Special Episode: An Interview with V.P. Mike Pence
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🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode, former Vice President Mike Pence joins your hosts to share some inside-baseball about the judicial selection and confirmation process. He also shares his thoughts about the role of the Court in our constitutional system, how Justice Thomas came to administer his oath of office, and his particular admiration for Justice Barrett.
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| 0:00.0 | Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm John Carlo Canoparo. |
| 0:07.9 | I'm Zach Smith. |
| 0:09.0 | And welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government. |
| 0:20.9 | Welcome to a special episode of SCOTUS 101. |
| 0:24.2 | It was a relatively quiet week at the court, but we have a very special interview for everyone this week. |
| 0:30.8 | G.C., who'd we have on? |
| 0:32.3 | We had former Vice President Mike Pence. |
| 0:35.4 | That's right. So listen up to our conversation with Vice President Pence. Well, Vice President Mike Pence. That's right. So listen up to our conversation with Vice President Pence. |
| 0:40.7 | Well, Vice President Pence, welcome to SCOTUS 101. |
| 0:44.4 | It's an honor to have you on. |
| 0:46.2 | Thank you, men. |
| 0:46.7 | Good to be with you. |
| 0:47.8 | And great to be back at Heritage Foundation. |
| 0:50.1 | Great to have you. |
| 0:50.9 | Well, thank you. |
| 0:51.9 | Well, I wanted to start off with your own legal background. |
| 0:55.8 | You got your law degree from the Robert McKinney School of Law in Indiana. |
| 1:00.3 | Two years later, you ran for Congress. |
| 1:02.9 | When you went to law school, did you know you were going to go into politics? |
| 1:06.5 | John Carlow, I, honestly, I hoped I did. |
| 1:10.7 | I didn't know if I would. |
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