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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the latest Democratic leader to express a willingness to expand the US Supreme Court in order to ensure liberals gain more control over case outcomes. The rising calls for iconoclasm come as the US Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett by a 52-48 vote yesterday. One of the first cases Justice Barrett is likely to hear will be from North Carolina. Subscribe for FREE Become a Patron Pete's advertisers The Marketplace Twitter Facebo...

The latest media hit on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is a "selectively edited" video from four years ago that purports to show she objected to filling a vacancy during an election year. The video actually shows her arguing the opposite. Also, North Carolina Democratic candidate for US Senate, Cal Cunningham, might need to have MORE affairs, as he saw his poll numbers rise amid the sex scandal that broke open last week. Subscribe for FREE Become ...

Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and their allies in the media are framing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as critical to destroying the Affordable Care Act - although this is either ignorant or a lie. Her appointment will have virtually no impact on the case set to be argued before the US Supreme Court. Plus, Sen. Ben Sasse provides a great lesson on civics, and Judge Barrett explains her originalist judicial philosophy. Su...

The same people (and their allies in the media) who have been systematically dismantling the "norms" on appointing judicial nominees now say the precedents they set should be ignored. Charges of hypocrisy no longer carry and purchase in politics. Still, filling the Supreme Court vacancy before the election would be consistent with the Constitution and the historical process. Subscribe for FREE Become a Patron Support Our Advertisers Pete's Marketplace Pete...

Marcus Brandon, the Executive Director of North Carolina CAN and a former NC Democratic lawmaker, celebrates the US Supreme Court ruling allowing public money to be used for religious schools. We also discuss the NC Leandro school funding case, and why cultural differences are to blame for the achievement gap between white and black students. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinersho...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer threatened two of Supreme Court Justices in a blatant attempt to influence their opinions on an abortion case. RedState's Stacey Matthews joins me to discuss the comments and the fallout. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.