We used the power of the Supreme Court, we used the power of the Senate to impose on the Supreme Court because truthfully, Things like universal health care, things like overturning Citizens United, if we continue to treat this Supreme Court like a functional constitutional body that's acting in good faith, we are going to continue to lose. because they've really just become a political action wing of corporate conservatism in this nation, and we need to treat it as such. (41:37–41:50)
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Asserts that treating the Supreme Court as a functional constitutional body will hinder progress on issues like universal health care and overturning Citizens United.
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