well john rutledge has a couple of things going against him.re guys in ttle crazy he's definitely had some kind of strange things that he's had to say at different times in the years of th1790. so he's a bit of a kind of reputation amongst some people, but also where he's going to get into trouble is he made some pointed comments. that treaty that was negotiated by his predecessor, he was critical in some speeches and they tended to be bit rambling speeches. he was very critical. some of the things he said about the senate, which, of course, senators would read the newspapers and they would read what the south carolina supreme court chief justice had to say about them. and when he actually came in front of them, they would remember these sorts of indecidn that perhaps this guy is not the best to be the chief justice of the supreme court. they even though he'd actually run the court for a little while, he was kind, sent packing and back home. so the very first rejection of a presidential. so, again, here in philadelphia, constitution in a lot of

that leaves iempty washinon even rutledge of south carolina.ill come back to philadelphia this time and actually serve as chief justice. however, he is appointed during a of congress. and so technically senate hasn't confirmed him, but he actually as session of the court asd leae cases when the senate comes back later that year to return to session tquestion of approvingn rutledge george washington's never had anyone rejected that he's appointed so this has never happened in our youngest. well john rutledge has a couple of things going against him. number one, there are guys in the senate that think the guy's a little crazye' kind of strangs that he's had to say at different times in the years of the 1790. so he's a bit of a kind of reputation amongst some people't into trouble is he made some pointed comments about. that treaty that was negotiated by his p was critical in some speeches and they tended to be a bit sort of rambling speeches. he was very critical. some of the things he said about the senate, which, of course, senators would read

you know, i have a picture in the book of justice wiley rutledge's rationing card.he had a ration incurred just like everybody else. there are letters from harlan fiske stone. one is to a friend where he talks about how cold it is in the house because of the rationing of of home heating oil. he and his wife go to local civil defense meetings where they're where the local neighborhood warden them what to do in the event a bombing raid and he comes home and writes his sons that he's convinced that if there is a bombing raid we're just going to have to sit and take because there's no plan that he sees that's going to do anything. and there's actually, you know, there were in washington and other major cities to try to make bombing raids more difficult. and so all the government buildings, including the supreme court, were blacked out at night. the monuments were blacked out, the private buildings were blacked out. and so there are newspaper articles that tell people what to do if. they're out during a blackout and they everybody to have a lit cigaret at their lips so t

brian and rutledge, tennessee, democrat, good morning -- in rutledge, tennessee, democrat, good morning: the border crisis. host: that's your top news story? caller: yeah. because i'm a democrat and a no voter now. host: what do you mean by no voter? are you not going to vote? caller: no, not going to vote. no. host: ok. anything you would like to add on this, brian? caller: the fbi warned about cyber attacks, terrorists coming in, and he's got executive order. mayorkas went on tv and bragged about killing 90 trump executive orders. host: all right. anw in -- anwar in washington, d.c., good morning. caller: my top story is the criminal branch of the government that is called i guess the judicial branch. and i say that because -- excuse me -- the supreme court and the cases they have decided to take and those that they apparently do not feel the need to take. excuse me. they have decided not to rule on the gop racist gerrymandering in the state of south carolina and north carolina. they have basically determined that those gerrymandered redistricting areas have diluted the black vote. th

brian and rutledge, tennessee, democrat, good morning -- in rutledge, tennessee, democrat, good morning: the border crisis. host: that's your top news story? caller: yeah. because i'm a democrat and a no voter now. host: what do you mean by no voter? are you not going to vote? caller: no, not going to vote. no. host: ok. anything you would like to add on this, brian? caller: the fbi warned about cyber attacks, terrorists coming in, and he's got executive order. mayorkas went on tv and bragged about killing 90 trump executive orders. host: all right. anw in -- anwar in washington, d.c., good morning. caller: my top story is the criminal branch of the government that is called i guess the judicial branch. and i say that because -- excuse me -- the supreme court and the cases they have decided to take and those that they apparently do not feel the need to take. excuse me. they have decided not to rule on the gop racist gerrymandering in the state of south carolina and north carolina. they have basically determined that those gerrymandered redistricting areas have diluted the black vote. th