of 2009, and the david souter of 1991. i am struck by the formulation here as the one you used when been confirmed. the argument would be -- one would want ask here, is it that you're jurisprudence applies the same principle you spoke of at the outset, and it was fairly infrequent that you found it to be the case that the line a president -- relative to your colleagues -- that the line of president expanding liberty had gone thus far and should go no further, just the way things have played themselves out? or whether directional pressures in trending toward liberty actually exercise some gravitational pull on your decision making. there are those critics who would say that they are mutually exclusive. >> no one can see himself as others see him. >> they say that is a great gift. >> i am sure i do not have its. -- have it. i have two thoughts in response to that. number one, one of the upper- level dahlias of the legal system -- values of a legal system, which is one that you cannot take absolutely, is the foul you her -- i

we are grateful to the honorable justice david souter on this constitution day. he was an associate justice for 1990 -- from 1990-2009. prior to his tenure, he was attorney general for new hampshire, associate justice of the superior court of new hampshire, in the new hampshire supreme court, and a judge for the court of appeals in the first circuit. he has offered more than 300 decisions. here are a few. he has written for the court in landmark cases, celebrated concurrences in levee v weisman, with scouts of america, and u.s. of the lopez -- u.s. vs. lopez. justice souter is currently working with the new hampshire task force launched by the supreme court society seeking to approve civic education in schools across the state. in 2003, professor feldman was a senior constitutional adviser to the provisional authority in iraq and advised members of the iraqi government council for the interim constitution. he is the author of four books, "after the jihad, " "what we owe iraq, " "what we owe god, " and "the fall and rise of the islamic state." >> best year of my l

this included president obama, vice-president biden, and her president's -- co-worker, david souter. a welcoming gesture has become part of the justice's new arrival. justice sotomayor was joined outside the court by her mother, brother, and other family members. [inaudible] on wednesday, justice sotomayor took part in her first oral argument at the supreme court. citizens united verses that federal election commission will decide the role of the corporation's financing campaigns. this was the final session of the supreme court. the term officially begins monday, october 5. >> citizens united verses the federal election commission. >> may it please the court, a robust debate of our candidates for elective office is the most fundamental value protected by the first amendment's guarantee of free speech. yet, that is precisely the dialogue that the government has prohibited if practiced by unions or corporations. and the union, any corporation. -- any union, any corporation. the government feels they can do so because of the fact that it might not actually reflect public support for the

remarks from former supreme court justice david souter, and all look at how people approach classified information. we will hear from two and -- two inspector general's from the cia. >> last week since finance committee chairman max baucus unveiled his solution to the nation's health-care system. many members will weigh on on that tomorrow. we have live coverage on 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. and now the deputy prime minister of russia and russia's ambassador to the united states. this event was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. it is just under 90 minutes. >> i like to remind you that this is not just an embassy advent -- events but we have been preparing an good partnership with this group. it is a wonderful partnership for us because these two institutions have been doing russian studies, one focusing on political and strategic - issue, and the other on economics. we want to continue these partnerships and our fans here at the embassy. we are extremely fortunate to have mr. shuvalov. i do not think that he needs to be formally introduced because he

the expectation here is that she would probably decide the case in a similar way as would david souter. but we're on unchartered territory here. the supreme court has never answered this question before about whether the second amendment applies to the state so this will ab very big deal. >> pete williams, thanks. >>> developing story 99 people dead and dozens more still missing in that massive tsunami striking american samoa and is a mow on. that death toll is expected to rise as a search for survivors and waves reached as high a mile inland -- far reaching a mile inland and resulting quake registered over on the richter scale. we will talk with the director of homeland security for american samoa coming up in a few minutes and get update on the search for survivors. >>> in the meantime, near indonesia rocked by a powerful earthquake destroying buildings and cutting off power. many people thought to be trapped underneath piles of rubble and tv cameras caught images of a foot sticking out of debris. the quake measured about 7.6 and power outages there are making it tough for officials

david souter may well endure the most authentic conservative in the supreme crt's modern history, closed quote. now have practiced lithosphere and sam would be right to protest the way i've done that because of the longer quote as an important center of toussaint's analysis that i will read the whole thing. as i paraphrase he is saying conservatives need to face historical reality. and he sees in souter's jurisprudence immersing himself in the study of history to see if he can't eliminate and make certain constitutional rules more rich. okay. i don't think that it actually to about him but that is a subject for another day. but we see here in the waistband uses history, the premise of the past as a prologue to the future. and by mktter liberals or progressives as they have started calling himself today much more accurately, often presume without having established any foundation for the idea that history is moving purposely in the direction in conformity with the ever-expanding social vision. it is perfectly understandable that within that bubble of presumption you would think that only

interviews with all nine justices, including chief justice john roberts and two justices, david souterra day o'connor. and a rare look inside the u.s. supreme court. i want you to check out the website. you may be seeing new stories. a piece in "usa today" about sonia sotomayor. i hope you tune in sunday evening as we premiere the supreme court documentary, and all that week we will be showing you interviews and a behind the scenes look. louisville, ky. more reaction to this announcement the president just made, iran having a second nuclear facility that we have been tracking for years and now made public. caller: good morning. host: you still with us? caller: i believe that mr. president brought hussein obama -- i believe he can help the nation and the whole world, not just america. i believe everybody would like to be -- to make a good life. host: at joe in milwaukee. caller: good morning. i think your program is simply wonderful. i just wanted to say in defense of the united nations, that it is only as powerful as the powerful nations' support. the united states has not supported th

she is coming in to replace david souter. he was a liberal vote. she is expected to be the same. she does not fundamentally alter the court. host: least something yesterday about the dynamic inside the court when a new justice comes in. i would like to show the clarence thomas clip if we have an available. it is ready. we will come back and discuss what you know about the dynamic in the supreme court. >> you are bringing in a family member. it changes the whole family. it is different today than what it was when i first got here. i have to a net, you wrote very fond of the court that you have spent a long time on. there was a time there with chief justice rehnquist and justice o'connor when we had a long run together. you get comfortable with that. then it changes. now, it is changing again. the institution, the nine, it is different. you have to start all over. the chemistry is different. host: is the new justice just about the dynamics among the nine? is it larger than that? guest: it does not look like the voting will change fundamentally. many justices will tell you that anyt

she is coming in to replace david souter. he was a liberal vote. she is expected to be the same.es not fundamentally alter the court. host: least something yesterday about the dynamic inside the court when a new justice comes in. i would like to show the clarence thomas clip if we have an available. it is ready. we will come back and discuss what you know about the dynamic in the supreme court. >> you are bringing in a family member. it changes the whole family. it is different today than what it was when i first got here. i have to a net, you wrote very fond of the court that you have spent a long time on. there was a time there with chief justice rehnquist and justice o'connor when we had a long run together. you get comfortable with that. then it changes. now, it is changing again. the institution, the nine, it is different. you have to start all over. the chemistry is different. host: is the new justice just about the dynamics among the nine? is it larger than that? guest: it does not look like the voting will change fundamentally. many justices will tell you that anytime a n