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Eight-Dimensional Chess
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As if the stakes of the election weren’t high enough, the added complication of a Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg has turned divisive politics into an all-out war. President Trump is set to nominate a candidate on Saturday, and on Sunday morning (8-9am PACIFIC), I’ll discuss breaking news with analysis from Josh Blackman – a law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and prolific blogger at Reason’s Volokh Conspiracy.
Blackman says “This is like a game of eight-dimensional chess,” because of all the moving parts. First, there are questions of legality. Second, questions of legitimacy. Third, questions of practicality and political gamesmanship.
With Kamala Harris presiding over the Senate Judiciary Committee, the sparks will fly in the nomination hearings. If a new justice is confirmed, what will happen after the election? Some have dared to consider the dread possibility that the Supreme Court must intervene to decide a contested election. In that situation, would the new justice have to recuse him or herself? And what about Clarence Thomas? He has certainly not forgotten the mistreatment he suffered at the hands of then-Senator Joe Biden during his confirmation hearings.
As I told Craig Roberts recently, this is the stuff that Academy-Award movies are made of. It might be entertaining, if it weren’t so anxiety-provoking.
I’m thrilled to welcome Professor Blackman to my show for the first time to discuss his recent writings and commentary on the vacant Supreme Court seat. We’ll discuss the precedent for appointing a nominee in the final month’s of a president’s term, as well as the political calculations for Republicans and more importantly, Democrats, who have entertained the idea of packing the courts should they return to power.
Joe Biden himself has said this is a slippery slope, but how long can he withstand pressure from the rest of the Democratic Party? Is court packing a foregone conclusion if the Democrats take power?
Essential Liberty: Finding Freedom in a Post-COVID World By Zadek, Bob Buy on AmazonBenjamin Franklin once said:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Sign up for the weekly liberty digest for a chance to win a paperback copy of Bob’s latest book, Essential Liberty, and get a PDF of the first three chapters of Bob’s new book.
Email *Thank you!
Download the sample chapters.
Download the guide to the administrative state.
Related Shows:
COURT PACKING with Ilya Somin, April 19, 2019
Demystifying the Supreme Court, April 7, 2019 with David Kaplan
Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing , Feb. 21, 2016
Links:
A Resignation in Time, that Saved Nine – Reason.com, by Josh Blackman, 9/23/20
Regardless of what Trump and Mitch do, the Democrats will (1) Eliminate the Filibuster, (2) Grant Statehood to D.C. and maybe P.R., (3) Expand the Lower Courts, and (4) Expand the Supreme Court [Updated] – Reason.com by Josh Blackman, 9/19/20
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Manage episode 273084017 series 1004895
As if the stakes of the election weren’t high enough, the added complication of a Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg has turned divisive politics into an all-out war. President Trump is set to nominate a candidate on Saturday, and on Sunday morning (8-9am PACIFIC), I’ll discuss breaking news with analysis from Josh Blackman – a law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and prolific blogger at Reason’s Volokh Conspiracy.
Blackman says “This is like a game of eight-dimensional chess,” because of all the moving parts. First, there are questions of legality. Second, questions of legitimacy. Third, questions of practicality and political gamesmanship.
With Kamala Harris presiding over the Senate Judiciary Committee, the sparks will fly in the nomination hearings. If a new justice is confirmed, what will happen after the election? Some have dared to consider the dread possibility that the Supreme Court must intervene to decide a contested election. In that situation, would the new justice have to recuse him or herself? And what about Clarence Thomas? He has certainly not forgotten the mistreatment he suffered at the hands of then-Senator Joe Biden during his confirmation hearings.
As I told Craig Roberts recently, this is the stuff that Academy-Award movies are made of. It might be entertaining, if it weren’t so anxiety-provoking.
I’m thrilled to welcome Professor Blackman to my show for the first time to discuss his recent writings and commentary on the vacant Supreme Court seat. We’ll discuss the precedent for appointing a nominee in the final month’s of a president’s term, as well as the political calculations for Republicans and more importantly, Democrats, who have entertained the idea of packing the courts should they return to power.
Joe Biden himself has said this is a slippery slope, but how long can he withstand pressure from the rest of the Democratic Party? Is court packing a foregone conclusion if the Democrats take power?
Essential Liberty: Finding Freedom in a Post-COVID World By Zadek, Bob Buy on AmazonBenjamin Franklin once said:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Sign up for the weekly liberty digest for a chance to win a paperback copy of Bob’s latest book, Essential Liberty, and get a PDF of the first three chapters of Bob’s new book.
Email *Thank you!
Download the sample chapters.
Download the guide to the administrative state.
Related Shows:
COURT PACKING with Ilya Somin, April 19, 2019
Demystifying the Supreme Court, April 7, 2019 with David Kaplan
Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing , Feb. 21, 2016
Links:
A Resignation in Time, that Saved Nine – Reason.com, by Josh Blackman, 9/23/20
Regardless of what Trump and Mitch do, the Democrats will (1) Eliminate the Filibuster, (2) Grant Statehood to D.C. and maybe P.R., (3) Expand the Lower Courts, and (4) Expand the Supreme Court [Updated] – Reason.com by Josh Blackman, 9/19/20
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