Kyle Reardon
89:18 - 89:49
“Senator, the Supreme Court is obviously the highest court in the land. It is the case to which, um, cases and controversies from the district courts through the circuit courts are funneled.”
- Speaker
- Kyle Reardon
- Timestamp
- 89:18 – 89:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- September 16, 2026
From the transcript
That's when the system begins to fall apart and when one veers into the other lane. And Mr. Riordan, if If there was a notion that we did away with the Supreme Court, what do you think that would do to the stability of this nation and our, and our, our democracy? Senator, the Supreme Court is obviously the highest court in the land. It is the case to which, um, cases and controversies from the district courts through the circuit courts are funneled. Um, without a Supreme Court, um, you have the practical issue of having potentially different interpretations of laws in multiple districts throughout the country, different application of those laws depending upon what circuit or district you might be in.
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