Lawrence: Justice Kagan shares our crisis of faith in SCOTUS
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10 місяців томуMSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell shares his own crisis of faith in the Supreme Court that he revered before the Roberts Court corrupted legal scholarship to the point where he believes the Republican justices are “just making it up” and, as Justice Elena Kagan expressed in her dissent, are violating the Constitution.
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@paulettecrockett4643 10 місяців тому
I feel the same way. It actually "hurts" my heart. They all lied at their approval hearings. I don't know how you get rid of dishonorable Justices but I'd love to see it done.
@sharonmontag2389 9 днів тому
Can they be impeached?
@kcuzz4091 10 місяців тому
I’m with you Lawrence. I no longer have any faith in the Supreme Court.
@lolawants2008 10 місяців тому
It’s been obvious the stacked Federalist Society installed judges have a mutual agenda, & it’s NOT to uphold the constitution.
@deepaklevin 10 місяців тому
WHo ever had faith in it? How sad the left has become. Only when it serves you ,right
@Mike-kr4tq 10 місяців тому
Why?? Because you libs didn't get your way?? Cry harder!
@chrisoltman1253 10 місяців тому
This is a sham of a court. How did the highest court in our country even hear a case without actual facts and actual harm? What a joke and what an embarrassment!
@mustikka-gk8xn 10 місяців тому
They gave up even trying to appear legitimate. They've mocked the idea that rules, ethics, and the Constitution have any power over them. They only answer to the Federalist Society that put them there.
@brassman7599 10 місяців тому
They heard a case without an actual plaintiff. It's not a court, it's a joke.
@chrisoltman1253 10 місяців тому
@@noisyboy730 ... It's impossible to enlighten the dimwitted. How exactly does one make a finding without reviewing real facts or evidence of harm?
@DaenerysStormborn-cw5ws 10 місяців тому
HOW? REPUBLICANS! Say their name and give them the BLAME.
@boltstrike2787 10 місяців тому
Because they're corrupt. They have no sense of ethics, they only want to gain and wield power. High time to oust these corrupt officials and plug the loopholes that created this joke of a court in the first place.
@Idlewyld 10 місяців тому
Just for a moment, take a deep breath and contemplate the fact our Supreme Court isn't competent enough to check a phone number.
@marvinmartin4692 10 місяців тому
That’s just it! Even a lowly blue collar worker as myself would know to background check the plaintiffs! These are supposed to be the top intelligence law professionals???!
@0-0-0-2 10 місяців тому
How does it even make it to a ruling? They just pass whatever the billionaires pay them to pay
@pjschmid2251 9 місяців тому
In all fairness it is not up to the court to independently check the facts presented to it. This should’ve been done by the lawyers opposing this decision. It is a gross failure on their part that they didn’t bother to check the facts being put forth by the opposition. I would think that is a basic responsibility of any lawyer. As for those that presented the bogus facts there should be consequences; although let’s face it, there rarely are.
@clayoreilly4553 10 днів тому
Not true. They just don't care.
@hapsate 10 місяців тому
The lack of ethics and accountability for the Supreme Court is astonishing. I'm disgusted and scared.
@ellenfaulkner7616 10 місяців тому
Thanks Mitch, Trump and corrupt republicans for the non ethical Supreme Court
@debpacheco662 10 місяців тому
The fox is watching the hen house. And saying, ‘What are you gonna do about it?’
@Acccountable 10 місяців тому
So give me an example.
@chasecorry2645 10 місяців тому
Keep pushing the other half of the nation. You think you're scared now!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@debpacheco662 10 місяців тому
@@Acccountable How about the Justices refusal to apply the same ethics rules and reporting to themselves that every other judge in the US must adhere to.
@codeidentifier08 10 місяців тому
Thanks Lawrence for pointing out (reminding) that none of this would be happening but for McConnell, none of it.
@MegaJustGeorge 10 місяців тому
My friend, based on my experiences in dealing with Kentuckians, specifically, my old man's side of the family, who had little or no education, coupled with big, heaping doses of fundamentalist Christianity, I now believe that the only way that Mitch McConnell - or, as I call him, "Senator Inbred Jed" - will ever leave office, short of an uprising of an armed proletariat, will be when the collective IQ of the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky rises above 60, and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
@rwspal 10 місяців тому
It is difficult to say who is the most evil, McConnell or Trump. Neither are interested in the Constitution.
@Dead-Not-Sleeping 10 місяців тому
aaahh... Kentuckian here. I find your sweeping generalization to be... well, it's...oh, crap, for the most part accurate. Who says 'old man' anymore? 😊
@michelez715 10 місяців тому
Not just McConnell. True, he used rules he made up to block Obama's nomination, but the true string pullers are Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, backed by the BILLIONS of dark money anonymous donations allowed by the Roberts court ruling in Citizens United. All the judges appointed by Trump, including 3 SC Justices, were handpicked and presented to Trump by the Federalist Society.
@odisseusrh 10 місяців тому
Remember McConnell did a double dose, he delayed for year under Obama (let the voters decide) and then powered through one just days before the election
@neilizenberg9109 10 місяців тому
Among the most knowledgeable, thoughtful, and eloquent voices out there. Thanks, Lawrence
@omoroomoro 10 місяців тому
Lawrence makes me proud to know that the truth still lives.
@julieanderson100 10 місяців тому
Truly, Mitch McConnell deserves so much blame for many of the predicaments we find ourselves in.
@myriamkaye3418 10 місяців тому
So does Donald J. Trump who stacked the supreme court with far-right extremists who constantly overstep their bounds.
@LAF.2 10 місяців тому
Amen. Absolutely. People don't understand how important the leaders in the Congress are OR what a Blight McConnell has been.
@barrywassel3899 10 місяців тому
He is an evil son-of-a-mitch !
@Idlewyld 10 місяців тому
I remember how scared McConnell was on January 6th. He knew what was happening.
@corcaightowner8881 10 місяців тому
Shares the blame with tfg! McConnell is a slacked-jawed pliable lapdog.
@naomibee8881 10 місяців тому
It will be lifetimes before the Supreme Court ever has any respect again. I no longer recognize their authority.
@mirjamkohler263 10 місяців тому
SCOTUS has delegitimized itself. I have lost my respect for this institution.
@johndemeritt3460 10 місяців тому
Wow! Just . . . wow! Rarely have I heard so masterful a critique delivered in so powerful a way. Mr. O'Donnell, you have my deepest respect. And I hope this reaches every American.
@deepaklevin 10 місяців тому
So masterful ..he is on basic cable. Get out more often. South east dc isa fun place at night. Give it a whirl
@johndemeritt3460 10 місяців тому
@@deepaklevin, personally, I don't mind D.C., but my wife's not too thrilled with the place. But if we're to make a few places on my pilgrimage list -- the National Air and Space Museum, for example -- we're going to have to hold our collective breath and take the plunge. And I have a question for the catalogers at the Library of Congress: why in the WORLD did they decide to put "The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge" in the Philosophy section!
@deepaklevin 10 місяців тому
@@johndemeritt3460 be careful. Even the air and space museum in DC found young kids from the suburbs being accosted by the local thuglets preying on the doe eyes.
@Unkl_Bob 10 місяців тому
Isnt this a wonderful narrative !!
@R_Hoefer 10 місяців тому
For me too this is one of the most profound segments Lawrence has ever written and delivered. The foundation on which it is anchored is both scholarly and highly personal. A brilliant writer and analyst.
@pipermccool 10 місяців тому
It used to be that “I’ll take it all the way to the Supreme Court” meant “I’ll get justice,” but not any longer. Terribly sad and frustrating.
@billyrose2112 10 місяців тому
Great Piece here Mr Odonell . I believe Justice Keagon captured the soul of many Americans . Thank you for your eloquence.
@Arnold3135 10 місяців тому
As painful as these observations are, they are absolutely necessary and appropriate for the moment we are living. Kudos to Lawrence O'Donnell for his courage in sharing these observations.
@lordfarquad229 10 місяців тому
At this point we need to disregard all decisions by this Supreme Court
@JohnPublic-dk7zd 9 місяців тому
That implies we can ignore the executive and legislative branches as well...
@nancylee6649 11 днів тому
@@JohnPublic-dk7zd No, it does not !
@JohnPublic-dk7zd 11 днів тому
@@nancylee6649 you can't have it both ways...
@russianbluecat6865 10 місяців тому
BRAVO, Lawrence!
@sds5502 10 місяців тому
Well said and truthful. The Supreme Court has lost all honor, dignity and trust of the majority of Americans.
@sangeet9100 10 місяців тому
... and are still telling people what they can and can't do. A business that doesn't cater all clients should not be given any sort of incentives with public funds. It isn't any court's job to protect anyone's beliefs; only to uphold the law regardless of religion. Making up fictitious "cases"??!! ultimate loss of credibility
@John.Flower.Productions 10 місяців тому
I am happy to see that the wannabe socialists/communists are finally experiencing what actual Americans have had to deal with for over twenty (20) years.
@cwg9238 10 місяців тому
you dont speak for any "majority."
@cwg9238 10 місяців тому
@@sangeet9100 you are not entitled to anyone elses labor, much less on their own property. full stop, end of, deal with it or feel free to move to a communist country.
@John.Flower.Productions 10 місяців тому
@@cwg9238 Surely, the overwhelming majority of Americans feel that way. Getting one thing right does not overturn the ridiculousness of past decades.
@alvathornhill7789 10 місяців тому
Mr O'Donnell I stand in awe!! A masterful presentation I could not possible said it better. You sir are a true American!!
@saralynfosnight5139 10 місяців тому
This presentation moved me to tears. Thanks you for presenting these facts.
@kateuhler7803 10 місяців тому
The unsupreme court has shown itself to be pure garbage 🗑️, and deserves zero respect (except for 3 of them)
@donwilliams2858 10 місяців тому
This is a profoundly moving personal "crisis of faith" that reflects our national crisis. Thank you Lawrence.
@chasecorry2645 10 місяців тому
Yes. We have lost faith in the Demoncrats.
@gerald5175 10 місяців тому
@@chasecorry2645 Thanks bottom feeding culty. Your sad corrosive opinion is duly noted.
@8088I 10 місяців тому
Our Supreme Court, that is supposedly the ultimate backstop of our triumvirate government is Broken, allowing the guts of our system to spill, splat and splay out all over the floor - spleen, kidneys, sh🤫t and all. A Constitutional Crisis In-Deeed, brought upon by the Most Corrupt, None Accountable, Appointed, *For Life*, Captured "$💰ciopaths" - that hide behind sophistry from arcane language to generate Havoc and Mayhem upon "We, the People" and across our, now 🔥jeopardized🏭, Great Democracy🇺🇲 and Land🦅. Sadly, so, so, ..♾️, So Saa...ad!!...! Our bracing Branch is thoroughly Rotted! ..🤢🤢🤮🤮..♾️🤮!!...!
@KrazyKyle-ij9vb 10 місяців тому
@@chasecorry2645 - no educated man ever
@MerelyGifted 10 місяців тому
@@chasecorry2645 All of merkin von bankrupt's money's tied up b/c So Many Lawsuits. You trolls wouldn't have been paid anyway - he stiffs stiffs like you, and the real people who have worked for him, too, like builders.
@tenak7278 10 місяців тому
Very well said, Lawrence. And, the same for the Justice. President Biden needs to wake up to this reality and encourage the Senate to seriously consider legislation to help curb the Court's corrupt power. They are completely out of control and dangerous to us all.
@carolfaberpeake857 10 місяців тому
Thank you for sharing your Crisis of Faith with such heartfelt words. We need to bring so many things back into balance
@MartinFugitive 10 місяців тому
Lawrence has a sense of history, a sense of justice and a deep understanding that the rule of law is the boundary between the civilized and uncivilized worlds. It is such a shame that that some members of the present SCOTUS do not share those values.
@awptsm 10 місяців тому
It's a shame that the minorities on the court care more about playing good Ole boys than having character! Blacks and Italians should be absolutely ashamed of Alito and Clarence. Why aren't any of the white judges being caught in any of this?
@maharajjinkb7824 10 місяців тому
No. It's just politics. The Dems would like to gain complete control of all three branches of government. Thank God that Trump was able to nominate and confirm three SC Justices, at a critical time to hold the balance for the Republic, to defend conservative principles and to block Leftist agendas.
@marjorieroses 10 місяців тому
Well-said. Thank-you.
@lisarall9973 10 місяців тому
Sad, sickening, and scary. I feel and share Lawrence's visible anger.
@mary-virginiafeger3306 10 місяців тому
Such a well-constructed and supported argument! A crisis of faith is a tumultuous state to be in, particularly in one’s career-especially when one is a Supreme Court Justice, or, for that matter, even an ordinary person. I empathize with Justice Kagan. It is indeed an arduous road to travel when the institutions we admired as youths are overtaken by ideas that seek to undermine the noble cornerstones of their foundations.
@junebrilly5302 10 місяців тому
BRAVO! IM with you!
@emsleywyatt3400 10 місяців тому
I remember when the right used to complain about "activist judges" and say that they wanted "strict constructionists". Some, perhaps, were telling the truth but it is now abundantly clear that most simply wanted activist judges of their own.
@andrewhcit 10 місяців тому
With them, every accusation is a confession.
@mikeymasters8459 10 місяців тому
Ha remember back in the day when republicans used to whine about “frivolous lawsuits?” They love them now.
@user-js6ex7jh7e 10 місяців тому
You are 💯% correct
@maryloulindquist7453 10 місяців тому
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SPEAKING TRUTH AND SANITY. We need to keep hearing it; and you present it to us with clarity, appropriate emotion , and facts. Bravo.
@JamesPetroff 10 місяців тому
If cases are manufactured, and the court ignores this so they can make what they think is an important ruling, it really isn't a legal ruling.
@krazyjoe3162 10 місяців тому
You are 100 % correct , but unfortunately there is nothing anyone can do about it.
@B_Bodziak 10 місяців тому
Yep. There has to be an injured party -- an actual injured party.
@mustikka-gk8xn 10 місяців тому
Exactly. The court is supposed to rule on REAL disputes, from REAL people, with REAL evidence. Not hypotheticals. Not lies. Those are the rules because otherwise they would be legislating from the bench. This court is violating the Constitution they swore to uphold.
@TheRealcdawg22 10 місяців тому
Can someone sue the Supreme Court or could they just decline to take the case?
@marvinmartin4692 10 місяців тому
My thoughts exactly!
@k8923 10 місяців тому
A critical story, powerfully told. Kudos to Lawrence and the team at Last Word.
@MsBonsaihero 10 місяців тому
Very well said! This is an illegitimate court! Can this country survive thru this? I wonder.
@viewer2277 10 місяців тому
I would argue that the "United States" is in terrible jeopardy. The movie "Idiocracy" was way too optimistic. The average citizen is dumbed down to the point where they despise anyone who is smarter than them. They mistake differences of opinion for betrayals of bed rock principles. I would be surprised if they even understand the thousands of years of human progress, let alone the US Constitution. And most often, if called upon to listen to others make a point, or to think about a point just made, will get an intolerable headache and abandon the conversation (in my recent experience).
@commonsense571 10 місяців тому
My God Lawrence. As usual you absolutely nailed it. Thank you so much for your eloquence and important message.
@marianneb.7112 10 місяців тому
This was a good essay, Lawrence. Thank you. 💙 It may be a hundred years before our country can overcome the evil and destruction Republicans have wrought. If we survive.
@Bakin13 10 місяців тому
I couldn't have written any better. Indeed. 🙌🏽
@Wicky173 10 місяців тому
Let us hope, "They" (ie The Republican Party, an indisputable Criminal Organisation!) don't! (ie Survive).
@alexandradaniele 10 місяців тому
@katiew2234 Yes, it will be decades before we recover from the damage the Republicans have done, you are correct.
@ccsullivan9164 10 місяців тому
As the song goes, we WILL survive.
@bonnieprice9482 10 місяців тому
We will and fight back to make sure !!!
@eileen7966 10 місяців тому
Mr O'Donnell, you are not alone. I, along with most likely tens of millions of our fellow Americans are suffering this same crisis of faith as well. Sadly, as these Supreme Court justices are appointed for life, it appears that our crisis of faith will be an ongoing affliction for quite some time.
@lisap3506 10 місяців тому
Lawrence O'Donnell- This is a truly masterful critique of today's Supreme Court. I hope many people are able to hear this. Thank you!!
@lillyfitzgerald4047 10 місяців тому
Brilliantly stated, Lawrence O'Donnell. So respect your point of view and the way it has been presented.
@philgroves7694 10 місяців тому
Let us not forget that Neil Gorsuch's Mom is Anne Gorsuch. She was a Colorado state representative, and was part of a caucus known as the "House Crazies", because they wanted to fundamentally change government (into a far right-wing authoritarian regime). She was later the EPA administrator under Reagan, in the early 1980's, and she personally slashed that agency's budget by 22%. She also fired career employees (on her own whimsy) and hired industry puppets to cover those positions. And her legacy? Well, she became the FIRST cabinet member to ever be held in CONTEMPT of CONGRESS for illegal actions that benefited the owners of a $1.6 BILLION dollar Superfund site. Neil has an axe to grind ... and he's grinding it down to the handle ... taking it out on the citizens of the united States of America. Neil Gorsuch is not qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice. He was hand-picked by Mitch McConnell and the Federalist Society (who really aren't very 'federalist', at all) to lay waste to the U.S. justice system. He's the quintessential bull in the china shop. Or chimp with a loaded gun ... or grenade.
@randibgood 10 місяців тому
Wow! That makes some of his decisions make so much sense. The republiCONS have been on the take by the fossil fuel industry and chemical companies for so long now. We will never be able to make up for what they have allowed to happen, just to fatten their wallets. It's despicable. Climate change deniers should be tied to a stake in Death Valley for a week in August every year. I just don't get how they can stand being around themselves KNOWING the destruction and consequences of their greed, and what that is going to mean for their descendants. I just don't get any of it.
@JayBee-cr8jm 10 місяців тому
Let's not forget that Eric Holder was HelD IN cONtEMPt oF cONgReSS. OBAMA ave SOLYLNDAR 2 BILLION dollar THREE days BEFORE they WENT bankrupt. LOL. THAT WAS OUR MONEY. then HE spent 2 BILLION dollars ON a webSITE that DIDN'T evebn WORK! Cpa lock is CRUISE control for COOL! Later on, Joe BIDEN claimed to be a truck DRIVER, college PROFESSOR and civil RIGHTS marcher. Asians are not going away. YOU WILL SIT NEXT TO US AT COLLEGE.
@lynnallen1242 10 місяців тому
Good Lord!! It's even worse than I thought...and I already thought the Devil owned these far right wing "Justices"🤦♀️🤬
@oscarwarren469 10 місяців тому
Thank you for the History.
@tja3495 10 місяців тому
Thank you for that history of the Republican SCOTUS - Neil Gorsuch!
@debramaertens893 10 місяців тому
I too have been experiencing a crisis of faith in SCOTUS without realizing until now that’s what it is. Your words have perfectly described how I have been feeling. What can we do to fix this?
@Asehpe 10 місяців тому
The problem with an institutional crisis is that, as we realize that our sacred institutions are ultimately in the hands of fallible people whom we may not always admire, we lose the faith that Lawrence O'Donnell here talks about, without any guarantees that this faith will ever come back... or was even justified to begin with.
@rebeccacarlson9166 10 місяців тому
He's not talking about fallible people...he's talking about corrupt people.
@Tilly850 10 місяців тому
I'm horrified by the present corruption in the court(s).
@ittt6339 10 місяців тому
Thank you! I've been experiencing this crisis since McConnell refused to allow garland be affirmed to the court, and that crisis increased when Trump became president. I question my faith in God and my faith in our country daily.
@user-eb8wc9cp1v 10 місяців тому
Politicians come and go.Your faith in God is what is important.
@garywait3231 10 місяців тому
Writing as a professional Constitutional scholar and American historian, I emphatically commend Lawrence O'Donnell for his empassioned and spot-on commentary. I couldn't agree more!!!
@SteveBrant55 10 місяців тому
Powerful personal testimony... followed by critically important reporting. Thank you, Lawrence!
@morpheus2573 10 місяців тому
Granting ANY governing group "tenure for life" is a recipe for disaster. Corruption is hard-wired into Humanity.
@elsabeleroux7896 10 місяців тому
Greed can't be cured.
@carolharris2401 10 місяців тому
Its not hardwired folks like Marshall served without being corrupt. Please do not confuse rethuglicans gift for picking corrupt people as hard wired in humanity. It's not the length of time served its who they chose. We on the left need to identify the actual problem if we aspire to fix. People don't get corrupt as they age. They always were
@nankerphelge3771 10 місяців тому
The constitution specifically and purposefully avoided term limits for the Supreme Court so that they could rise above partisan politics. This way their decisions are not so easily swayed by fickle public opinion. That was also what 1/2 of Lawrences monologue was addressing. The court has only become corrupted because the selection process was corrupted by Mitch McConnell. Put the blame where it belongs!
@stevenseul361 10 місяців тому
It has worked for 234 years
@stevenwiederholt7000 10 місяців тому
@@stevenseul361 Works still today.
@beenice9867 10 місяців тому
Lawrence, this was one of the most powerful and insightful segments of your show that you have done.
@carmenletcher6243 10 місяців тому
This is a wonderful report. Anyone could understand the crisis we are in.
@williamculbertson3066 10 місяців тому
The lawsuits filer's should be charged with Perjury!!!!!
@becka_boo 10 місяців тому
I think we will find more nefarious right-wing organizations were behind this.
@jeangriffith8017 10 місяців тому
Beautiful journalism Mr. O'Donnell. This is why the Roberts's Court will live in infamy!
@joko09010 10 місяців тому
On my first day in Constitutional Law as a second year law student, my professor, a judge, asked the class, “What is the Constitution?” There were so many excellent answers, but each was met with a “No.” After so many good answers, the class sat baffled. Our professor finally said, “The constitution is whatever 5 out of the 9 justices say it is.” Um what? During that year, he also kept drilling us to pay attention to who made up the court at the time a decision was made. That would usually predict the outcome. And here we are with a 6-3 Court that was Frankensteined together by the Federalist Society just doing their thing.
@mustikka-gk8xn 10 місяців тому
🎯🎯"a 6-3 Court that was Frankensteined together by the Federalist Society" 🎯🎯
@RichardParker2008 10 місяців тому
Well put, Bravo!!!!
@bbrowngrooms 10 місяців тому
💔
@katem.8816 10 місяців тому
Thank YOU for taking the time to comment as it’s a consuming study. And the comment is very appreciated. It has a bitter twinge, but I believe it 100%
@deepakfineberg 10 місяців тому
why is Larry always so angry?
@johnpop5066 10 місяців тому
From lived life experiences, thank you Lawrence for continuing to do the work on behalf of truth and justice and this country's principles! We are lucky to have you!
@ToniGlick 10 місяців тому
We need a mechanism that oversees the Supreme Court. First, the court needs rules - If a justice perjures themselves or does anything to compromise their judgement on cases that come before them they need to recuse themselves or resign. If that doesn't happen, they need to be thrown out. But now that corruption has penetrated our highest court, I have no idea how we're going to do that.
@Falke615 10 місяців тому
@ToniGlick The people will have to remove them, as the powers that be will let this kangaroo court continue on.
@jackid1234 10 місяців тому
Impeachment. Why is compromise acceptable for those that are supposed to uphold the law?
@JohnPublic-dk7zd 9 місяців тому
The mechanism to adjust the court is in the appointment process (executive branch), and confirmation/impeachment (legislative branch)...you sheeple really need to take a civics class...
@belanteomero 10 місяців тому
No one could have expressed what many of us are feeling more eloquently and as spot on than Lawrence. Bravo!
@moniquegrabrijan2898 10 місяців тому
Absolutely true.
@georgecarlin9807 10 місяців тому
Get a room
@NaturalJoy50 10 місяців тому
He did a great job; because I couldn’t articulate what I’ve been feeling like he did!
@garylefevers 10 місяців тому
Absolutely right.
@hukumari 10 місяців тому
This was a powerful (and deeply troubling) segment. SCOTUS must undergo deep reforms!
@chrisyacoback6320 10 місяців тому
Thank you Lawrence... this couldn't have been said better. It's heartbreaking to remember the history of the supreme court and see what it has become. Let's not forget the influence of the federalist society with regards to the corruption of the court. The law must be stable. The Bill of Rights, the Constitution and the full body of the law and precedent gives us stability to build a nation. If the law isn't stable society isn't stable
@BlindSquirrel425 10 місяців тому
Thank you, Justice Kagan. Thank you.
@cyphrTube 10 місяців тому
Excellent monologue. Every student and voting citizen in America should be so lucky as to hear such truth. SCOTUS has held a magical place in my heart since college back in early 2000's. I'll never forget the prof redefining liberal and conservative as they were in regard to legal opinions, and in studying them it became obvious the intellectual prowess of that debate. The problem with most voters... and another accomplishment of the Republican Party.... is education; to keep the public illiterate and uninformed. 20 years ago the average American read at a 9th grade level and today the average American reads the 5th grade level. A 5th grader is not going to be able to dissect a Supreme Court decision... and therein... is why I drink.
@sharonnsmith81 10 місяців тому
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@MommaMoony 10 місяців тому
Well said!
@libbyworkman3459 10 місяців тому
@cyphrTube for many years now, Americans have chosen to fund the military at the expense of education. Those chickens have definitely come home to roost.
@benscratchin8014 10 місяців тому
You do realize that Liberals control the U.S. Department of Education, right?
@awptsm 10 місяців тому
Ha ha, old people used to be respected now we see them as hypocrites that don't hold true any of the values they had us place our hand over our hearts for. American Democracy is a joke and is showing always has been a fraud
@ronniew3028 10 місяців тому
It's even worse that these poor excuses for human beings have no remorse for their actions!
@anncata7368 10 місяців тому
The have been bought and paid for handsomely.
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
Priests or Trumpies ???
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
Crisis of faith
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
Remember that Trump was indicted for us like Jesus H.???"The middle initial should be a dead giveaway!!!"Trump carries his cross...
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
His own crisis of faith...A Trump in a hard place...
@KeithCooper-Albuquerque 10 місяців тому
Thank you Lawrence. You have truly expressed how I feel about the current SCOTUS. Thanks for all you do.
@corlissscott7563 10 місяців тому
Thank You Lawrence O’donnell….. I RESPECT YOU so much! Your WORDS are so MEANINGFUL,WELL THOUGHT OUT,and SO TRUE. I have totally lost all respect or belief in the Supreme Court….and that is very unsettling,it should not get swept under the rug. It needs to be DEALT WITH PROPERLY! And SWIFTLY! Otherwise ALL is LOST😔
@christinewatt3594 10 місяців тому
What an absolutely brilliant observation Laurence, you have put your finger directly in the rot and done it magnificently. This needs to be pointed out over and over together with all the other rot in the mad GOP.
@haraldsdalify 10 місяців тому
This gives me goosebumps, I hope every American listen to this speech. You showed the cancer that makes your country so sick. I hope you people find a cure for this republican disease. 😢
@kpokpojiji 10 місяців тому
Most Americans do not want this. The problem is that too many Americans are so drugged by their materialism that they aren't paying attention.
@TheChopf26 10 місяців тому
Republicans are not the disease in this country, it's the democrats.
@XZITT 10 місяців тому
@@kpokpojiji Exactly 🇺🇸 $$$$$ Nothing Else Matters. It will only get worse, before it ever gets better ever again
@notavailable3224 10 місяців тому
@@kpokpojiji Your post only partly illuminates the problem, and i would add not likely the major one. for many Americans, the day-to-day struggle just to keep the lights on and the family fed is mission critical. Maslow informs us that a SC ruling - by rich, cloistered people you don't know, about issues which might affect you next month, or next year - are of little importance when your kids are hungry and foreclosure is just a missed paycheck away.
@jayfree850 10 місяців тому
Your comment blaming republicans for how disgusting the system is, is itself a caricature of ridiculous selfishness and is the epitome of the blame game BS that has ruined our progress as a nation. We are pitted against each other while the emperors play in their colloseums and watch the world burn with happiness in their black hearts. Republican, democrat, all the same just different dooshiness
@cattails1166 10 місяців тому
Thank you for this! It is so important to make these points to the public.
@xelamercedes 10 місяців тому
Oh Lawrence. You made me cry this morning. Great segment.
@B.Nice777 10 місяців тому
This is the good old boy system at its highest level!
@conniegrant939 10 місяців тому
For sure
@KareemThaKid 10 місяців тому
Don't lawyers get in trouble for false/fraudulent filings? Why was this allowed to get to the supreme Court?
@marvinmartin4692 10 місяців тому
Not if they’re republicans! Apparently!
@drwatsonca6945 10 місяців тому
you don't get into trouble if you are a member of the GOP since they are allowed to lie it seems.
@sanwages 10 місяців тому
Raid roaded.
@pjaypender1009 10 місяців тому
SCOTUS is exempt from the rules that apply to other courts. They themselves have found that.
@razrv3lc 10 місяців тому
SCOTUS is exempt from pretty much any accountability. It is designed to be untouchable. I’m honestly surprised it took this long for it to go bad.
@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 10 місяців тому
Thank you for the most honest, most personal opinion I have ever seen on the news. No matter what they do to you for saying this, you will always be a true American hero to me. I could not agree with you more.
@christinacoffman1843 10 місяців тому
To hear that a MEMBER of the Supreme Court has lost faith in the very body to which she serves sent chills down my spine. What has happened to us? Where will we end up? Will we survive as a democracy? I am fearful. And, each succeeding blow against everything I have known and believed makes me want to weep.😢
@HairynosedWombat163 10 місяців тому
Words just are not enough to describe this excellent commentary. Thank you from Australia.❤
@msward41 10 місяців тому
Thank you, sir, for your eloquent words. I am ashamed that our country has come to this low point in our history. I ask myself what more must we tolerate as Americans. We are a laughing stock on the world stage, and I don't know how or if we will ever be able to be the guiding light we once were.
@Slo-ryde 10 місяців тому
This country has been exposed for what it really is… sad to say!
@ewokwarrior2656 10 місяців тому
First world countries do not follow a second world country aka ' Murica. They just need us as Cops of the World .
@herminaedwards5242 10 місяців тому
@@Slo-rydeAbsolutely! Most of us around the world already knew this fact! Glad the curtain has been pulled back, so the American people can see.
@herminaedwards5242 10 місяців тому
Sorry to say that ship has sailed! Americans are mostly blind to other Countries sufferimg caused by America. Americans are even blind to half their own citizens sufferimg caused by their own people! School Mass shootings happens no where else in the world on a regular basis & the people accepts NO accountability from congress for decades! I guess its because they see it as a problem that does not affect them, until it does. This is just 1 example in a host of unsolved craziness! The power is with the people! So USE it!
@DivineMizE 10 місяців тому
This is brilliantly written, Lawrence. Thank you! 👏👏👏
@ShannonDavisSings 10 місяців тому
Question. How did this case even reach the Supreme Court without someone realizing that the whole case was bogus?
@marvinmartin4692 10 місяців тому
That’s what baffles me! They are supposed to be the smart ones! Wouldn’t you think they would have staff researching and verifying these cases?!
@ShannonDavisSings 10 місяців тому
@@marvinmartin4692 In my mind, a lot of people completely dropped the ball either from incompetency or with intent. I can almost forgive the Supreme Court for assuming that the facts of the case were there before them, if only because the case had to have made it through lower courts, (though you would still think they had staff that helped them really look into a case before they took it). It makes me wonder if they had any intent to undermine the rule of law, if only because so many people had to either lie or be completely oblivious to the fact that the case was a fantasy. I feel like I either must be misunderstanding something or this corruption really does run crazy deep. And, if it was corruption, why include the name and number of someone in the case that could so easily deny his involvement? I really don't get it. Some part of this isn't adding up.
@cryptoenthusiast4999 10 місяців тому
They knew it was bogus. They were just hoping that the rest of us didn’t find out.
@prestonhuffman6143 10 місяців тому
Awesome piece Lawrence.
@RachelRampage88 10 місяців тому
I just can't take this anymore. I'm so sick of this. How much more can we take?? These criminals are ruining lives! People will die!
@conniegrant939 10 місяців тому
Have already died, unnecessarily.
@camillepotter9580 10 місяців тому
Thank you for describing this historical significance and your own person connection as a child watching events take place. Very meaningful!
@JonR_1138 10 місяців тому
The SCOTUS needs an ethics committee. This has to be the most unethical court ever.
@yellowwducky 10 місяців тому
Well, its the conservative judges it seems where the corruption lies, not the liberal ones.
@cwg9238 10 місяців тому
explain how it is "unethical" to enforce the constitution. ill wait.
@JonR_1138 10 місяців тому
@@cwg9238 it's unethical to make up rules. Several have taken bribes over the years. How would you feel going to court knowing the other side gave the judge expensive gifts? You might feel the judge could be biased against you.
@cwg9238 10 місяців тому
@@JonR_1138 ok then therefore its ethical for me to just come over and help myself to your fridge, any time i want. no rules bro. grow up and get real.
@cwg9238 10 місяців тому
@@JonR_1138 thats what i thought, coward. you dont have the courage of your convictions.
@donnaaveni 10 місяців тому
Lawrence, your impeccable journalism with integrity is inspiring. This comes from your experience and quality of being, the best choices you can make, not faith. Faith implies belief and expectations from people chosen, as with some in SCOTUS, who satisfy an agenda, but who are devoid of these attributes. We need to consider the kind of world we want when choosing those who will represent our democracy and our constitution with integrity, not beliefs and agendas.Thank you for representing this ideal.
@jakemcavoy2554 10 місяців тому
A deeply moving presentation! Thank you, Mr O’Donnell
@frogdogink4415 День тому
The brilliance of Truth. Thank you Lawrence.❤️🔥
@franciscoresto7707 10 місяців тому
Well said! A Master of explaining and analyzing the conversation! Bravo great journalism!!
@rachelgarber1423 10 місяців тому
I feel sorry for Justice Kagen, can’t imagine what it must be like to serve with such corrupt people
@B_Bodziak 10 місяців тому
And to not even really be able to speak out against your colleagues must be aggravating and infuriating.
@Dead-Not-Sleeping 10 місяців тому
@@B_Bodziakagreed but she should anyway. I mean, they don't have any binding code of conduct, apparently. 😊
@glendabarton1914 10 місяців тому
Also Sotomayor and Kendall
@B_Bodziak 10 місяців тому
@@Dead-Not-Sleeping Apparently, she wouldn't even accept a box of bagels from her college girlfriends on her birthday because it may have been viewed as unethical in some way. Meanwhile, alito and Thomas are accepting lavish gifts.
@jabbermocky4520 10 місяців тому
Justice Kagen actually serves. She has the grave misfortune to serve the law while 6 of her fellow Justices thumb their noses at the rule of law. Her 6 benchmates are mainly political operatives with cushy lifetime appointments. They serve only the rich men in the Federalist Society who procured those cushy appointments for them. Brown-Jackson and Sotomayor are similarly afflicted with REAL JOBS as serving Justices while their fellows piddle away with the "culture wars" their masters dictate to them. Crisis of faith? I can only imagine.
@susanbradley3458 10 місяців тому
Thank you, Lawrence, for articulating so eloquently my deep disappointment in the Court
@DoahnKea_Tuber 10 місяців тому
What an absolute shame intellect bears so little significance in our rights and protections.
@bonaface 10 місяців тому
talk about boomers complaining about boomers lol. this is seriously all y'alls fault.
@JayBee-cr8jm 10 місяців тому
@@DoahnKea_Tuber Asians aren't going anywhere. You will just have to get used to the idea that we are going to college and you can't keep us out.
@jimough2441 10 місяців тому
@@bonafaceif all you do is profess failure of others, you are no better than,and just as responsible, for the crimes of the perpetrators.
@daytripper9222 10 місяців тому
Oh yes thank-you Lawrence for being so articulate 🤣😆😂
@poorthing 10 місяців тому
Thank you for sharing that very personal experience, you told it so eloquently that I felt the awe you felt when you were 11 years old in that sacred chamber, the US Supreme Court listening to your father arguing & winning a case in front of those legendary justices.
@cleoklepzig4595 10 місяців тому
This is an amazing piece Lawrence! Thank you.
@Nick-hi9gx 10 місяців тому
It is crazy to me that people still had faith in the Supreme Court. After they handed the 2000 election to the loser, when I was 13, I lost most faith. After DC v Heller, I knew the Supreme Court was just a right-wing branch of government.
@robertmannel4446 10 місяців тому
Gotta hang in there, Kid!
@saraleigh5336 10 місяців тому
Yes, Bush v. Gore did it for me. It was one of the first elections in which I voted. It made an impression.
@tja3495 10 місяців тому
@@saraleigh5336 Yes, 100%!
@saraleigh5336 10 місяців тому
@@tja3495 yes; huge reality check. (I still think voting is important, etc, but yeesh.)
@rambleron5720 10 місяців тому
@@saraleigh5336 Same.
@johnlupica968 10 місяців тому
I definitely agree with you 💯 percent
@moniquegrabrijan2898 10 місяців тому
Much respect Lawrence. Your words are so heartfelt and truthful. My heart just aches and I am also so angry. Is there anything that can be done or any chance that they can be held accountable? ❤😢
@pamelaplowman1143 10 місяців тому
Fantastic presentation, Laurence! ❤
@twodonks 10 місяців тому
Very moving monologue tonight, and as true as can be. Lawrence O’Donnell, you are a national treasure. Much gratitude and many blessings to you. 🙏🏼
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
Not as miving as Edgar Bergans new project Kevin McCarthy...this is a moving experience like Kevin buying the Ginzu knife and making sushi for Trumps stunt double the Flex seal guy who doesn't look an awful lot like Trump but has never met the My Pillow guy
@matthewconrad2908 10 місяців тому
Kevin is living proof that Charlie McCarthy us Trumps alter ego the Good Trump and of course Alfred E Newman his bad Trump alter ego...
@jderr557 10 місяців тому
"As true as can be?" Wow|! You're hopelessly lost. You allow O'Donnell lie to your face, and then congratulate him. You're why we're stuck with those two morons in the White House (Biden and Harris).
@ellenweiss5850 10 місяців тому
Except for Rachel nobody is better.
@0MG.N0 10 місяців тому
Lawrence, you're one of MSNBC's MVPs. In fact you're one of contemporary journalism's MVPs.
@MerelyGifted 10 місяців тому
True, true.
@untangled99 10 місяців тому
Thank you, lawrence. You said everything I wish I could have articulated. I watched you. Your faith. Your beliefs. Your pain. Thank you.
@robcary2808 10 місяців тому
Lawrence: SO SO SO important you gave this a voice. Of all the years I've been watching your MSNBC snippets on YT, you have always had integrity and presented specific topics every American should be aware of. This tops them all sir. Giving a voice to exactly what some other journalists shy away from just strengthens your integrity in my book.
@maxinemann2490 10 місяців тому
My heart weeps for this country and the horrible place we find ourselves.
@tenak7278 10 місяців тому
Same here, Maxine. It gives me great sorrow to see how this country has become especially in the last several years. My family escaped from Cuba when I was 5 years old and I'm 67 now. We left because of Communism. We left for democracy. This Court has fallen into the same hands as the Republican party. And, I'm scared to death.
@g11rfe87 10 місяців тому
I agree, but don't worry, trump will be back. won't be long before this dem presidency nightmare is finally over and we can get our country back on track morally.
@MegaJustGeorge 10 місяців тому
@@g11rfe87 You're kidding me, right?
@B_Bodziak 10 місяців тому
@@g11rfe87How can you possibly trust Trump with our nation's most important defense secrets? EVERYONE who worked for his WH administration has said he's a literal danger to our national security and is not fit to hold any office. The only former official who has stuck by his side is Mike Flynn and I'm sure it has nothing to do with receiving a pardon.
@newts-gaming695 10 місяців тому
Mine too :(
@lucyloojones2779 10 місяців тому
Thank you Lawrence for an excellent report…you make it very clear that they do not deserve respect from any of us! Nor will they get it!
@williestyle35 10 місяців тому
When I was young my father told me "respect is earned". Unfortunately I had not fully realized how valuable his advice was and have given far too many people "automatic respect" ( especially Drs recently in caring for my wife ).
@thomasjohn6041 10 місяців тому
Bwhahaha. America: the most propagandized country in the world. Lap it up much? 😀
@cl9107 10 місяців тому
Beautifully stated Lawrence thank you. ❤
@bobbismileforHIM 10 місяців тому
Brilliant, heartfelt, and spiritual commentary. We must pray, can anything be done to stop this disaster?
@Acer_Maximinus 10 місяців тому
The GQP crave power so they can punish people who aren’t like them.
@conniegrant939 10 місяців тому
They’re Racist. That’s all just racist.
@LaLadybug2011 10 місяців тому
Thank you so much for making me realize why I have been SO upset the last six years-I've lost my faith. I've lost my faith in America and every "system" we have, thanks to the crooks .
@lindarockafellow5058 10 місяців тому
Ikr? Keep trying to figure if there's anything we can do. So far nada. Don't like gloom and doom, but hope some scholar can do SOMETHING!
@notavailable3224 10 місяців тому
america has to be willing to right this wrong. unfortunately, history has shown she's not very willing to fix her mistakes.
@pamelaweber1286 11 днів тому
❤ Lawrence this program was awesome, informative and intelligent ❤ Bless you ❤ Justice ⚖ Matters ❤
@eteldias5176 10 місяців тому
On point. I used to believe them regardless of whom appointed them...because I believed the upholding of the Constitution was their duty and pride. Thomas case was a sticky point though. I no longer believe in any of the ones appointed by the GOP. So unthinkable...and so disappointing.
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