and congress talked about this for eight years in the past. not in this congress, but in prior congresses. and congress elected to do nothing. but now the president, by an executive order, has decided he's going to do this and you've got dozens of agencies participating in this process and spending taxpayer dollars that haven't been appropriated and the process has not been authorized. >> brian: what's your greatest fear? what do you think the aim of the white house is? >> essentially what you could do, if you look at the breadth of the ruling, it says that it wants to control activities in the oceans and all the sources thereof, which means that you could thee receipticly have a rainfall on my house and that rain drop will flow into the ocean and because of that, they

to answer that question as any other way than yes, congress would have wanted these provisions. >> is that the real congress or a hypothetical congress? >> an objective congress, your honor. not the specific -- not with a vote count. >> why put -- why put congress to that false choice? >> well -- >> you only have two choices, congress. you can have the whole bill or you can have -- you can have parts of the bill or no bill at all. why that false choice? >> i think the reason is because severability is by necessity a blunt tool. the court doesn't have, even if it had the inclination, doesn't essentially have the authority to retool the statute -- >> i know. so you -- i would say stay out of politics. that's for congress, not us. >> right. >> but the -- the question here is, you've read all these cases or dozens. have you ever found a severability case where the court ever said -- well, the heart of the thing is gone and therefore we strike down these other provisions that have nothing to do with it which could stand on their feet independently and can be funded separately or don't require money at all. >> i think the accurate answer w

to force the states to give greater power to congress, to demand from congress their pay and the only way to get paid by the congress was if the states sent money and increased the power of the central government. and they began then to play this very dangerous game of using the army. what these men feared most was peace. peace. because they knew that if peace came, the army would dissolve. they had not heard anything from our commissioners in paris, from mr. adams, mr. jay, mr. franklin, and later mr. lawrence, they didn't communicate with philadelphia. but the rumors were about, these men in congress knew they had to act quickly, before peace came. governor morris wrote to his friend, quote, not much for the interest of america that peace should be made at present. think about that. not much in our interests that peace should be made. it is in our interest that the war be prolonged. meanwhile, up at the camp in newburg, the officers muttering and murmuring, there arrived a new general. hess name horacio gates. gates was not a man much troubled by principle or loyalty. earlier in the war he had distinguished himsel

matter of traumatic brain injury, we have a long way to go to live up to what this congress and past congress congresses ha attempted to do for our soldiers who have not been responded to when they come off the injury of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. i would like you to address that. you can't do it today, but at least address the first question. >> well, let me just briefly on your last comment on traumatic brain injury, this is a -- this is an area of tremendous concern because what we're seeing is that men and women coming back from the battle area, even though they may not display the symptoms of it, when they are back in their communities, it's clear they've had that kind of injury. and also, obviously, for those that have gone through ieds, traumatic brain injury is something we see all the time. and the ability to work with that and ensure that these kids are able to regain their capa e capabili capability. science and medical science is doing some wonderful things. but we need to do much more to ensure that they are protected. with regards to procurement, this is an

congress does certainly have the ability to eliminate people who are creating problems for regulation. if you have in this case, a small amount of marijuana, you're creating a problem in terms of congress's effort to extrapate all marijuana. but we're not creating any problems between the insurers and the government. they're going to regulate the insurance companies and the insurance companies aren't going to deny people with preexisting any care. we don't have anything to do with that. we're not standing as an obstacle or barrier to that regulation. we're being brought in not because we're a problem in terms of regulating the insurance companies, we're being brought in because we're a solution to the problem that congress has already created through its fully executed law. if that is a power that congress has under the necessary and proper clause, that means every time they impose a burdensome regulation or consider -- car company or drives up the cost of, again, cars, that means they can bring you in to offset the costs of their burdensome regulations and require you to buy gm stock and that can't possibly be the law. whenever we have told private companies like this case that they've got to take action for the public welfare, in this case because of charitable reasons 'r

- she pointed to a study that i can't recall right now that finds members of congress, and the congress -- come into congress worth one amount, they leave 15 years later quadrupling their wealth. how is it they legally come in worth $200,000 and leave worth triple or quadruple that? i want to know how to do this. >> there are a lot of ways to do it. tavis: legally? >> yes. they don't apply every law that they apply to us to themselves. that is the source of the number of them increasing their wealth, having their stock options. nancy pelosi was added by 60 minutes giving friends and family stock options. speaker hastert had property where they knew where they were putting infrastructure. multiplied that across the board. they are dealing with billions poured trillions of dollars. they are clever. there are many ways to do it, too. they put all their expenses of the campaign payroll. some of the campaigns are funding incredible life styles. this is money they are raising to run for office. i wrote a piece about travel. one senator who wanted his own bottle of water when he went overseas. they did not like the

congress has the power to end it judicial review as we've come to know it it's a right there article three section two of the constitution that the supreme court will operate under regulations established by congress congress should use that power and reclaim their position as the first among equals instead of being subordinate to a group of unelected men and women who sit around in black robes. coming up in tonight's daily take denmark is the api is nation on the planet and usa not so much what do the danes know that we don't and is there a way to put a smile back on america's brains. look. we just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old like the silage through. the concession i am going to get it and that i like rap and hip hop music. he was kind of yesterday. i'm very proud of the world without you it's a place. look look look . you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you've lived something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture . your take my take is your chance to send in your questions comments rants observations about anythin

congress? >> congress. >> and why has it all changeded? >> andrew jackson. he is the exception to the rule of executive passivity had was the ideal. after the revolution the notion of an active executive was regarded as too monarchial and in a democratic republican as washington said the first wheel of government is congress, the voice of the people. clay believed that, so did mose presidents which is one of the reasons we see a fairly passive executive role in most cases. the exceptions to that are andrew jackson and jackson's protege james polk and quite frankly it didn't work out very well. the active executive tended to trammell liberty and overreach. >> does it still? >> i don't know. i don't think -- i think -- obviously the founders had a vision for the country that is somewhat radically different than what's evolved especially in the 20th century and 21st century. war has a lot to do with it. and this is one of the reasons chai oppose clay opposed the mexican war. he saw it as an enormously corrosive influence on the -- on government. because it gave government a pile of money. it tended to make the executive much more -- much more aggressive in framing policy. and the result almost always was irreversible to some degree. you never went quite back to where you were before. >> by the way, have you

congress and get the law changed. that hasn't happened. >> well, that was another very important recommendation in the blue ribbon commission. it is really up to congress if congress wants to change the law, and we would be willing to work with congress to do that. and we take the legal obligations very seriously. i think it's 2035 you have to get prepared. by 2037 you have to be in shipping. so, yes, we know that those are very serious obligations. >> thank you, mr. dicks. mr. lewis. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. dr. chu, thank you very much for being with us. i can't help but scratch my head about the fact that we are able to acquire someone of your background and talent to serve in this capacity. to say the least, beyond the heat you'll be taking from committees like this, your willingness to serve is very much appreciated by many of us. your background is well known. a nobel prize winner in the arena of physics. but beyond that, you are celebrating your anniversary is another thing. your bride, dr. jean chu, holds a doctorate in philosophy from oxford university and above and beyond that, she served as chief of staff for two stanford university preside

the mandate represents an unprecedented effort in congress to compel individuals to enter congress in order to better regulate commerce. it gives congress the power to regulate existing powers. it does not give congress the far greater power to compel people to enter commerce to created in the first place. when they passed a statute, they made findings about why they thought they could regulate this. it justified the mandate as a regulation of the economic decision to forgo the purchase of health insurance. that is a theory without any limiting principle. >> here is the general's position that you have proceeded with. that congress could say that if you are going to consume health services, you have to pay by way of service? >> that is right. we say that consistent with jurisprudence, if you regulate the point of sale, you regulate commerce. >> so, what do you do with the impossibility of buying insurance at the point of consumption? virtually in force insurance companies to sell it to you? >> there are two points to make on that. much of these discussions have proceeded on the assumption that the only thing at issue is emergency room v

difficult would it be to say that we have a congress woman elected by the people of the city, just like the other 435 are elected and she can vote as part of the congress do you thing festivities of today help promote that dialogue among the people that are here? >> they do it brings attention to it we just had a breakfast across the street where this was certainly the focal point of the discussion and attention, but the reality is, we need to do this 365 days a year it is fine to do it april 16th but we can't then just go home and say we will come back next april 16th and talk about this, it needs to be the focus every day to free the district of columbia. >> how do you keep that message going. >> it is up to us as leaders and up to the people who live in the city when people decide enough is enough change will come that is precisely what america did in the 18th century america said we are not going to be taxed without having representation, well, guess what the district of columbia is being taxed without representation, the people decided then, enough was enough, the people have to decide here. >> you are hoping there will be another holiday down the

representative allen west says there are eighty or so communists chasing over congress and while he's wrong about congress in congress he's not far off when it comes to other radicals in congress all explain in tonight's daily chick. in screw news the next few months you'll likely see a flurry of political advertisements touting paul ryan's republican trickle down austerity budget and the members of congress who support it these ads will be brought to you by a group called ending spending which recently purchased three hundred seventy five thousand dollars worth of advertising and dean's spending is just the latest super pac creature born out of the supreme court's citizens united decision and like all the other super pacs there's a disturbing link between big business high powered lobbying firms and our politicians joining me now to expose these links and for most of all what else we need to know about the corporate buyout of our government is lee fun estimate of a reporter with the united republic's republic report we welcome you as a great glad to have you back with us lee so what's the deal with this ending spend

will they sended it back to congress. congress doesn't have time to act on it. >> judge jeanine: do you have faith with kennedy going in with them? >> the one i think is interesting to watch -- i mean i have some faith in kennedy. i think roberts, my hunch is he doesn't want a 5-4 decision because he knows what it will do to the reputation of the court and his reputation. i'm hoping. >> judge jeanine: you are telling me the supreme court justices appointed for life care about politics. real fast all the endorsements romney got this week, it is not helping him. >> is it is helping him. we move to winner take allstates on tuesday. and places like, wisconsin, and d.c. and maryland will be the start of an inevitablity. >> thank you so much for being with us. and now for my summation. i spent three decades in criminal justice looking for truth assigning blame. the accused didn't do it, wasn't there or was justified, the victim harmed in ways we can't comprehend. some unable to speak. silenced forever. there has been a lot of talk of ra

congress impose an arbitrary time limit. they came close to having it passed. they asked congress to give them a little longer. congress gave the logger but not much. they couldn't do it. some states rescinded their approval. but ever since then any amendment that made it out of congress has been given an arbitrary time line. that is something a lot of people when i have "constitution cafe" gatherings in which we look into rewriting the labyrinthine process for amending the constitution-how many of you think down the road it might be a good idea? somewhere down the road as we do become constitutionally literate let's say we did become literate on a very pervasive scale, think it might be a good idea to have a new constitutional convention five years or ten years? a good number of you. can i ask you why? why do you think that might be a good idea? >> if you have a well-informed political body, well-informed citizen body then that is definitely your best opportunity to create a lasting document, document that is more applicable to today's environment. >> if we did have a well-informed body it would be a much more palatab

no. 2, congress is offer an overturned an act of congress. -- has often overturned an act of congress. >> isn't it unusual for the president to attack the supreme court before they can down the decision -- handed down the decision? >> he is sending them a message to of allave a chance listed as missing of the court by upholding this -- upholding the legitimacy of the court by upholding this decision. >> it could have a backlash, and i judge went bonkers saying "i want a letter saying he still believes in judicial supremacy." >> he talked about unelected judges. that is the exclusive a phrase of right-wing critics of the court. is he suggesting we elect judges? i don't think so. but "unelected judges" is not a contribution to a more rational discussion. >> charles, i've a feeling you did not care much for what the president said. >> what can i add to my liberal colleagues have so discerningly scene? i would havethought john roberts has a sense of legitimacy of the court, and he is, of the five conservatives on the crt, st resistant to overturning. but when you get it president challen

i think it's time that this congress, this congress -- let me tell you, these are times that, in my lifetime, i have not seen. as far as the controversy, the partisanship that's going on right now. you raise very good points. you know, we freed to aneed to . the american public are demanding we act yet we still seem to wander along without resolution on these issues. i can only hope we do act appropriately and put a stop that this. that's what we're charged with, and i understand your frustration, and your anger, and it's probably not misplaced at all. >> you said house republican leadership indicated they would like legislation on the floor. >> yes. >> do you have a timeline? when they would like to put this -- >> forthcoming, hopefully by the end of the month, the end of april. >> dealing with just the gsa or-- >> government wide, yes. >> how much money is spent government wide? >> i'm sorry. >> is that what it would do, government wide? >> agency wide. yes. i think quite frankly congressional appropriations need better oversite. >> connie, democratic caller in bowie, maryland. >> caller:

the trustees said in theirage report to congress that congress should address the programs as soon as possible but no action is likely before the november election. >>> almost 40% of montgomery county residents would see their income taxes climb under new budget plan proposed by senate lawmakers before negotiations scheduled with governor martin o'malley this morning. the washington examiner reports that one proposal would hit single filing taxpayers earning more than $75,000 and adjusted gross income or joint filers earning more than $125,000 annually. under the deal that was negotiated in the legislative session, marylanders earning more than a hundred grand would see their tax rates rising. democrats want to call a special session to avoid more than $500 million in doomsday budget cuts that would kick in if the legislature fails to pass a complete budget package. big doings in maryland. >> thanks, jess. >>> researchers try to find ways to stop migraine pain before it begins. >> when we return, we'll take a look at some new guidelines for migraine sufferers and in two minutes howard

congress. what role would congress have in any of this in terms of either facilitating things for fda or directing the state department and other federal agencies to focus and make this a priority in terms of the negotiating trade agreements or, you know, other international -- >> you actually provided what needs to be done. no. essentially have what needs to be done is as congress negotiates trade agreements, congress interacts and produces legislation that interacts in areas that relate to this, that this is high on a priority list to develop a system and develop a regulatory system and outline. in addition to that, congress has to realize that, that regular products of fda cannot be broken down into domestic and international. that, that worked 20, 30 years ago. it does not work now. from the opening slide i showed you. so that authority has to be granted to fda to have flexibility in moving resources. they need resources. a lot of these agreements are unfunded mandates, but what we need to essentially do is not just throw money at the problem. we freneed to give fda the flexibility to put the money into areas that would actually have impact. for example, it may not be important just to throw more inspectors in a country. it may be important to throw inspectors in a country but also put training in place. help to increase surveillance in those countries so in

congress has to do. congress needs to give more young people the chance to earn their way through college by doubling the number of work study jobs over the next five years. that's what congress needs to do. and then there's one specific thing, and this is where you come in, there's one specific thing that congress needs to do rit now, to prevent the interest rates on student loans, federal student loans, from shooting up and shaking you down. so this is where you come in. i want to explain this. everybody listen carefully. five years ago, congress cut the rate on federal student loans in half. that was a good thing to do. but on july 1st, that's over two months from now, that rate cut expires. and if congress does nothing, the interest rates on those loans will double overnight. so i'm assuming a lot of people here have federal student loans. the interest rates will double unless congress acts by july 1st. and just to give you some sense of perspective, for each year that congress doesn't act the average student, with these loans, will rack up an additional 1,000 in debt. an extra $1,000. that's basically a tax hike for more than 7 million students across america. more than

surtax provision, say the president loses this to the supreme court, could he or congress, but congress right now, could congressigh the medicare tax above and beyond the $3.8 percent that it is targeted to be, to kept for theless of the mandate? >>guest: well, yes, you have to go back do the drawing board. for example, the entirety of the law were struck down, you would lose all those provisions that are credited for extending the solvency of medicare and congress would have to have something else and certainly, given where we have been that option would have to be on the table. >>neil: well, there are good ways to fine ways to raise taxes. thank you, chuck, very well explained. so, will this help kansas governor group back in his fight against the health care law? they call him governor "no," because everything washington, dc shoves done his throat he says no. >> weaker our economy look the bolder they getting over there? the former "uss cole" commander warning next about just that. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americ

in my opinion, that was really kind of a snub of congress and the potentiality of congress based on the constitution. >> congress, what i can assure you of is as long as i am secretary, we won't take any action without proper legal authority. >> mr. speaker, thank you very much. with that, mr. chairman, i'll yield back by 39 seconds. >> thank you, mr. andrews. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. speaker, and chairman. your service is both an inspiration to us and a blessing to our country. we thank you very, very much for you. i want to congratulate the administration on your success with russia and china moving them to a very different place on this issue as to compared to where they were just a few weeks ago. mr. secretary, the data you gave us about the exchange rate are a reflection of the effectiveness of that coalition. but you also note that we do not yet have the level of consensus in the arab world that existed for the libyan problem. what do you see as the principal obstacles to achieving that kind of con sen with us with respect to the syrian regime? >> i think the arab world is struggling with

congress do? i don't think congress will agree to any of it. just nothing. if they strike it down, it will leave an anonymous number of unanswered questions to be litigated and in the district courts and courts of appeals, which will take years. meanwhile, people are sick. it will be very -- it will really be a terrible situation for the country to the supreme court of the united states is so far gone on ideology. robertson, alito, testified about congressional intent following fact-finding. they start decisiveness. they disregarded 100 years of precedent and efficient chip. one thing that has been emphasized, maybe it will be in this campaign. roe versus wade is in jeopardy. when you have a 100 year president, and you have a 1990 case called austin, where the supreme court upholds limitations, and then congress enacted in the law, and then the supreme court upholds it in 2003, and then seven years later, you come along and with the flick of a pen, you declare it unconstitutional. there is no precedent that is safe. if ideologically, the court disagrees with it. now, that is a real problem. >> it is your turn. there is a microphone here. you have to get in line and come up to the microphones. everyone else who would like to query the senator can get in line. we will try to go through this as rapidly as possible. get as many questions in as we can. please keep the questions as brief as you can. he is a senator. >> i like the first two questions already, because if see that they have books in their hands. >> my question is i am a member of no labels. i have been to washington four times, including two weeks ago at a hearing before senator lieberman. we have a bill before congress about no budget or no pay. i don't know if you're familiar with that. but i wonder what you think about no labels. m

and congress talked about this for eight years in the past. not in this congress, but in prior congressesorder, has decided he's going to do this and you've got dozens of agencies participating in this process and spending taxpayer dollars that haven't been appropriated and the process has not been authorized. >> brian: what's your greatest fear? what do you think the aim of the white house is? >> essentially what you could do, if you look at the breadth of the ruling, it says that it wants to control activities in the oceans and all the sources thereof, which means that you could thee receipticly have a rainfall on my house and that rain drop will flow into the ocean and because of that, they could regulate of the activities of what my neighbors could do at their house. >> steve: are you worried this is just a bare faced power grab by the white house? >> absolutely. they're trying to find a way to determine what activities can and cannot happen on the ocean and that also take that into the great lakes and also virtually to every property in the united states. >> brian: here is the white

congress. and he did that in large part to try and assert the mastery of the presidency over congress, to supplant congress as the leading institution or center of gravity in american politics. prior to wilson almost all presidents fulfilled their constitutional requirement to instill their knowledge by sending letters to congress and publishing them in the newspaper. wilson created the spectacle which we know today which all presidents have followed with one or two minor exceptions. and i -- as much as i hate to say it, even ri nald dismagnus, as rush limbaugh calls him, contributed to the degredation of the state of the union speech which should not surprise us as the only president with a showbiz background. there is this to be said to reagan's credit, his state of the union speeches tended to be much shorter than his successors. reagan's state of the union statements were 4800 words long and he delivered them crisply often getting out in 45 to 50 minutes. by contrast, clinton's barack obama, many have been as long as 7200 words clocking in at a delivery time that is probably starting to annoy even fide

congress still had yet to do something. congress had to act to put it into effect. until congress did that the courts were not going to get into the business of enforcing the treaty, even in a death penalty case when someone was on death row. and one case, very complicated, but that one case summarizes a lot of issues in this book. the first is that globalization, although we use the phrase a lot , has caused a lot of changes in our political and legal system. when we say globalization we mean a few things. one is that easy and rapid and cheap movement of goods, capitol, and people across national borders. for example, in the united states millions of millions across our borders every year coming in and out of the country billions of dollars of goods and services also cross our borders. in the last -- the economic report of the president a few years ago 30 percent of american gross national product is either related to imports are a -- exports. of course billions of dollars move with the press a button between accounts here and abroad. globalization refers to these 18 cases and th

congress do? i don't think congress will agree to anything. nothing. you have a supreme court decision, if they strike it down it will be an enormous number of unanswered questions to be litigated in district courts and courts of appeals which will take years. meanwhile people are sick. it will be really terrible situation for the country. the supreme court of the united states has so far gone on ideology. toledo --alito testified about congressional intent -- disregarded 100 years of precedent in citizens united. one thing that hasn't been emphasized enough but maybe will be in this campaign but rovers' is wade is in jeopardy. ladies and gentlemen in c-spanland, rovers as wade is in jeopardy. when you have a 100 year precedent that corporations and unions can't make political expenditures than you have a 1990 case called boston where the supreme court upholds limitations and then congress writes mccain feingold, enacted into law and the supreme court upholds it in 2003 and seven years later you come along and with the flick of a pen and declare it unconstitutional. there is no precedent that is safe. if ideologically the court disagrees with it. that is a real problem. >> ok, folks. it is your turn. there's a microphone here. get in line and come to the microphone. anybody else who would like to -- get in line and go through this as rapidly as possible. as many questions as we can. keep your questions as brief as you can and the senator will give brief answers. >> i see they have books in their hands. [talking over each other] >> introduce yourself. >> i am a volunteer here. my question is i am a member of norway. i have been to washington four times including two weeks ago before senator lieberman and the government and the government affairs committee where we have a bill before congress saying no budget know pay. i don't know if you are familiar with that but i wond

congress to stand up for the middle class and make our tax system fair. call your member of congress. write them an e-mail. tweet them. i want to appeal to the american people to keep the pressure on the congress to do the right thing. >> on the 16th, the day before the tax deadline the 17th this year because the holidays and the weekend, there will be a vote in the senate, it's not expected to go anywhere, but the president is going to keep the pressure on from now until then. >> mike, thank you. >>> want to switch gears to some breaking news, we're watching this hour, it has to deal with indonesia, huge relief today after two may zwror earthquakes among the biggest the world has ever felt erupt prd the ocean floor and raised tsunami warnings. the first measured at 8.6. a depth of 14.2 miles and the second, 8.2 at a depth of 10.2 miles. the jolts sent people fleeing into the streets. very good reason, back in 2004, monstrous quake hit that region, and roughly killing 213,000. >>> back here at home, rain in the northeast bringing some relief to crews fighting wild fires. red flag warnings across 24 states and washington, d.c. look at that map. fortunately wildfires are considered under control

congress does certainly have the ability to eliminate people who are creating problems for regul regulation. if you have a small amount of marijuana, you're creating a problem in terms of congress's effort to extra patriot all marijuana. but we're not creating any problems between the insurers and the government. they're going to regulate the insurance companies and the insurance companies aren't going to deny people with preexisting any care. we don't have anything to do with that. we're not -- we're being brought in not because we're a problem in terms of regulating the insurance companies, we're being brought in because we're a solution to the problem that congress has already created through its fully executed law. if that is a pop-upper that congress has under the necessary and proper clause, that means every time they impose a burden some regulation on a consider company or and drives up the cost of, again, cars, that means they can bring you in to offset the costs of their burdensome regulations and require you to buy gm sox and that can't possibly be the law. whenever we have told pretty companies like this case that they've got to take action for the public welfare, in this case because of charitable reasons we're requiring them to go below cost insurance to sick people, when we've done that, when we required hospitals to provide care to sick people, we don't conscript some other group of the citizenry and say you pay for the public good they've just done. weep pay for it out of the tax lol dars or the public treasury that we all contribute to. we give tax if congress can get away with this knows, not on have they violated the terms of the

congress is now force forced to listen after the so debates before the start of the base congress didn't want to go shade they didn't want to listen to users but now they're realizing they have to and so despite the fact that congress may try to continue to pass these bills at least we know we have voice now and we can keep fighting and it actually can work i will be keeping a close eye on the developments there on the house floor on this bill that was a ten activists with the electronic frontier foundation. thanks all new developments in the pacific to join us philippine military drills are underway in the south china sea and it's leaving china on edge the u.s. and the philippines maintains that this is all simply an exercise but china sees it as a provocation this has tension mounts between the philippines and china over disputed territory at the drills are happening here on the western philippine island of palauan there is a standoff between the philippines and china over who has the rights to the nearby waters the philippines says the area lies within their territory china claims it's theirs and there's a lot at stake the island said on what some estimate to be around fifty billion dollars worth of oil china al

congress. that is the job of congress. if those laws that congress puts in place, economic regulations, are unconstitutional, then is goes to the supreme court. a strong supreme court is one that protects the constitution, not businesses. >> dennis, people are saying, look, the supreme court is not a chamber of commerce. do you think it is? >> you know what, the supreme court is there to make sure that politicians don't screw it up. and that's what politicians keep doing. you know, let's think about this. it was a law that stopped companies from being able to exercise their free speech rights and make campaign contributions. it was the u.s. supreme court issued rulings that said you can't stop a company from doing that and it was our president obama who criticized the u.s. supreme court at the state of the union address right as they sat there in the front row. something that no modern president i don't think had ever done and that marbury versus madison precedent, that's the one that let the courts second guess what lawmakers passed pap larry, and t

lincoln does instead of acting as -- without calling congress, his first decision is to call congress into special session and turn this issue over to congress. you know, given our wide, high opinion of congress and its ability to find solution and compromise, you can only imagine what might have come out of that. i think, i'm going to say just right, i think more than too cold, in the respect that it was wise of him for all his dealing with the postmaster of bloomington, illinois, to avoid direct -- calling congress into session and including a broader variety of advisers in that issue. one of the things clearly that lincoln wanted to do was conserve his enemies. there were 15 slave states, seven had succeeded and eight were in disaster. so, proactive actions of any kind might have triggered that, throwing it into the hands of congress would have complicated it. he was picking his way very carefully through this mine field in those early first months. and i think wisely so. so, i'm more with just right than too cold. >> and i absolutely for the record agree with you -- it's self-indulgent to ask questions. i could have lived without the phr

congress is blame blamed me blocking many projects to put americans back to work. >> time after time, the republicans got together and said no. we can't wait for congress. where congresson't act, i will. >> a project that the president won't act is the keystone pipeline that served as elephant in the room in mr. obama's remark to union supporters. this very group has backed keystone and called on the president to do the same. the late mark ayers who headed up the operation called ke keystone "shovel-ready." it got no mention today. meanwhile, romney on the campaign trail in new hampshire hammered the administration energy policy and the impact on the rising cost of gas. >> this is high because of the president policies. he cut in half the number of licenses and permits used to drill on federal land. drilling on those lands will not be coming forward in the coming years. >> the appearance on the trail with romney heightens speculation she could be auditioning for number two spot. romney acknowledged in the past she would be on his list. romney is due in new york tuesday where he will appear with the former mayor and one-time primary rival rudy giuliani. >> thank you. r