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An emergency meeting has been called in the faculty lounge as professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo react to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sharing their personal remembrances of the late justice and reflecting on her judicial legacy. Then, an analysis of what’s to come: Should the Senate steam ahead with confirmation (there’s a divide in the faculty lounge)? Which of the prospective nominees should President Trump choose? What are the odds that the GOP will once again find itself undermined by a justice who ‘evolves’ on the court? And how credible are Democratic threats of court-packing? All that and more in our comprehensive coverage of the biggest legal story of the year.
Hosted by John Yoo, Richard Epstein, and Troy Senik
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Interesting photo, but what the heck happened to Troy's neck?
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Today I learned preemptive surrender isn’t something only conservatives do, apparently libertarians also do it.
Let’s see... Reagan if you give us amnesty we will pass enforcement. Hmmmmm. Still waiting.
I have a deal for the Democrats. After we fill this seat in accordance with norms we promise that if you pack the court breaking 200 years of tradition the next chance we have we will pack it 100x harder. Thats the deal you can have.
Packing the court is one step closer to banana republic and civil war. If the dems had any sense of country and didn’t feel compelled to rush off a cliff they wouldn’t even talk about it. But sadly, we have probably already crossed the line and they just cannot help themselves pushing things over the edge.
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I, perhaps because I am a woman, was more interested in the chests myself. Is Professor Yoo's chest so bad that we cannot even get a peek? I would think he might have a pretty good chest after all that midnight gardening.
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Some people know how to bargain, and some people don’t.
I remember when Senator Flake agreed to delay the Kavanaugh vote an extra week; and in return, the Democrats gave him — nothing! Absolutely nothing! Jeff was a sucker as well as a flake.
Similarly, Professor Epstein‘s idea of a compromise is like with a robber who agrees to take half your money instead of all of it.
“If you promise not to hurt me, you can have whatever you want!“
Democrats: “Hey, this threatening violence really works. We’ve got to do it again and again and again!“
Fortunately, Cocaine Mitch is not such a fool.
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To quote Winston Churchill, "Some chicken! Some neck!"
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