>> tonight, anthony kennedy talks about preserving the u.s. constitution followed by the history of the presidential appointment process. anthony kennedy talks about protecting and preserving the u.s. constitution. from the heritage foundation, this is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. it is great for me to be able to join john in welcoming new year to this lecture. this is the fifth annual occasion on which we have had this lecture. the heritage foundation vision is to build an america where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourished. to help achieve this vision, the center launched the preserve the constitution series, which is an annual lecture series to inform and -- inform citizens on topics related to this constitution. the series promotes the protection of individual liberties, property rights, free enterprise, constitutional limits on government. we've been able to feature some of the nation's most respected judges, legal scholars, lawyers, and policy analysts. the marquee event is tonigh

following that, a discussion with supreme court justice anthony kennedy. and then a look at marriage equality and voters approval of the initiatives on the balance this election year -- ballots this year. >> with soldiers on guard outside the customs house and outside the homes of crown officials and with british artillery now aimed at the house, it is easy to understand why many bostonian felt threatened. soldiers tried to stir up racial tension. of course, not everyone in boston is white. within a month of their arrival, three british officers are discovered encouraging african american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of those drunken officers assured the black bostonians that the soldiers had come to procure their freedom. with their help, they should be able to drive the liberty boys to the devil. the british army is not in boston to free the slaves. several white residents lodge complaints. captain wilson and his friends had engaged in a dangerous act to foment slave dissatisfaction. >> a discussion on how veterans are treated when

if ruth bader ginsburg retires he can replace her with another progressive justice if justice anthony kennedy retires there are the two who are most likely to retire soon or you know. if assuming you know flow. in virginia very close president obama has a slight lead in florida he pulls it off and he pulls off you know virginia we had in mostly democratic counties still online so people voting could still pull that off that's a mandate to i mean this is president obama winning big again for a second year which will this hurt republicans want to be obstructionist again in congress for another two years and and as much as the supreme court tries to pretend that they're not a political animal. and they do respond the public. and they do dictate public opinion as well and it's well i didn't expect though in a lot of the conservatives on the court to stick around another four years if they can yeah you know you don't need the oldest members are old democrat appointees who will propose likely be the first to retire so you know when it comes to actually changing the ideological shift of the supreme

three justices who are sympathetic to the arguments from the people challenging the law student anthony kennedy is often the swing vote so it's going to see people that they will say yes the people challenging the law who are lawyers. human rights activists. who play and the flame that they have they're worried about being monitored the band standing to sue which means the case can be can proceed and in the lower courts it's conceivable they will say that because otherwise this issue of the fourth amendment is never going to be resolved whether it's ok to have these warrantless as warrantless monitoring probably will never be resolved if they decide that i just don't have standing and the cases with the dogs basically expect something dogs have become a pretext that parents police man french into probable cause for a search in the case of a vehicle search they can bring the dogs in under previous been for owings or any kind of traffic stop it stop is justified to bring the dogs in for the evidence and once the dog alerts which means he does whatever the cop says he does when he thinks is most d

and certainly in this supreme court one always looks to justice anthony kennedy who tends to be the deciding vote in so many controversial cases. now, in some cases he's shown some sympathy to gay and lesbian rights issues. and he's also been sympathetic to the case. so i think -- to the states. so i think for many people this is just the kind of the perfect storm for justice kennedy. it can show that he's sympathetic to the kinds of liberty interests of gays and lesbians while at the same time being sympathetic to the states. having said that of course, the issue of gay marriage, the supreme court is studiously avoided actually deciding anything on this in the past. so it really would be hard to predict with regard to that particular question what will inevitably see. >> what kind of tame table might we be looking at should they decide to take up one of these cases? >> well, i think between they decide to take it up, we'll hear oral argument in the spring and then the supreme court will decide it as they always do before they recess. usually at the end of june. so by the 4th of july, we sho

later, supreme court justice anthony kennedy talks about preserving the u.s. constitution. coming up next, it is "washington journal" with james martin. he will talk about health care and older americans. that will be followed by a campaign to fix the national debt. a little bit later, we will talk ou

please join me in welcoming the honorable anthony kennedy. [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon. my fellow citizens in the nation that must see ever closer to the idea and reality of the rule of law. it is a special privilege and pleasure to be introduced by my long time and valued friend. ed came to sacramento in the late 1960's. at that time, there was still in the state government a continuing tradition that public service was a high calling. public service was an honor and a trust and a duty. in my early years in sacramento, i had the good fortune to meet leaders of the state of california, the heads of executive departments. they appreciated the fact that civil service is a public trust. the whole idea of democracy is that each generation is the trustee for the next. each generation has the obligation to ensure that democracy is stronger for the next generation that is for our own. each generation has the duty to conserve and to preserve and to transmit the assets of a democracy. trusties' do not grab all the assets for themselves. ed meese was squarely withi

. >> tonight, watch supreme court justice anthony kennedy talking about protecting and preserving theitution from the heritage foundation. see that at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up next, a professional golfer arnold palmer received the congressional gold medal at the capitol rotunda. congressmembers and mr. palmer's onetime rival jack nicklaus talked about his contributions. he also received the presidential medal of freedom from president george w. bush in 2004. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest, not members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate, and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the united states capitol. i want to say how much i appreciate you all be near. on behalf of my colleagues in the united states congress, i will ask that you all join me in a moment of silence in tribute to ambassador stevens and the united states personn

especially, what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retires? forget ruth bader ginsburg.hey should see what happens, even if there's a mainstream nominee. or what if president obama aims the first asian-american justice to the supreme court? but will republicans do in that case? i wish i could give you the answers. i think we'll see more bipartisanship, but i see a lot of bloodletting also. >> blaise? >> is no issue is going to happen because i don't think president obama told us what he plans to do. i'm very curious what he plans to do. you know, he told us he's not mitt romney, but he did not give us what is going to get the budget in the coming years. so i don't know. >> welcome is no blueprint for what he tried to do with sean boehner? isn't there a blueprint and the policies of the series he has to consolidate them? i just don't buy the notion that we have no idea what is going to do. i think we have a pretty good idea. >> he didn't tell us. >> welcome would you like to say? >> i beckoned to tell us what he plans to do with the budget and how to do it the fiscal clif

p anthony kennedy would have stepped up, something a much, much different dynamic.berts is different in some ways. he's much more polished, i think, in his dealings with all of this constituencies, but conservatives, like his boss, william rehnquist, i think really cut from the same bolt of cloth. >> host: john jenkins, thanks so much, and good luck with your book. >> guest: thanks so much. thank you for having me today. >> america ranks 29th now in the speed of the internet behind leading investor lites of the world like ukraine. we pay the highest prices in the world by far. by one measure, we pay 38 times by what the japanese pay per bit of information. if you buy a triple play package, and i have one in my home, you pay on average, with taxes in the u.s., $160. in france, you pay $38 u.s., and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, not just to u.s. and canada. you get worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster up load and 10 times faster downloading. these countries understand a fundamental principle. in the 19th sench, canals and railroads w

the final one is the supreme court, especially what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retired happens even if there is a mainstream nominee, or what is president obama -- names the first asian-american justice to the supreme court? what will republicans do in that case? i think think that we will see more bipartisanship and i think we are going to see a lot of bloodletting also. >> i have no idea what's going to happen because i don't think president obama has told us what he plans to do and i'm very curious on what he plans to do. he told us that he is not mitt romney but he did not give us what he is going to do with the budget in the coming years. so, i don't know. >> isn't there a blueprint on what he tried to do with john boehner and isn't there a blueprint as to what policies, that he is to consolidate them? i don't buy the notion that we have no idea what he is going to do. >> he did not tell us. >> well, what would you like him to say? >> i would like them to tell us what he plans to do with the budget and how we are going to deal with the fiscal cliff. >> okay, now i

especially what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retire? forget ruth bader ginsburg. lusciously what happened even if there's a mainstream nominee what if president obama names the first asian-american justice to the supreme court? what will they do in that case? i wish i could give you cancer. we will see where bipartisanship, but there will be a lot of bloodletting also. >> blaise. >> yeah, and i just went happened because i do think president obama told us what his plan to do. i'm very curious what he plans to do. he told us he's not that romney, but did not give us what is going to do with the budget in the coming years. so i don't know. >> well, it's in our blueprint for what he tried to do with john boehner and is a very blueprint and the policies he has to consolidate them? i just don't buy the notion that we have no idea what is going to do. i think we have a pretty good idea. >> he didn't tell us. >> well, which he likened to say? spinnaker they can to tell us what he thinks that the budget and how to do it the fiscal cliff. >> well, now we are in that. so we

eastern here on c-span, supreme court justice anthony kennedy's featured remarks at the heritage foundation here is some of what he had to say. he had to say. >> the constitution gives us our identity. the constitution gives us our self i dignity, authentication, our self-esteem, defines our purpose, defines our mission, defines who we are as a people. we come from many ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and yet we are bound together as one people because of our allegiance and our respect and our reverence to the constitution. and this is a link, a tie, a bond to our history and our heritage that is unique or almost unique in the world. this tie that we have to our constitution, that defines us, gives us stability and a purpose and a mission to our people, and it is the envy of the rest of the world. >> next former state department official talks about her cover story entitled "why women still cannot have it all." it is the most read story in the magazine's history. she talks about the challenges of a balancing her work and personal life as a mother and a life. she'll let the state depa

especially what happens if an temmins the leah or anthony kennedy retire. forget ruth bader ginsburg. even if there is a quote come main street nominee and president obama amine is the first asian-american justice to the supreme court will the republicans do in that case? i wish i could give you the answers. i.t. we will see more by partisanship and we are going to see a lot of lighting also. >> i don't think that president obama told us what he plans to do and injury curious what he plans to do. he told us that he's not mitt romney but he didn't give us what he's going to do with the budget in the coming years. so i don't know. >> is there a blueprint for what he tried to do with john boehner and isn't there a blueprint on what his policies i just don't buy the notion that we have no idea what he's going to do. i feel we have a pretty good idea. >> what would you like him to say? >> i would like him to tell us what he plans to do with the budget and how we are going to deal with the fiscal cliff. >> i think now we are in that period. stat i think you are r

anthony killed her little daughter. that is my judgment. come on, bill, you and ablow came off as snubs talk being "gangnam style." bill, i've read killing kennedy and killing lincoln. can't tight discuss th wait to k with my grandson. the kennedy audio remains number one, thank you all for that. tony romero, cedar park, texas. bill, love your talking points comparing texas to california. i'm grateful for the air force for sending me to this great state. i lived in california for 26 years, but now a texan. bill, like your no spin style, but if your current job doesn't work out, you might consider being a shift teacher again. you never know, myron. finally tonight, "the fact" tip of the day. last night we asked you to send us a description of the best gift you ever received. from time to time this christmas and holiday season we'll read some of the tips. susan schmidt, cor corvallis, oregon. we're a lower middle class family but when i step out of the shower with a towel warmer i feel like a queen. another one, my mother made me a photo album of my life. best gift ever. i like that photo stuff, too. the old photos that are around, somebody puts t