war. and you know that disney movie in fighting this guerrilla style and makes it difficult oftentimes know who is who. and also leads to-degrees of atrocities when you have virtual patriots and in one case you have one commander, is in the sort of frontier area. ... ... proper treatment of civilians, this is something was
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all this will that impact in fact the idea was the federalist at the party of hamilton and alexander hamilton and john adams in such was kind of like circling the drain at this point because they had a little problem with disloyalty and the appearance of disloyalty during the war so we are pretty much done as a national thing. so the operating theory with a lot of the southerners was okay this is just the federalist plot making a comeback. they are trying to divide the north and south because that's the way they are. they had tried out criticizing slavery some during the water. one of the proposals of the hartford convention to review the new england states he got together. they kind of demanded various things. the reform of the three-fifths clause is one of the things that asked for it. so for a lot of the reaction to the missouri crisis the federalist and a particular figure whose famous at the time and not so much anymore rufus king. rufus king and i'm trying to think an equivalent speaker to rufus king. i would say john mccain if john mccain were alive. he was like a diplomat who was a se
all this will that impact in fact the idea was the federalist at the party of hamilton and alexander hamilton and john adams in such was kind of like circling the drain at this point because they had a little problem with disloyalty and the appearance of disloyalty during the war so we are pretty much done as a national thing. so the operating theory with a lot of the southerners was okay this is just the federalist plot making a comeback. they are trying to divide the north and south because...
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anymore and when the first and only man ever elected by the vice president from ironically named alexander hamilton stevens gets up and marches 1861 to give the speech about the confederate constitution, he frames it as something that's in advance even on the founding generation of the drafters of the u.s. constitution because he says the cornerstone of t confederacy is the notion of white supremacy and he says that explicitly and he's talking about the constitution, this is the document that will allowbo us to enshrine the fundamental and rural troops, an incredibly important thing to reckon with they were able to display this as part of a very complicated story in american democracy we are telling. >> thanks, i want to cash we have is on display, no unit with slavery, 13 alternating black and white and 23 stars on the flag from 1961, 34 states for secession so modest the state seated, a team exclusionary flam so removing the stars. abraham lincoln was very much against this when he became president and wanted to emphasize the union was stuck together for movie stars from the flag would serve as l
anymore and when the first and only man ever elected by the vice president from ironically named alexander hamilton stevens gets up and marches 1861 to give the speech about the confederate constitution, he frames it as something that's in advance even on the founding generation of the drafters of the u.s. constitution because he says the cornerstone of t confederacy is the notion of white supremacy and he says that explicitly and he's talking about the constitution, this is the document that...
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medieval french saint -- honored with 26 monuments while our first treasury of the secretary, alexander hamiltonfans. there are 11 times as many monuments to mermaids, yes, mermaids, the magical fishes of the sea, than there are to congresswomen to this country believe it or not. so who do american monuments honor the most? leading the pack, abraham lincoln with 139, george washington with 171. the top five include christopher columbus, who never actually set foot on american soil but still has nearly 150 monuments dedicated to him. civil rights leader martin luther king jr. follows with 86 monuments, and rounding out the top five as i mentioned st. francis. he has 73 monuments dedicated to him. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with us. welcome to the second hour of "ayman." still a lot to get to. tensions remain high on capitol hill. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's blistering letter made it clear democrats are on their own come december when raising the debt ceiling is a crisis upon us, or will democrats manage to pull the legislation through reconciliation? >>> plus, new bom
medieval french saint -- honored with 26 monuments while our first treasury of the secretary, alexander hamiltonfans. there are 11 times as many monuments to mermaids, yes, mermaids, the magical fishes of the sea, than there are to congresswomen to this country believe it or not. so who do american monuments honor the most? leading the pack, abraham lincoln with 139, george washington with 171. the top five include christopher columbus, who never actually set foot on american soil but still has...
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she is the author of a series of honor, editor of wartime alexander hamilton. her most recent book, i highly recommend, is violence in congress and the road to civil war. without further ado, joanne b. freeman, tell us why we should hate jefferson. >> i always check when i do everything here. i hope everyone can hear me good in audio and. i will now discuss certainly why some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying that in recent years when i have been asked what's moments in american history share echoes with our polarized president, one of my responses typically is the late 17 nineties. as an early americanist, i am aware that these late 17 nineties do not have some of the pizzazz potential for polarization as say the 18 fifties in the civil war. but the intense polarization of federalists and republicans, the extreme othering, each view the other as an american, the press predictions on both sides of chaos, tehrani and anarchy. the violence that president john adams later described as terrorism, using actually that word -- the echoes of pola
she is the author of a series of honor, editor of wartime alexander hamilton. her most recent book, i highly recommend, is violence in congress and the road to civil war. without further ado, joanne b. freeman, tell us why we should hate jefferson. >> i always check when i do everything here. i hope everyone can hear me good in audio and. i will now discuss certainly why some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying that in recent years when i have been asked what's...
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surrounded by some pretty geniusus levels like is washington and intellect compared to like alexander hamilton or thomas jefferson? no. that does not make george washington like a tree stump when it comes to his intellectual capacity per think the same is true for lafayette. when you talk about the people who were running around late 18h century france, this is the enlightenment. these are some world historicalli geniuses that are operating in a very high intellectual level. i think it's true lafayette is not hanging out there is maybe not mirabelle, but i don't think that means then that he was a dunce or constantly made mistakes, or he was dressed in over his head. i pushed back against the notion lafayette was in over his head which is something a lot of people say about him. was he in a situation where anybody would have been an over their head? yes i think mostly that is what it is. trying to accomplish something , he was trying to maintain order and revolutionary paris in 1789, there are very few people who actually could have done that job and not wound up being ejected from the revolut
surrounded by some pretty geniusus levels like is washington and intellect compared to like alexander hamilton or thomas jefferson? no. that does not make george washington like a tree stump when it comes to his intellectual capacity per think the same is true for lafayette. when you talk about the people who were running around late 18h century france, this is the enlightenment. these are some world historicalli geniuses that are operating in a very high intellectual level. i think it's true...
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like his washington and intellect comparative to like alexander hamilton and thomas jefferson like nobut that doesn't make george washington and like a tree stump when it comes to like his intellectual capacity of think it's same is true for lafayette. we talk about the people who work running around in the late 18th century france, like this is the enlightenment and some of the worldld historical geniuses. and they are operating in a vert high intellectual level. thing is true of the lafayette is not hanging up for example or i think there was a maybe not near bell. but i don't think that means that he was a dunce or a constantly made mistakes or he was over his head i push back against the notion that he was in over his head which is something that a lot of people say about it, lafayette. cuisine a situation where anybody would have been in over their heads, yet i think mostly that is what it is. like he wasd? trying to accomplh something and likely move over to the french revolution now. he is trying to put things in order and revolutionary paris in 1790 and and 91 and there are ve
like his washington and intellect comparative to like alexander hamilton and thomas jefferson like nobut that doesn't make george washington and like a tree stump when it comes to like his intellectual capacity of think it's same is true for lafayette. we talk about the people who work running around in the late 18th century france, like this is the enlightenment and some of the worldld historical geniuses. and they are operating in a vert high intellectual level. thing is true of the lafayette...
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and then, for those of us who are historians or love history, in 1789, alexander hamilton, the nation's first and greatest treasury secretary, understood the path to american prosperity and greatness is to lay its credit worthiness, which provided the affordable access to capital needed to fund internal improvements and economic growth. that's why we're known as the greatest economy in the world. i'd venture to say to my colleagues, the importance of what we do stands on the premise of the constitution. we the people have formed to create a more perfect union and for the general welfare of our people. vote to increase the ability to pay our bills and stand worthy in the world's eye. i want the leader mcconnell to remember his words. we need to do this on behalf of the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself 30 seconds. i can't help but remember that in february, 2018, my colleague from houston, texas, voted to defa
and then, for those of us who are historians or love history, in 1789, alexander hamilton, the nation's first and greatest treasury secretary, understood the path to american prosperity and greatness is to lay its credit worthiness, which provided the affordable access to capital needed to fund internal improvements and economic growth. that's why we're known as the greatest economy in the world. i'd venture to say to my colleagues, the importance of what we do stands on the premise of the...
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she's the editor of and works on alexander hamilton, who seems eminently fashionable. and her most recent book, which i highly recommend, is the field of blood. so without further ado, joanne, please tell us why we should hate jefferson. >> okay, and i always check when i do everything here, everyone can hear me, so live is good in audio land. excellent. i will now discuss why certainly why some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying that in recent years, when i have been asked what moments in american history share echoes with our polarized present, one of my responses typically is the late 1790s. now, as an early americanest, i'm aware that the late 1790s does not have some of the pizzazz potential for polarization as say the 1850s and the civil war. but the intense polarization of federalists and republicans, the extreme othering each of the other as un-american, the press predictions on both sides of chaos, tyranny, and anarchy, the bursts of violence that president john adams later described as terrorism, using actually that word, the echoes of p
she's the editor of and works on alexander hamilton, who seems eminently fashionable. and her most recent book, which i highly recommend, is the field of blood. so without further ado, joanne, please tell us why we should hate jefferson. >> okay, and i always check when i do everything here, everyone can hear me, so live is good in audio land. excellent. i will now discuss why certainly why some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying that in recent years, when i have...
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she's the editor of works on alexander hamilton, who seems fashionable. her most recent book, which i recommend, is "the field of blood, violence in congress and the road to civil war." joanna, tell us why we should hate jefferson. i do anything that everyone can hear me? so now i will discuss why certainly some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying in recent years when i have been asked what moments in american history echoes this president want my responses is the late 17 nineties as an early american as i am aware the late 17 nineties does not have some of the pizzazz as the 18 fifties in the civil war but the intense polarization of federalist and republicans , the extreme of the ring as an american the press predictions on both sides of chaos and tyranny and anarchy with a burst violence as john adams later described as terrorism actually using that word, the echoes of polarization and hate between past and present are very real so what kind of historical so what can this kind of historical hate offer in the way of insights? part o
she's the editor of works on alexander hamilton, who seems fashionable. her most recent book, which i recommend, is "the field of blood, violence in congress and the road to civil war." joanna, tell us why we should hate jefferson. i do anything that everyone can hear me? so now i will discuss why certainly some people hated thomas jefferson. i want to begin by saying in recent years when i have been asked what moments in american history echoes this president want my responses is the...
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. >> i was going to say luke stevens not giving away his shot on that trip alongside the alexander hamiltonod for him. best excuse i've ever heard, that's for sure. >>> somara, how about another check of the forecast? >> things are looking amazing, my friends. on the east coast we have gotten spoiled by this great weather but it's about to change. take a look at the weekend storms that we have setting up shop from the great lakes right on down into texas, arkansas. the front is moving pretty slowly to the east from the midwest and we'll see areas of very heavy rain around the mississippi valley. we're going to track these showers and storms sweeping through the ohio valley into the west virginia panhandle, mid-atlantic, all the way up to new england and down to the southeast through your sunday night. rainfall forecast, we could see 1 to 2 inches of rain little rock to parts of western tennessee, southern missouri. flash flooding is going to be a big concern there because the grounds are already saturated. now, while that rain is headed towards the east coast, back west they're going to be
. >> i was going to say luke stevens not giving away his shot on that trip alongside the alexander hamiltonod for him. best excuse i've ever heard, that's for sure. >>> somara, how about another check of the forecast? >> things are looking amazing, my friends. on the east coast we have gotten spoiled by this great weather but it's about to change. take a look at the weekend storms that we have setting up shop from the great lakes right on down into texas, arkansas. the...
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this is alexander hamilton, madam president, an indispensable ingredient, alexander hamilton, on lifetenure for judges. our founders insisted on it because they knew that the branches of government with the powers to write and execute laws would be tempted to undermine the branch that could exercise nothing but its judgment, and to an alarming degree in recent years, we have seen democrats in both the executive and the legislative succumb to exactly the temptation that alexander hamilton warned us about. from the brazen amicus brief from a group of our senate colleagues warning the court to heal itself lest it be restructured to the bizarre verbal threats issued by the democratic leader on the steps of the court naming justices who would quote pay the price end quote for failing to rule the way he wanted, to the pseudoacademic commission the president created to consider reanimating the ugly cadaver of court packing that his party last tried 80 years ago. so madam president these are nonsense responses to a nonexistent problem. the real problem is the shameful debts to which democrats
this is alexander hamilton, madam president, an indispensable ingredient, alexander hamilton, on lifetenure for judges. our founders insisted on it because they knew that the branches of government with the powers to write and execute laws would be tempted to undermine the branch that could exercise nothing but its judgment, and to an alarming degree in recent years, we have seen democrats in both the executive and the legislative succumb to exactly the temptation that alexander hamilton warned...