The supreme court justice Stephen Breyer has told young Americans Democrats facing Republican intransigence, obstruction and outright attacks on democracy should “get ‘em talking”, in search of compromise and progress. “You need that Republican’s support?” Breyer told the listening students. Breyer was speaking less than two weeks after the court agreed to hear a major challenge to abortion rights. Brett Kavanaugh, another conservative justice, was installed by Republicans after Anthony Kennedy retired, a move supported by the Trump White House. Breyer told the students, aged between 11 and 18, that as part of his daily routine he watches reruns of M*A*S*H, a hit sitcom that ran from 1972 to 1983.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2021 12:00 UTC