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  • Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
  • It’s clear that there are issues with the U.S. Supreme Court. From justices accepting lavish gifts to the shadow docket to outrageous rulings, immense reform is needed to ensure that faith and trust are restored in the nation’s highest court. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the most pressing issues facing the Court and how we fix them.
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  • @DemocracyDocket
    @DemocracyDocket  Месяц назад +295

    Thanks for watching! Make sure you're subscribed to our free newsletters to get the latest voting rights and democracy news, updates from Marc and more: democracydocket.com/youtubesubscribe

    • @missvic659
      @missvic659 Месяц назад +12

      Hope you read my other post, important.

    • @earthsystem
      @earthsystem Месяц назад +18

      D.Docket && everybody go to watch Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's "THE SCHEME" Supreme Court Packing speeches, IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, #35 (watch a few), Congressional speeches in the Congressional RECORD.

    • @earthsystem
      @earthsystem Месяц назад +9

      ​​@@missvic659You only have ONE Comment, we can see by clicking on your picture, so why ask us to read your OTHER COMMENT 🤷🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

    • @darrylbattle1117
      @darrylbattle1117 Месяц назад +1

      20:19

    • @robzombieshot
      @robzombieshot Месяц назад +2

      Hun, suggestion... you might offer these discussions in a 2 part series or more. But offer the option to see the full video's and the length.
      Crazy thing, many ppl watch during lunch or limited times... and... if you offer it split, each video would get their views on top of the full video's vs the person needing to figure out what they didn't see...or returning to not watch the rest.
      These are like an hour long.. my breaks consist of 10 min to 30 min...
      Make sense to release 3 videos at once, vs 1 video every few days.
      Who does the uploading and such? Meaning a crew/employee or yourself?
      I started watching you from Brians channel, and loved what your doing as a lawyer and person. I also am bury and had 2 cervical surgeries that make it hard to pay attention for long periods of time. Like ADD? or something. Once the pain starts, I get up and move, walk or ??. Sometimes if I'm in bed, i can relax and close my eyes, play a game or do genealogy and listen. Again like ADD or ADHD..... but its because of my pain. Such is life...
      Well... its your channel and thought you might like to hear a suggestion.
      Stay cool... 💋👀👌🙏🕯🇺🇸🇺🇦💙💛

  • @Reflectiveness
    @Reflectiveness Месяц назад +352

    Senator Whitehouse proves someone in Congress is actually working on behalf of the vast majority.

    • @oclevi5163
      @oclevi5163 Месяц назад

      Clarence thomas

    • @johnjones-uc3ni
      @johnjones-uc3ni Месяц назад

      Vast majority? Lol!

    • @kimobrien.
      @kimobrien. Месяц назад

      @@johnjones-uc3ni The vast majority of the billionaire donors who want to hide behind regulator agonies and unelected official experts who order $20 check engine light tests.

    • @davidyohalem629
      @davidyohalem629 Месяц назад +6

      @@johnjones-uc3ni 99 to one seems pretty vast to me.

    • @kevinkeith4578
      @kevinkeith4578 Месяц назад +10

      @@Reflectiveness all cases heard before judges who did not recluse should be cancelled out. And reheard.

  • @susangreene6449
    @susangreene6449 Месяц назад +152

    Thank you Marc Elias and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for fighting for OUR Democracy in real time.VOTE BLUE

  • @jeremiahchamberlin4499
    @jeremiahchamberlin4499 Месяц назад +688

    I like to hear a congressman speak the truth so plainly and with such force.

    • @karentitshaw2854
      @karentitshaw2854 Месяц назад +20

      Plainly where people like myself understand whats being said. How refreshing that i dont have to write and usually misspell words down to have to look up the meanings.

    • @lf3361
      @lf3361 Месяц назад +17

      Senator

    • @jeremiahchamberlin4499
      @jeremiahchamberlin4499 Месяц назад +11

      @@lf3361 Yeah, I know that, but couldn’t recall at the time I wrote the comment. I guess I should have looked it up, come back and edited my comment. Instead I chose a term that I thought applied to both houses. Thanks for clarifying my comment.

    • @joh8912
      @joh8912 Месяц назад +11

      Also, most importantly, they need to stop lying.

    • @MagickalMe1133
      @MagickalMe1133 Месяц назад +7

      @@jeremiahchamberlin4499 you were on the right track. When speaking about the House & Senate combined, it is called Congress. 😉

  • @JacklenShelton
    @JacklenShelton Месяц назад +120

    The Supreme Court should have term limits!!!!!

  • @whatabout..
    @whatabout.. Месяц назад +144

    These "shadow dockets" should never be allowed to be hidden from the public. Ever!

    • @johnjones-uc3ni
      @johnjones-uc3ni Месяц назад

      News flash. Our government hides things from the public on a constant basis.

  • @davidhirschy8761
    @davidhirschy8761 Месяц назад +367

    Senator Whitehouse for Chief Justice!

    • @MyLoganTreks
      @MyLoganTreks Месяц назад +29

      Absolutely he is a Constitutional Lawyer and Brilliant Man in so many ways.

    • @AndreaCuchetto
      @AndreaCuchetto Месяц назад +13

      Representative Jamie Raskin and Sherrilyn Ifill would be excellent, too.

    • @p.e.m.-rbw_elijah
      @p.e.m.-rbw_elijah Месяц назад +8

      Or, U.S. Attorney General.
      Why?
      Because the current attorney general has/is sleeping on the job.

    • @cindytrott3874
      @cindytrott3874 Месяц назад +2

      Or President

    • @Shoshanna-jn3fx
      @Shoshanna-jn3fx Месяц назад +1

      Why is "Chief" Justice Roberts so willing to let his Justices be so Corrupted by ,BRIBES,GIFTS, AND FAVORS from Wealthy Corporations and Individuals???

  • @pedronoa1973
    @pedronoa1973 Месяц назад +770

    They ignored Whitehouse for years, if they would have acted YEARS AGO, we wouldn't be in this position. Thank you Sen. Whitehouse. 🇺🇲💪

    • @Agameda1
      @Agameda1 Месяц назад +34

      Looks Iike some of 'em in the democrats groups have been snoozing for decades

    • @LeTrashPanda
      @LeTrashPanda Месяц назад +42

      @@Agameda1 I'm an Indie and seem to be better informed re: Citizen's United, etc. Dems need to take the right stance on things like insider trading (which some dems benefit from) and other issues like this. A "little" corruption is still too much if you want people to believe your "transparency" schtick. People like Whitehouse, Sanders, Porter, etc. that insist that Dems clean up their act are not welcome to the party. Establishment partisans are some of the laziest mofos around, IMO and they BENEFIT by the GOP's corruption. Until we control dark money, we're pissin in the wind.

    • @Agameda1
      @Agameda1 Месяц назад +4

      @@LeTrashPanda I'm not even a US citizen 🙄

    • @kimberlychodur3508
      @kimberlychodur3508 Месяц назад +29

      They want to take us back to the 1950s or earlier but never talk about the tax rates for corporations and the rich back then.

    • @kimberlychodur3508
      @kimberlychodur3508 Месяц назад +26

      @@LeTrashPandaI agree with you, we’re not allowed to do insider trading, they shouldn’t be allowed to either.

  • @jdupre11
    @jdupre11 Месяц назад +463

    Rhode Islanders are proud of you, Senator Whitehouse. Thanks for digging into these critical issues at this critical time. VOTE 💙

    • @juliedahl1892
      @juliedahl1892 Месяц назад +24

      He’s been doing it for years. They didn’t listen, pay attention. Now this is where were at.. disgusting. We need the W.H. Congress, & House to straighten out some of this mess. And we need 2028 also. Bc this will take time.

    • @kikigirlkauai
      @kikigirlkauai Месяц назад +14

      💙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙

    • @carmenfaulkner4670
      @carmenfaulkner4670 Месяц назад +8

      CONGRESS. MAN WHITE HOUSE FOR ATTORNEY. GENERAL 24. THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR HARD AND DELEGENT. WORK. WE NEED LAW AND ORDER IN THIS COUNTRY, ALSO NEW HONEST JUDGES IN THE SUPREME COURT. ALL SIX TRAITORS SHOULD BE IMPREACHED.

  • @maryjenkins6848
    @maryjenkins6848 Месяц назад +94

    Thank you for caring about our country and the average American citizen

  • @nedkent5239
    @nedkent5239 Месяц назад +193

    Senator Whitehouse SHOULD be our new Attorney General!

    • @shellimendoza7332
      @shellimendoza7332 15 дней назад +4

      Yes replace Garland

    • @KateryReminiec9399
      @KateryReminiec9399 12 дней назад +5

      @@nedkent5239 Glenn Kirshner for Attourney General

    • @lawrencenolan1380
      @lawrencenolan1380 9 дней назад +4

      I would like to see a new congress bring SCOTUS reform and Mr. White house at the helm to dismantle these corrupt judges and their handlers.

    • @lawrencenolan1380
      @lawrencenolan1380 9 дней назад

      The people need transparency expose the oligarchs, before they dismantle our democracy.

  • @JC-cu3sr
    @JC-cu3sr Месяц назад +194

    Thank you, Marc Elias and Senator Whitehouse for being warriors for Democracy! Vote Blue 2024!

    • @JohnTomlinson-t7n
      @JohnTomlinson-t7n Месяц назад

      Vote red dummy. Can't you see what they have done to the country. Trump MAGA 2024

  • @imafarmer6353
    @imafarmer6353 Месяц назад +162

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for POTUS

    • @laurie113
      @laurie113 Месяц назад +1

      I s Senators Whitehouse a Practising Lawyer?

    • @MoofManiac
      @MoofManiac Месяц назад +2

      I’ve thought the same for years!

    • @Jack45OG
      @Jack45OG Месяц назад

      Clean house: Put Whitehouse in the White House!

    • @davidyohalem629
      @davidyohalem629 Месяц назад

      @@Jack45OG Catchy, but I don't think he has presidential ambitions.

    • @davidyohalem629
      @davidyohalem629 Месяц назад +1

      @@laurie113 He's been a US Attorney, and RI State AG. Do you mean does he have a private law firm? No, I don't believe so. But he prefers to make laws, to legislate.

  • @galloping3265
    @galloping3265 Месяц назад +290

    We love our own Whitehouse! ❤

  • @dianagale581
    @dianagale581 Месяц назад +66

    My question: can these crooked judges be brought to Justice?

    • @davidyohalem629
      @davidyohalem629 Месяц назад

      The mechanism is there, but very difficult. It requires impeachment and conviction. But there's clear evidence that all members of the present SCOTUS (except for Justice Jackson) obfuscated during their Judiciary Committee hearings. It's become common practice ever since Bork. Several also perjured themselves during their hearings (Thomas, Kavanough), which may well be sufficient to impeach them.

  • @andresreyesescobar5450
    @andresreyesescobar5450 Месяц назад +119

    Judges from Supreme Court, should be accountable for The Damage to The Constitution, Democracy and The Law in The USA.

    • @johnjones-uc3ni
      @johnjones-uc3ni Месяц назад

      Give examples of how the Supreme Court has damaged the constitution

    • @alanking6240
      @alanking6240 Месяц назад

      What damage did the current Supreme Court do? decision the democrats don't like? That is not damage that is just a political party acting like 1st graders. There were many decisions made by Chief Justice Warren and Chief Justice Burger that violated the constitution taking our country in a direction no one wanted to go. It is time to fix the damage Warren did.

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад +10

      They should be impeached

    • @RasalilaRose
      @RasalilaRose Месяц назад

      The Billionaires need to return the 40 Trillion dollars that they stole from the Middle Class between the years since 1985.

    • @stwbill
      @stwbill Месяц назад +6

      @@elaineburnett5230figure out how to make them pay, financially.

  • @lindacliffe647
    @lindacliffe647 Месяц назад +702

    Thank you Mark and Senator Whitehouse for what you do for democracy

  • @sharondavid-melly1498
    @sharondavid-melly1498 Месяц назад +169

    Grateful for you Senator Whitehouse Thank you

  • @jimfromm3981
    @jimfromm3981 Месяц назад +520

    Senator Whitehouse is doing the real work we all expect of our representatives. Hearing common sense information from an ethically balanced and honest man is refreshing.

    • @carolannhartley359
      @carolannhartley359 Месяц назад +18

      In defence of ordinary legislators, the facts that are the evidence to raise valid suspicion are not common sense at all. The Senator said near the start that it took a lot of hard, long digging to uncover the background. Congress members have to gen up on the topics of whatever special committee they serve on. It would be the preserve of the justice committee I imagine, but there are other areas within that portfolio. One doesn't expect the judges of the SCOTUS, for goodness sake, to need policing!

    • @addywick8941
      @addywick8941 Месяц назад +10

      💯❤️

    • @kathrynpogue9803
      @kathrynpogue9803 Месяц назад +9

      Yes, it is, very refreshing.

    • @BarbaraBurton-zs7tn
      @BarbaraBurton-zs7tn Месяц назад

      ​@@carolannhartley359But unfortunately, human nature being what it is they absolutely do need policing. We wouldn't need policing of anything at all if we were all self policing individuals. And the Supreme Court 's latest efforts have proved that. Let's be honest about the first thing about the first explanation from Alito was that it was his wife's fault. I would lay heavy money that most white men's first thought was "man, get control over the little woman then." I think that because it was mine and then I caught myself. A Justice needs control over their own image male or female period! Life is full of hard choices. The ones you make define who you are. ❤

    • @ednalowery9204
      @ednalowery9204 Месяц назад

      And yet. . .​

  • @joebova3558
    @joebova3558 Месяц назад +58

    Senator Whitehouse's book, THE SCHEME, should be required reading for every high school civics class student, let alone for any candidate for public office in the United States. 🤔

  • @user-fj3gy5qn1n
    @user-fj3gy5qn1n Месяц назад +391

    Frightening! Vote blue💙💙💙💙

    • @waynewallace585
      @waynewallace585 Месяц назад

      I vote for America Trump

    • @mrdick6953
      @mrdick6953 Месяц назад

      ​@waynewallace585 is that English?

    • @defendandprotect-om5hv
      @defendandprotect-om5hv Месяц назад

      ​@@waynewallace585 you vote for corruption and money is king. If trump wins, I hope you don't miss your rights.

    • @debirodibaugh9439
      @debirodibaugh9439 Месяц назад +1

      @@waynewallace585💩💩💩

    • @cherylrose1177
      @cherylrose1177 28 дней назад

      ​@@debirodibaugh9439
      🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯😅

  • @eshaw9826
    @eshaw9826 Месяц назад +167

    To Senator Whitehouse, thank you for movung to Rhode Island, my home state, to represent the people there. You are a voice of inteligence, integrity and sanity.

    • @allancrow134
      @allancrow134 Месяц назад +15

      Thank you to the good people of Rhode Island for electing him.

    • @kimobrien.
      @kimobrien. Месяц назад

      @@allancrow134 Thank the big donners who make it all possible while your at it.

    • @davidyohalem629
      @davidyohalem629 Месяц назад +1

      You mean... he's a carpetbagger? OMG. Like RFK (senior), and HRC

    • @eshaw9826
      @eshaw9826 Месяц назад +2

      @@davidyohalem629 He’s doing a great job and that’s all that matters to me.

  • @Dbran464
    @Dbran464 Месяц назад +406

    Sheldon whitehouse is the best 💙

    • @dee_dee_place
      @dee_dee_place Месяц назад +30

      Sheldon Whitehouse is an exemplary elected official.
      We vote for our officials to go to D. C. to speak on OUR behalf & to monitor what is going on in OUR government to make sure it remains to OUR benefit. Senator Whitehouse has kept to his oath of office & REMAINS OUR surrogate in D. C. Bravo, Dear Sir, Bravo!

    • @nicnic1981
      @nicnic1981 Месяц назад +13

      @@dee_dee_place Like Beau says, want want representatives not rulers

  • @joannmatthews4810
    @joannmatthews4810 Месяц назад +34

    Thank you, Senator Whitehouse, for your extraordinary effort on behalf of the American people!!!!

  • @georgewakerlin6350
    @georgewakerlin6350 Месяц назад +35

    Thank you senator for clarifying what has been going on for years

  • @loristorbakken5522
    @loristorbakken5522 Месяц назад +56

    Mark Elias and Sheldon Whitehouse are the true heroes of democracy❤❤❤❤❤

  • @warmwomyn
    @warmwomyn Месяц назад +263

    Love you two. Some of the best. Stay righteous, we NEED you!!!! 💙💙💙💙

  • @AussieSaintJohn
    @AussieSaintJohn Месяц назад +354

    I'm a British/Australian who lived in the US for 12 years in the 70s/80s...I arrived when Jimmy Carter was president... I support you guys, Save Democracy... I can't believe what is happening over there... Don't let them drag you down... 🤔🙄

    • @otto8049
      @otto8049 Месяц назад +49

      Thank you for your support and understanding. We have faithful allies in you Brits and Aussies. We are grateful.

    • @sarahchristine2345
      @sarahchristine2345 Месяц назад +38

      Thank you for your support, consider telling your friends & family to support the Lincoln Project to help join the fight to save American democracy ❤️❤️❤️

    • @fdm2155
      @fdm2155 Месяц назад

      It's hard to believe and yet... we've been building to this for decades. It's primarily driven by the demographic shifts. By 2035 Whites are expected to lose the majority in the country ie will make up less than 50% of US population. So for decades we've seen a push for Christian/White nationalist policies AND corporations using those voters to advance their own agenda.

    • @DebraObeidat-by3qf
      @DebraObeidat-by3qf Месяц назад +29

      Yes thank you, thank you. We love support from all over the world 🌎.

    • @EBR846
      @EBR846 Месяц назад +22

      What's hard to believe? When you look at the physical landscape in terms of how people are segregated by race and income generally, the media landscape and the economic landscape with increasing wage gaps, it's not hard to believe.
      I'd argue the U.S. suburbs on average can make people more inclined to live in bubbles as well and not have their horizons expanded, less diversity in experience.
      Those are among three main factors that have converged to exacerbate divisions more and more over the past few decades.

  • @margottaylor4474
    @margottaylor4474 Месяц назад +36

    This story is astounding and needs more exposure.

  • @KL-ei6en
    @KL-ei6en Месяц назад +39

    Thank you Senator Whitehouse and Mark. Your work is so appreciated. ❤❤❤

  • @wilfriedholscher7029
    @wilfriedholscher7029 Месяц назад +193

    Thank You Senator Whitehouse and Mark Elias. Because of you two I can still hope.

  • @cecilelaforce3686
    @cecilelaforce3686 Месяц назад +71

    Gotta love Senator Whitehouse. He's got the goods and the receipts. Watching out for all of us, for the public good. We really need more Congress people like Senator Whitehouse.

  • @BlueDoveSong
    @BlueDoveSong Месяц назад +68

    Sheldon Whitehouse is one of the very brightest, bravest and best leaders we have!

    • @GailDaly-ie8lk
      @GailDaly-ie8lk Месяц назад +4

      I could listen to more of Sen. Whitehouse. A lot over my head, got to learn sometime

  • @earlparker1800
    @earlparker1800 Месяц назад +33

    Senator Whitehouse thank you for your courage sir. This is only the beginning I hope. We love you.

  • @shirleyandrews1152
    @shirleyandrews1152 Месяц назад +21

    I can’t take it anymore. I’m 83 & see my country going down the tube. I have to trust You to do the right thing.😪

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад +2

      I am 80 this is a mess but we are on way to becoming better

  • @cassidyblynne
    @cassidyblynne Месяц назад +104

    Excellent discussion. I hope Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's doctrine gets through. Thank you.
    Vote Blue! 💙🩵

  • @deborahcinkovich6965
    @deborahcinkovich6965 Месяц назад +272

    Thank you for reminding us that we do have principles, values and morals.
    And that we have some politicians who believe in our democracy and our laws.

    • @dee_dee_place
      @dee_dee_place Месяц назад +1

      If nothing else, this whole fiasco in which we now find ourselves has made clear what is 'the rule of law' vs. what is 'the rule of thumb'.
      When DJT became President-elect, I called my state's SCOTUS library & spoke to the head librarian. I was shocked by how few laws governed those who served as our POTUS & President-elect, & now, I'm even more shocked at how few laws govern our SCOTUS. SCOTUS has NO checks & balances on its decisions, & can decide for itself, by itself what is ethical & what is not, regarding its own members. The Chief SCOTUS Justice can't even DEMAND that an Associate SCOTUS recuse themselves from a case due to a conflict of interest. That is crazy. OUR Government was set up to have checks & balances, hence its three branches, yet SCOTUS acts as an island unto itself. That has to stop!

    • @addywick8941
      @addywick8941 Месяц назад +4

      Perfectly said!❤

    • @BarbaraCarrier-ld9sr
      @BarbaraCarrier-ld9sr Месяц назад

      Democracy is on the ballot. Project 2025 agenda is on the ballot. VOTE BLUE

  • @andyyonce518
    @andyyonce518 Месяц назад +251

    Why can't the billionaires be charged with bribery?

    • @knowbody5292
      @knowbody5292 Месяц назад +30

      Because the DOJ, most legislators, and the majority of judges work for them.

    • @lucyarroyo6186
      @lucyarroyo6186 Месяц назад +12

      Exactly.

    • @susanw2869
      @susanw2869 Месяц назад

      It's called Citizens United, legal dark money for political bribery... no less.

    • @addywick8941
      @addywick8941 Месяц назад

      Probably for the same reason that they can pull the same crap that Trump gets away with. $$$ talks, and the rest of us poor folks have deal with it.

    • @ezbreeze9762
      @ezbreeze9762 Месяц назад +10

      @@knowbody5292 EXACTLY!!

  • @RB-fp5co
    @RB-fp5co Месяц назад +19

    Thank you Senator Whitehouse!

  • @JamieEWood
    @JamieEWood Месяц назад +20

    I was a SCOTUS geek, but then a seat was stolen in 2016. I have been disappointed since. I, at least believed, Roberts had some integrity, but I was wrong. Thank you for talking about this.

  • @AlfCalson
    @AlfCalson Месяц назад +159

    VOTE 💙 BLUE 🔵

    • @MyLoganTreks
      @MyLoganTreks Месяц назад +8

      Subscribe and share this ..

  • @lesleepetersen87
    @lesleepetersen87 Месяц назад +85

    Thank you both!!! I just wrote my Senators to support your bill, Senator!!!
    💙🇺🇸💙

  • @maryb6509
    @maryb6509 Месяц назад +97

    Thank you Marc and Sen. Whitehouse for all of your hard work.

  • @terirea7743
    @terirea7743 Месяц назад +15

    Two of the top ten people working for the betterment of our country.

  • @CaroleCooper-crtX0
    @CaroleCooper-crtX0 Месяц назад +12

    Homework to do, takes time to understand rulings. Bravo SEN. Whitehouse!!!
    This Senato should be on PBS Newshour every week!!!

  • @nicholaswilkins4311
    @nicholaswilkins4311 Месяц назад +261

    Constitutional scholars need to be added to the Supreme Court.

    • @Simspop600
      @Simspop600 Месяц назад +16

      Yes - Prof Tribe!

    • @ywtcc
      @ywtcc Месяц назад +8

      When searching for the truth, finding the most well informed perspective is a good place to start.
      It seems that patching into the international debate on science, government and effective legal practices is more useful than ever!
      Personally, I trust authority more when it's distributed in this matter, and allowed to evolve.
      Power with misguided authority is a dangerous thing.

    • @lindapruitt2656
      @lindapruitt2656 Месяц назад +4

      @@Simspop600 OMG YES

    • @Laladowning
      @Laladowning Месяц назад

      Amen to that! Most definitely and I certainly don't believe that Roberts, Kavanaugh, Alito and Thomas are not scholars of our constitution as they have been proving over and over!!

    • @Laladowning
      @Laladowning Месяц назад +6

      ​@@jackjimmy2625, I don't think that the POTUS should have any role in choosing the SCOTUS!! This should be done by the scholars nominating and the Congress and Senate and people all voting on the candidates. Anything would be better than the mess that we have now and it would eliminate the corruption!!

  • @memelc5655
    @memelc5655 Месяц назад +197

    Sheldon should be senate leader!!

    • @BeatTrump
      @BeatTrump Месяц назад +18

      Yes! Schumer needs to step aside.

    • @SonyaWongJamisonKeener
      @SonyaWongJamisonKeener Месяц назад +5

      Agree 💯%! Schumer is not as effective a communicator as Whitehouse.

    • @ThanaBrunges-mx7ji
      @ThanaBrunges-mx7ji Месяц назад +3

      The Supreme Court needs strict rules governing gifts! As a lowly Public Health Nurse we had to declare all our holdings, income, etc each year so the Attorney General could look it over to determine we had accepted no gifts that might make us biased for or against any of the entities we inspected. We were not to take anything from an institution more than a glass of water! 💦

    • @ericvitelli7113
      @ericvitelli7113 Месяц назад +2

      I, as well . And I am a lowly powerplant operator who never sees any outsider or customer to be bribed.
      It is a joke.
      Bought and paid for judges

  • @Jp19557
    @Jp19557 Месяц назад +201

    When it comes to the modern-day Supreme Court it's difficult not to be cynical.

    • @judymawhorter7301
      @judymawhorter7301 Месяц назад +15

      Listen to Senator be very cynical. This is a warning.

    • @katherinecrossman8521
      @katherinecrossman8521 Месяц назад +8

      Difficult? IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!!!!!!

    • @jtmoney2000
      @jtmoney2000 Месяц назад

      And the same goes for that magabot cult bunch!! They are all out of control!!

    • @user-ms2mu8jl1c
      @user-ms2mu8jl1c Месяц назад

      That’s because DT put incompetent boobs in with two jobs: make abortion illegal, make everything he does legal.

    • @johnjones-uc3ni
      @johnjones-uc3ni Месяц назад

      I guess you think modern day Supreme Court would consist of mainly LGBT and BLM?

  • @Judymoonstar
    @Judymoonstar Месяц назад +10

    I love you Senator Whitehouse. I've watched all your presentations about the Supreme Court and feel outrage about the court and all they have done to destroy the integrity of our Supreme court. I sincerely hope our Democratic society will wake up and get outraged and demand our Congress members do what is needed to reign in our out of control trump court!

  • @elizabethnaylor9561
    @elizabethnaylor9561 Месяц назад +21

    Citizen’s United really woke me up. Dark Money by Jane Meyer was a great wake up. I am very angry with the 6 traitors on the court. Actually, Thomas being put on the court was the first time I worried about the court. I believe Anita even more now. Shame on you Senator Danforth. Hawley is equally horrible. VOTE BLUE FOR KAMALA HARRIS. Love Marc & Sheldon.

  • @doneestoner9945
    @doneestoner9945 Месяц назад +617

    Sheldon Whitehouse belongs in the White House.

    • @darlingdear2687
      @darlingdear2687 Месяц назад +28

      That's the first thing I said when I heard democrats may look for a replacement to Joe - get Whitehouse to be the nominee

    • @sammonicuslux
      @sammonicuslux Месяц назад

      @@darlingdear2687 I am not sure he wants to be president. No one seems to ask that question....all the names thrown around to "oust...as in a coup" Biden, no one asks them if they WANT to be President in this manner.

    • @justinmanley8131
      @justinmanley8131 Месяц назад +21

      He is way too smart to be president.

    • @timmackenzie8145
      @timmackenzie8145 Месяц назад +21

      He would be an obvious and good choice to be candidate for the White House.

    • @marybell3013
      @marybell3013 Месяц назад

      @@darlingdear2687
      Maybe in 4 years Sheldon Whitehouse (or Gavin Newsom) could run as president, but for now it has to be Biden/Harris. There’s no way anyone else could get on the ballot in all 50 states this late in the year, some states have already had primaries. Also the campaign money, by law, cannot be transferred to another candidate. If Biden feels during his term that he needs to step down, then we have the first woman president! We need to vote Biden in order to stop trump and his horrible project 2025. Read it, and you’ll want to get to the polls and VOTE BLUE no matter who all down the ballot!! 🗳️💙🌊🇺🇸

  • @louisekoepfler1319
    @louisekoepfler1319 Месяц назад +105

    Please invite Senator Whitehouse regularly, you make a very compelling team

    • @madresiete
      @madresiete Месяц назад +8

      YES! Please!

    • @suzanneashe8106
      @suzanneashe8106 Месяц назад +4

      Yes!!!!

    • @donnamckee7823
      @donnamckee7823 Месяц назад +3

      Yes, please! We need him, especially right now.

    • @angelasmith3750
      @angelasmith3750 Месяц назад

      Just rid us of SCROTUS! WE DONT NEED IT

    • @angelasmith3750
      @angelasmith3750 Месяц назад

      It's fraud! These ppl who want to destroy our planet along with us! Jail time. Especially Thomas and the crew!

  • @Ron-vo1fx
    @Ron-vo1fx Месяц назад +54

    Thank you, Senator Whitehouse, for your efforts. The Nation, thanks you sir, for your diligence.

  • @lindaandersen1573
    @lindaandersen1573 Месяц назад +17

    Thank you to all who are fighting for us regular people who are just living our lives.

  • @michaelferver5707
    @michaelferver5707 Месяц назад +22

    The Supreme Court has become a joke, sadly.
    One of the pillars of our three branches no longer functions independently, but has gone over to MAGA. This is unacceptable.
    It’s past time to fix this, and the sooner the better.
    Change the number of justices, enforce a strict code of ethics, and institute term limits. Nothing less will suffice.
    Let’s get this done now.
    Thanks for your excellent analysis!

    • @micheleholmes9692
      @micheleholmes9692 Месяц назад +1

      Protected protectionism has an identity crisis and crisis of politicized in your face unconstitutional juxtaposition

    • @micheleholmes9692
      @micheleholmes9692 Месяц назад

      Top Gun and Mission Impossible ❤❤Harris & Crockett
      Bratt relatable future decorum

  • @raulperez9846
    @raulperez9846 Месяц назад +74

    Sen. Whitehouse your the best. Keep them straight. God bless you.

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад

      Whitehouse is the best. Given time he will make us the best

  • @nrs6956
    @nrs6956 Месяц назад +68

    Thank you, Senator Whitehouse and Democracy Docket

  • @samuellopez8425
    @samuellopez8425 Месяц назад +87

    Don't stay home we must all vote to save our country and government.

    • @ezbreeze9762
      @ezbreeze9762 Месяц назад +6

      For The Future Of The Next Generation(s)!!

    • @markg.7865
      @markg.7865 Месяц назад +5

      I am voting blue no matter who it is, Joe or not.

    • @ezbreeze9762
      @ezbreeze9762 Месяц назад +3

      @@markg.7865 Agree, Same Here!!

    • @elizabethwilson9126
      @elizabethwilson9126 Месяц назад

      So important , don't stay at home on polling day. Here in Australia wr have voting on Saturday from 8am to 8pm. We have absentee voting if you are away from your polling booth and early voting if it i s m o re c convenient. No need to explain why. Keep the right for democracy .

  • @sputnikmoonchild
    @sputnikmoonchild Месяц назад +8

    Mark and Sheldon, team principled, and generally bloody awesome! 💪💪💪

  • @toesfingers20
    @toesfingers20 Месяц назад +8

    After hearing all of this wisdom, never pointed out verbally to the people who are not lawyers - NOW WHAT? I'm listening to the end. And I thank you both.

  • @dsabey2274
    @dsabey2274 Месяц назад +58

    We appreciate you Senator Whitehouse!

    • @francisbird6290
      @francisbird6290 Месяц назад

      A great candidate for Vice President !!@😊

  • @lornahoward501
    @lornahoward501 Месяц назад +55

    Thank you Senator Whitehouse

  • @cpk313
    @cpk313 Месяц назад +86

    Sheldon Whitehouse for the Whitehouse!

    • @hw-rg7gn
      @hw-rg7gn Месяц назад

      It seems to me that ProPublica conducted detailed investigations, tracing the dark money as well as corruption of specific justices.The results of these investigations were detailed in block ouster reporting.
      How is it possible that the Senate Judiciary Committee is unable to use this to inform the public. Doesn't take any work.
      How is it possible that the Senate Judiciary Committee is unable to execute the subpoenas and hold powerful hearings?
      What's the point of having power if you don't use it.
      Unless the Court is rexpanded/rebalanced, nothing will change.

  • @grannygrimson
    @grannygrimson Месяц назад +9

    Absolute admiration for Senator Whitehouse! It became acceptable to be a little bit bad, a bit of a rebel. But unfortunately greed and corruption completely took over. I am pleased to see that the good guy superhero is coming back in to fashion. I am not an American, but Senator you are a SUPERHERO 🇺🇸🦸🏼
    💙 from 🇨🇦

  • @beckyroyle6853
    @beckyroyle6853 Месяц назад +12

    People sure need to be informed and enlightened…..this is truly criminal……

  • @juniebugg9819
    @juniebugg9819 Месяц назад +126

    Sheldon Whitehouse for the White House in 2028!

    • @user-ew5vc1qx7f
      @user-ew5vc1qx7f Месяц назад +1

      Screat

    • @ggjohnson5754
      @ggjohnson5754 Месяц назад +8

      Harris/Whitehouse ticket

    • @donnamckee7823
      @donnamckee7823 Месяц назад +3

      @@ggjohnson5754 I would love this, except that we need him in the Senate and on the Senate Judiciary Committee, until this mess gets sorted out. I think 2028 would be better.

  • @CatShot1983
    @CatShot1983 Месяц назад +32

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is truly amazing, he should be supported to the max in his quest to right glaring wrongs that have been going on for way too long!

  • @tammybarnes24
    @tammybarnes24 Месяц назад +195

    There are people like Glen Kirschner who explain SCOTUS corruption pretty well, and you too Senator Whitehouse.

    • @WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf
      @WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf Месяц назад +30

      Here's a non-American who thinks the Meidas Touch Network is awesome...Great info from the truthtellers....

    • @trevinbeattie4888
      @trevinbeattie4888 Месяц назад +7

      Also Devin Stone (LegalEagle) and Leeja Miller.

    • @scoobydoo3928
      @scoobydoo3928 Месяц назад +12

      There are a few attorneys who can explain the Supreme Court, and these are two of the best. I like Neal Katyal as well, because he was Solicitor General. He has argued many cases before the Supreme Court, and knows his stuff, when it comes to these weird and blatantly unconstitutional rulings. It should be obvious, when the court rules 79% of the time, in favor of business and Chamber of Commerce, that the big money is what makes the difference.

    • @Simspop600
      @Simspop600 Месяц назад +6

      Love Glen K too!

  • @LindaWebber-zv2or
    @LindaWebber-zv2or Месяц назад +7

    I just signed up for Democracy Docket and I made a small donation, because I am so grateful for what your doing for our country ‼️🗳️💙🇺🇸

  • @Lynn2715
    @Lynn2715 29 дней назад +6

    Thank you Senator Whitehouse for all your concerns and hard work for honest Justice for all!! Please keep up your job 👏👏👏👏👏❣️

  • @TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G
    @TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G Месяц назад +76

    It's wild to me that we have zero mechanisms in place to address such a corrupt and befouled court. They're literally telling these younger generations that our laws mean nothing.

    • @lindapruitt2656
      @lindapruitt2656 Месяц назад +1

      The Founders couldn't imagine this scenario

    • @donnamckee7823
      @donnamckee7823 Месяц назад

      Yes, they are totally irresponsible, unethical and dishonorable. And according to the U.S. Constitution, they can be removed for that. It states Supreme Court Justices "shall hold their Offices during good behaviour". What we are witnessing is certainly NOT good behavior! They must be impeached, but with the current GOP Senate majority and the anti-democratic filibuster still in effect, this will not happen. 🤑 The filibuster needs to go. It is NOT in the U.S. Constitution and should not be permitted.

  • @debatthebeach433
    @debatthebeach433 Месяц назад +46

    Love you, Sen. Whitehouse. Thank you for all your efforts! 💖🇺🇸

  • @liveswithgarden6566
    @liveswithgarden6566 Месяц назад +37

    Thank you Sen Whitehouse, please keep talking about this.

  • @Leonida4507
    @Leonida4507 28 дней назад +4

    Thank you for defending democracy
    I am just so frustrated why no one can do something to the corrupt Supreme Court justices . Supreme court should really follow the law .
    Thank you Senator 🙏🥰😀

  • @RobertaBarnum-db7zq
    @RobertaBarnum-db7zq 29 дней назад +4

    Thank you Senator for the truth.

  • @kokohead333
    @kokohead333 Месяц назад +57

    You do a great job of explaining Sen. Whitehouse, every chance you get! Please keep it up!
    Highlighting corruption is what you both do SO WELL ⚖⚖⚖

  • @divinerespect309
    @divinerespect309 Месяц назад +32

    Agreed, I've learned so much from Senator Whitehouse. We ❤ Senator Whitehouse. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @donnak9170
    @donnak9170 Месяц назад +40

    Thank you Senator Whitehouse for proposing changes for the Supreme Court. This oversight supports democracy.
    Mark Elias, thank you a million times over for what you do. I supported with a donation.

  • @vickiedouglas401
    @vickiedouglas401 Месяц назад +3

    Well well well! I have been stewing about the Supreme Court the last week or so and seeing this has helped me understand things better than I had. Thank you for joining Mark for this excellent discussion Sen Whitehouse. I'm grateful to find you wise and well spoken. RI is lucky to have you. I have a granddaughter working as an attorney now in Providence!

  • @micheleholmes9692
    @micheleholmes9692 Месяц назад +3

    Constitutional integrity, Sir! Thank you. Between you and Judge Luttig the win is on the side of the people Constitutionally. Thank you

  • @Billy65438
    @Billy65438 Месяц назад +113

    I believe in America, I believe it can be the best country in the world once again. A country that everyone admires. A country of love and compassion for all people.

    • @maggiecartmell2929
      @maggiecartmell2929 Месяц назад +4

      Not at the moment!

    • @DJJonPattrsn22
      @DJJonPattrsn22 Месяц назад

      ​@@maggiecartmell2929indeed! Although I do admire Billy's idealism and I wish I could find valid reason to believe that such hope would be anything more than would fantasies...

    • @ezbreeze9762
      @ezbreeze9762 Месяц назад +2

      @@maggiecartmell2929 It's A Work In Progress To Make This Country For The People, Of The People and By The People Amen!!

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад

      ​​@@maggiecartmell2929moments change😊..it's called life

  • @MoTown2Go
    @MoTown2Go Месяц назад +43

    I'm grasping for straws here, so glad to learn from Sen. Whitehouse.

  • @patriciapalmer2027
    @patriciapalmer2027 Месяц назад +66

    We the people should be able to appoint the Supreme Court justices

    • @jessicagreen1876
      @jessicagreen1876 Месяц назад +3

      It's not a popularity contest. We need people with far more legal expertise investigating, interviewing, and reviewing a potential justice's resume.

    • @markg.7865
      @markg.7865 Месяц назад +3

      I was saying that in 2016, voting for Hillary was voting for the Supreme Court.

    • @s2snider
      @s2snider Месяц назад +2

      Well, that carries its own problems, but there are better ways to do it than how we do it now. Some of the states have pretty good ways of seating state supreme court judges. What we have now is a court filled with a majority of corporatists.

    • @Shoshanna-jn3fx
      @Shoshanna-jn3fx Месяц назад +3

      THIS SUPREME COURT ,IS THE REASON ,FOR TERM LIMITS,, THEIR CONTEMPT FOR OUR CONSTITUTION IS COMTEMTABLE AND SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR WHAT THEY FEEL ABOUT US,THE AMERICAN PEOPLE .. VOTE TERM LIMITS AND TO ENFORCE A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR OUR HIGHEST COURT!!

  • @Lazarus_G
    @Lazarus_G Месяц назад +2

    Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! I don't see you pop up enough, but every time you do, you're full of great info that I wish more people knew!

  • @wittolwanderer6358
    @wittolwanderer6358 Месяц назад +64

    Yup, with money you can buy stuff. We just shouldn't be able to buy Supreme Court Justices.
    Keep fighting Sen. Whitehouse and Mr. Elias. Thank you both for doing what you do.

    • @dogeared100
      @dogeared100 Месяц назад

      Why can't these justices be removed?

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад

      Exactly we should not be able to buy justices,

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 Месяц назад

      ​@@dogeared100they can, by impeachment

  • @abbiejoliec3133
    @abbiejoliec3133 Месяц назад +31

    You two are Heroes of Democracy. Thank you so very much!

  • @wandaway1961
    @wandaway1961 Месяц назад +53

    Senator Whitehouse explained what I've been anxious about for years. Dems have been slow at recognizing or even acknowledging whar is going on. I stopped trusting the court when Roberts was appointed to SCOTUS. I was alarmed when Thomas was confirmed! Half the polulation was disrespected with his choice and it's been down hill ever since.

    • @ezbreeze9762
      @ezbreeze9762 Месяц назад +8

      The Election Board Didn't Listen To Ms. Anita Hill When Appointing Thomas To The SCOTUS!!

    • @donnamckee7823
      @donnamckee7823 Месяц назад

      Yes, Roberts has been undermining our voting rights since the 1980s!

  • @cherylhelm7797
    @cherylhelm7797 12 дней назад +1

    Senator thank you for exposing the corrupt justices, you’re definitely making them nervous! 💙💙💙💙

  • @MargaretTovrea
    @MargaretTovrea 5 дней назад

    BOTH presenters -- simply excellent‼️
    I could happily listen to several more hours from either or both. Thank you.

  • @dalehargreaves966
    @dalehargreaves966 Месяц назад +92

    Thx Marc and Sheldon 🌿 Very informative 💙🌿 Biden / Harris 2024

    • @awsim2329
      @awsim2329 Месяц назад

      Correction: Harris / someone yet-to-B-IDEN-tified 2024

  • @RSokol-oy1rb
    @RSokol-oy1rb Месяц назад +56

    The best conversation I am aware of about malpractice by SCOTUS, its corruption, and the operations surrounding the issues. Thank you for digging into this swamp, your work is of utmost importance for the survival of US democracy!

    • @prairiegalcanada
      @prairiegalcanada Месяц назад +1

      Senator Whitehouse has his own RUclips channel and he has a seies of videos called The Scheme wherein he lays out how the takeover of The Supreme Court has taken place. His videos on everything he works on are very enlightening.

  • @ag-om6nr
    @ag-om6nr Месяц назад +32

    Two American Heroes !

  • @v.britton4445
    @v.britton4445 29 дней назад +2

    Love Sheldon Whitehouse.
    A patriot with patience and a truthteller.

  • @joylynne1343
    @joylynne1343 4 дня назад

    Thank you, Mark and Senator Whitehouse, for your great work to help save democracy,! ❤

  • @garygruenberg2154
    @garygruenberg2154 Месяц назад +21

    I've been aware of your hard work Sen. Whitehouse for years now. I'm grateful.

  • @brianswan4815
    @brianswan4815 Месяц назад +31

    Thanks Senator for all you do...I think it's very important to press the issue of judicial integrity and power grabbing, and making all the justices accountable for all the gifts they have received.

  • @noreengardner1075
    @noreengardner1075 Месяц назад +22

    Sen. Whitehouse is fabulous!! 💙

  • @ashleystearns2486
    @ashleystearns2486 2 дня назад

    The only way I'm walked off the metaphorical ledge I find myself occupying still far too frequently is to listen to Democracy Docket and read the daily email. I'm bookmarking this interview with Sen. Whitehouse and will be following up with my senators after Kamala is sworn in. Thanks, Marc. Again.

  • @we3andtherv570
    @we3andtherv570 8 дней назад

    Always great hearing from someone as knowledgeable as Sheldon and you, Mark. Thank you for all you both do.

  • @factchecker9919
    @factchecker9919 Месяц назад +32

    Superb discussion about how SCOTUS has been operating inappropriately and the Senator Whitehouse's corrective steps. Thank you!