joining me is jeffrey toobin and here in new york, jamal greene, professor at columbia law school. me start with you, why do you think we don't hear more in the press from reporters other than you about this lack of questioning from clarence tom mass? >> i think the people who cover the court take it for granted and it is true that justice thomas, he votes like the other justices, he writes opinions in the way the other justices do, he writes the same number give or take, and the oral argument is certainly not the most important part of being a supreme court justice but it is an important part and to me not asking questions nfor eight years is a dereliction of his job. >> in your column you called it a disgrace. >> well because the only public thing that supreme court justices do other than render their opinions is hear argument and, you know, there's a reason why the phrase "your day in court" resonates for so many of us because, you know, when you're in court, you expect that the judge will hear you out, the judge will engage with your lawyer, and if you think about nine justices