by bringing an actual legal case doedoes it take us to new terriy to where this is even adjudica adjudicatible. >> thank you for giving this the attention that it deserves. there are some other lawsuit that have been filed going back to the early 20th century, but none are of the scope that this lawsuit is going to be. this is going to attempt to bring together legacies of violence and brutalization that stretch over half a millennium. it's going to be unparalleled in its scope. i do have to say i think the case for reparations are morally justice but legally very problematic. >> is there really a venue in which to take a pleading like this where people can mull it over and decide whether it's got merit or not. or is even that an open question? >> you know, courts are not well suited to adjudicating claims that stretch over hundreds of years and millions of people. usually lawsuits are set up for one claim against another. we have seen even the problems with the bp oil spill. the larger the claims, the more cumbersome and difficult it is for courts to adjudicate them. i do think that the claim