Before Kavanaugh, 3 Previous Attempts to Impeach Supreme Court Justices

Plus: We Went to the DC Climate Protest. Here Are 5 Things We Saw.

Sep 24, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where we're recovering from an influx of climate activists who figure that disrupting commutes is the way to win sympathy for their cause. Kara Brown, Aaron Credeur, and Jackson Elliott have some highlights. President Trump was at the U.N. to champion religious freedom, reports Fred Lucas, who also has the lowdown on past attempts to impeach Supreme Court justices. Plus: John York on the diverse demands of the Electoral College, and Lee Edwards on what motivates the Hong Kong protesters. On this date in 1789, President George Washington signs the Judiciary Act creating a six-member Supreme Court and appoints the first justices.     News Before Kavanaugh, 3 Previous Attempts to Impeach Supreme Court Justices Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase, who went through an impeachment trial, was known for his open partisanship in public forums and on the bench. While on the high court, he publicly campaigned for the reelection of Adams over Jefferson in the 1800 election. More Commentary Electoral College Encourages Candidates to Get to Know All Kinds of Americans Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed killing the Electoral College on the grounds that the presidential selection mechanism leads candidates to focus on just a handful of "swing states" that are most likely to determine the election. More Commentary Why the Hong Kong Protesters Keep Marching According to Marxist doctrine, which recognizes only the material side of man, the residents of Hong Kong should be the most contented citizens of the People's Republic of China. More News Mike Pence to Headline First-Ever Heritage Honors Gala The vice president's speech will be part of The Heritage Foundation's annual President's Club Meeting, which runs Oct. 21-23 in Washington, D.C. The event is Heritage's largest annual gathering of supporters, drawing hundreds of attendees each year. More News In UN Address, Trump Makes International Call: 'End Religious Persecution' "The religious freedom enjoyed by American citizens is rare in the world. Approximately 80% of the world's population live in countries where religious liberty is threatened, restricted, or even banned," says President Trump. More Analysis For Bureaucrats, It's 'Christmas in September' "It's the largest extravaganza of taxpayer abuse going on right now in the history of our country," says Adam Andrzejewski of Open the Books. More News We Went to the DC Climate Protest. Here Are 5 Things We Saw. "We're coming here to declare a climate emergency," Nick Brana, 30, says. "We're taking the streets, because everything we've tried to do by democratic means has failed." More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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