It’s ‘possible’ Dobbs could be overturned: Justice Breyer full interview

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sits down with Kristen Welker to discuss the Dobbs ruling, U.S. democracy and the future of the court.
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  • @anonymoususer4376
    @anonymoususer4376Ай бұрын

    Don't waste time trying to overturn Dobbs. Just codify abortion.

  • @BaskingInObscurity

    @BaskingInObscurity

    Ай бұрын

    Personhood, while we're at it; because no other artificial entity like a corporation should have rights that occlude individual human and civil rights. There is no democracy when a $ = a vote. Demos is The People, not the currency, not the corporation protected from having to be transparent and honest.

  • @DebraBashawPelsma-bg7rt

    @DebraBashawPelsma-bg7rt

    Ай бұрын

    Vote for women’s rights abortion is on the Ballot in several states this November

  • @freedomfighterletsgobrandon

    @freedomfighterletsgobrandon

    8 күн бұрын

    And it is of course also possible, that the overturning of Dobbs could be overturned.

  • @nerdaterp
    @nerdaterpАй бұрын

    I appreciate Justice Breyer's candor. A trait I admire is he is not afraid to say "I'm not going to answer that question," rather than dissemble and lie. I wish he hadn't retired - he's sharp as a tack, and possesses wisdom the current Court seems to lack.

  • @Patmorgan235Us

    @Patmorgan235Us

    Ай бұрын

    He retired at the right time. He had his time on the court and didn't want to be like RBG holding out to so long she was replaced by someone with the opposite values. Ketanji Brown Jackson is also an sharp and excellent jurist and look to be doing well to live up to Justice Breyer legacy.

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    The current court seems to lack wisdom because you FEEL strongly about how the court has ruled. You didn't listen to this interview, every one of the decisions is carefully thought out and scrutinized.

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    @@Oak6 How does he know that is the case, he is no longer on the court?

  • @timojimenez6012

    @timojimenez6012

    Ай бұрын

    He's a typical bull- sheighter.

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    @@timfuscaldo3024 The court didn't radically change in its methodology because Breyer stepped down. He worked with the majority of those judges for decades. There's no reason to assume they've gone to a policy of rushing through decisions, and they haven't

  • @markkozlowski3674
    @markkozlowski3674Ай бұрын

    Brilliant people such as myself have been saying for twenty years that the overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a disaster for the GOP. How right we were!

  • @tonytravelerroute66

    @tonytravelerroute66

    Ай бұрын

    "Brilliant people such as myself"..

  • @markkozlowski3674

    @markkozlowski3674

    Ай бұрын

    @@tonytravelerroute66 if I don't blow my own horn, who will blow it?

  • @user-cm4ml7ju7d

    @user-cm4ml7ju7d

    Ай бұрын

    It was time that the bigots of the GOP were put forward for all to see!

  • @markkozlowski3674

    @markkozlowski3674

    Ай бұрын

    @@Kermit_T_Frog You are confused ANY Supreme Court decision is subject to being overturned. And Roe v, Wade, which was a particularly poorly reasoned decision, was vulnerable from the day it was decided.

  • @markkozlowski3674

    @markkozlowski3674

    Ай бұрын

    @@Kermit_T_Frog Do a little research into the history of First Amendment law. (I especially recommend "The People's Darling Privilege: Struggles for Free Speech in American History", by Michael Kent Curtis and "Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920", by David Rabban.) And then ask yourself where we would be if First Amendment law had not started to radically change about one hundred years ago. Regards.

  • @TooSweet4You
    @TooSweet4YouАй бұрын

    BS, Thomas and Alito are the most corrupt ever…they are not doing their best. The most corrupt SCOTUS in history.

  • @bardsamok9221

    @bardsamok9221

    Ай бұрын

    That's correct, senator Whitehouse has done excellent deep dives on exposing this.

  • @nancycrisman7496

    @nancycrisman7496

    Ай бұрын

    Oh BS. You don’t get what you want and you cry 😭 😭 😭 and whine. Get yourself a pacifier and a blanket until you grow up.

  • @computeuser3084

    @computeuser3084

    Ай бұрын

    Does the senator carry around a extra pair of panties to twist?

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    @@bardsamok9221 But who is listening?

  • @StephenKershaw1

    @StephenKershaw1

    4 күн бұрын

    @@luckystoller6171 hopefully patriots are listening, locking and loading

  • @jonathanrossddsmhs1271
    @jonathanrossddsmhs1271Ай бұрын

    Welker asked the right questions. She’s just not clever enough to ask them in a way that she got more insightful answers. If she asked questions that didn’t cover current cases in front of the court, Breyer gave very interesting answers. Ask the same topic but use past cases or hypothetical ones. Even then, Breyer is no dummy and will be careful in his answers.

  • @susanavilez9302
    @susanavilez9302Ай бұрын

    Justice Breyer could do more service for the country speaking out rather than protecting the corrupt court with silence.

  • @oldnepalihippie

    @oldnepalihippie

    Ай бұрын

    I agree. Let's experiment... a bit more! release all transcripts 100 percent transparency and cams in the court.

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    Oh my God-YES! This interview frustrated me SO much!! Sir! Now is not the time to act smart and be cagey!! And the part where he implies that it is basically “ok” for Thomas no to recuse himself…UGH.

  • @American-DEM

    @American-DEM

    Ай бұрын

    @@oldnepalihippie YES!!! This!!! Want to remove the corruption, publicize the court hearings - I don't think it's any different that other court session - only that they have a higher profile.

  • @oldnepalihippie

    @oldnepalihippie

    Ай бұрын

    @@lisakeane4386Breyer should take acting classes if he wants to pull that one off convincingly. But I don't think he cares, he's that arrogant about his lack of transparency. Of all the norms broken of late, he's gonna focus on that one norm? spill the beans m f e r

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    @@lisakeane4386 Agree, it was a waste of time.

  • @steveschweickert6623
    @steveschweickert6623Ай бұрын

    What a tremendous interview! We lost much when he retired from SCOTUS. A truly thoughtful jurist.

  • @rfresa

    @rfresa

    Ай бұрын

    He has a good successor, and now he has more time to speak and write books.

  • @dumpercastillo1499

    @dumpercastillo1499

    Ай бұрын

    100% agree

  • @nevannarence6542

    @nevannarence6542

    28 күн бұрын

    agree but He also had to deal with the legacy that RBG's death left us with. what the gop did to take advantage of her death. as well as what was done with the death that left us with kavanaugh again because of what the gop did. He chose to leave during the beginning of Bidens term to avoid the same possibility happening again. to avoid another conservitive federalist judge being forced down our throats.

  • @frankrubino1883

    @frankrubino1883

    23 күн бұрын

    Now we can hear his thinking on matters of the law instead of dying in office like his predecessors. He is a brilliant man and jurist. We the public get to read his book and hear his interviews. He can speak more freely now that he has retired from the Supreme Court.

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    @@rfresa Now we need at least four more successors to replace the three Trump appointees for lack of qualifications, Thomas and Alito for corruption, and Roberts for spinelessness, for allowing the foxes in the henhouse to go nuts.

  • @cherylcardran1776
    @cherylcardran1776Ай бұрын

    Justice Breyer is clearly top notch.

  • @cindyewyatt
    @cindyewyattАй бұрын

    “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    Precisely- which I felt Breyer is guilty of in this case by abstaining from ANY sort of answer (or even a clue) signaling his issue with at LEAST TWO corrupt judges.

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    And this interview is a perfect example of a good man doing nothing.

  • @RobertHallettDC

    @RobertHallettDC

    Ай бұрын

    This interview was performed by an activist reporter and News organization! Kudos to Justice Breyer for refusing to take the bait(s) and step in the mire!! Regardless, this reporter, though only doing her job for FAKE News/NBC, is so irritating!

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    @@lisakeane4386 Make that four.

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    And a Chief Justice with no spine.

  • @monosmou3336
    @monosmou3336Ай бұрын

    Unfortunate he does not want to comment on how corrupt the court system has become.

  • @mattpetersen4620
    @mattpetersen4620Ай бұрын

    Not giving his opinion on these questions is the fine point of professionalism.

  • @banadidi
    @banadidiАй бұрын

    Textualism and Originalism treat the Constitution as essentially a historical, dead document. I believe the Framers meant it to be a dynamic, living document that will adapt as knowledge increases.

  • @dianthaweilepp5294

    @dianthaweilepp5294

    Ай бұрын

    Article 5 explains how to change the constitution. They PLANNED for change. It is not frozen for all time.

  • @sharongochenour9278

    @sharongochenour9278

    Ай бұрын

    There wouldn’t be any amendments if the framers thought the constitution was a done deal.

  • @dalimadison7553

    @dalimadison7553

    Ай бұрын

    As the justice said, encompassing our basic values and those we are working toward, pliable and applied in a modern context. As I have always understood it, A Living Document.

  • @danieldalton6544

    @danieldalton6544

    Ай бұрын

    💯

  • @michalbarcik

    @michalbarcik

    Ай бұрын

    I believe the Framers meant it to be a dynamic -- They not.

  • @jaiyabyrd4177
    @jaiyabyrd4177Ай бұрын

    Sandra Day O'Connor also stated after her retirement from SCOTUS that the Supreme Court should not have accepted the Gore v. Bush/2000 Election

  • @midnightbrian9132

    @midnightbrian9132

    Ай бұрын

    They shouldn't have. In the end Gore got more votes. Bush did not win and I have to wonder how things would of worked out if he never happened.

  • @michellemaxner8638

    @michellemaxner8638

    Ай бұрын

    What a better world we would be living in today.

  • @jaiyabyrd4177

    @jaiyabyrd4177

    Ай бұрын

    @@michellemaxner8638 Yes Exactly 💯 George W Bush started the 21st century of hardcore in this country and it gave Reaganomics a definite Ressurection

  • @maximilianemusterfrau1265

    @maximilianemusterfrau1265

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@michellemaxner8638💯👍🏻 So true! Imagine 8 years Al Gore and 8 years Hillary Clinton instead of 8 years Bush and 4 years Trump!

  • @downstream0114

    @downstream0114

    Ай бұрын

    @@maximilianemusterfrau1265 It's strange how even Republicans tend to despise the Bush years, yet they can't connect the dots.

  • @verified.my2cents
    @verified.my2centsАй бұрын

    Every time I hear Justice Breyer refuse to comment, I ponder if RBG was around and how different her response would be.

  • @robertchapman6822

    @robertchapman6822

    Ай бұрын

    Too bad she didn’t leave the court until Trump was president

  • @frankrubino1883

    @frankrubino1883

    23 күн бұрын

    He is freer now than when was a jurist.

  • @darrell20741
    @darrell20741Ай бұрын

    I am fed up with the supreme court.

  • @RavenVapor873

    @RavenVapor873

    Ай бұрын

    @darrell20741 you are far from the only one 🤦‍♀️ And we can't do anything about it which makes it infuriating 😤

  • @esobed1

    @esobed1

    Ай бұрын

    So, what do we collectively do? I think we pressure our congress people to push the Executive for expanding the court by 4 or 5 more justices. 3 liberal and one or two moderates.

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    Impeach Thomas. He is the most egregious example of corruption. It's a start.

  • @donaldwhittaker7987
    @donaldwhittaker7987Ай бұрын

    Smart man, we need more judges like him, at all levels of the judiciary

  • @TRamone01
    @TRamone01Ай бұрын

    Didn't more than half the country think Bush v Gore was wrong?

  • @dannywilliams2358

    @dannywilliams2358

    Ай бұрын

    No

  • @TRamone01

    @TRamone01

    Ай бұрын

    Bush loses the popular vote but wins the election with the help of the supremely partisan court. @@dannywilliams2358

  • @untrueman

    @untrueman

    Ай бұрын

    @@dannywilliams2358 More than half of the folks who voted in the election, since Bush lost the popular vote.

  • @dannywilliams2358

    @dannywilliams2358

    Ай бұрын

    @@untrueman then it's a good thing the popular vote is completely meaningless.

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, considering Bush lost the popular vote.

  • @catherinekasmer9905
    @catherinekasmer9905Ай бұрын

    Please get Rachel Maddow to host this show. We need someone who can keep up intellectually and think on her feet.

  • @themaestro7922

    @themaestro7922

    Ай бұрын

    yeah. I found myself rolling my eyes at some of the questions.

  • @BaskingInObscurity

    @BaskingInObscurity

    Ай бұрын

    And repeating the same mistake of politely withdrawing from every question of any real import. This interview was worthy of a C or D segment of a personality show, not news.

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    “But let me ask one more question..” 😂 I do think Maddow could keep up a bit more- but Breyer is pretty darn smart and i don’t think he’d be answering questions any more than he did if faced with a more worthy adversary.

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    Suggesting Rachel Maddow is a intellectual is one of the most laughable things I've seen in these comments.

  • @BaskingInObscurity

    @BaskingInObscurity

    Ай бұрын

    @@Oak6 says the person who doesn't know when to use "an" rather than "a."

  • @ttcc5273
    @ttcc5273Ай бұрын

    Remember: Trump called Nikki Haley a “birdbrain whose voters have no place in Trump’s MAGA party!” 🥵

  • @monkmchorning

    @monkmchorning

    9 күн бұрын

    I think you're off-topic.

  • @kuribojim3916
    @kuribojim3916Ай бұрын

    I felt like Welker’s questions were a little too direct and obvious at times here. This represents a missed opportunity, given how rare it is to have such a large amount of time with a SC Justice.

  • @emotoe
    @emotoeАй бұрын

    A brilliant jurist, but his refusal to comment is unfortunate.

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    TRUTH.

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    So you and your mob can attempt to take his words and run with them? Do you think he really has time to go through and entire decision much less many of them in a short interview?

  • @BarbaraatQueensAvenueTarot

    @BarbaraatQueensAvenueTarot

    Ай бұрын

    @@Oak6 What mob? The American people?

  • @meidassecondsoprano150

    @meidassecondsoprano150

    Ай бұрын

    To my lawyer’s ears, he is commenting loudly and clearly-the Supremes are moving too fast, and making seriously wrong decisions as a result. As for the interviewer, she is terrible and ineffective. It’s amazing J Breyer doesn’t say, “Asked and answered” each time she asks the same question. That’s why it seems that he isn’t commenting four square. The Justice is being diplomatic. J. Breyer is also saying the majority is lazy.

  • @TampaDave

    @TampaDave

    Ай бұрын

    I get the impression that if one reads the book, one will see a lot of strong comments "between the lines" and realize they are "hidden in plain sight" in this interview.

  • @jonathanrossddsmhs1271
    @jonathanrossddsmhs1271Ай бұрын

    18:15 Justice Breyer may be too optimistic to think we still have or will have rule of law when capture of SCOTUS has caused the lowest approval rating in history.

  • @jjboyd01
    @jjboyd01Ай бұрын

    I'm from Trenton NJ. 2 SC Justices grew up where I'm from Alito and Scalia. I know how they will vote every time. They are both from the part of Trenton where my mother taught for 30 years..

  • @franciswoo1838
    @franciswoo1838Ай бұрын

    In between lines all I heard from Breyer is everything is common sense and indirectly SCOTUS has ruptured and not aware of history and current stand by SCOTUS is bad approach and should change course and has loss the SCOTUS value. My apology if I heard his lines wrongly and perhaps he should said more directly instead of putting words in his mouth.

  • @wendygermain808
    @wendygermain808Ай бұрын

    Seems quite disingenuous of Mr. Breyer to say that like his wife, Ginni Thomas is an independent woman, as if Clarence doesn't know everything she did to plan and try to execute the insurrection. He really isn't giving much hope when he thinks that SCOTUS is doing the people's work - NOT

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    This was incredibly “pie in the sky” thinking, IMO.

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    You are on the money with your comment

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    @@lisakeane4386 no its not.

  • @luckystoller6171

    @luckystoller6171

    23 күн бұрын

    @@lisakeane4386 At best.

  • @jrecon
    @jreconАй бұрын

    After listening to this interview, it seems to me that a Judge should be well versed in History. Then the Judge can understand the context of the law when it was written. They should understand the constitution was not written for everyone before. The Judge with good insight over time can make better decisions as we progress as a people.

  • @CaveatDraco
    @CaveatDracoАй бұрын

    I've had supreme crunchwraps more supreme than this gaggle of unelected judges. Life-time appointments are ridiculous.

  • @user-ey2ib1gl7t
    @user-ey2ib1gl7tАй бұрын

    OMG Justice Breyer is a pleasure to listen to. If only we had more Judges like him today.

  • @khwilder
    @khwilderАй бұрын

    I found this interview upsetting because he felt like he couldn't answer any of the very relevant and important questions. I think he still thinks he's a judge. And can't have his own opinion or ideas expressed.

  • @dannywilliams2358

    @dannywilliams2358

    Ай бұрын

    He doesn't have any

  • @EnigmaticPsyche

    @EnigmaticPsyche

    Ай бұрын

    He is still part of the institution of the Supreme Court. If he was to assert an opinion, people would use his words and run with it. Being measured in your words is an amazing attribute in a judge, and honestly a person. I think it's good that he doesn't say anything too controversial to let the actions of the current court stand and force those currently on the bench to explain their decisions in their written opinion.

  • @mysteriousth1ef

    @mysteriousth1ef

    Ай бұрын

    As much as I would like to hear his perspective, he is in the right not to express an opinion in these cases because it can be taken out of context or someone may mince his words.

  • @dannywilliams2358

    @dannywilliams2358

    Ай бұрын

    @@mysteriousth1ef or...it's nobody's business but his

  • @noodlewhitley

    @noodlewhitley

    Ай бұрын

    I agree with you. He's spineless. Why agree to an interview when you can't answer any questions? If he's a judge, and he feels like it's not appropriate to talk about cases, then why be on television? Ridiculous.

  • @starradelowokan7843
    @starradelowokan7843Ай бұрын

    I loved listening to Justice Breyer he's great & missed on the Supreme Court

  • @lah1743
    @lah1743Ай бұрын

    After listening to him, I won't buy his book. He is not committed to his wisdom and experience in helping Americans to learn and understand what is happening. He just stands by and refuses to participate in the conversation, while telling others how important it is to participate. This is why we may lose our democracy. Because too many are standing by and not speaking up and saying, no, this is not fair, this is not right. And we sink further into losing our freedoms, and our way of life, to aristocracy, cleptocracy, autocracy. Too many elders particularly, near retirement or retired, seem to just not want to rock the boat, and so we sail into an uncertain, and frightening future. Just participate, and answer the question man.

  • @shoreline4
    @shoreline4Ай бұрын

    This is why I've always admired Justice Breyer. He's disciplined and unable to be swayed, even under the scrutiny of serious questioning. Throughout his time on the Supreme Court, he could be trusted with his deliberations because he was always aware of the big picture and what potential effects it would have in the future. Great interview!

  • @jodestella2746
    @jodestella2746Ай бұрын

    Extraordinary interview, thank you.

  • @dire67
    @dire67Ай бұрын

    If he's this tight lipped in person, what would his book be like? I have no interest in buying and reading about absolutely nothing.

  • @t.dickinson7942

    @t.dickinson7942

    Ай бұрын

    It was not MAGA groups helping during covid

  • @timfuscaldo3024
    @timfuscaldo3024Ай бұрын

    What a waste of time watching this, should have cut it down to 10 minutes eliminating all the questions he refused to answer.

  • @freeloader69
    @freeloader69Ай бұрын

    Around 1:05:00, Justice Breyer basically admits that it is only the vanity of judges that prevents cameras in the courts. Your vanity/ego doesn't supersede our right to know what you're doing with our money.

  • @HollyearrowBrewer
    @HollyearrowBrewerАй бұрын

    This book is wonderfully engaging. I can't recommend it enough.

  • @jaiyabyrd4177
    @jaiyabyrd4177Ай бұрын

    Justice Breyer declined answering *All* SCOTUS questions or was vague, therefore it was a waste of journalistic time

  • @mjeffn2
    @mjeffn2Ай бұрын

    Because it just seems important to the Heritage Society.

  • @michellecd4722
    @michellecd4722Ай бұрын

    "I don't mean to be coy"...Me holding two opposing feelings at the same time, a class act SCJ and a profoundly frustrating interview!!

  • @nathanhempton4292
    @nathanhempton4292Ай бұрын

    The applause goes away until you rewrite a precedent that's been standing for 50 years. Then you get half the applause back. Judges shouldn't rewrite laws by judicial review

  • @deborahplasencia1833
    @deborahplasencia1833Ай бұрын

    there is NO difficulty with the abortion decision issue, NO government has the right to take upon a woman's health care choice based on a religious ideology. According to the Bible, life does not begin until the first breath which is after birth. No difficulty at all in a decision. Government has overreached their control and power over individual freedom.

  • @jodestella2746
    @jodestella2746Ай бұрын

    Yes, distrust occurs… Thomas should step out of Supreme Court. I was ashamed of the Supreme Court for allowing him to stay. Ashamed of him.

  • @RichardDonin
    @RichardDoninАй бұрын

    wonderful! if only every american could see and understand this program!

  • @psychedeliclowriderz7050
    @psychedeliclowriderz7050Ай бұрын

    Why interview this guy if he’s going to evade all the important questions?

  • @WordAte
    @WordAteАй бұрын

    I say this as one who tends to be an Institutionalist, I wish Breyer would understand that there are corrupt extremist rightwingers who are seeking to use our institutions against them. We cannot behave normally when the institutions are under attack. He should take a page from his correct approach of pragmatism and speak up in these abnormal times.

  • @bardsamok9221

    @bardsamok9221

    Ай бұрын

    Of course he understands. Likely there's some important reason why he's openly avoiding the truth about the captured SCOTUS

  • @BaskingInObscurity

    @BaskingInObscurity

    Ай бұрын

    @@bardsamok9221 This interview actually led me to trust him far less and be more wary of ALL the justices, whether I like them or not. Now IS the time to stand up. There are no other SCOTUS retirees to call out shenanigans, much less institutional crimes. No huddling when the very basis of our country is at stake. This isn't a social club with secret rites. It seems another case of privilege blinding. By not speaking out, he's, at best, submitting to being used by the cadre of authoritarians who count on our tradition and trust that "Everything's fine; everything's just fine," as the gap in our defenses. He presents himself as a Martin Niemöller. Must be nice not to belong to any marginalized categories who need worry.

  • @lisakeane4386

    @lisakeane4386

    Ай бұрын

    @@BaskingInObscurityI 💯 agree and I’m glad it wasn’t just me who thought this!

  • @WordAte

    @WordAte

    Ай бұрын

    @@bardsamok9221 How did you arrive at your conclusion "of course he understands?" Did he state that he understands the corrupt rightwing extremists pose an risk to SCOTUS? Or are you just guessing?

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    @@BaskingInObscurity It disgusts me that he does not stand up and speak his mind.

  • @bsmith577
    @bsmith577Ай бұрын

    He refuses to comment on recent court judgments. How does he view the former president, Trump, on his comments considering his power and following.

  • @beliasanders7984
    @beliasanders7984Ай бұрын

    If he can’t answer anything then why is he there? A lot of I can’t answer then am stay home!

  • @maggiereeder7121
    @maggiereeder7121Ай бұрын

    Loved hearing from Justice Breyer. Too bad he can't replace the criminal Thomas.

  • @TampaDave

    @TampaDave

    Ай бұрын

    Too bad there isn't a WAY to replace him. A comatose garden snail would be a step upward. A thoughtful jurist would be beyond all expectations.

  • @Diana-jx1ju
    @Diana-jx1juАй бұрын

    Wonderful interview, and historic!

  • @freedomfighterletsgobrandon
    @freedomfighterletsgobrandon8 күн бұрын

    And it is of course also possible, that the overturning of Dobbs could be overturned.

  • @dumpercastillo1499
    @dumpercastillo1499Ай бұрын

    Thank you Justice Breyer! Your voice is needed now more than ever!

  • @joselito7776
    @joselito7776Ай бұрын

    I believe that Judge Breyer feels that during his time in the court, the other justices treated other with professionalism irregardless of their political leanings. I'd like to know if he truly feels this way with the current court, particularly with the presence of Thomas.

  • @kathymanthey2062
    @kathymanthey2062Ай бұрын

    Great interview. I have one major criticism of Breyer though; when asked about the gifts and transparency his answer was full of obfuscation and gaslighting. Even if the 7 volumes of ethics don't spell out that you shouldn't accept 250K RVs as gifts I think most logical people would conclude it is an ethical issue and not reporting it is against the "rules".

  • @timothyross7822
    @timothyross7822Ай бұрын

    The choice is whether or not one views the constitution as a living document. I do! It lives in today! Vote Blue for its preservation!

  • @susanbradleyskov9179
    @susanbradleyskov9179Ай бұрын

    Good historians know that they cannot completely ’know’ what people of the past were thinking and experiencing. They try to get as close to it as they can and they argue, in a mostly friendly manner, about it.

  • @1lmp1
    @1lmp1Ай бұрын

    I respect justice Breyer, but it somewhat disturbs me that he did not give his opinion as a now private citizen about the most burning issues at the present. He should have commented about J6 and our right to know about presidential immunity issue. You have only brilliant mind if you make your reasoning of burning issues known. Brilliant mind gets lost if it is kept only in one head.

  • @flowergranny3218
    @flowergranny3218Ай бұрын

    I am 75. In my life I have seen bad Congresses and bad presidents, but I always thought if it got out of control the Supreme Court would right the most important things in law. I am heartbroken at the court being controlled by rightwing religious extremists. I fear for our children and grandchildren.

  • @theskyehiker
    @theskyehikerАй бұрын

    Breyer won’t say anything negative about the other justices.

  • @Blonde111
    @Blonde111Ай бұрын

    This judge does not want to talk about trump

  • @bisherimam9640
    @bisherimam9640Ай бұрын

    What A brilliant, open minded, and delightful person. Sincerity, recognition of the magnitude of the job, and honesty.

  • @dianeclayton5032
    @dianeclayton5032Ай бұрын

    How old is Justice Breyer? Look how sharp he is!

  • @dianeclayton5032

    @dianeclayton5032

    Ай бұрын

    I looked it up! He is 85!

  • @dannomusic47
    @dannomusic47Ай бұрын

    They lead cloistered lives and it shows.

  • @4KrystylRose
    @4KrystylRose18 күн бұрын

    Justice Bryer is such an interesting mind. He also has a very strong moral compass. I wish we could say the same of ALL our current SCOTUS members.

  • @veepotter307
    @veepotter307Ай бұрын

    Wonderful interview!

  • @dannywilliams2358
    @dannywilliams2358Ай бұрын

    Anything's possible. Not likely tho.

  • @KassJuanebe
    @KassJuanebeАй бұрын

    Using methods that ask what the context is the foundation of critical thinking. Context must be considered.

  • @drindabell3350
    @drindabell3350Ай бұрын

    Shame on the Russian, raicist GOP

  • @jeffhutjens
    @jeffhutjens29 күн бұрын

    What a smart, alert, delightful old fella.

  • @charleswarsinske8054
    @charleswarsinske8054Ай бұрын

    He can’t/won’t answer the questions. Why sit for the interview? He is not a judge anymore.

  • @cesarpaulinho2824
    @cesarpaulinho2824Ай бұрын

    ❤❤😊cesar

  • @walterperry4565
    @walterperry4565Ай бұрын

    Judge what is a dog Judge; i cant explain it

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    I think this interview is a bit beyond your caliber.

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    @@Oak6 No, Walters analogy is spot on.

  • @suzrau
    @suzrau8 күн бұрын

    There doesn't have to be a law on abortion. Canada has no law. Canada treats abortion the same as any other medical procedure. You want a law? Pass a law that medical practitioners are the people who make medical decisions in consultation with their patients.

  • @LiseLareau
    @LiseLareauАй бұрын

    He lost me at the 2nd amendment. Our government should never be trusted.

  • @Michelle6998832
    @Michelle6998832Ай бұрын

    I find Justice Breyer an incredible wise and just man. I even caught myself trying to apply intellect and common sense problem solving approach to the bear joke he told. 😂😂😂 Which, in my humble opinion, turned out to be a paradoxical riddle. (Puting the running 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ shoes on wouldn't guarantee the person to outrun a bear but it would give him an advantageous chance to outrun the next possible bear victim. 🐻 🤔 So what is the paradox? Well, by the time person A puts on his/hers running shoes, person B would be far ahead of person A and the risk would outweigh the benefit or the very least annul it. This was a great Meet the Press interview and I can't way to get my hands on Justice Breyer's book. Thank you! 😊

  • @TampaDave

    @TampaDave

    Ай бұрын

    I think you are supposed to tell the bear: "I think

  • @TampaDave

    @TampaDave

    Ай бұрын

    I think you are supposed to tell the bear: "These shoes are full of CFC's and other toxins. Go after that guy." Then you don't have to outrun anyone. And besides, you may have a great conversation about environmental decline. Toxic waste dumps, raking forests, whatever. 🥸

  • @805drifter
    @805drifter9 күн бұрын

    Wasn’t the constitution supposed to be a framework for how we govern ourselves? It wasn’t intended to outline our rights, that was an afterthought to get adopted. It was a living framework. The laws under it should fall within the framework, changing with the times.

  • @MrMcmenamin
    @MrMcmenaminАй бұрын

    welker is a joke

  • @emilevanrensburg8094
    @emilevanrensburg809413 күн бұрын

    All of the "I can't answer that question" was off putting.

  • @MythicPlague
    @MythicPlagueАй бұрын

    I always believed that the Constitution should be a living and breathing document. Meaning that it grows with the changes in time. We add Amendments when it's warranted, and we can make changes with technology or other means that will come up in the future.

  • @TampaDave

    @TampaDave

    Ай бұрын

    What does it say about a whole Congressional party being controlled by Fascist Russian agents? We need a bit of help here.

  • @celloroar5223
    @celloroar5223Ай бұрын

    We miss Justice Breyer!

  • @lesterstarks9607
    @lesterstarks9607Ай бұрын

    The Supreme Court needs reeducating, or replaced

  • @terrydee4235
    @terrydee4235Ай бұрын

    Thanks for this interview. Excellent. Everyone who votes should have to see this.

  • @danieldalton6544
    @danieldalton6544Ай бұрын

    I agree with him on this. It’s just common sense.

  • @njosborne6152

    @njosborne6152

    Ай бұрын

    Common Sense has no place in the Rule of Law. Sorry.

  • @clumsiii
    @clumsiii18 күн бұрын

    I'm 43 minutes in... Welker hasn't asked Breyer about Starry Decisis yet. At all. That is the problem with the new court. She could at least ask him about the concept. Most ppl probably don't know

  • @njosborne6152
    @njosborne6152Ай бұрын

    No, my disagreement is that Roberts believes, that he is more than the Supreme Court Justin! , Rather , he’s the chief of a “supreme government”, Further, has quite openly said so

  • @sigil8386
    @sigil838612 күн бұрын

    At first I respected Justice Breyer's clear refusal to weigh in on current cases, but as the interview progressed it became clear that he truly has no issue with holding immense power in a lifelong position; that he opposes the transparency cameras would give the court discussions; that he will not speak openly about the obvious corruption of the court (and how could he, when he did not choose to do so while he was working there); that even in the face of leaks and ethics breaches like Thomas not recusing himself he does not think a code of ethics is necessary. The underlying philosophy here is a love of power., no matter how much its misuse damages democracy.

  • @adrianfoca865
    @adrianfoca865Ай бұрын

    He can’t talk about anything…

  • @novascheller5957
    @novascheller5957Ай бұрын

    Welker is an AWFUL interviewer… is she listening to anything Judge Breyer is saying? And she repeats the same question again and again…sigh!

  • @themaestro7922

    @themaestro7922

    Ай бұрын

    Welker, not walker

  • @novascheller5957

    @novascheller5957

    Ай бұрын

    @@themaestro7922 autocorrect….

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    He did not leave her with much to talk about since he refused to answer anything relevant to the current state of the courts and this country. Maybe she should have talked about sports.

  • @FlatStanley208
    @FlatStanley208Ай бұрын

    Hi

  • @kevinpoole4323
    @kevinpoole4323Ай бұрын

    I am Against the Evaporation of RIGHTS and this is what i am witnessing. Thurgood Marshall Wrote Our Constitutional Heritage should not be made to threaten Liberty of Conscience. Paraophrased.,A Lincoln said dont take away the Gaurd Rails away from the US Constitution. That is What is Happening. Justice ⚖️ Breyer......

  • @ElizabethE1267
    @ElizabethE1267Ай бұрын

    The best interview of our time….if only we had leadership with such clarity, devotion integrity and knowledge….. and willingness to ask more of the American people.

  • @Oak6

    @Oak6

    Ай бұрын

    The best of our time? Sensationalist much?

  • @timfuscaldo3024

    @timfuscaldo3024

    Ай бұрын

    It was horrible, he refuses to answer questions, he defends current corruption, he did not comment on the current state of affairs, the interview was a waste of time unless you wanted to hear the old US is the greatest stick,

  • @jpaynter149
    @jpaynter149Ай бұрын

    This judge is a lesson to all, judges how to be open to truth

  • @Cerceify
    @CerceifyАй бұрын

    I thought the President is immune from civil cases but not criminal.

  • @ShadowKingpin
    @ShadowKingpinАй бұрын

    Good lord, she bombed this interview.

  • @howardleekilby7390
    @howardleekilby7390Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @patriciajump9511
    @patriciajump9511Ай бұрын

    We didn't have a US army or any other military group either, such as navy, etc. Thus the rights to own guns for "a well regulated militia" had a monumentally different meaning and effect than the right to bear arms does today.

  • @foocoult
    @foocoult18 күн бұрын

    just to be clear....i dont understand the words coming out of your mouth

  • @ronriley2907
    @ronriley290726 күн бұрын

    So lucid.

  • @dianthaweilepp5294
    @dianthaweilepp5294Ай бұрын

    Well spoken, but quit weaseling. Of course you are qualified to comment on the cases before the SCOTUS.

  • @devirama1
    @devirama1Ай бұрын

    Surely NBC has the money to hire real people, not AIs, to write subtitles. A person would not write "tax" for "text." Why give a machine a job it can't do well when real people need jobs?