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Saving Nine: The Fight Against the Left’s Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty by Mike Lee
The left’s partisan push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices has fully migrated from the fringes into the mainstream of Democratic politics. It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and more powerful Democrats are getting behind the cause, claiming the high court is broken and actively dismantling our democracy. Even Joe Biden—who once called court-packing a “bonehead idea”—gave in to the progressive wing of his party, appointing a committee to examine “reforms” to the court after being sworn in as president. What changed? Mike Lee, a respected member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reveals the answer to that question and warns of the dangerous norm-shattering precedent that would be set by politically motivated attempts to turn the Supreme Court into just another partisan weapon. Read more
lead you to believe, “Saving Nine: The Fight Against the Left’s Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court” is really an history lesson about the highest court in our land; how it began, how it evolved, and how it’s been tried to be used for political persuasion. Senator Mike Lee is a member of the Judicial Committee and the son of Rex Lee, former Solicitor General to the Supreme Court for President Ronald Regan. He’s been enamored with the Supreme Court since he was 10 years old and his reverence for the institution is evident in the writing of this book. The book begins with a quick story about Mike’s first visit to the court he gets right into defining what exactly the Supreme Court is supposed to be. I’ll only say here that it’s NOT supposed to be political and it’s one of the three branches of our government, separate and apart from the Executive and Legislative. Read the rest for yourself; chances are you didn’t learn this in school unless you’re creaking and grey, like me. The second chapter traces how we arrived at 9 justices and the battles to remain there. Read in context with the history behind it, (other presidents tried to pack the court long ago), makes for a different experience. Slavery, Due Process, Labor Laws, including Child Labor, are a few landmark cases looked at and then a chapter on FDR and his New Deal. Actually, there are a few chapter devoted to Roosevelt and his designs on how best to use the court. One of the best reasons to read history is to keep from repeating past mistakes. The last few chapters deal with contemporary people and events you’ve probably heard ad nauseum, but there’s a twist. This information has a different point of view - it’s with the Supreme Court in mind, new information, people and perspectives. This isn’t a long book full of personal “how great I am” moments. It’s well written and respectful of the Court but I could have done without the occasional theatrics. That issue aside, this book can provide a good understanding of the workings of the SC, it’s importance to the three branch system of government and why it’s vitally important to be educated about “Saving Nine”📚
Publisher -> Center Street (June 7, 2022) Language -> English Hardcover -> 240 pages ISBN-10 -> 1546002200 ISBN-13 -> 978-1546002208 Item Weight -> 14.1 ounces Dimensions -> 5.85 x 1.1 x 8.6 inches Best Sellers Rank: #457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in U.S.Congresses, Senates & Legislative #1 in United States Judicial Branch #1 in Courts & Law
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