brian lamb: what was your role?avid stewart: that is the impeachment trial of a judge from mississippi, walter nixon in 1989. i was his defense lawyer. brian lamb: why did you do that? david stewart: it was really interesting. judge nixon had been convicted in a criminal case. he insisted on his innocence. it was a shaky case against him. there was allegation of an underlying crime which he was acquitted of, but he was accused of having lied in a grand jury testimony. it was a second step offense. i thought there was an injustice there, and i thought, you don't find these on the street corner. it was an interesting opportunity. brian lamb: i looked up some statistics about impeachments. since the beginning of the country, 62 times since 1789 has there been impeachment proceedings instituted in the house. 19 have taken place, 15 federal judges, 13 district judges, once again what supreme court, and 4 others -- two presidents, and one united states senator. madison's impact on what an impeachment had to be? there seem

brian lamb: how much do we not see?r and tear on the police officers that we don't see on video? anthony batts: it has nothing to do with that. that guy never did anything offensive whatsoever. he may have said something which may have made the officer mad. i put that to a bad apple that needed to be eradicated and taken care of and lose his job over the actions. and if necessary, the attorney should look at filing charges. brian lamb: 63% of baltimore's african american. what is the breakdown on the police force? anthony batts: we have 47-48% african-american, with 52% being minority. probably the most diverse police department i've been in charge of. brian lamb: how hard is it to make these police departments more reflective of the community? oakland is an overwhelmingly african-american city. anthony batts: the breakdown is probably about the same as baltimore. long beach is probably one of the most diverse cities. i grew up in a police department that had a balance of african-americans, caucasians, gay and lesbian c

brian lamb: here is a clip from one episode.his is the image that a lot of people have of baltimore. ♪ >> i want to get in and out as quickly as possible. >> they are deep, they are organized. brian lamb: how often have you been in a situation that looks like that? anthony batts: never. that is season one, the season i was looking at. what situation do you mean? brian lamb: i mean, does it look real to you? anthony batts: it was filmed in the city of baltimore, so you can see local -- so you can see locations that i am aware of. there is familiarity from that standpoint. crime in baltimore compared to cities that i come from is more sophisticated. there is a difference from long beach to oakland and from oakland to baltimore. it is almost like a job for them. weather is dealing drugs or stealing tvs, they are finding ways to make money. when i see in baltimore that is different from oakland, is that we put out strategies to keep them in check but they adapt very quickly. by they i mean the organized criminal element. they move e

brian lamb: what do they think of this war?eneral bolger: they see it pretty similar to what i saw in vietnam. they look at guys like me and say, how did you screw it all up? and i told him, let's learn from this. >> this is what they did. this is what their war was. they were cowboys going around this vicious neighborhood, trying to get to know the populace. that was the main idea of this counterinsurgency strategy. they were basically just waiting to get blown up. at night, they would search for bad guys to blow up. all of them carry assault rifles, some of them carry good luck charms. sometimes they joked about what the last words would be. they were getting their jeeps and off they would go. this day this trip was on a street in baghdad from one camp to another. driving slow enough to find a bomb before it went off. you can see in the distance right now -- there goes. and then, [explosion] brian lamb: have you seen that before? general bolger: i have been there before. in the interviewer was exactly right. the boot is not a

brian lamb: i will read what you write.marines film themselves urinating on corpses and post videos on the internet. denied the diversions of drugs and liquor. sometimes alcohol was found used and abused. some people huffed -- a risky high." general bolger: that's what happens when you send people over and over to an unwon war. is that what we want to do to our citizens? we have means of stopping it -- discipline and stop -- stuff like that. people are just asking, what am i doing over here? brian lamb: your son is in the military. general bolger: my son is a west point graduate. he was an infantry battalion in afghanistan. he has been in fire fights. he has done his job. i think he is going to get out not because he dislikes because he is proud of his service, but i think he is ready to move on. brian lamb: our guest has been lt. gen. daniel bolger, rtd. his book is called "why we lost: a general's inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars." thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [caption

brian lamb: i will read what you write. general bolger: that's what happens when you send people over and over to an unwon war. is that what we want to do to i mean our citizens? i know it is not what i wanted to do we have means of stopping to my soldiers. it, discipline and stuff like that. but, people are just asking, what am i doing over here? brian lamb: your son is in the military. general bolger: my son is a west point graduate. class of 2010. he is in armor officer. he was an infantry battalion in afghanistan. he has been in fire fights. he has done his job. but i can tell you, his five-year obligation is coming up in may and i think he is going to get out. not because he didn't like service, but i think he is ready to move on like a lot of his classmates. brian lamb: our guest has been lt. gen. daniel bolger, rtd. his book is called "why we lost: a general's inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars." thank you. >> for free transcripts, or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. [cap

brian lamb: david stewart, your book, what was madison's gift? david stewart: it is a double meaning. his gift is the ability to form remarkable partnerships with the great people of his era. but it also alludes to his gift to the country of his talents and what he was able to do to help create the first self-sustaining constitutional republic. brian lamb: you were a clerk in the supreme court. on the circuit court of appeals. you are a clerk to davis babylon. what did you see when you were a clerk of madison's impact on the way that the courts operate? david stewart: and the courts of appeals, i didn't feel that i saw much. in the supreme court, and i was there a year of course, you are dealing with basic constitutional issues. you are always going back to the federalism. that is the most immediate impact that madison -- the constitution is not self-executing or self explaining. the federalist has had an enduring impact in terms of what did they really think they were doing, how did the different parts of the constitution work together. that was

brian lamb: our guest has been anthony batts, who is the police commissioner in the city of baltimore, maryland. we thank you. anthony batts: thank you for having me. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> for free transcripts please visit us at q&a.org. transcripts are also available as podcasts. >> this year marks 10 years of q and a. here are some other programs you may like. kathy lanier, kenneth feinberg, in charge of the 9/11 victims compensation fund, among many others. and clint hill, who was on the president kennedy's security detail the day he was assassinated. you can watch all of these at www.c-span.org. >> cc ban a takes american history tv on the road to u.s. cities. to learn about their literary life next week end, we partner with comcast for a trip to galveston texas. >> opening the canal in 1869 sailing ships were almost a death blow. with the opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india so sailing ships needed to find a way to ma

are so full of a anger and hatred for people on the other side i must tell you i sent a note to brian lamb saying why do you have a democrat call in line at the republican call in line, why not just americans call in? there is this polarization. it is much worse. there was one studies it said today an increasing number of people would really hate it if a member of their family married somebody of the other party. it is ridiculous. >> host: on booktv we use the east central pacific time zone numbers. marshall in illinois is calling from the east central. >> caller: what to you said about the polarization, from my personal point of view, don't you think the left is actually pushed everything, whatever people want to say about the right they have always been consistent but my call goes back to the congressman about 40 years ago during the continental illinois scandal, the chicago area, rich tradition of corruption and crime. i was of one man show lobbying on the hill trying to warn of the bank's imminent collapse. i have the opportunity to meet with members of the banking committee and staff

brian lamb: our guest has been anthony batts, who is the police commissioner in the city of baltimore, maryland. we thank you. anthony batts: thank you for having me. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, >> transcripts are available as c-span podcast. this year marks 10 years of q&a. if you enjoyed this program, here are others you might like. washington dc police chief, the attorney in charge of administering the 9/11 victims fund, and clint hill, president kennedy's security detail the day he was assassinated. you can watch these and search other programs at www.c-span.org . we have received more than 2200 entries in this year's c-span video, petition. we will announce the grand prize winner and show their winning documentary. following the announcement, you can see all 150 documentaries at student cam.org. >> tonight on c-span, british prime minister david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. then, a recent event with senator marco rubio in new hampshire. at 11:00, another chance to see q&a with anthony batts. during question time at the british

brian lamb: david stewart, your book, what was madison's gift? david stewart: it is a double meaning. his gift is the ability to form remarkable partnerships with the great people of his era. but it also alludes to his gift to the country of his talents and what he was able to do to help create the first self-sustaining constitutional republic. brian lamb: you were a clerk in the supreme court. on the circuit court of appeals. you are a clerk to davis babylon. what did you see when you were a clerk of madison's impact on the way that the courts operate? david stewart: in the courts of appeals, i didn't feel that i saw much. in the supreme court, and i was there a year of course, you are dealing with basic constitutional issues. you are always going back to the federalism. that is the most immediate impact that madison -- the constitution is not self-executing or self explaining. the federalist has had an enduring impact in terms of what did they really think they were doing, how did the different parts of the constitution work together. that was

brian lamb: david stewart, your book, what was madison's gift? david st

underwear that's been discovered, the witness statement about render's plan to attack brian carrick, combined with shane lambcanting everything, he was the whole case. i mean, he was the only person that was responsible for mario being convicted. >> reporter: but then, who killed brian carrick? all three stock boys tell a different story. shane lamb now says he was never at the store that night and no co-workers placed him there, either. mario casciaro claims he was eating pizza in the break room. and before his death, rob render proclaimed his innocence and brian carrick's body has never been found. but for shane lamb, one thing is clear. he is willing to spend the rest of his life in prison so that mario doesn't have to. >> he's in one of the worst prisons in illinois for 26 years. they let somebody make up testimony to get him locked up. >> you were the one who put him in menard. >> i was, but i was following what they wanted me to say. they just wanted to close the case. >> it seems like this weighed heavily on you. >> it did. i don't want to be the reason that he's doing 26 years. if, you know, mario is

brian lamb: when did you start

brian lamb: when did you start thinking about law enforcement? anthony batts: i was born right here in the nation's capital, washington, dc. my mom was from north carolina and came from a very large family that had a farm. my dad's job got moved to the west coast which took us to san francisco and then los angeles. my family separated at that time. my mom and i moved to a very tough part of the city south-central los angeles. my mom struggled, and there were times that she would go without eating to make sure there was enough for us. in the neighborhood i grew up in, you had prostitution, gang activities, and as much as my mom tried to make sure we were in a safe environment, i saw things that may be question what was going on. did anybody care about a young man that looked like me? did anybody care whether we lived or died? i would see reports on the

lamb brian -- brian: charles lauriat, who was he?rik: charles lauriat, the reason he was in the book was detail. he left great accounts of the voyage, the sinking, and the aftermath. anybody who was in that book as a passenger or any other character except for the obvious ones, is there because of the detail. one reason i loved it was because he was a bookseller in a time that is being referred to as the golden age of book collecting. he was the owner of a bookstore in boston. and he was famous. a bookseller, famous, can you imagine? famous and well-off enough that he could take his annual buying trip to england traveling first-class and spending months in england and then coming back with things they could sell out of his store. i love to store but i also love the fact that, strangely enough, in one filing in the national archives in washington dc, he lost some things aboard this voyage. in the sinking, he wanted to get the value back from what was the u.s. next claims commission. --mixed claims commission. he filed this extraordina