on david souter, he said on david souter, he said something -- each of us

warren rudman said of you, david souter is a brilliant intellectual. he cannot be classified as an ideologue in any way, shape, or form. if you remember, i went into our caucus and said, i am supporting justice souter. it was a cry at the time in our caucus. they asked me, why? i said, because warren rudman said he had an open mind and was not an ideologue. that is the reason why david souter is one of the great supreme court justices, because warren rudman said he was not in ideologue. i cannot think of all of the years we have served here many men who could stand up and say, i assure you, you do not know this man, but i assure you he is what i say. he is an incredible guy. we look to the parts we most admire -- the way he treated everyone with dignity. on behalf of jill and i, it is truly an honor. my dad had expression, "kid, you have good blood." [applause] >> i said earlier this afternoon that everyone who listened to warren heard the same story. we have listened to a number of distinguished people this afternoon, and we have heard the same story.

[laughter] >> david souter and stephen breyer are frequently together. not too long ago, justice david souter was driving from here to new hampshire. and he stopped a little restaurant to get something to eat. a couple came up to him, and the guy said, i know you, you were on the supreme court. he said you are stephen breyer, right? and he didn't want to embarrass him in front of his wife and he said yes, i am. and they chatted for a little while. then the guy asked him a question that david souter wasn't ready for. >> the characters in my story or a backdrop of what would happen if you had to replace the majority of the court. my favorite is a nominating harold carswell. he was considered one of the highest caliber nominee for this report. he was panned in the press as being a mediocre lawyer and a mediocre presidents. one of his senate handlers trying to help said something to the effect of, you know, there's lots of mediocre lawyers and judges and people out there. don't they deserve representation, to? and so that was the end of his chances to become

sandra day o'connor coming david souter and john paul stevens.through more different human beings who will never meet. sandra day o'connor coming this fall, charismatic, outgoing politician from arizona. david souter, shy, reclusive busser from the other side of the country in new hampshire. john paul stevens, where the antitrust lawyer from chicago. what do they have in common? they were all moderate republicans. they were all moderate republicans who left the court deeply and totally alienated from the modern republican party. and "the oath" can i tell a story justice o'connor and justice souter having a conversation in the hallway at the supreme court and o'connor, boiling the frustration about how, as she said, why is it that our party is destroying the country? why are we spending money we don't have? why are we engaged in this war in iraq with no and? barry goldwater she said never gave a who you slept with him that was the party now does give a where you change with. today's stephen breyer said after the court decided the seattle and louis

he said, i have to say it's the privilege of serving with david souter. how can you not love that guy? >> i will cheat a little bit. my book is as much about the characters trying to become justices as opposed to the justices themselves as the backup of my story, what would happen if you had to replace the majority of the court. and my favorite is nominee named harold carswell, and carswell was considered not the highest caliber nominee for the supreme court, and he got panned in the press as being a mediocre lawyer, and in one of his senate handlers trying to help, went out to the press and said something to the effect of, there's lots of mediocre lawyers and judges and people out there. don't they deserve representation, too? and so that was the end of his chances to become a justice on the supreme court. >> that was roscoe from my home state of nebraska. >> i think that's one of the things todd and i were hoping to do with our book. not just to talk about some of the politics and behind the scenes procedural matters but the fun things that happened on

david souter did not have much experience in this area. anyway, college fraternities are very strongly associated with violence against women. we know that and there's lots of evidence of that and universities have made all or some fraternities move off campus as a result private institutions are entitled to make such regulations about what could occur on their premises. public universities are entitled to limit the type of activity that will get public money particularly when it involves illegality under -- underage drinking. a total government ban on the fraternity were the mail drinking club or other places working to get drugs like soccer matches, would certainly be a very bizarre restriction association of liberty. one thing we have long known to be associated with violence against women is as i said before alcohol. the amendment to the u.s. constitution manioc always motivated by exactly that concern. was on dubious flooding in terms of liberty. why should law-abiding people suffer for the crimes of users but what was most obvious wa

[inaudible conversations] >> vice president joe biden, a former supreme court justice david souter, et and others pay tribute to warren rudman who died last week. here is a portion. >> when i think of warren rudman i think of the foam of life, it has a wine that says lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime and the parting leave behind us footsteps on the sands of time. warren rudman left footsteps in the united states senate in the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten and he is not one of them. and i think the reasons are quite simple. one, he was admired, he had courage, he had principles. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than he did about anything else. and as a result, this country cares about him. and we care about him and that is why we are here and that is why we are honoring him today. a great privilege to me to have my name associated with warren rudman. >> you can see the entire tribute to former senator warren rudman tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> on wednesday the house of represen

vice president joe biden, david souter, senator john mccain, and other congressional leaders paid tribute. watched the full-service tonight here on c-span. next, the israeli foreign minister talks about the impediments to peace in the region. speaking from the saban center for middle east policy, this is about an hour. >> we meet at a time of great turmoil and the middle east. just after the presidential election and the united states. two weeks ago, we were looking at the prospect of canceling the forum because of the war that was going on with hamas and gaza. thankfully, calm has been restored. hopefully it is a lasting calm. every day brings dramatic news from the middle east. yesterday, the plo won recognition as a non-member observer state. egyptians were in the street demonstrating against their newly elected muslim brotherhood president's latest decrees. this evening, the governor of israel announced 3000 new settlements. how is the united states and israel to cope with all of these dramatic developments? how is the united states and israel to deal with the ongoing revolutions cust

vice-president biden, david souter, and john mccain, and many others pay tribute.ow, we will hear from a syrian opposition spokesman about the latest developments in the ongoing syrian civil war. the spokesman urged the international community to intervene, and called for u.s. leadership credit than just humanitarian aid. from the johns hopkins school of against humanitarian studies, this is an hour and a half. >> thank you. thank you for everyone. thank you for the john hopkins university for organizing this event. let me start by sharing with you a personal story that just happened today, which gives you just a sense of how our lives became tragic. today, one of my close friends, a well-known activist in my home town, has been killed by indiscriminate shelling in the city. dareaa is 7 kilometers south of damascus. and it has been days of fighting with the security forces. this is why the security forces target the city. it is very close to the damascus capital. they use the fighter jets and the shelling. the story of mohammad is very important. he is a peaceful a

[inaudible conversations] >> vice president joe biden, and david souter paid reverence to warren rudmanwho passed away last week. >> i think about the poem the psalm of life by longfellow. lives of great men can blend together. we can leave behind us footsteps on the sands of time. warren rudman left foot steps in the united states senate and on the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten. but he is not one of them. i think that the reasons are quite simple. one, he was admired. he had courage. he had principles. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than he did about anything else. and as a result, his country cares about him. and we care about him, and that is why we are here. that is why we are honoring him today. it is a great privilege for me to have my name associated with warren rudman. >> you can see the entire attribute to former senator from new hampshire warren rudman at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, a discussion on the senate filibuster rules. after that, arnold schwarzenegger and a forum on politics and holly

sandra day o'connor coming david souter and john paul stevens.through more different human beings who will never meet. sandra day o'connor coming this fall, charismatic, outgoing politician from arizona. david souter, shy, reclusive busser from the other side of the country in new hampshire. john paul stevens, where the antitrust lawyer from chicago. what do they have in common? they were all moderate republicans. they were all moderate republicans who left the court deeply and totally alienated from the modern republican party. and "the oath" can i tell a story justice o'connor and justice souter having a conversation in the hallway at the supreme court and o'connor, boiling the frustration about how, as she said, why is it that our party is destroying the country? why are we spending money we don't have? why are we engaged in this war in iraq with no and? barry goldwater she said never gave a who you slept with him that was the party now does give a where you change with. today's stephen breyer said after the court decided the seattle and louis