About this episode
John Yoo joins the hosts to discuss SCOTUS opinions, California vote counting, and various political topics with a humorous twist.
John Yoo returns to usher in SCOTUS opinion season, joining James and Steve for some friendly debates on law, politics and, most controversially, more than a few matters of taste. For our democrats in the audience, we've got chatter on California vote counting and Alabama map battles. News from the UK reminds us that the royalists are in even worse shape, as authorities there prove to be as confused in dealing with controversial speech as they are with violence (the real kind). John Bolton's deal with the DOJ and a couple death penalty cases concentrate the fellas' minds further on the subtleties—and unsubtleties—of hard justice. Thankfully, Scott Pelley's bad week brings a much-needed restorative laugh, and the gang finds something to agree on as they count down to the semiquincentennial. That's right: not even petty celebrities can rain on our Independence Day parade! Sound this week: CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil says goodbye to Scott Pelley while Fox News’ Brit Hume finds it all amusing.
People in this episode
Hosts: James, Steve
Guest: John Yoo
Topics covered
- SCOTUS opinions
- California vote counting
- Alabama map battles
- controversial speech
- death penalty cases
- Independence Day
Keywords
- SCOTUS
- California
- Alabama
- John Bolton
- death penalty
- Independence Day
- politics
- law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DOJ
Places: California, Alabama, UK
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