I appreciate you sir but please give us a chance and step down before we end up in an RBG situation. You have served your country. Now its time to serve in another way.
The powerful know all he said is true and that is why the education of our young ones has been under attack for a long time. Education is the first thing we need to fix in our country.
@@mikeximenez5285 I agree and to have good parents they need a good education. So they aren't ignorant of facts or vilify intellect, curiosity, reason, and facts. That easy they can support their children into an actually brighter future. Education should have an equal budget to the military. Anyone that says otherwise wants a weak country, a weak military, a weak and easily swayed population, or they don't know better because they were taught for a test, propagandized with lies rather than how to think and weed out bad information and find the truth.
Its kind of amazing to see this level of optimism (borderline naïveté) from a man with the level of knowledge and experience as the Justice Breyer. I wish I could see the good in people as much as he clearly does
People at his level of society have every reason to be optimistic. The rest of us see the dirty arse of the country, while he only looks into the scrubbed face.
Let's be clear- justices as old as Breyer see it as their responsibility to appear neutral and unbiased. They would never come on a show like this and perform to their biases because they believe it would undermine trust in the Court. It's extremely disheartening to see, however, that they won't respond flexibly to emerging realities. Trust in the Court has already been undermined; there's no need to protect trust anymore, the task now to reclaim it, and pretending you can't see your own hand in front of your face isn't a great way to start.
I do see good people. I do think optimism has its place, but I get what you're saying. When the house is burning down, you don't hold hands, roast marsh mellows, and sing "What a Beautiful World". Beyer did write The Authority of the Court AND the Perils of Politics. I'm going to reserve my judgement. I'm not going to label him a Pollyanna before I read his book and look more closely at his record. He did dissent. He did not agree with TX.
I guarantee that he is probably the most cynical man in the country, but has to put on a face of optimism to ensure that the institution he represents (the Supreme Court) does not lose trust, because when that happens, you lose rule of law, one of the 4 pillars of US government accountability
They took them for granted. They thought they were “unalienable rights” rather than the privileges that they actually are: upheld by good men and women - and those in between - who ensure they stay rights. It’s keeping them that maintains your “privilege”.
@@michaelparks7177 They didn't take them for granted. That was part of the philosophy of the Enlightenment that human beings by the mere fact they are human beings have certain rights that cannot be taken from them by despots, no matter what the despots do or say. It was their deeply held belief that people are not peons or chattel or livestock. (Of course this conflicts head on with slavery.) They wrote it on a paper, signed it, and sent it to the king. They were all in line for the executioner but did it anyway because they felt it was that important.
I have two conflicting views here. There is need for experience while there is also need for relevance. I might have a solution. The Justices should be highly experienced before they move into the role. That, in my view, would discount the likes of Kavanaugh and Barret. As regards relevance, if someone is working as a judge at a high level before moving into the role they would have relevance. In my view a sixty year old chief justice who has been in post for two years will be much more understanding of the society than someone who ascended at age 47 twenty years ago. As for term limits I will offer you this in support. Often when someone is in an oversight and/or assurance role the systems and structures can start to become personalised as they get embedded in their own biases, and I d not mean that in a vindictive or corrupt way. What about having thirty or forty justices who do five year stints with two year breaks. During the two years they can lecture at law institutions etc. It would give them a chance to rethink, reconsider and reset before they return to the role. Finally, and this is the one I will pass to you as it is oh so difficult in the USA, why not take the President and Senate completely out of the selection process. Maybe my idea of thirty or forty will dilute the political bias to such an extent that appointing the odd justice or two during a president's term would become irrelevant and not worth the sweat and political capital. Take care Calvin.
It’s both a need for experience and also so they do t feel compelled to rule the m ways that will positively effect their future career chances. If they’re limited then they, like some lower court judges may lean to appease those who might appoint or hire them elsewhere later. I realize there’s the issue of them ruling based on their views which are usually connected to the President that appointed them, but on the flip side, they could totally change their opinions while on the bench and there’s no impact on their future career….it was meant for a more ideal world.
@@konradyearwood5845 I agree with most of what you say, especially with regards to personal biases that have built up over time. Everyone has them whether they want to admit it or not. I agree that a pool of experienced judges having programmed sabbaticals over their term of office could be a levelling of the extremes and certainly taking out the politicians from the selection process would be a big step, but how would you then select them? It'd have to be a body that would be able keep track of the judges to be able to determine whether they have the necessary experience. Then, that body itself risks becoming politicised in order to enable biased selection.
As much as i agree with much of what he said i also find it disheartening to see that even the older generations that had financial opportunities we never will who allowed these problems to solidify and distroy our opportunity as they handed the world to the rich on platter, now expect the young who have to struggle to meet basic living requirements to fix the problems they allowed to become so firmly entrenched
There are older people who want change. So much negativity. A boulder isn't moved because people sit around whining about how heavy it is. Lots of energy spent talking about what isn't instead of doing to make better.
@@melissarosenthal5489 Watch the 1942 USDA film *Hemp For Victory* to see how the US legalized weed to fight the Nazis, and then try to understand that our government, police, Federal agencies and even US military have been at war against the People of the United States of America over the same "Marihuana" plant that the Greatest Generation used to stop the Holocaust. And those same old people who lied to us for our entire lives won't acknowledge *Hemp For Victory* or correct their mistake.
@brandy will Protests are fine - I've been in many. But what young people DON'T do in serious numbers is VOTE! When politicians see young people protesting it doesn't mean much. What we need are 50 more AOCs getting involved and young people working to get them elected and going out to vote for them. Protests voice what you are upset about, but politics is where the rubber meets the road - that's where you do something about it. To quote fictional President Jed Bartlett, "Decisions are made by those who show up." Here in Michigan, we ended partisan Gerrymandering in 2018 - and at least in my area, 4 college kids made all the difference in the petition drive. of the original 18 of us who volunteered, two were from the local community college. They had more free time and energy than we did. But when summer came around, they got two of their friends to join in. I loaned them my minivan so they would not have to rely on the city bus line, and the older people in the group pitched in money for gas and food for them. We had been behind in our goals, and that summer those four young people collected slightly more signatures than the other 16 of us combined! We wound up crushing our goal. They could have protested until doomsday, and nothing would have happened. But they got involved and made a major contribution to getting the referendum on the ballot. I am sure they ALL voted.
Agreed. The Court has rigged the game which makes it nearly impossible to fix in the short term. ..hopefully, the long term won't be the fall of our democracy.
I've been against it ever since first understanding the nature of the SCOTUS as a student, but.... In rare times of crisis and emergency because a Democratic nation is under attack from within, pack the court. No one wants to see each administration incrementally add more and make a mess, so just take the gloves off, go full ham, and create a jumbo SCOTUS proportional to districting based on population, like the House. Hundreds if need be.
@Christopher Ramos This because he is an actual sitting judge of the court. A judge _has_ to be unbiased and have integrity..... having said that the Republicans have got their appeasement troupe in play.
It's up to YOU, old justices in power. You are knowledgeable about how the system works and have the means to influence. Not people that are young now.
@@anonmouse6337 It's time to stop saying this as an excuse to blame young people for the issues in our political system or for lack of change. Firstly, more young people (ages 18-29) voted in 2020 than in any year except for 1972, where 0.5% more youth voted than in 2020. From 1976 to 1984, between 48.8% and 49.1% of youth voters actually voted. In the 1996 election, it was only 39.6%. There was a dip in youth vote in 2016, but 55% of youth voted in 2020. Young voters don't vote any less than young voters did 40 years ago - in fact, we vote more right now. Second, have you stopped to consider perhaps WHY so many young people do not vote? It ties back directly to something Trevor mentioned and to the issues inherent in Justice Breyer's responses in this interview. Many young people do not vote because we are disenfranchised with our system and have little faith in it. This would not be as big of an issue if the parts of our system we lacked faith in were things that can be changed by voting, or if that distrust and hopelessness were unwarranted. Neither is the case, though - the things most young voters are most upset by are the imbalance of power, where a candidate who loses by several MILLION votes is still elected due to the money and power involved in the electoral college, yet we call ourselves a democratic nation. We are disenfranchised by the fact that those making some of the most important political and social decisions today, our Supreme Court Justices, are predominately elderly, white, and men, and most are out of touch with reality for every day Americans. No matter how much Justice Breyers insists the court is not a political entity, it functions as one and impacts US politics in direct and powerful ways. We are frustrated because we cannot vote for who becomes a Supreme Court Justice, and since there are no term limits, we are stuck with these individuals until they decide to retire or pass on. We are frustrated that money trumps the will of the people. Many of us do not have the resources or energy to be more involved in activism because we are struggling to meet our basic needs, struggling to pay rent and food bills when we are drowning in University and medical debt. We are fed up with a system that is, in the opinion of some, irredeemably broken - and that is only irredeemable because the system itself will not let our voices be heard to fix it. I voted in 2020 and I will continue to vote. But I would be lying to say that I think my vote mattered much, in a system where each individual's vote is not equal. I would be lying if I said I didn't understand the frustrations of my generation and the generation younger than me - including the frustration with Justice Breyers' out of touch comments here and lack of acknowledgement of the reality and sheer magnitude of the dysfunction in our system and the chaos of living day to day in America for many young people. Our statistics in nearly every measurement of quality of life, safety, healthcare, debt, educational attainment, resource availability, and many other factors are quite literally the worst of any developed country, and much of this seems to continually worsen while our legislators spend months debating over a single bill and republican congressmen read children's books through the ridiculous loophole of the fillibuster. There are so, so many things to discuss about our system and about young people besides simply blaming the problems on young people not voting. That's a very narrow minded and dangerous view, since young people have had poor voting turnout for half a century, and yet the problems we see now are accelerated many times over what they used to be.
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@@ZebraGirl97 young people may have voted more in one year compared to other years, but that turnout was still very low compared to older voters. Low turnout for younger voters has always been a thing, and for all different countries. So if your theory were correct, that would mean people become less disillusioned with the system as they age. Ofc that would imply the system is not as corrupt as you think it is. The Justice's point is not that young people are to blame, but that they do have the power to create change. Unfortunately, young people don't vote in high enough numbers to be able to assert that power and so politicians are forced to pander to the elderly.
Sounds awfully nice and pretty when he says it, but what about when your opposition is completely disingenuous and refuses to listen to reason and facts?
When you listen to them completely, you disarm them and their flawed arguments. Its only after they perceive you as having equal knowledge (I have this knowledge and now you have it to VS you don't understand because of x) that they accept new ideas brought on by their own delivery of "knowledge". Let them finish their monologue, and then ask questions that forces them to accept that the initial argument is flawed. By planting a seed of doubt, you create more reason inside of their mind than arguing points and facts they simply will not accept, ever. Remember its not about winning an argument, its about changing a single thought. If you do that, you've succeeded. example: them: abortions should be banned everywhere because the bible says so. ask: what about non Christians, should we impose our beliefs on them too? what does our constitution say about doing that? Should the government overstep personal freedoms because they are not a specific religion?
@@pepeltoro444 Well, kind of hard to do that when they scream 'FAKE NEWS!', swallow ivermectin, then shoot you because they live in a completely different reality.
@@pepeltoro444 The buybull doesn't ban abortions. It says if your wife cheated, take her to a priest and he will give her a potion. If the fetus dies, it was from adultery. More likely they are relying on women being chattel, and men ruling over them. They don't care about life, they don't care about kids, they want to force women to signify their superiority. And they want to punish women who enjoy sex. And as a side benefit, they want poor kids to fill the military. Some may have convinced themselves it's about life, but even they know deep down, it's about men controlling women.
@@pepeltoro444 That only can work with people that have a moral compass. If I'm dead set on taking all your money and enslaving you as the only acceptable outcome then there will never be the acceptance of new ideas brought on by the delivery of "knowledge." Your seed of doubt will never germinate due to the fact that I am a rock.
The answer is TERM LIMITS and an IMPARTIAL INDEPENDENT selection process!! ffs, guy didnt really answer any of the questions, just waffled on pulling out a pocket constitution. So condescending.
I don't think it's condescension. As a justice, he can't speak freely. I think he is out of touch of what really goes on. He has a perspective that will be different. I do not want career politicians. I don't want a two party system. It's a monopoly that plays good cop bad cop as it suits them so they can and do control the populace. I hope people look more closely at candidates. Vote them in if their doing the work for the betterment of all. They should have to disclose their finances and that of their spouses. They talk of transparency, but few lead by example. Changes do need to be made. I don't find the constitution flawed; it's the application and distortion of the principles that are not carried out. Freedoms and equality are given to some and not others. That is in opposition to the constitution. I would like a change though - All people are created equal. To all those Patriots who want to invoke God - separation of church and state. Preach and pray all you want, but leave it out of government.
Term limits is an insane improvement. I don't understand why they aren't in place. If the law is the law longevity of a justice isn't going to change how the court would look at them and yet that's how they try to justify it.
Supreme Court justices tend to be very careful about not getting political, because they see it as vitally important to their role to be perceived as apolitical.
It's always " up to the young people " until you ask them why they haven't left their seat to someone younger. It's words, only words. If he walked the walk he'd be fishing right now.
They say "it's up to you young people..." and then young people are into progressive politics and socialism and they're like, "wait, no.. not like that"
Young people can’t make changes when the conservative minority fights every single day to take votes away from young people, women and people of color. That is the ONLY thing the Republican Party stands for now. Controlling the government and the courts.
He clearly represents the youth, even in his age. Giving up a seat in good mental and physical health is to give up his years of experience and astute ability to deliberate.
the problem isnt that people arent listening.. the problem is one group of people refuse to accept basic facts because it doesnt agree with their bias.. you cant unite when crazy refuses reality..
Let's be honest here, BOTH sides are guilty of refusing to accept facts if it doesn't agree with their biases. Let's not pretend that we on the left aren't just as susceptible to willful blindness as those on the right. We're just better about hiding it.
@@scottsteele427 Provinces get more representation in the parliament based on population, for example 40% of the Canadian population lives in Ontario so Ontario gets 40% of the parliamentary seats, Quebec contains 25% of the population so they get 25% of parliamentary seats, Alberta and BC contains around 15% of the population each so each province gets around 15% of parliamentary seats.
@@JollyOldCanuck what I meant was in my riding here in Alberta is a staunch conservative riding the get like 80,% on the election so my vote doesn't count
@@scottsteele427 if you were in a riding that votes 80% in line with your choice, your vote still wouldn't count by that logic. Your vote still wouldn't be doing anything.
Na, abolish the Senate, Electoral College, and put term limits on SCOTUS Justices. It makes no sense for the Dakotas to have 4 representatives in the Senate when California of 40 million has 2. Fuck that. The entire system is fundamentally flawed.
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I respect a lot of Breyer's work in the SCOTUS, but he's talking about the dangers of seeing Justices as political figures while at the same time speaking just like a politician. Did he answer a single question or just give the "Congressman's Special" word soup non-answers?
Yep, me also. I found it pretty hypocritical that he held out the constitution, smacking it, "this is the law" type attitude, but seemingly doesn't like to uphold it. And don't put your work on the high school students of today, do your flipping job. Nice speech and all, but yeah almost a perfect mimic of a politician.
Watch the video again because you totally heard it wrong and missed the point. He pulled the constitution to emphasize the fact that it is meant to be an evolving document. Yes, it is the current law of the land and so we follow it as is; but that doesn’t mean we cannot change it. It turns out we can. This is why he spoke of Lincoln and the Gettysburg address when he referred to this nation as an experiment. An experiment by definition is something not grounded; it’s fragile and it evolves. You try one thing and if it doesn’t work you try something else. And because it’s fragile you nurture it. You take care of it, and when you find wrongs in it, you correct them. For example, he actually implied his agreement with Colbert on how the court may be politicized in the way it’s formed even if the judges themselves aren’t political. Hence he implied his suggestion for us to change it. And he particularly referred to young people because these changes are processes that take time. It takes time to convince people and change hearts. And it will take even longer if we the people don’t have the right attitude to work hard to make that change. Change happens; it just doesn’t happen over night. It takes hard work and patience. Politicians have opinions and they express themselves loud and clear. Justice Breyer did not speak like a politician. He can’t because of the nature of his job. He’s supposed to be free of political leanings and impartial so he’s only guided by the constitution as is. This is why he spoke cryptically. He was clever enough to not express any political opinions, and yet was able to convey a lot of wisdom. Otherwise, if he gave out a political opinion outside the Court (like the more concrete answer you wanted), he would’ve been subject to a lot of scrutiny which could eventually jeopardize his position in the Court, which would not be good. I do encourage you to watch the video again, with a different heart, without negativity but with a rather open heart to see what good you can retain from it. Then you can take that good which you learned and use it to make change. As Gandhi said: “be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Lead by example. Start with you. Cheers!
@@shedskin01 thanks for the sermon. There's nothing negative about my heart and there's no opinion he can give that can jeopardize his position on the court. As everyone has complained about, Supreme Court Justices serve for life once appointed, only their deaths or a personal decision to retire can remove them from the bench.
Great, the guy with all the power says that it's up to his grandkids to grow up and hopefully get as much power as he has so maybe they can do something about the problems we already have. great system
It takes two sides willing to negotiate in good faith. We seem to be past that at the moment, and I have little hope it’ll change in the next 30 years. Retire, Justice Breyer while a Democratic president can name your replacement. Don’t make RBG’s mistake. And President Biden, balance the court with a long overdue expansion.
In many ways it's the best thing he could do. He's ultimately tasked with avoiding political content and even appearing on this show is a questionable move from an optics perspective. So making a sweet nonstatement is about the only option.
His opinion was a dissent as it should have been for any reasonable justice but as usual the GOP fascists shoved it down their throats as an emergency opinion thus the purely political HACKS on the court are there even though they're wingding cultist nutjobs (ie Kavanaugh, Barrett, even Thomas) and are able to exercise their weirdo views as they were programmed to by their GOP rulers.
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Breyer indicated that. He has to go back and work with those extremists. His book has to do with the perils of politics. I don't get it. What would people rather see him do? Foam at the mouth, shout obscenities, and say get them the hell out? We need to respect civil discourse. We need to respect and use the rule of law. He said change was needed. He is one man with one vote, even if he is a man sitting in a justice robe. He voiced his dissent to the TX abortion bill. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Americans need to do their homework, stop voting party, and look at the candidate, AND keep looking at their record. If they use their position to acquire personal wealth at the expense of the populace, do not vote for them again. Make them accountable with your vote. Much of what has happened is many Americans vote Party. It's easy. "I'm Red! I'm Blue!" It's ridiculous. Many don't research the candidate or look at their record once in office. They listen to the bull spouted by the party leaders, the career politicians. Many voters vote by name recognition and not by deeds or integrity. Most Americans don't keep an open mind or bother to really understand complex issues. Many Americans do not take responsibility for their own inaction, but would rather point the finger at those who they choose to see as different. It's lazy and irresponsible. So much easier to demonize and criticize another. I have spoken to others my age who don't want social programs, don't raise my taxes, but vote for a candidate on one issue - cuts to social security. They forget they didn't wallow in debt when they left college. It's not "me the person"; it's "we the people". Someone will be unhappy. What is good for the majority? That's a democracy. Sorry, Kevin. I don't want to appear that I'm picking on you. Questions do need to be asked and answered, but Colbert hosts an entertainment talk show. That's really what's so sad. We have created an environment where journalists cannot do their jobs and expect an entertainer to fill that need. What can we do about it? Pay attention. Use peaceful protest and civil discourse. Write a letter and/or send an email to elected officials to explain what you want and why you will not give them your precious vote and watch if their record benefits the majority. Demonizing those whom we don't readily agree isn't working. We need to listen. Hear where there can be agreement or come to some mutual understanding. Vote vote vote responsibly. Regulations are needed. I'm not a Biden fan, but I sure don't want another round of the Trump ugly in-fighting fear-based dismantling of institutions.
@@calvinchann1996 You're looking at a person with a law degree that moved on to become a judge and then made a big enough name for himself among politicians to be nominated, and confirmed, as a US Supreme Court Justice and you don't know if he's rich or not? Do you wonder if the water in a glass is wet before touching it?
It's sad when the Supreme Court Justices of the country seem less than impressive or inspiring and utterly inadequate for the moment. I respect the liberal wing of the SC but it is far from adequate from the utter horror that is the GOP today.
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The worst part is the majority of the American political left seem to have their blinders on about how ineffective their leaders are at actually creating necessary change, and creating a culture with a unified goal. They act like things that are the will of the people are secondary to “how things work” in the political sphere and we gotta just keep chipping away… Donald Trump had followers because the said the exact opposite, duh… luckily, all he ever did was just pay lip service to what they wanted to hear, while being an incredibly ineffective president. People want leaders they can relate to, leaders who can either speak like them or to their experience - that is what made Bush 2 and Obama so popular. Popular to different ideologies, but were widely seen as likable people by their base. This is a no brainer that the Republicans figured out more than 40 years ago when they started having actors run for major political office. The Chuck Shumer, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore, Diane Feinstein types are the wrong personalities for who America is right now. It is stupid, but charm and personality matter in terms of how people listen to you and I don’t see many ranking Democrats who have this capability. No real passion, just protocols and exasperation… real exciting stuff. We need younger, quicker thinking, funnier, more broadly invested, uncompromising and more personable leaders that create broad appeal by just being themselves and promoting an agenda that is instep with what the American people actually want. And we need to stop thinking in terms of wins and losses and negotiating, and actually pass an agenda that will immediately begin to deal with the health, infrastructure, climate, inequality, etc issues that we are now facing. Is the old guard of the Democratic Party creating more problems than they are solving? First off, the congressional leaders of the party, definitely come across as rich elitists and it is obvious they are painfully unaware of who the common people are. Change this and the Democrats will probably never loose an election again. If your candidates aren’t relatable and can’t clearly create a narrative that speaks to your constituents, that will lead to more Donald Trumps. Having leaders that can’t code switch or truly speak to different groups other than their donors, makes people feel like their leaders are unrelatable. Think about John Kerry and Mitt Romney, perfect for the 60’s, not the 2000s. Two unrelatable stiffs. This, I believe, is why Hillary lost to Trump, a cult of personality is the most effective vote grabbing tool and Democrats keep reading the wrong manual and use the wrong tools to fix the problems we are facing. They always negotiate before they get to the table and never even ask for what their constituents actually want… and still think acting in a bipartisan way is even possible and are willing to accept “bargains” for small gains while talking on significant losses to look bipartisan because they still think there are people who want compromise at any cost. News flash… it isn’t 1972, we don’t need comprise, we need radical change and we need to take care of the earth. Congress has been broken, at least, since Newt Gingrich instituted the current republican playbook and the democrats still haven’t caught up. It has been almost 30 years of this BS and they still get blindsided by major things (just look at the courts now, what the fu@k were they doing allowing lifetime appointments for judges to become bargaining chips). Shouldn’t they know how to game plan for it by now? Where is the creativity, where is the relatability, and why are they always two steps behind? The answer is they haven’t evolved with the way politics have and it makes them very ineffective leaders. Yes, things are getting done, but shouldn’t they be getting more done? Is that Joe Manchin’s fault or is it a fault of leadership for not being able to appropriately paint a public narrative that changes the public conversation? Because that is how you actually create change. You are never going to shame Joe Manchin or Kristen Senema or whoever to fall in line by shaming them. That only will make them dig in and take a harder stance. Again, duh… they are adults, not your children. Get a better plan oldies… or start helping young candidates by getting out of the way and provide them the support they ask for, instead of trying to tell them how it works, because the magic of our government is that it is designed to change with the times and that change can happen rapidly if all the BS gets out of the way. Make real positive change, nothing else will suffice. I want my children to have grandchildren that get to see the ocean with fish in it, and a West Coast that isn’t perpetually burning down, and a Gulf of Mexico that doesn’t have deadly algae blooms, or oil spills, or ever increasing hurricanes. Or a Europe that isn’t an Arctic wasteland if the jet stream collapses. Or an India that is still hospitable to humans as temperatures continually rise. And that doesn’t even speak to the social order implications…
@brandy will heard, I am of the mindset that critical mass and community participation are fundamental to generating the necessary traction to get people looking at the right things. We have seen how easily swayed our population is by disinformation and half truths. That just means that people are easily swayed and the leaders of the Democratic Party have no idea how to capitalize on that, because they look at people as less than they are and aren’t willing to actually learn to communicate to their base, let alone execute the goal of expanding their base. There are large swaths of the general population that feel disenfranchised and the fact that the democratic leaders cannot speak to that in a way that draws people together and instead want to exile them from society missed the opportunity of giving them a sense of belonging and community within the party that is supposed to be for the common person...
I remember as a kid being told by adults that it would be up to us to change the world and I never stopped to question it. Now as a high school teacher those statements infuriate me. They’re the children, we’re the adults. It’s up to us to do right by them, not just pass the buck. Kids should be empowered to be active for change but it is hugely unfair to saddle them with that burden when they won’t meaningfully have political power for decades.
You're right, and I value your work as a HS teacher, for it is one of the most important professions in our communities. In hindsight of Dobbs, I believe Justice Breyer mentions the influence young people have, particularly for social issues (such as abortion, racial/ethnic equality, economic equity, etc.) because the liberal beliefs of our generation (GenZ) dramatically contrast with primarily traditional beliefs of the Boomers, GenX, and so forth. Take maternal and paternal leave, for instance - a disgust in 1980s, but full of praise for social productivity in our 2020s. Beliefs shift, but they do so in a way that's reflective of our current generation. No generation holds the status of perfection, but social ideas do become more inclusive and compassionate over time, such that both younger people and older people can combine ideas to form a more perfect union, not just for the current generation reaping its rewards, but always for the future's rewards (as you argue rightly so).
I became a U.S. Citizen yesterday after 20 years of living in the country. Justice Breyer, you have confirmed my decision and achieving this significant milestone. Yes, I have experience with ups and downs. But I decided to call this place home because the people here can figure out a way to live together here as one.
I cannot say I entirely agree with him... those in positions of power are already in positions of power and are the ones currently making choices, it's currently up to them to make the choices... in the future, when the young people are given power because the old people have died (they will never give up power) then, and not before, will the grandchildren get to make any choices, and by then it may be too late, and choices already made for them. the constitution was made when healthcare was bad and people only lived to like 50... different situation when people might only be in power for 20 years.
Could not agree more, several times in this interview Breyer tries to push responsibility to others when he is one of the most power people in the country, yet the only time he comes out and says anything is when he is trying to sell a book, and even then softballs it. The lower courts have been a joke for ages and all I get out of hearing this interview is that Breyer wants to try and keep his institution 'looking good' until his time is up. Breyer, your time is up - retire now
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Sadly it's already too late and Breyer is such a fool for not understanding this, time to increase the number of seats on the SCOTUS and pack the court with more progressive judges
Right like you’re in a position of extreme power and seem to understand there are serious flaws in our system that you currently work in, why is it up to the young people to fix this and not you and I together. Fuck Boomers fr
@@furkankorkmaz1fan Seriously! He's not even calling on the younger generation to rise to the occasion and make things right, he's just saying "it's up to you 🤷🏽♂️" while he spent his career in the highest echelon of the very system he criticizes.
I don’t think the guy is “black hearted.” I think he recognizes that in a representative democracy, a single person can not (and should not be able to) fix everything so the “no shit” answer to “what can be done,” is “it is up to the people who vote,” and as young people in this country are both the most progressive and the least likely to vote , that is the nicest way possible he can say “this isn’t just a boomer problem the second you turn 18, and sit out an election, you’ve passed the buck to the boomers who never sit out an election.”
He took what,,fifty years to write a pamphlet on civics? This guy's useless and ''passing the buck'' is the absolute least, the very least he can do now. HE walks the halls of power and does exactly WHAT? points toward what he SHOULD HAVE DONE and says "my hands are clean." Pathetic.
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Yeah I don't see how that's impressive anymore lol like pretty sure every politician carries one on the off chance they get to look like a superhero to some dumdums
Steven Colbert, a comedian, asks better questions than most journalists. Justice Breyer on the other hand, never really answered any questions. He just made generic yes statements.
@@mitchelllane8771 Stephen pointed out exactly how the democratic system is corrupted, and he replied with “We live in a democracy”. It's his job to keep it a democracy, and he dodged that question.
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Yep! If it's our job then get out of the way. Thank you, you've done enough, we'll take it from here. No, no, we don't need you to stand over and watch, you can go home now.
Term limits for all government appointed and elected officials to let the younger ones in the government decision making. Age 80 + is getting on the edge of not up to the job. Justice Breyer is age 83. He can be a mentor.
You have to start young to educate yourself and get experience and communication skills in order to be a rational person and leader who can improve things. They start now and take over as soon as possible!
Young people, the future is in their hands, but good luck prying the present from our cold dead hands in 20 years after we've done just a bit more damage.
I'm sorry, Justice Bryer, but as a 30yo, I'm not gonna wait until high schoolers are in a position of power to see if we have a functioning government and habitable planet. I will fight for that now and leave a better world for my kids to they can improve that version of it.
We need term limits for justices, an age limit, no one over 80, and a mandated timeline for court appointments, can't leave seats open for more than 6 months, can't install them in less than 3
Saying it's the responsibility of the young to change things when most of the power rests firmly in the hands of older generations is..... hypocritical. The power to change things for the better should be passed on to those willing to actually make changes for the better instead of those intent on protecting a status quo they created and freely admit is flawed.
Agree. I have encountered too many people who think laws are not for them and they can make up their own rules by which we all should live. No discussion. No compromise. Just Bedlam.
His final answer/response made me fully tear up. This is what we lack in this internet age. We have witnessed the death of nuance. We need to spend more time with ourselves and with others (COVID's still a thing, I know) to appreciate that we're more than wild insults directed at left and right. Listen to others, even if it might make your blood boil, because if we decide that some people are below the level of human and don't deserve to be heard, what does that do to our own humanity? My generation, other generations, listen to this man.
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Oh, ya. The turtle's wife has made lots of money off hubby's position. She's a Melania clone. Don't care if the man is disgusting. Making bank! Two loathsome peas in a pod.
A younger Beer Kavanaugh worked years to get Citizen's United rammed through. Since then candidates, therefore, elections, have been pretty much controlled by large sums of money from corporations. Kavanaugh finally got rewarded for his efforts to give big money people what they wanted. Supreme Courts seats will be controlled by the rich until Citizens United is repealed.
The argument hes attempting to make about how the next generation should enact change is blatantly irresponsible coming from someone currently in a position to enact change. Just more kicking the cam down the road for someone else to do something with.
The ongoing existence of our democratic experiment is up to all of us, is our mutual responsibility. We must study our constitution and our history-and be courageous enough to listen when someone challenges our worldview. We must know enough about our institutions and our communities to trust them, and to responsibly do our part-to contribute our time, talents and resources. Justice Breyer is a brilliant example of this, but each of us has something to give. Thank you, sir, for your wisdom, your integrity and your love of our country.
Translation: We screwed up. We screwed up your climate, your democracy, your economy, your health, your education..... We are too cowardly to fix it. You do it as I have no power/will to fix it. What a shining example for the yuts. Perhaps, it is time for you to retire and let the next generation fix it. I'm very disappointed in his responses.
The future of America largely depends on very old people on the Supreme Court retiring instead of dying under the next fascist president like Ginsberg did.
If it really is the job of the younger generation then SHUT UP AND RETIRE ALREADY! We need to protect whatever shambles of a Supreme Court representation that we have left.
Yep. You nailed the catastrophic flaw in that nonsense. "I could do my part and retire in hopes that it prevents some of the madness, BUT isn't this really on all of you people?" Yeah, sure, man... I'll have to remember that in twenty years when I'm living in a fucking autocracy!
@@wheezesanchez5661 exactly SCOTUS should be appointed, not elected, and if no "term limit" - than at least retire around 70, let some young blood have a go and live out your golden years in peace
When those in power literally do everything in their power to take the power away from people by gerrymandering, putting restriction laws on voting and so on, it is not ''Oh, it is up to the youth to fix things''. It is YOUR responsibility because YOU ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
Such wisdom and kindness too…Justice Breyer so glad you came out to educate us even more on the beauty and hope of our democracy…. Knowing you’re there behind the scenes is very comforting
"It's Up To The High School Students". We, SCOTUS, unelected and unaccountable, have almost unlimited power, and are using it to commit atrocities. When it comes to doing good, however, and changing the structural corruption that our rulings reinforce, well then suddenly SCOTUS is powerless to act. WE, we with all the power, can't do THAT. We task the most powerless with that, it's up to children. It's their fault our wilful errors aren't getting fixed. And then he writes a book, and gets on Colbert, and this heinous slogan celebrating his abrogation of responsibility for his own crimes, it becomes the lofty rallying cry that names the video. And he's one of the better ones on the current Supreme Court. The whole episode, including Colbert's involvement, is disgusting.
So let me get this straight, he acknowledges there are problems with the court and that a lot of people don’t agree with the views of the court yet says it isn’t the courts responsibility to change to reflect people views but it’s the responsibility of young people to change the court. How utterly pathetic is that , in any other job if you acknowledge you are not doing what people want it’s your responsibility to change to ensure you do what people vote for. If he has abdicated all responsibility then leave. You are not doing your job. Leave right now and let someone who will take responsibility do their job. Pathetic.
I can't speak for him, but what I perceived from his encouraging speech to the American people specifically the young audience was don't give up hope because the system currently isn't working the way you want it to or need it to, but listen to others talk to others help others so we can all get along and make the changes needed for the future. He is doing his job daily and trying to influence young minds to be thinkers and consider with reason and merit the questions before them the problems before them. Frankly he was being a leader. I hope that helps if not have a good day either way. Mind you I don't know the man's beliefs just speaking on what he appeared to be sharing.
@@TheRealMrMagic l wouldn’t say my complaint was just anything. He is one of 9 top justices that allowed the rights of50% of the populace to be stripped away. Retire now and allow someone who would not allow that to happen, Roe v Wade is overwhelmingly popular despite what a tiny vocal minority would have you believe. If the judges don’t retire now every single one of them , overwhelm them on numbers who will reflect what the populace want.
@@dianeshelton9592 but do they have to retire every time they don't vote the way the majority of the moment wants? Do we have to add or subtract a Justice every time a new political party comes into power? We have a very fickle society that holds opinions that sway as much as a tree in a tornado. I find that the justices have overwhelmingly shown (in most cases) to have accurate foresight for the Long view of this nation. Do they always get it right? No. Of course not they're humans. But that's why They don't weigh in right away on every situation. They want it to work out in the Court of opinion among the citizens and then legally through the lower courts first. That way everybody's had a chance to weigh in and we as a populous have a chance to work out our differences and voice our opinions without creating legislation off of knee jerk reactions. Or having to relitigate the same concept over and over again. They gain insight and perspective from stepping back and listening to all of us before they render a decision. It's not that they don't want to immediately do what "works" for this nation; they have the wisdom, patience and the understanding that you cannot uphold the rights of 10 by trampling on the rights of three...
Hmmmm , very superficial answers. The truth is that as long as the Supreme Court is filled with political appointees, that court can not possibly rule independently.
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The justices can rule independently because they don't need to worry about reelection. Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are Trump nominations, but repeatedly voted not to hear any of Trump's ridiculous challenges to the results of the 2020 election. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh also went against Trump in Trump v. Vance.
Omg the old generation does not understand whats going on and thinks history and old ways will fix everything. Sorry but at some point forward advancements are needed and staying the same or trying to go back to old ways or conserve what YOU thought was good will not work. Progress is needed, not stale lingering.
Everyone living together and solving problems together and disagreeing peacefully doesn’t sound like too much to ask, Mr Justice. Thanks for saying that.
‘The young people have to fix it’ says the old geezer that is helping destroy things those young people will, indeed, have to fix. What a joke - and what a way to deflect responsibility. The whole act with the constitution and the meek grandpa-tell-a-story tone of voice is not even cute. It’s despicable to the victim-blaming level.
Agree. When judging the rights of women, he says that the young need to step up and fight? Well if I’m correct lol…women in their early 40’s can still get pregnant. Their voice and choices shouldn’t be counted in the state of Texas?
Someone should let Breyer know that you can't shame people into trusting a system for which there are (as he admits) reasons to rationally distrust it.
This guy is the ultimate politician. He didn't answer a question, gaslit the entire conversation and told us high school kids will save us. I mean, really?
Middle aged and old people are eliminating youth's future right this minute, with positions like Breyer's, of "some day you'll do this." How simplistic, patronizing, out of touch. High school students are watching their options get eliminated now and won't be eligible to change anything for over a decade, Breyer's hubris about "the future" is facepalm awful. I'm middleaged and ashamed of his statements.
Anyone born now is born into a world exponentially careening toward climate crises caused by the previous few waves of generations of people. There is no option for anyone, regardless of age or generation, to avoid it. This is happening now, and some drastic change is unavoidable. How does THAT shape one's impressionable, growing outlook on life?
While I respect this man, saying that young people have to be the ones to fix and change everything that’s been warped completely ignores the fact that to be able to actually affect change, you have to have credibility and that takes time and experience that young people aren’t afforded. So old, mainly white men just hear young people shouting into the void because “they simply don’t understand.” These responses were nothing but ridiculous non-answers that don’t hold up in this country
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America legalized "Marihuana" to defeat the Axis of Evil during World War II. Watch the 1942 USDA film, *Hemp For Victory.* *Hemp For Victory* has been public for 30 years now. Fuck old people and their lies.
Dylan, you are right but not in the right mindset. As a young person, you better than anyone have the time and energy to build up that experience and credibility. Some of us are too old now to start trying (though even I in my forty’s am starting to become more involved in political activism within my community.) He’s not saying you will make the change today. He’s saying you will be the change tomorrow. But that will not happen if you grow frustrated and quit too soon. It takes patience and hard work. And actually that tomorrow is not as far as you may think. I feel proud to see more and more younger folks getting elected to public office on the national level, congress, cabinet, and even running for President. And these folks are already making change. And they would make more change if they had more young folks joining them in their positions. So don’t give up buddy. You have the power to make change the change you want to see. As Gandhi said: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” So start with you, lead by example, and more will follow! Good luck buddy. I wish you well!
@@shedskin01 I appreciate your optimism, but it is definitely too late. Climate change is the biggest example of people in power not caring about future generations, there is plenty that is irreversible in this country because of the systemic consequences that lead all the way back to this country’s founding. As long as we are a white ethnocentric capitalistic governed society, young people will be intentionally kept out of the places of power. I too am happy that more young people are forgoing their individual lives because they feel there is no other option but to run for political seats. But that’s a terrible system, when young people are deciding against their original dreams and passions because the world is on fire and no one over 40 has ever given a shit until it’s too late. I’m sorry, but there is no mindset other than the reality and the reality is not optimistic.
Pre-1920, women in the US didn't have the right to vote nationally. Yet the system -- *which largely excluded women* -- produced an amendment to change that. It's possible.
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@@holycrapchris There's a video from 1942 that tells American farmers to grow "Marihuana" to defend our rights and freedom during World War II. The video is called *Hemp For Victory* and it was hidden from the general public from 1945 to 1989 in order to push Cannabis prohibition and the war on drugs. Now, the video is available for 30 years now, for free, at an official .gov link or on several UA-cam channels, and there was a bill in Congress titled the *Hemp For Victory Act of 2019,* and the majority of states and the nation's capital have legalized Cannabis Sativa for medicinal and/or recreational use, but the words "Hemp For Victory* are never mentioned by _anyone,_ including pot smokers. No, it's not possible. No one cares about anything. No one believes in anything. "Truth" and "Justice" are just meaningless words. *Hemp For Victory* is the key to defunding the war on drugs, creating a sustainable economy, replacing fossil fuels, ending deforestation and stopping climate change to save the world for future generations the way that *Hemp For Victory* saved the world for future generations such as ours.
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His book is about the perils of politics so he's not totally blind. He does show optimism in regard to the constitution. He says improvement should happen. I do think he has a perspective based on his experience in America. When he says "we have learned to live together... without guns." Well... I think he needs to watch the clips from 1/6. Out of touch there.
I appreciate you sir but please give us a chance and step down before we end up in an RBG situation. You have served your country. Now its time to serve in another way.
The powerful know all he said is true and that is why the education of our young ones has been under attack for a long time. Education is the first thing we need to fix in our country.
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It starts at home. We need better parents. Only the weak rely on the government.
USA is no longer top 25 in math and science after being controlled by the left for decades.
@@mikeximenez5285 I agree and to have good parents they need a good education. So they aren't ignorant of facts or vilify intellect, curiosity, reason, and facts. That easy they can support their children into an actually brighter future.
Education should have an equal budget to the military. Anyone that says otherwise wants a weak country, a weak military, a weak and easily swayed population, or they don't know better because they were taught for a test, propagandized with lies rather than how to think and weed out bad information and find the truth.
Its kind of amazing to see this level of optimism (borderline naïveté) from a man with the level of knowledge and experience as the Justice Breyer. I wish I could see the good in people as much as he clearly does
People at his level of society have every reason to be optimistic. The rest of us see the dirty arse of the country, while he only looks into the scrubbed face.
Let's be clear- justices as old as Breyer see it as their responsibility to appear neutral and unbiased. They would never come on a show like this and perform to their biases because they believe it would undermine trust in the Court. It's extremely disheartening to see, however, that they won't respond flexibly to emerging realities. Trust in the Court has already been undermined; there's no need to protect trust anymore, the task now to reclaim it, and pretending you can't see your own hand in front of your face isn't a great way to start.
I do see good people. I do think optimism has its place, but I get what you're saying. When the house is burning down, you don't hold hands, roast marsh mellows, and sing "What a Beautiful World". Beyer did write The Authority of the Court AND the Perils of Politics. I'm going to reserve my judgement. I'm not going to label him a Pollyanna before I read his book and look more closely at his record. He did dissent. He did not agree with TX.
I guarantee that he is probably the most cynical man in the country, but has to put on a face of optimism to ensure that the institution he represents (the Supreme Court) does not lose trust, because when that happens, you lose rule of law, one of the 4 pillars of US government accountability
Those rulings have held for so long: people thought they were “concrete”.
They forgot that even “solid foundations” need maintaining.
They took them for granted. They thought they were “unalienable rights” rather than the privileges that they actually are: upheld by good men and women - and those in between - who ensure they stay rights. It’s keeping them that maintains your “privilege”.
@@michaelparks7177 They didn't take them for granted. That was part of the philosophy of the Enlightenment that human beings by the mere fact they are human beings have certain rights that cannot be taken from them by despots, no matter what the despots do or say. It was their deeply held belief that people are not peons or chattel or livestock. (Of course this conflicts head on with slavery.) They wrote it on a paper, signed it, and sent it to the king. They were all in line for the executioner but did it anyway because they felt it was that important.
Term limits. If it applies to presidents why not to SC justices?
I have two conflicting views here. There is need for experience while there is also need for relevance. I might have a solution. The Justices should be highly experienced before they move into the role. That, in my view, would discount the likes of Kavanaugh and Barret. As regards relevance, if someone is working as a judge at a high level before moving into the role they would have relevance. In my view a sixty year old chief justice who has been in post for two years will be much more understanding of the society than someone who ascended at age 47 twenty years ago. As for term limits I will offer you this in support. Often when someone is in an oversight and/or assurance role the systems and structures can start to become personalised as they get embedded in their own biases, and I d not mean that in a vindictive or corrupt way. What about having thirty or forty justices who do five year stints with two year breaks. During the two years they can lecture at law institutions etc. It would give them a chance to rethink, reconsider and reset before they return to the role. Finally, and this is the one I will pass to you as it is oh so difficult in the USA, why not take the President and Senate completely out of the selection process. Maybe my idea of thirty or forty will dilute the political bias to such an extent that appointing the odd justice or two during a president's term would become irrelevant and not worth the sweat and political capital. Take care Calvin.
That's a question you should already know the answer to. We learned it in 7th grade civics class.
@@SourDoughBill Not in my country.
It’s both a need for experience and also so they do t feel compelled to rule the m ways that will positively effect their future career chances. If they’re limited then they, like some lower court judges may lean to appease those who might appoint or hire them elsewhere later. I realize there’s the issue of them ruling based on their views which are usually connected to the President that appointed them, but on the flip side, they could totally change their opinions while on the bench and there’s no impact on their future career….it was meant for a more ideal world.
@@konradyearwood5845 I agree with most of what you say, especially with regards to personal biases that have built up over time. Everyone has them whether they want to admit it or not. I agree that a pool of experienced judges having programmed sabbaticals over their term of office could be a levelling of the extremes and certainly taking out the politicians from the selection process would be a big step, but how would you then select them? It'd have to be a body that would be able keep track of the judges to be able to determine whether they have the necessary experience. Then, that body itself risks becoming politicised in order to enable biased selection.
As much as i agree with much of what he said i also find it disheartening to see that even the older generations that had financial opportunities we never will who allowed these problems to solidify and distroy our opportunity as they handed the world to the rich on platter, now expect the young who have to struggle to meet basic living requirements to fix the problems they allowed to become so firmly entrenched
There are older people who want change. So much negativity. A boulder isn't moved because people sit around whining about how heavy it is. Lots of energy spent talking about what isn't instead of doing to make better.
@@melissarosenthal5489 Watch the 1942 USDA film *Hemp For Victory* to see how the US legalized weed to fight the Nazis, and then try to understand that our government, police, Federal agencies and even US military have been at war against the People of the United States of America over the same "Marihuana" plant that the Greatest Generation used to stop the Holocaust.
And those same old people who lied to us for our entire lives won't acknowledge *Hemp For Victory* or correct their mistake.
@@melissarosenthal5489 Could you give an example where young people have not expended energy protesting a topic they also complain loudly about?
You missed his point, let it go and make now better!
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Protests are fine - I've been in many. But what young people DON'T do in serious numbers is VOTE! When politicians see young people protesting it doesn't mean much. What we need are 50 more AOCs getting involved and young people working to get them elected and going out to vote for them. Protests voice what you are upset about, but politics is where the rubber meets the road - that's where you do something about it. To quote fictional President Jed Bartlett, "Decisions are made by those who show up."
Here in Michigan, we ended partisan Gerrymandering in 2018 - and at least in my area, 4 college kids made all the difference in the petition drive. of the original 18 of us who volunteered, two were from the local community college. They had more free time and energy than we did. But when summer came around, they got two of their friends to join in. I loaned them my minivan so they would not have to rely on the city bus line, and the older people in the group pitched in money for gas and food for them. We had been behind in our goals, and that summer those four young people collected slightly more signatures than the other 16 of us combined! We wound up crushing our goal. They could have protested until doomsday, and nothing would have happened. But they got involved and made a major contribution to getting the referendum on the ballot. I am sure they ALL voted.
We have to admit it's a 6-3 REPUBLICAN court. They didn't negotiate in good faith and got this majority as a partisan victory
At age 60, I'm not going to have to live long with the results of the lingering orange fart era. I'm still voting against it at every opportunity.
republicans ALWAYS have to cheat in order to win... USA is not a democracy at all.
Agreed. The Court has rigged the game which makes it nearly impossible to fix in the short term. ..hopefully, the long term won't be the fall of our democracy.
I've been against it ever since first understanding the nature of the SCOTUS as a student, but....
In rare times of crisis and emergency because a Democratic nation is under attack from within, pack the court.
No one wants to see each administration incrementally add more and make a mess, so just take the gloves off, go full ham, and create a jumbo SCOTUS proportional to districting based on population, like the House. Hundreds if need be.
@Christopher Ramos This because he is an actual sitting judge of the court. A judge _has_ to be unbiased and have integrity..... having said that the Republicans have got their appeasement troupe in play.
It's up to YOU, old justices in power. You are knowledgeable about how the system works and have the means to influence. Not people that are young now.
Because young people don't vote.
@@anonmouse6337 It's time to stop saying this as an excuse to blame young people for the issues in our political system or for lack of change. Firstly, more young people (ages 18-29) voted in 2020 than in any year except for 1972, where 0.5% more youth voted than in 2020. From 1976 to 1984, between 48.8% and 49.1% of youth voters actually voted. In the 1996 election, it was only 39.6%. There was a dip in youth vote in 2016, but 55% of youth voted in 2020. Young voters don't vote any less than young voters did 40 years ago - in fact, we vote more right now.
Second, have you stopped to consider perhaps WHY so many young people do not vote? It ties back directly to something Trevor mentioned and to the issues inherent in Justice Breyer's responses in this interview. Many young people do not vote because we are disenfranchised with our system and have little faith in it. This would not be as big of an issue if the parts of our system we lacked faith in were things that can be changed by voting, or if that distrust and hopelessness were unwarranted. Neither is the case, though - the things most young voters are most upset by are the imbalance of power, where a candidate who loses by several MILLION votes is still elected due to the money and power involved in the electoral college, yet we call ourselves a democratic nation. We are disenfranchised by the fact that those making some of the most important political and social decisions today, our Supreme Court Justices, are predominately elderly, white, and men, and most are out of touch with reality for every day Americans. No matter how much Justice Breyers insists the court is not a political entity, it functions as one and impacts US politics in direct and powerful ways. We are frustrated because we cannot vote for who becomes a Supreme Court Justice, and since there are no term limits, we are stuck with these individuals until they decide to retire or pass on. We are frustrated that money trumps the will of the people. Many of us do not have the resources or energy to be more involved in activism because we are struggling to meet our basic needs, struggling to pay rent and food bills when we are drowning in University and medical debt. We are fed up with a system that is, in the opinion of some, irredeemably broken - and that is only irredeemable because the system itself will not let our voices be heard to fix it.
I voted in 2020 and I will continue to vote. But I would be lying to say that I think my vote mattered much, in a system where each individual's vote is not equal. I would be lying if I said I didn't understand the frustrations of my generation and the generation younger than me - including the frustration with Justice Breyers' out of touch comments here and lack of acknowledgement of the reality and sheer magnitude of the dysfunction in our system and the chaos of living day to day in America for many young people. Our statistics in nearly every measurement of quality of life, safety, healthcare, debt, educational attainment, resource availability, and many other factors are quite literally the worst of any developed country, and much of this seems to continually worsen while our legislators spend months debating over a single bill and republican congressmen read children's books through the ridiculous loophole of the fillibuster.
There are so, so many things to discuss about our system and about young people besides simply blaming the problems on young people not voting. That's a very narrow minded and dangerous view, since young people have had poor voting turnout for half a century, and yet the problems we see now are accelerated many times over what they used to be.
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@@ZebraGirl97 young people may have voted more in one year compared to other years, but that turnout was still very low compared to older voters.
Low turnout for younger voters has always been a thing, and for all different countries. So if your theory were correct, that would mean people become less disillusioned with the system as they age. Ofc that would imply the system is not as corrupt as you think it is.
The Justice's point is not that young people are to blame, but that they do have the power to create change. Unfortunately, young people don't vote in high enough numbers to be able to assert that power and so politicians are forced to pander to the elderly.
Right! Is he going to make room for someone younger on the Bench then? Or is he just going to hog that seat until death?
Sounds awfully nice and pretty when he says it, but what about when your opposition is completely disingenuous and refuses to listen to reason and facts?
When you listen to them completely, you disarm them and their flawed arguments. Its only after they perceive you as having equal knowledge (I have this knowledge and now you have it to VS you don't understand because of x) that they accept new ideas brought on by their own delivery of "knowledge". Let them finish their monologue, and then ask questions that forces them to accept that the initial argument is flawed. By planting a seed of doubt, you create more reason inside of their mind than arguing points and facts they simply will not accept, ever. Remember its not about winning an argument, its about changing a single thought. If you do that, you've succeeded.
example:
them: abortions should be banned everywhere because the bible says so.
ask: what about non Christians, should we impose our beliefs on them too?
what does our constitution say about doing that? Should the government overstep personal freedoms because they are not a specific religion?
@@pepeltoro444 Well, kind of hard to do that when they scream 'FAKE NEWS!', swallow ivermectin, then shoot you because they live in a completely different reality.
@@pepeltoro444 The buybull doesn't ban abortions. It says if your wife cheated, take her to a priest and he will give her a potion. If the fetus dies, it was from adultery.
More likely they are relying on women being chattel, and men ruling over them. They don't care about life, they don't care about kids, they want to force women to signify their superiority. And they want to punish women who enjoy sex. And as a side benefit, they want poor kids to fill the military.
Some may have convinced themselves it's about life, but even they know deep down, it's about men controlling women.
Absolutely true I fear.
@@pepeltoro444 That only can work with people that have a moral compass. If I'm dead set on taking all your money and enslaving you as the only acceptable outcome then there will never be the acceptance of new ideas brought on by the delivery of "knowledge." Your seed of doubt will never germinate due to the fact that I am a rock.
If it's up to younger people to fix this, when are you going to retire, Justice Breyer?
The answer is TERM LIMITS and an IMPARTIAL INDEPENDENT selection process!! ffs, guy didnt really answer any of the questions, just waffled on pulling out a pocket constitution. So condescending.
And frustrating.
He also comes across as being very sheltered from what actually goes on in the country he lives in.
I don't think it's condescension. As a justice, he can't speak freely. I think he is out of touch of what really goes on. He has a perspective that will be different. I do not want career politicians. I don't want a two party system. It's a monopoly that plays good cop bad cop as it suits them so they can and do control the populace. I hope people look more closely at candidates. Vote them in if their doing the work for the betterment of all. They should have to disclose their finances and that of their spouses. They talk of transparency, but few lead by example. Changes do need to be made. I don't find the constitution flawed; it's the application and distortion of the principles that are not carried out. Freedoms and equality are given to some and not others. That is in opposition to the constitution. I would like a change though - All people are created equal. To all those Patriots who want to invoke God - separation of church and state. Preach and pray all you want, but leave it out of government.
Term limits is an insane improvement. I don't understand why they aren't in place. If the law is the law longevity of a justice isn't going to change how the court would look at them and yet that's how they try to justify it.
Supreme Court justices tend to be very careful about not getting political, because they see it as vitally important to their role to be perceived as apolitical.
It's always " up to the young people " until you ask them why they haven't left their seat to someone younger.
It's words, only words.
If he walked the walk he'd be fishing right now.
They say "it's up to you young people..." and then young people are into progressive politics and socialism and they're like, "wait, no.. not like that"
@Alexandra Nakelski You don't need to wait for congresscritters to resign. You can vote for someone younger.
Young people can’t make changes when the conservative minority fights every single day to take votes away from young people, women and people of color. That is the ONLY thing the Republican Party stands for now. Controlling the government and the courts.
He clearly represents the youth, even in his age. Giving up a seat in good mental and physical health is to give up his years of experience and astute ability to deliberate.
@@Cm0nd00d So we agree ? His speech about young people is lip service and nothing more ?
Since it's all about experience ?
the problem isnt that people arent listening..
the problem is one group of people refuse to accept basic facts because it doesnt agree with their bias..
you cant unite when crazy refuses reality..
Literally
true
Let's be honest here, BOTH sides are guilty of refusing to accept facts if it doesn't agree with their biases. Let's not pretend that we on the left aren't just as susceptible to willful blindness as those on the right. We're just better about hiding it.
@@biostarkick7 dude only ones chugging invermectin are Republicans. And anti vaxxers and anti masks!
Word!
i wouldnt want to live in a country where my vote is stronger or weaker depending on where i live.
Happens here in Canada too....I live in a province that has vote the same way except once in the last 45 or so years so my vote doesn't count at all
Nice clouds but what does that have to do with democracy?
@@scottsteele427 Provinces get more representation in the parliament based on population, for example 40% of the Canadian population lives in Ontario so Ontario gets 40% of the parliamentary seats, Quebec contains 25% of the population so they get 25% of parliamentary seats, Alberta and BC contains around 15% of the population each so each province gets around 15% of parliamentary seats.
@@JollyOldCanuck what I meant was in my riding here in Alberta is a staunch conservative riding the get like 80,% on the election so my vote doesn't count
@@scottsteele427 if you were in a riding that votes 80% in line with your choice, your vote still wouldn't count by that logic. Your vote still wouldn't be doing anything.
Na, abolish the Senate, Electoral College, and put term limits on SCOTUS Justices. It makes no sense for the Dakotas to have 4 representatives in the Senate when California of 40 million has 2. Fuck that. The entire system is fundamentally flawed.
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How are you going to do that, when the ERA couldn't get ratified?
Agree 100% on all 3 points.
Its up to young people....so retire and let someone younger have a go at it.
I respect a lot of Breyer's work in the SCOTUS, but he's talking about the dangers of seeing Justices as political figures while at the same time speaking just like a politician. Did he answer a single question or just give the "Congressman's Special" word soup non-answers?
Thought the same thing.
Yep, me also.
I found it pretty hypocritical that he held out the constitution, smacking it, "this is the law" type attitude, but seemingly doesn't like to uphold it.
And don't put your work on the high school students of today, do your flipping job.
Nice speech and all, but yeah almost a perfect mimic of a politician.
Watch the video again because you totally heard it wrong and missed the point. He pulled the constitution to emphasize the fact that it is meant to be an evolving document. Yes, it is the current law of the land and so we follow it as is; but that doesn’t mean we cannot change it. It turns out we can. This is why he spoke of Lincoln and the Gettysburg address when he referred to this nation as an experiment. An experiment by definition is something not grounded; it’s fragile and it evolves. You try one thing and if it doesn’t work you try something else. And because it’s fragile you nurture it. You take care of it, and when you find wrongs in it, you correct them. For example, he actually implied his agreement with Colbert on how the court may be politicized in the way it’s formed even if the judges themselves aren’t political. Hence he implied his suggestion for us to change it. And he particularly referred to young people because these changes are processes that take time. It takes time to convince people and change hearts. And it will take even longer if we the people don’t have the right attitude to work hard to make that change. Change happens; it just doesn’t happen over night. It takes hard work and patience. Politicians have opinions and they express themselves loud and clear. Justice Breyer did not speak like a politician. He can’t because of the nature of his job. He’s supposed to be free of political leanings and impartial so he’s only guided by the constitution as is. This is why he spoke cryptically. He was clever enough to not express any political opinions, and yet was able to convey a lot of wisdom. Otherwise, if he gave out a political opinion outside the Court (like the more concrete answer you wanted), he would’ve been subject to a lot of scrutiny which could eventually jeopardize his position in the Court, which would not be good. I do encourage you to watch the video again, with a different heart, without negativity but with a rather open heart to see what good you can retain from it. Then you can take that good which you learned and use it to make change. As Gandhi said: “be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Lead by example. Start with you. Cheers!
@@shedskin01 thanks for the sermon. There's nothing negative about my heart and there's no opinion he can give that can jeopardize his position on the court. As everyone has complained about, Supreme Court Justices serve for life once appointed, only their deaths or a personal decision to retire can remove them from the bench.
@brandy will "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has."
Great, the guy with all the power says that it's up to his grandkids to grow up and hopefully get as much power as he has so maybe they can do something about the problems we already have. great system
He's admitting his generation screwed up. Which everyone already knows
It takes two sides willing to negotiate in good faith. We seem to be past that at the moment, and I have little hope it’ll change in the next 30 years. Retire, Justice Breyer while a Democratic president can name your replacement. Don’t make RBG’s mistake. And President Biden, balance the court with a long overdue expansion.
He has no intention of retiring now, I guess he's waiting until McConnell is in charge again.
He's both stuck in the past and looking for a way to justify his ego's desire to stay in power until he dies, basically.
@@squamish4244 true!
@@followyourheart7818 true also!
We don't need two sides. It's better to have many sides. A multi-Party system with ranked-choice voting.
well spoken way of not saying anything.
Saying something. Just a tunnel vision and narrow perspective of America. Needs to get out more and see how others live.
In many ways it's the best thing he could do. He's ultimately tasked with avoiding political content and even appearing on this show is a questionable move from an optics perspective. So making a sweet nonstatement is about the only option.
@@melissarosenthal5489 That is not a thing that rich white men in positions of authority do.
@@tedfort1698 are we here to say nothing?
@@woofer2121 We're not supreme court justices.
I wish he had asked him why the supreme Court allowed the Texas abortion bill to go through...
There is another part of the interview this was covered there
His opinion was a dissent as it should have been for any reasonable justice but as usual the GOP fascists shoved it down their throats as an emergency opinion thus the purely political HACKS on the court are there even though they're wingding cultist nutjobs (ie Kavanaugh, Barrett, even Thomas) and are able to exercise their weirdo views as they were programmed to by their GOP rulers.
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Breyer indicated that. He has to go back and work with those extremists. His book has to do with the perils of politics. I don't get it. What would people rather see him do? Foam at the mouth, shout obscenities, and say get them the hell out? We need to respect civil discourse. We need to respect and use the rule of law. He said change was needed. He is one man with one vote, even if he is a man sitting in a justice robe. He voiced his dissent to the TX abortion bill. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Americans need to do their homework, stop voting party, and look at the candidate, AND keep looking at their record. If they use their position to acquire personal wealth at the expense of the populace, do not vote for them again. Make them accountable with your vote. Much of what has happened is many Americans vote Party. It's easy. "I'm Red! I'm Blue!" It's ridiculous. Many don't research the candidate or look at their record once in office. They listen to the bull spouted by the party leaders, the career politicians. Many voters vote by name recognition and not by deeds or integrity. Most Americans don't keep an open mind or bother to really understand complex issues. Many Americans do not take responsibility for their own inaction, but would rather point the finger at those who they choose to see as different. It's lazy and irresponsible. So much easier to demonize and criticize another. I have spoken to others my age who don't want social programs, don't raise my taxes, but vote for a candidate on one issue - cuts to social security. They forget they didn't wallow in debt when they left college. It's not "me the person"; it's "we the people". Someone will be unhappy. What is good for the majority? That's a democracy. Sorry, Kevin. I don't want to appear that I'm picking on you. Questions do need to be asked and answered, but Colbert hosts an entertainment talk show. That's really what's so sad. We have created an environment where journalists cannot do their jobs and expect an entertainer to fill that need. What can we do about it? Pay attention. Use peaceful protest and civil discourse. Write a letter and/or send an email to elected officials to explain what you want and why you will not give them your precious vote and watch if their record benefits the majority. Demonizing those whom we don't readily agree isn't working. We need to listen. Hear where there can be agreement or come to some mutual understanding. Vote vote vote responsibly. Regulations are needed. I'm not a Biden fan, but I sure don't want another round of the Trump ugly in-fighting fear-based dismantling of institutions.
Wow. The world seems really nice and easy when you’re a rich white man with a secure job you won’t lose till you die.
They're not all white men. Even I know that.
@@calvinchann1996 - but it is an old, rich, white guy speaking right here
@@ebybeehoney Well, old and white, I'll agree. But I don't know if he's rich, so I'll reserve judgement on that.
@@calvinchann1996 You're looking at a person with a law degree that moved on to become a judge and then made a big enough name for himself among politicians to be nominated, and confirmed, as a US Supreme Court Justice and you don't know if he's rich or not?
Do you wonder if the water in a glass is wet before touching it?
@@StoneE4 I try not to presume without evidence.
It's sad when the Supreme Court Justices of the country seem less than impressive or inspiring and utterly inadequate for the moment. I respect the liberal wing of the SC but it is far from adequate from the utter horror that is the GOP today.
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The worst part is the majority of the American political left seem to have their blinders on about how ineffective their leaders are at actually creating necessary change, and creating a culture with a unified goal.
They act like things that are the will of the people are secondary to “how things work” in the political sphere and we gotta just keep chipping away…
Donald Trump had followers because the said the exact opposite, duh… luckily, all he ever did was just pay lip service to what they wanted to hear, while being an incredibly ineffective president.
People want leaders they can relate to, leaders who can either speak like them or to their experience - that is what made Bush 2 and Obama so popular. Popular to different ideologies, but were widely seen as likable people by their base.
This is a no brainer that the Republicans figured out more than 40 years ago when they started having actors run for major political office.
The Chuck Shumer, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore, Diane Feinstein types are the wrong personalities for who America is right now.
It is stupid, but charm and personality matter in terms of how people listen to you and I don’t see many ranking Democrats who have this capability. No real passion, just protocols and exasperation… real exciting stuff.
We need younger, quicker thinking, funnier, more broadly invested, uncompromising and more personable leaders that create broad appeal by just being themselves and promoting an agenda that is instep with what the American people actually want.
And we need to stop thinking in terms of wins and losses and negotiating, and actually pass an agenda that will immediately begin to deal with the health, infrastructure, climate, inequality, etc issues that we are now facing.
Is the old guard of the Democratic Party creating more problems than they are solving? First off, the congressional leaders of the party, definitely come across as rich elitists and it is obvious they are painfully unaware of who the common people are. Change this and the Democrats will probably never loose an election again. If your candidates aren’t relatable and can’t clearly create a narrative that speaks to your constituents, that will lead to more Donald Trumps.
Having leaders that can’t code switch or truly speak to different groups other than their donors, makes people feel like their leaders are unrelatable. Think about John Kerry and Mitt Romney, perfect for the 60’s, not the 2000s. Two unrelatable stiffs. This, I believe, is why Hillary lost to Trump, a cult of personality is the most effective vote grabbing tool and Democrats keep reading the wrong manual and use the wrong tools to fix the problems we are facing.
They always negotiate before they get to the table and never even ask for what their constituents actually want… and still think acting in a bipartisan way is even possible and are willing to accept “bargains” for small gains while talking on significant losses to look bipartisan because they still think there are people who want compromise at any cost. News flash… it isn’t 1972, we don’t need comprise, we need radical change and we need to take care of the earth.
Congress has been broken, at least, since Newt Gingrich instituted the current republican playbook and the democrats still haven’t caught up. It has been almost 30 years of this BS and they still get blindsided by major things (just look at the courts now, what the fu@k were they doing allowing lifetime appointments for judges to become bargaining chips).
Shouldn’t they know how to game plan for it by now? Where is the creativity, where is the relatability, and why are they always two steps behind? The answer is they haven’t evolved with the way politics have and it makes them very ineffective leaders. Yes, things are getting done, but shouldn’t they be getting more done? Is that Joe Manchin’s fault or is it a fault of leadership for not being able to appropriately paint a public narrative that changes the public conversation? Because that is how you actually create change. You are never going to shame Joe Manchin or Kristen Senema or whoever to fall in line by shaming them. That only will make them dig in and take a harder stance. Again, duh… they are adults, not your children.
Get a better plan oldies… or start helping young candidates by getting out of the way and provide them the support they ask for, instead of trying to tell them how it works, because the magic of our government is that it is designed to change with the times and that change can happen rapidly if all the BS gets out of the way.
Make real positive change, nothing else will suffice. I want my children to have grandchildren that get to see the ocean with fish in it, and a West Coast that isn’t perpetually burning down, and a Gulf of Mexico that doesn’t have deadly algae blooms, or oil spills, or ever increasing hurricanes. Or a Europe that isn’t an Arctic wasteland if the jet stream collapses. Or an India that is still hospitable to humans as temperatures continually rise. And that doesn’t even speak to the social order implications…
@brandy will heard, I am of the mindset that critical mass and community participation are fundamental to generating the necessary traction to get people looking at the right things.
We have seen how easily swayed our population is by disinformation and half truths. That just means that people are easily swayed and the leaders of the Democratic Party have no idea how to capitalize on that, because they look at people as less than they are and aren’t willing to actually learn to communicate to their base, let alone execute the goal of expanding their base.
There are large swaths of the general population that feel disenfranchised and the fact that the democratic leaders cannot speak to that in a way that draws people together and instead want to exile them from society missed the opportunity of giving them a sense of belonging and community within the party that is supposed to be for the common person...
@@funtimefunny2153 Do you spout that stuff believing in that garbage? Because it's garbage.
I remember as a kid being told by adults that it would be up to us to change the world and I never stopped to question it. Now as a high school teacher those statements infuriate me. They’re the children, we’re the adults. It’s up to us to do right by them, not just pass the buck. Kids should be empowered to be active for change but it is hugely unfair to saddle them with that burden when they won’t meaningfully have political power for decades.
You're right, and I value your work as a HS teacher, for it is one of the most important professions in our communities. In hindsight of Dobbs, I believe Justice Breyer mentions the influence young people have, particularly for social issues (such as abortion, racial/ethnic equality, economic equity, etc.) because the liberal beliefs of our generation (GenZ) dramatically contrast with primarily traditional beliefs of the Boomers, GenX, and so forth. Take maternal and paternal leave, for instance - a disgust in 1980s, but full of praise for social productivity in our 2020s. Beliefs shift, but they do so in a way that's reflective of our current generation. No generation holds the status of perfection, but social ideas do become more inclusive and compassionate over time, such that both younger people and older people can combine ideas to form a more perfect union, not just for the current generation reaping its rewards, but always for the future's rewards (as you argue rightly so).
"The Art of Listening (to someone you do not agree with)", BRILLIANT!
I became a U.S. Citizen yesterday after 20 years of living in the country. Justice Breyer, you have confirmed my decision and achieving this significant milestone. Yes, I have experience with ups and downs. But I decided to call this place home because the people here can figure out a way to live together here as one.
I cannot say I entirely agree with him... those in positions of power are already in positions of power and are the ones currently making choices, it's currently up to them to make the choices... in the future, when the young people are given power because the old people have died (they will never give up power) then, and not before, will the grandchildren get to make any choices, and by then it may be too late, and choices already made for them. the constitution was made when healthcare was bad and people only lived to like 50... different situation when people might only be in power for 20 years.
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Could not agree more, several times in this interview Breyer tries to push responsibility to others when he is one of the most power people in the country, yet the only time he comes out and says anything is when he is trying to sell a book, and even then softballs it. The lower courts have been a joke for ages and all I get out of hearing this interview is that Breyer wants to try and keep his institution 'looking good' until his time is up. Breyer, your time is up - retire now
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Well said!
Sadly it's already too late and Breyer is such a fool for not understanding this, time to increase the number of seats on the SCOTUS and pack the court with more progressive judges
First improvement is for YOU TO RETIRE NOW! He has no idea what's actually going on in this country or even in SCOTUS for that matter.
""Here kids, good luck, I'm at brunch."
Right like you’re in a position of extreme power and seem to understand there are serious flaws in our system that you currently work in, why is it up to the young people to fix this and not you and I together. Fuck Boomers fr
@@furkankorkmaz1fan Seriously! He's not even calling on the younger generation to rise to the occasion and make things right, he's just saying "it's up to you 🤷🏽♂️" while he spent his career in the highest echelon of the very system he criticizes.
Interesting how what is said and what is heard can be so far apart.
Right on Mr. Colbert!..
Thank you!
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"Passing the buck. The last refuge of the cowardly and black-hearted."
I don’t think the guy is “black hearted.”
I think he recognizes that in a representative democracy, a single person can not (and should not be able to) fix everything so the “no shit” answer to “what can be done,” is “it is up to the people who vote,” and as young people in this country are both the most progressive and the least likely to vote , that is the nicest way possible he can say “this isn’t just a boomer problem the second you turn 18, and sit out an election, you’ve passed the buck to the boomers who never sit out an election.”
He took what,,fifty years to write a pamphlet on civics? This guy's useless and ''passing the buck'' is the absolute least, the very least he can do now.
HE walks the halls of power and does exactly WHAT? points toward what he SHOULD HAVE DONE and says "my hands are clean."
Pathetic.
Agree! Scapegoaters always shifting blame. Refuse responsibility.
*Person whips out pocket-sized constitution from inside his jacket.
*Crowd applauses
Americans are so cute.
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True that. Embarrassing..
Yeah I don't see how that's impressive anymore lol like pretty sure every politician carries one on the off chance they get to look like a superhero to some dumdums
Well, our last president didn't know our constitution.
Colbert is a national treasure. And I do love Justice Breyer.
With all due respect, it is time to retire sir.
Biden thought this way until few months ago lol, that you could always work together with the "opposition" to yourself
Steven Colbert, a comedian, asks better questions than most journalists.
Justice Breyer on the other hand, never really answered any questions. He just made generic yes statements.
Yep...what's your point? A Supreme Court Justice serves the justice system and not Republicans or Democrats. Sounds to me like he was doing his job.
@@mitchelllane8771 Stephen pointed out exactly how the democratic system is corrupted, and he replied with “We live in a democracy”. It's his job to keep it a democracy, and he dodged that question.
yeah talking about sandwiches is great journalism
@@michaelutech4786 It's a comedy show.
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So needed to hear this right now
Thanks for a great interview. -Stephen Bissell
Yeah maybe I'm being cynical but this sounds like "Young people it's your job to clean up OUR mess, it's up to you". It feels like passing the buck.
Welcome to adulthood, I was told the same thing in 1988, "it's now your responsibility to clean up this mess".
How did that work out for us?...
Yep! If it's our job then get out of the way. Thank you, you've done enough, we'll take it from here. No, no, we don't need you to stand over and watch, you can go home now.
"when they start to take over institutions like the courts from older generations." You know, in like 30-40 years?
Term limits for all government appointed and elected officials
to let the younger ones in the government decision making.
Age 80 + is getting on the edge of not up to the job.
Justice Breyer is age 83. He can be a mentor.
You have to start young to educate yourself and get experience and communication skills in order to be a rational person and leader who can improve things. They start now and take over as soon as possible!
Young people, the future is in their hands, but good luck prying the present from our cold dead hands in 20 years after we've done just a bit more damage.
I love Justice Breyer!!! He is great!!!! My kind of person!!! #facts #truth
Very well put, Mr. Justice.
I'm sorry, Justice Bryer, but as a 30yo, I'm not gonna wait until high schoolers are in a position of power to see if we have a functioning government and habitable planet. I will fight for that now and leave a better world for my kids to they can improve that version of it.
We need term limits for justices, an age limit, no one over 80, and a mandated timeline for court appointments, can't leave seats open for more than 6 months, can't install them in less than 3
Amazing interview. That man is so with it and 82. Wow
I don't think I've ever seen a better live demonstration of the the phrase, "Looking at the world through a pink balloon."
That was kind of a cookie-cutter answer that felt like it was prepared for an actual high school field trip.
Saying it's the responsibility of the young to change things when most of the power rests firmly in the hands of older generations is..... hypocritical. The power to change things for the better should be passed on to those willing to actually make changes for the better instead of those intent on protecting a status quo they created and freely admit is flawed.
A great talk on institutions. Please invite him back to the show more often!
wow, just friggin wow!!! This man gives me hope for the future!
About that 'living with each other' thing... 'under the law'... Yeah.. not so much anymore.
Agree. I have encountered too many people who think laws are not for them and they can make up their own rules by which we all should live. No discussion. No compromise. Just Bedlam.
His cadence and manner of speaking was oddly reminiscent of Mr. Rodgers.
I forget how much I love to hear this Justice talk. He is so smart and reasonable
His final answer/response made me fully tear up. This is what we lack in this internet age. We have witnessed the death of nuance. We need to spend more time with ourselves and with others (COVID's still a thing, I know) to appreciate that we're more than wild insults directed at left and right. Listen to others, even if it might make your blood boil, because if we decide that some people are below the level of human and don't deserve to be heard, what does that do to our own humanity? My generation, other generations, listen to this man.
The late Senator John McCain wanted money out of politics. The turtle stopped him. Let's take money especially DARK MONEY out of politics.
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Oh, ya. The turtle's wife has made lots of money off hubby's position. She's a Melania clone. Don't care if the man is disgusting. Making bank! Two loathsome peas in a pod.
John McCain was a hero
A younger Beer Kavanaugh worked years to get Citizen's United rammed through. Since then candidates, therefore, elections, have been pretty much controlled by large sums of money from corporations. Kavanaugh finally got rewarded for his efforts to give big money people what they wanted. Supreme Courts seats will be controlled by the rich until Citizens United is repealed.
The argument hes attempting to make about how the next generation should enact change is blatantly irresponsible coming from someone currently in a position to enact change. Just more kicking the cam down the road for someone else to do something with.
It seems he is hinting there is much work to be done
That was my take-home message too. If the youth really did vote though...
Makes me want to hurl
...he said, while republican'ts attack our public education system!
I am loving this Justice
The ongoing existence of our democratic experiment is up to all of us, is our mutual responsibility. We must study our constitution and our history-and be courageous enough to listen when someone challenges our worldview. We must know enough about our institutions and our communities to trust them, and to responsibly do our part-to contribute our time, talents and resources. Justice Breyer is a brilliant example of this, but each of us has something to give.
Thank you, sir, for your wisdom, your integrity and your love of our country.
Translation: We screwed up. We screwed up your climate, your democracy, your economy, your health, your education..... We are too cowardly to fix it. You do it as I have no power/will to fix it.
What a shining example for the yuts. Perhaps, it is time for you to retire and let the next generation fix it. I'm very disappointed in his responses.
The future of America largely depends on very old people on the Supreme Court retiring instead of dying under the next fascist president like Ginsberg did.
Great questions Stephen!!! We need more of these types of interviews.
No jokes. Thank you Mr. Justice. And thank you Steven.
If it really is the job of the younger generation then SHUT UP AND RETIRE ALREADY! We need to protect whatever shambles of a Supreme Court representation that we have left.
Yep. You nailed the catastrophic flaw in that nonsense.
"I could do my part and retire in hopes that it prevents some of the madness, BUT isn't this really on all of you people?" Yeah, sure, man... I'll have to remember that in twenty years when I'm living in a fucking autocracy!
@@wheezesanchez5661 exactly SCOTUS should be appointed, not elected, and if no "term limit" - than at least retire around 70, let some young blood have a go and live out your golden years in peace
Oof
When those in power literally do everything in their power to take the power away from people by gerrymandering, putting restriction laws on voting and so on, it is not ''Oh, it is up to the youth to fix things''. It is YOUR responsibility because YOU ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
Such wisdom and kindness too…Justice Breyer so glad you came out to educate us even more on the beauty and hope of our democracy…. Knowing you’re there behind the scenes is very comforting
As a high school history teacher, thank you 🙏, Justice Breyer. I’m going to show this clip to every history class I teach in the future.
"It's Up To The High School Students". We, SCOTUS, unelected and unaccountable, have almost unlimited power, and are using it to commit atrocities. When it comes to doing good, however, and changing the structural corruption that our rulings reinforce, well then suddenly SCOTUS is powerless to act. WE, we with all the power, can't do THAT. We task the most powerless with that, it's up to children. It's their fault our wilful errors aren't getting fixed. And then he writes a book, and gets on Colbert, and this heinous slogan celebrating his abrogation of responsibility for his own crimes, it becomes the lofty rallying cry that names the video. And he's one of the better ones on the current Supreme Court. The whole episode, including Colbert's involvement, is disgusting.
So let me get this straight, he acknowledges there are problems with the court and that a lot of people don’t agree with the views of the court yet says it isn’t the courts responsibility to change to reflect people views but it’s the responsibility of young people to change the court.
How utterly pathetic is that , in any other job if you acknowledge you are not doing what people want it’s your responsibility to change to ensure you do what people vote for. If he has abdicated all responsibility then leave. You are not doing your job. Leave right now and let someone who will take responsibility do their job. Pathetic.
I can't speak for him, but what I perceived from his encouraging speech to the American people specifically the young audience was don't give up hope because the system currently isn't working the way you want it to or need it to, but listen to others talk to others help others so we can all get along and make the changes needed for the future.
He is doing his job daily and trying to influence young minds to be thinkers and consider with reason and merit the questions before them the problems before them. Frankly he was being a leader. I hope that helps if not have a good day either way. Mind you I don't know the man's beliefs just speaking on what he appeared to be sharing.
Lol. Some people can complain about anything...
@@TheRealMrMagic l wouldn’t say my complaint was just anything. He is one of 9 top justices that allowed the rights of50% of the populace to be stripped away. Retire now and allow someone who would not allow that to happen, Roe v Wade is overwhelmingly popular despite what a tiny vocal minority would have you believe.
If the judges don’t retire now every single one of them , overwhelm them on numbers who will reflect what the populace want.
@@dianeshelton9592 but do they have to retire every time they don't vote the way the majority of the moment wants? Do we have to add or subtract a Justice every time a new political party comes into power? We have a very fickle society that holds opinions that sway as much as a tree in a tornado. I find that the justices have overwhelmingly shown (in most cases) to have accurate foresight for the Long view of this nation.
Do they always get it right? No. Of course not they're humans. But that's why They don't weigh in right away on every situation. They want it to work out in the Court of opinion among the citizens and then legally through the lower courts first. That way everybody's had a chance to weigh in and we as a populous have a chance to work out our differences and voice our opinions without creating legislation off of knee jerk reactions. Or having to relitigate the same concept over and over again. They gain insight and perspective from stepping back and listening to all of us before they render a decision. It's not that they don't want to immediately do what "works" for this nation; they have the wisdom, patience and the understanding that you cannot uphold the rights of 10 by trampling on the rights of three...
@@TheRealMrMagic you, human, are wiser than the bulk of commenters here.
AMAZING INTERVIEW
100% agree that listening and seeking to understand each other will help solve our country's problems.
Sad opinion: he speaks vaguely, exactly as a politician.
vaguely? lmao
yeh, he didnt even answer stephen's question on what he thinks should be done about the supreme court.
One of your Justices is on a book tour? 😂 isn't this guy full time employed
Supposedly 🙄and he's actually one of the better ones in the court. As far as I know, there aren't any sexual assault allegations against him.
No, Supreme Court gets summer off. They go back in session in October.
Thank you Justice Breyer for that eloquent interview. He is a hero. Lincoln would be proud.
Excellent listen. Thank you, sirs.
Nothing but disingenuous answers.
Hmmmm , very superficial answers. The truth is that as long as the Supreme Court is filled with political appointees, that court can not possibly rule independently.
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The justices can rule independently because they don't need to worry about reelection. Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are Trump nominations, but repeatedly voted not to hear any of Trump's ridiculous challenges to the results of the 2020 election. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh also went against Trump in Trump v. Vance.
@@holycrapchris very honorable for those justices to do - when you're not worrying about losing your job, you can do whatever you want
Why not?
Excellent points Stephen ☺️💌
Nice to see an honorable justice.
I expected an uproar of applause. I heard strained silence. That speaks volumes.
Omg the old generation does not understand whats going on and thinks history and old ways will fix everything. Sorry but at some point forward advancements are needed and staying the same or trying to go back to old ways or conserve what YOU thought was good will not work. Progress is needed, not stale lingering.
Just watched some old coot basically ignore every question, interview himself, and told all kids to pick up the old peoples mess but g r a d u a l l y
So sweep up the poop one driblet at a time?
The same old incrementalism designed to slow-walk progress.
Nice interview!
Everyone living together and solving problems together and disagreeing peacefully doesn’t sound like too much to ask, Mr Justice. Thanks for saying that.
‘The young people have to fix it’ says the old geezer that is helping destroy things those young people will, indeed, have to fix.
What a joke - and what a way to deflect responsibility. The whole act with the constitution and the meek grandpa-tell-a-story tone of voice is not even cute. It’s despicable to the victim-blaming level.
Agree. When judging the rights of women, he says that the young need to step up and fight? Well if I’m correct lol…women in their early 40’s can still get pregnant. Their voice and choices shouldn’t be counted in the state of Texas?
Oh my were fked,
That we are : (
Bravo Stephen, you nailed it! Appointed by a system that is not representative of the majority of its people!
Nothing better than a slim volume!
Someone should let Breyer know that you can't shame people into trusting a system for which there are (as he admits) reasons to rationally distrust it.
This guy is the ultimate politician. He didn't answer a question, gaslit the entire conversation and told us high school kids will save us. I mean, really?
Wow - this is great !
I love that Justice Breyer speaks in the cadence of my english teacher and says the same things as my law teacher
Middle aged and old people are eliminating youth's future right this minute, with positions like Breyer's, of "some day you'll do this." How simplistic, patronizing, out of touch. High school students are watching their options get eliminated now and won't be eligible to change anything for over a decade, Breyer's hubris about "the future" is facepalm awful. I'm middleaged and ashamed of his statements.
Anyone born now is born into a world exponentially careening toward climate crises caused by the previous few waves of generations of people.
There is no option for anyone, regardless of age or generation, to avoid it. This is happening now, and some drastic change is unavoidable. How does THAT shape one's impressionable, growing outlook on life?
He's on the Supreme Court, and he's putting the onus off on young people who are NOT in positions of authority? Sounds like a cop out to me.
This man is amazing
It's annoying that I can't select next to view the next part of the interview... and I can't find it anywhere in the recommendations
While I respect this man, saying that young people have to be the ones to fix and change everything that’s been warped completely ignores the fact that to be able to actually affect change, you have to have credibility and that takes time and experience that young people aren’t afforded. So old, mainly white men just hear young people shouting into the void because “they simply don’t understand.” These responses were nothing but ridiculous non-answers that don’t hold up in this country
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America legalized "Marihuana" to defeat the Axis of Evil during World War II.
Watch the 1942 USDA film, *Hemp For Victory.*
*Hemp For Victory* has been public for 30 years now.
Fuck old people and their lies.
Dylan, you are right but not in the right mindset. As a young person, you better than anyone have the time and energy to build up that experience and credibility. Some of us are too old now to start trying (though even I in my forty’s am starting to become more involved in political activism within my community.) He’s not saying you will make the change today. He’s saying you will be the change tomorrow. But that will not happen if you grow frustrated and quit too soon. It takes patience and hard work. And actually that tomorrow is not as far as you may think. I feel proud to see more and more younger folks getting elected to public office on the national level, congress, cabinet, and even running for President. And these folks are already making change. And they would make more change if they had more young folks joining them in their positions. So don’t give up buddy. You have the power to make change the change you want to see. As Gandhi said: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” So start with you, lead by example, and more will follow! Good luck buddy. I wish you well!
@@shedskin01 I appreciate your optimism, but it is definitely too late. Climate change is the biggest example of people in power not caring about future generations, there is plenty that is irreversible in this country because of the systemic consequences that lead all the way back to this country’s founding. As long as we are a white ethnocentric capitalistic governed society, young people will be intentionally kept out of the places of power. I too am happy that more young people are forgoing their individual lives because they feel there is no other option but to run for political seats. But that’s a terrible system, when young people are deciding against their original dreams and passions because the world is on fire and no one over 40 has ever given a shit until it’s too late. I’m sorry, but there is no mindset other than the reality and the reality is not optimistic.
Steven: "How do we fix the fact that our system isn't really democratic?"
Breyer: "Use the democracy."
neoliberal brain
Pre-1920, women in the US didn't have the right to vote nationally. Yet the system -- *which largely excluded women* -- produced an amendment to change that.
It's possible.
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@@holycrapchris There's a video from 1942 that tells American farmers to grow "Marihuana" to defend our rights and freedom during World War II.
The video is called *Hemp For Victory* and it was hidden from the general public from 1945 to 1989 in order to push Cannabis prohibition and the war on drugs. Now, the video is available for 30 years now, for free, at an official .gov link or on several UA-cam channels, and there was a bill in Congress titled the *Hemp For Victory Act of 2019,* and the majority of states and the nation's capital have legalized Cannabis Sativa for medicinal and/or recreational use, but the words "Hemp For Victory* are never mentioned by _anyone,_ including pot smokers.
No, it's not possible. No one cares about anything. No one believes in anything. "Truth" and "Justice" are just meaningless words.
*Hemp For Victory* is the key to defunding the war on drugs, creating a sustainable economy, replacing fossil fuels, ending deforestation and stopping climate change to save the world for future generations the way that *Hemp For Victory* saved the world for future generations such as ours.
Inspiring words towards end of the segment.
No one has the right to die on the job from old age. Term and age limits should be required
This guy is blind to the world around him
Thank you!
It’s like he is living an extremely sheltered life in the Supreme Court and has no clue what is really going on in the country he lives in.
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His book is about the perils of politics so he's not totally blind. He does show optimism in regard to the constitution. He says improvement should happen. I do think he has a perspective based on his experience in America. When he says "we have learned to live together... without guns." Well... I think he needs to watch the clips from 1/6. Out of touch there.
Well he's white. Rich. And male. Why wouldn't he ?