that was samuel alito. >> other comments on it? >> i don't have a perspective on this question. all of these judges have been nominated and confirmed by the senate. adon't have a perspective on different way to select the judges. >> 10 of the 11 kirsten's are republican appointees. 10 of the 11 persons are republican appointees. there has been attention to the low rate of denials of the applications in the last 10 years of 18,000 some odd applications. these have given some momentum considering reform of the court how it is appointed. i am not sure the current selection process makes a lot of sense. i think it would serve the government's interest to have a process that was seen as a more fair one and that resulted in more representative court. i would not put this problem at the top of the list. i do not think the fundamental problem is that we have the wrong judges on the fisa court. i think the problem is structural. it is the way the fisa court operates. questionskinds of that the fisa court is now addressing which are not the questions that the fisa question -- the fisa cou

the other justices that sided with scalia were clarence thomas and samuel alito. and even though they did not sign the ruling that the other two justices on the court, justice roberts and justice kennedy also sided with scalia on this ruling. so this was the two sides in this really important texas abortion ruling this week. but look at this breakdown. the side voting to keep the clinics open in texas, those judges were appointed by prp prm, president obama, president clinton, president clinton. the side that voted to shut down the clinics, those justices were appointed by george w. bush, george w. bush, george h.w. bush, ronald reagan, ronald reagan. notice a trend? notice any pattern here? presidents appoint judges. this is one of the fundamental things that presidents do. if you boil presidents down, this is one of the last things left in the pot of gelatinous down there. it is one of the most fundamental and consequential things that american presidents do. it is part and parcel of the job, it always has been. like it or lump it, if you elect a president, that

that was samuel alito. >> other comments on it? >> i don't have a perspective on this question. all of these judges have been nominated and confirmed by the senate. i don't have a perspective on a different way to select the judges. >> 10 of the 11 persons are republican appointees. there has been attention to the low rate of denials of the applications in the last 10 years of 18,000 some odd applications. only 8 have been denied. these have given some momentum considering reform of the court how it is appointed. >> i am not sure the current selection process makes a lot of sense. i think it would serve the government's interest to have a process that was seen as a more fair one and that resulted in more representative court. i would not put this problem at the top of the list. i do not think the fundamental problem is that we have the wrong judges on the fisa court. i think the problem is structural. it is the way the fisa court operates. it is the kinds of questions that the fisa court is now addressing which are not the questions that the fisa question -- the fisa courts were

reading committee that reviewed samuel alito turn his nomination process, her assessment of his legal record led the a.b.a. to apply their highest rating of well qualified. she deserves to be held to the same rigorous, fair standard. however, following patty millett and caitlyn halligan nina pillard is the third woman in a row to be nominated to the d.c. circuit only to face obstruction from my colleagues on the other side of the aislemen aisle -- a. the d.c. circuit is one of the most important courts in our nation, weighing key constitutional issues and other matters of federal law and regulation. but three of the 11 seats on this court stand vacant. given the complexity and far-reaching impact of the cases the court hears, it is critical we fill vacancies without delay. along with patty millett and nina pillard, president obama has nominated just robert wilkins to feel these important vacancies. -- to fill these important vacancies. unfortunately so far we have seen nothing but more obstruction of these extremely well qualified nominees. this is an opportunity to put exceptionally

at the very good or postal, you know, from a college student who by the way with samuel alito. >> i reallyon't have a perspective on this question. again, my experience practicing before the court, these judges have been nominated and confirmed by the senate. i don't have a hit on the way to select the judges. >> said the critique is the town of the 11 are republican appointees currently. 17 is the last. 20 have been republican nominees. the fisk review course of a republican nominees, two of whom and the one who brought down a lot tonight the constitutionality of five that the first place. there is bad denial at the application for the last 10 years at 18,000 some odd applications. eight have been denied. 463 modified and 26 with john by the government. i think these have given momentum now considering reform of the court exactly how it's appointed. it's not clear to what extent this would actually have an impact. jameel. >> you know, i'm not sure the current election process snakes a lot of cents. i could probably serve to governments interest to have a fair one that resulted in more rep