Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Talks About The Current State Of The Court...

 

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Listen to the news at any hour of the day, and discussion of the Supreme Court will undoubtedly arise. For many reasons (i.e., cases), the Court has found itself at the center of the debate stage. From questioning Justice Clarence Thomas's ethics to the secret release of Dobb's decision, which was written by Justice Alito last summer, controversy has sunken the nation's Highest Court to new lows.

In the following interview, Joe Scarborough of MSNBC Morning Joe interviews Justice Breyer about the current state of the U.S. Supreme Court:

I like the analogy describing the complexity of cases Justice Breyer used.  In describing the complexity of cases, he tells a story he read in a French newspaper about a railroad passenger traveling with a basket of snails.  The conductor asked the passenger to pay for the '1/2 fare' for each snail as the train system requires 'all animals' in baskets to be paid for.  An argument ensues whether the snails are pets, animals, or the exception.  That describes the complexity of cases entertained by the Supreme Court.