Ep. 311: Kavanaugh Fight Shows Supreme Court Is Too Important

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🗓️ 5 October 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is nearing a verdict. But it’s worth taking a step back and considering why this fight became so ugly, so brutal, and what it says about the Supreme Court's role in our society. We discuss with Kim Holmes, executive vice president of The Heritage Foundation. Plus: We’ll take a look at the liberal group that trains protesters to harass Republicans.We also cover these stories:--The FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh is out. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the document found no hint of misconduct and said, “It’s time to vote. I’ll be voting to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.”--Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, signal satisfaction with FBI report.--Vice President Mike Pence put China on warning in a speech Thursday, suggesting the nation was trying to interfere with United States politics.--A town in Minnesota is struggling with, no joke, drunk birds. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, October 5th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.7	And I'm Daniel Davis. Well, as the week comes to a close,
0:13.0	the fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
0:15.5	is nearing a verdict.
0:17.2	But it's worth taking step back in considering
0:19.5	why this fight became so ugly, so brutal, and what it says about the Supreme Court's role
0:25.3	in our society.
0:26.3	We'll discuss that question today with Kim Holmes, Executive Vice President of the Heritage
0:30.7	Foundation.
0:31.7	Plus, we'll take a look at the liberal group that trains
0:34.1	protesters to harass Republicans. But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines.
0:41.0	While the FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh is out, though you won't find it online.
0:46.8	A single copy of the report was given to Senators and they spent all day Thursday filing
0:51.8	in and out of a secured room to review the document.
0:55.2	Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the document found no hint of
0:59.8	misconduct and said, quote, it's time to vote vote I'll be voting to confirm Judge
1:04.6	Kavanaugh. The White House echoed that support for Kavanaugh saying it remains
1:08.6	fully confident that Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the Supreme Court. So how do the crucial swing vote senators feel after the report?
1:16.3	Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona,
1:18.7	who requested the FBI investigation,
1:21.5	told reporters that,
1:22.8	I wanted this pause.
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