I Just Can't Barrett
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Amy Coney Barrett was officially confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the court. Barrett has not said whether she will recuse herself from cases having to do with this election… meanwhile, her confirmation has led even more moderate Democrats to warm up to the idea of court reform or expansion.
Policing is on the ballot this year, with over 20 state and local measures that deal with law enforcement budgets, police oversight, marijuana legalization and more. We talk through some of those measures and the effect they might have if they pass.
And in headlines: Chile votes to replace its constitution, China’s Ant Group has largest IPO in history, and the nation of Kazakhstan reclaims “very nice.”
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, October 27th, I'm Ekela Hughes. |
| 0:08.8 | And I'm Gideon Resneck and this is what a day where we are congratulating Jared Kushner |
| 0:12.3 | on having the grit and foresight to have a dad who is a billionaire. |
| 0:15.4 | Yeah, I'm glad he decided that while he was in the womb, so that the rest of his life |
| 0:19.2 | could shake out the way it did, so good on you. |
| 0:21.7 | Yeah, I was forward thinking. |
| 0:23.4 | I was mostly just sort of swimming around, I guess. |
| 0:25.2 | I don't know what he'd do in there. |
| 0:27.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:28.3 | On today's show, we'll look at the flurry of local ballot measures on policing following |
| 0:38.7 | protests this year than some headlines. |
| 0:41.2 | But first the latest. |
| 0:43.2 | Sunfellas keep on painting skies with sunshine. |
| 0:48.9 | Sunfellas must go swinging down the lane, but I'm budding my time because that's the |
| 1:01.2 | kind of guy I'm. |
| 1:03.8 | Wow. |
| 1:05.4 | That was Fiona Apple doing a very creative push for people to vote. |
| 1:09.8 | In other news, last night Amy Coney Barrett was officially confirmed as a Supreme Court |
| 1:14.3 | Justice, cementing a six to three conservative majority on the court. |
| 1:18.7 | She's a third Supreme Court Justice that President Trump has appointed in his term. |
| 1:22.9 | The vote was 52 to 48 with Senator Susan Collins as the only Republican no vote. |
| 1:28.6 | Very thirsty and rotten this late in the game, but whatever. |
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