in the federal constitutional court ruled that limited sampling is allowed in the case back to a lower court but now it's up to the european court of justice to decide. in one thousand nine hundred nine kraft fact created this short for the two thousand world expo in hanover. the band were paid four hundred thousand marks for it and that's about two hundred five thousand euros in today's currency event organizers were criticised for spending so much for such a short clip commissioner general be a good boy defended her decision with expo patron and then german chancellor gerhard schroeder looking on. as we signed the contract will have all the rights to this jingle the expo is going to host exclusive events by this world famous group. this is a market that unfortunately is very expensive that has to be said but we have a music group here that stands for quality and finally a jingle has to be provocative. craft back later released a single inspired by the jingle called expo two thousand the song charted in sweden britain and elsewhere. like watching him grab a tablet or a smartphone and

organs the presidents of both chambers of parliament i will talk to the president of the federal constitutional court. for more on the situation facing german politics and what the german president had to say a short while ago let's bring in a political correspondent thomas sparrow he joins us from the german parliament in berlin i tell you thomas we just heard the german president urging all political parties to reconsider their positions and to find compromises in order to form a government what is the most likely scenario at this point the most likely scenario is more dialogue more discussions between the parties discussions that will be led by the german president from viveash time on that something that he himself mentioned that we just saw there he will meet with the leaders of the parties and try to urge them personally to try and find common ground to try and compromise to try and avoid that most critical step which would be the fresh elections are something that he wants to avoid because he says parties should stand to their responsibility they shouldn't simply give that responsibility back

has ruled that intersex people must be allowed to officially register their gender the federal constitutional court has found that current rules are discriminatory they mean that babies have to be registered as either male or female the court says that the birth register could also include options to register as inter diverse or diverse now the government now has until the end of next year to draw up new rules on how gender is designated. for more let's bring in political correspondent kate brady who is joining us from berlin today so kate was a lengthy court battle why did it make it all the way to the constitutional court well this was a long case and this was initially dismissed by the regional court in this was a case brought forward by an intersex person in germany who birth that had to be registered as female but it was a constitutional court today as you mention that actually ruled in favor of this gender and that that means of course that this would now will not be discriminatory and also this was reflective of the german constitution the basic law which has the general protection of person

organs the presidents of both chambers of parliament i will talk to the president of the federal constitutional court let's get more now on the german president's speech and on the situation here in germany we are joined by political correspondent thomas sparrow who is outside of the german parliament building in berlin welcome to you thomas we just heard the german president urging all political parties to reconsider their positions and find compromises to form a government but what is the most likely scenario at this point is that the one that he wants. sorry we will probably see in the next few days is a series of conversations of dialogue between the political parties and in particular a dialogue as we just heard by the german president frank by. what he wants to avoid is a snap elections he said political parties have to assume their responsibility and constantly return that responsibility to the voters here in germany that's probably what we will see in the next few days more and more discussions to try and find common ground to try and find compromises between the parties and one of the partie

when i go back over decades has quite often being the federal judicial federal constitutional court who has the also or o.t. for. the final interpretation of our front. fundamental rights and now it has was that yes the claim for a positive. significator in all of the thousand. followers from some of the torsion all right cost us a flat there as a lawyer who brought fine yes case to the court thank you. all right now are to china where donald trump a has arrived for what according to his aides is the most crucial part of his a five country trip across asia chinese president xi jinping and his wife gave the u.s. president and first lady a lavish welcome starting with a private tour of the from britain city a compound in the center of beijing the two presidents have a lot to talk about the u.s. hopes china will ramp up economic pressure on north korea in an attempt to stop young man's nuclear ambitions more than a night at the opera president trump's asia trip brings him to china where his key themes trade and north korea converge china is one of america's largest trading partners and nor

professor amy barrett to the seventh circuit court of appeals, we took another important step to ensure that the federal judiciary fulfills its role in our constitutional system. now we have the opportunity to confirm another well-qualified woman to the federal bench, michigan supreme court justice joan larsen. president trump nominated her to serve on the sixth circuit and she'll be a strong addition to that court and a benefit to our nation. after graduating first in her class from northwestern's law school, justice larsen served as a law clerk for judge david cintell of the d.c. circuit court and then for justice antonin scalia. these clerkships honed her ability and respect for the rule of law preparing her for a distinguished career. joan larsen also served as deputy assistant attorney general in the department of justice office of legal counsel, former government officials from both republican and democratic administrations wrote in strong support of her nomination. each of them holding her in the highest regard. joan larsen later joined the law faculty at the university of michigan teaching there for many years. she excelled in academia earning

federal power in another case. the idea was that if you are in state courts, in this case a criminal prosecution, and you think your constitutional rights have been violated, this is saying, no, you can appeal to the supreme court. the supreme court can decide those sorts of cases dealing with federal, constitutional rights. i will end this with a great quote from john marshall. he says people made the unstitution and people can make it. this is john marshall, the nationalist. john marshall, my nation is the united states, not virginia, it is we the people. it was a time in three decades in which he was able to bridge divides between supporters of jefferson who would have opposed marshall hostages only but he was able to forge compromise for people who disagreed with him on the constitution and built up the legitimacy on the supreme court. this is why we think of him and him alone as the great chief justice. we end here with this magnificent portrait of john marshall. this is john marshall, the elder statesman. 1831. he is near the end of his life. he has come to philadelphia for surgery. the philadelphia bar so reveres him and h

because he has repeatedly defied federal court orders and rulings on u.s. constitutional matters. he even rejected the supreme court decision to same-sex marriage and sought to undermine it with his own orders. he is not above the nine justices sitting on the u.s. supreme court. though he seems to think so. and on that basis, i have said before the primary, it would be trouble to nominate this man. because he is toxic and he will be so in the u.s. senate. >> sean: we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, we'll show you the media's rush to judgment way before this interview, even. and is that a problem. we'll ask that question. then we have john bolton and sebastian corker, the president in vietnam at the apec summit, we'll cover that life. life. summit and we'll cover summit and we'll cover that thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? i

constitution. they'll put supreme justices on the court to limit the position of the federal government. but marshall, through his openness to compromise, helped forge the court together. one of the great innovations was to move beyond the practice were each justice would write his own opinions, to instead issuing opinions of the court. marshall writes the vast majority of the courts decisions. unlike today, they tend to be unanimous even on divisive issues. the first artifact we see here is the court decree from a case in 1824. the state of new york issues a monopoly to steamboat operators. the question is how broadly do we read the federal government's power over the economy. this debate goes back to the washington administration. what marshall does is he views it broadly. he says even covers things like navigation on the waterways and the operation of steamboats. therefore, he magnifies the power of congress over the economy. it is an important assertion of national power. another case is marshall's masterpiece. it is where marshall asserts judicial review and the power to declare law

general niece said the court during its most recent term in 1984 continued to roam at large in a constitutional forest. he discussed three areas of the court's jurisprudence. federalism, criminal procedure and religion. discussing federalism, he said that federalism helps us, quote, better secure our ultimate goal of political liberty through decentralized government. well said. when discussing religion, he said, quotes, to have argued the first amendment demands a strict neutrality between religion and ir irruligion will have struck the founders as bizarre. well said. in summarizing his views, the general stated far too many of the court's opinions were on the whole more policy choices than articulations of constitutional principles. he noted in a critical passage that until there emerges a coherent stance, the work of the court will continue in this ad hoc fashion. he argued for a jurisprudence of originalism. to judge policies in light of prir principles rather than to remold principles in light of policies. his speech struck a nerve in the american legal staestablishmentd represented a call to action for all those who are concerned about the rule of law and the r

federal courts. and through the federal society, they've left ott the same organization, the american answer constitution. and it's so interesting that president trump has published a supreme court list. he recentlile added five names to it. it's true that he's consulting with the federal society. but it's more a sign of the intel elect wall coherence of the republican commitment to transform the court rather than any nefarious scheme. >> okay. so, you've made the argument that as things stand, president trump will have an enormous impact on the composition of the federal bench. you know that there's talk out there of increasing the size of the federal judiciary. do you see that as a realistic process? >> it's a fascinating process. viewers should check out steven calabrese's outlook. he's proposing increasing the size of the bench from 30% to 50%, adding new judges on the grounds that the judiciary is overworked. the democrats say it's not overworked at all. chief justice saying he's got plenty of time. one part of the tax code actually including the increase the number of judges. it would be hotly cont

that bombing in chelsea in lower manhattan last year was just convicted in federal court two weeks ago using the normal constitutional use of criminal procedure. he was prosecuted by the same office that just charged saipov for yesterday's attack. a year ago while the manhunt for the chelsea bomber was still under way, then candidate trump seized the moment to tweet about refugees. he had a similar reaction this past september calling out police in the midst of their investigation. another attack in london by a loser terrorist. these are sick and demented people in the sight of scotland yard. must be proactive. there was his unforgettable response to the pulse nightclub massacre, which was until las vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. appreciate the congrats for being right on radical islamic terrorism. i don't want congrats. i want toughness and vigilance. we must be smart. of course it was just five days after the 2015 attack at san bernardino that the man who is now president called to ban an entire religion, about a quarter of the world's population, from approaching our shores. now compare

leave in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the law banning semiautomatic weapons and large capacity magazines. height court also rejected an appeal asserting a constitutionalands travelers on ba l i. next. >>> . >>> commuters on the staton island ferry hit a bit of a bummer. the ferry was only about 100 feet from shore but took several trips to get everyone back to ground. no one was hurt and evacuated safely. >>> bally's airport is closed for a second day because of volcanoic ash. since sunday. more than 400 flights cancelled nearly 60,000 passengers stranded today on the first day of the closure, which, in turn, led to mass evacuations, the volcano's last major eruption in 1963 killed about 1100 people. >> that could go on for quite a while. >> there was one that iceland >> really >> unfortunately it's a little harder when you're in bali to get to a different airport to get out. it involves quite a trip just to figure that one out. >>> let's talk about today. it was gorgeous. >> no complaints. nobody is complaining about the weather. >> for what >> don't worry, it will happen. >> i know that but it happens three four day as year, nobody complains >> thre

constitution. one of the ways we do that is by confirming judges who we know will faithfully honor that pledge while serving our federal court system. the constitution states that we are in the senate, not the american bar association, and we here in the senate are to advise and consent when it comes to judges. we have a duty to do so thoroughly, without bias, and through the use of all the information available to us. both the junior senator from nebraska and i trust steve grasz to support and defend the constitution. so do those who know him best, the people of nebraska who have worked with him for nearly three decades. the senate should as well. i urge the senate judiciary committee to advance his nomination. the american people deserve to have talented and fair lawyers like steve grasz on the federal bench. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator utah. mr. hatch: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatc

conservatives to their credit care a lot about the federal courts and through the federalist society. the left has the samers, the american constitutionaltified a strong bench of strong, able conservatives and it's so interesting that president trump has published a supreme court list, it's true that he's consulting with the federalist society. it's more a sign of the intellectual coherence of the republican commitment to transforming the court rather than any nefarious scheme. >> okay. so you've made the argument that as things stand, president trump will have an enormous impact on the composition of the federal bench. you know that there's talk out there of increasing the size of the federal judiciary. do you see that as a realistic prospect? >> it's a fascinating suggestion. viewers should check out steven calabrese's article, a founder of the federalist society. he's proposed increasing the size of the bench from 30% to 50%, adding new judges on the grounds that the judiciary is overworked. democrats say it's not overworked at all. the chief justices say he's got plenty of time. but one draft of the tax bill includes a proposal to i

important players within the constitution like the president of the federal parliament and the president of the upper chamber. and also talk to the president of the constitutional. court and. i'm convinced you know. within and out side our country. and especially in our european neighbors country. there would be no understanding in the biggest and economically strongest country in the world and the political forces were not to shoulder the responsibility thank you very much. your child is there on that live picture coming from berlin where the german president frank want to stand by as basically laid out his position with regard to the current situation in the on the german political scene after the september election that still has not allowed angle of merkel to find a way of forming a coalition government there was speculation that he may even suggest another election let's bring in patrick. is a professor of comparative political science at the university of the guard joins me via skype good to have you with us we were expecting possibly the president to say we have a new elections that didn't happen he's willing to talk to all parties and he quite clearly said all

>> before a jury in lower manhattan in federal court where the trials are strong and stern and fair. he has all the protections of the constitution. >> shepard: and the federal conviction rate it's my understanding in the main overall is something about 99%. >> extremely high. you try him in state court, he's not supposed to get the death penalty. try him in the federal court, he's exposed to the death penalty. >> shepard: and that's the decision, state or federal. >> within the next 72 hours. >> shepard: thank you. time flies on a busy news afternoon. great to have you with us. look up the pictures of the greenwich village parade. new york is strong. morning on the beach was so peaceful. until... it... wasn't. don't let type 2 diabetes get between you and your heart. because your risk of heart attack or stroke is up to four times greater. but there are steps you can take to lower your cardiovascular risk. talk to your health care provider today about diabetic heart disease. and find out more at heartoftype2.com. your heart and type 2 diabetes. make the connection. hi. so i just got off the phone with our allstate agent, and i kn

federal court. even in this arcane area, justice thomas's vision was clear. the constitution investors the judicial power in the judiciary, not executive branch agencies. regarding both justice scalia and thomas, the interpretive processes are the very bedrock of due process, fair notice, and the rule of law. and thomas's opinion demonstrates those principles are missing in our current administrative state. in my view, the two issues are one and the same. judges must enforce those statutory limits. just as agencies must provide due process to parties like the sacketts, judges must faithfully enforce the constitution's structural which exist to preserve individual liberty and personal property rights. and justice agencies owe the public fair notice of the rules, courts must interpret statutes and the constitution as the public would understand them according to the plain meaning of the text. due process, fair notice, originalism, and texturallism. that's what this is all about. [applause] mr. mcgahn: justice scalia's tragic death put these issues front and center in the 2016 e

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federal court k. even in this arrest contain area, ustice thomas's vision was clear. the constitution investors the judicial power in the judiciary, agencies.ive branch regarding both justice scalea they are the very bedrock of due process, fair notice and the rule of law and thomas's opinion demonstrates those principles are missing in our current administrative state. n my view the two issues are one and the same. just as regulate tore agencies train their actions, judges must enforce those statutory limits. must s sergeant sis provide due process to parties ike the sacketts, judges must faithfully enforce the constitution's structural protections which exist to liberty and vidual personal property rights. and justice agencies owe the rules,fair notice of the courts must interpret statutes and the constitution as the ublic would understand them according to the plain meaning of the text. ue process, fair notice, original nationalism and texturallism. that's what this is all about. originalism and texturallism. >> justice scalea's tragic death front and ssues center in the 2016 elect

court should send them that message again. joining the entire federal .overnment is an extreme step to take that because of a political agreement absolutely be acceptable. -- unacceptable. the constitution gives judges no walk -- only folks on decisions that go against the department of justice. we also have some important winds. vacatedeme court has both of the appellate court rulings against the president's travel policy. vacated the injunctions. we have also successfully staying a rare order abusive discovery disorder to stop the winds down of the daca program. overreach. i don't know how many time you've seen it be granted but this one was and we appreciate the appellate court for doing so. some district courts have initially ruled against us, i am confident our positions will be vindicated and if necessary in the supreme court. has the statutory authority to suspend immigration in the law of any individual group of individuals he thinks -- he deems contrary to the national interest. proclamation from certain countries dysfunctional and provide risk is justified within his powers as the chief executive who has the responsibility to protect the public interest. we are proud to vigoro

. >> or kicked off the supreme court twice by his conservative republican colleagues for disobeying federal law in violation of the constitution. michael eric dyson and sabrina siddiqui, thank you both. >>> still to come, my colleague, lawrence o'donnell on the president's declaration to stand by an accused child molester. >>> and tonight, there are reports that robert mueller is focusing hard on the president's son-in-law jared kushner and his interaction with foreign leaders. that story in two minutes. whoooo. i enjoy the fresher things in life. fresh towels. fresh soaps. and of course, tripadvisor's freshest, lowest... ...prices. so if you're anything like me... ...you'll want to check tripadvisor. we now instantly compare prices... ...from over 200 booking sites... ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. go on, try something fresh. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. >>> the investigation of special counsel robert mueller appears to be zeroing in on the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner. according to the "wall street journal," mueller's investigators are asking qu

court should send them that message again. joining the entire federal government is an extreme, dramatic step. they take -- to take that step because of a political agreement would be absolutely unacceptable. the constitution gives judges no right to veto a president's actions because they disagree with them on policy grounds. by the way, let me know. the focus, it seems, goes against the department of justice. we also have some important wins. the supreme court has vacated both of the appellate court rulings against the president's travel applause. they have vacated the injunction. they have obtained before the second circuit, a rare order saying a premature and abusive discovery order, a case to stop the wind down of the daca program. it is an overreach. i don't know how long you've seen it be granted, but this one was. and we appreciate the appellate court pursuing this. and although some district courts have initially ruled against us, i'm confident our positions will be vindicated president trump has the statutory authority to suspend immigration in the law of any individual or group of individuals he thinks -- deems contrary to the national interest. his rational, narrow proclamation of countries tha

. >> or kicked off the supreme court twice by his conservative republican colleagues for disobeying federal law in violation of the constitution. michael eric dyson and sabrina siddiqui, thank you both. >>> still to come, my colleague, lawrence o'donnell on the president's declaration to stand by an accused child molester. >>> and tonight, there are reports that robert mueller is focusing hard on the president's son-in-law jared kushner and his interaction with foreign leaders. that story in two minutes. >>> the investigation of special counsel robert mueller appears to be zeroing in on the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner. according to the "wall street journal," mueller's investigators are asking questions about jared kushner's interactions with foreign leaders during the presidential transition. that's shaping up to be an interesting period of time for kushner, since it was also during the transition that kushner set up a secret trump tower meeting with russian ambassador, sergey kislyak, and discussed setting up a back channel communications between the trump transition team and the russian governmen

decision was made on monday morning in the iraqi federal supreme court and nobody's expecting it to go any other way than it being considered an constitutional but what this does to them is it allows the bush a sense to open up between baghdad and the kurdish region now a lot of what's on the table that's already been discussed but this it's now a much more concrete basis and let's discuss the key things that are being discussed the border crossings who gets to roll entry into the kurdish region example on the border with turkey the border force that will carry that effect back out of port told also is the issues of salaries being paid and the percentage of not nations all right for i repeat going to the kurdish region this referendum was incredibly unpopular internationally that was no real interests for the kurdish independence but i missed what that a supersonic president having to actually resign this position of stuff that referendum to place now there is a deal on the table for us and the u.n. that's likely to form the basis of any negotiations between baghdad and the kurdish regions but these negotiations i look forward to going to be

constitutional rights on the fifth amendment. >> washington times now reporting that the former irs executive wants her testimony to be permanently sealed. telling federal courtsafety if her explanation tea party scandal is made public, that's interesting. her taped do cigses are part of settled lawsuit over illegal targeting group over political beliefs. kathy griffin is back and crying foul saying she's been blacklisted as she's out of work . >> the wall of crap has never fallen on any woman in the history of america, even as kid didn't have fox news. by the way -- heather: playing the woman card. initially griffin poldzed and since taken that back several times. i wonder if she has seen the latest from is wees the beheading of the pope. president trump meantime firing back after senator jeff flake was hot in hot mic slamming the commander in chief. >> the party of roy moore and donald trump. >> he'll be a no, because he's toast. >> tax reform is beefing up in congress as you can tell and republicans have won final month to fulfill one of the trump administration's biggest promises, can gop leaders get a bill on the president's desk or blow up in the senate

courts and the people to interpret over time. three quarters of the states, not something that is done frequently or lightly. stay constitutions serve a different role. federal constitution is an authorization of power to the federal government. our state constitution limits power of the state has over citizens. in that sense, they serve different purposes. that the amendment than thes much easier amendment process for the federal constitution. we can debate whether those amendments were good or bad. question ofe the should all these policy issues, whether it is something related to health care or voting, some of these issues -- should they be put in the constitution or enacted by the legislature? that then gives more flexibility as people find difficulties in executing the laws. when something is put to the constitution, it cannot be changed by legislature. it can be struck down by the court and amended later, but it cannot immediately change. we do need to think about this issue. opposed to public policy result in the legislature. amended as needed. cannot let the opportunity pass. we have so many high school and college students here to ask you a couple q

, opening 55 accounts with 13 financial constitutions and both were frequent travel stories cyprus where the banks are based. >> we could see them in federal court here in washington, d.c. as early as tomorrow. if convicted, they could face upwards of 120 yea0 years in pr >>> up next, we have an eyewitness to the terror. this is a man who watched the suspect is's rampage. we're on a mission to show drip coffee drinkers, it's time to wake up to keurig. wakey! wakey! rise and shine! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? full-bodied. if you spit blood you may have gum problems,s and could be on the journey to much worse. try parodontax toothpaste. it's clinically proven to remove plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. for healthy gums and strong teeth. leave bleeding gums behind with parodontax toothpaste. fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide i

state and federal elections under a new constitution sunday mocks the first phase of the votes the second phase will happen in ten days and zimbabwe's former finance minister has told the court he was abducted by masked men ignatius johnboy is facing charges of corruption he was in detained by the military when he took power almost two weeks ago rights groups are concerned over the military's influence on the judiciary. kenya's military says it's pushed fighters out of a forest along the border with somalia the armed group has used the area as a hideout people who've been displaced by the fighting are scared to go back home though the government wants them to katherine sawyer reports from southern kenya. elizabeth cards lost two sons were reason he killed by an unknown people believed inside borneo a forest that extends to the border with somalia their home area we too as well as other paths along the kenyan coast have been attacked several times over the last few years. we stayed home that night instead of going back to the camp for displaced people one of my sons was not well and so we all decided to be with him we were attacked at around eight pm two other people were kil

state and federal elections under a new constitution sunday marks the first phase of the vote the second phase will happen in ten days. and zimbabwe's former finance minister has told the court he was abducted by masked men ignatius shambo is facing charges of corruption he was detained by the military when he took power almost two weeks ago rights groups are concerned over the military's influence on the judiciary. more now on our top story and those protests in pakistan joining us is al-jazeera is abdul rahman who is in islamabad thank you very much for speaking to us drama this was about the situation because we're hearing of more protests on the outskirts of the the pakistani capital today what's a situation like right now. situation demands a. tense situation. of police crackdown on the protesters of yesterday there was a lot of clashes took place yesterday between the police and the protesters. is blocking the men leading to the capital since more than twenty days. there was some kind of a fellow at. the local administration of the capitol there taking a decision late last night of asking the army to be deployed right which. in which there was some kind of at the. army

court. and then you need to think about pleading not guilty -- >> we should note that the pardons under the constitution of the united states is only for federal crimes. there's been some report indicting that the attorney general of the state of new york has worked in tandem. the idea he'd be able to swap those in to deal with a pardon the president might give. thank you both. >>> when at or near jeff sessions testified under oath in june he stated unequivocally he knew of no attempts of the trump campaign to collude with russian agents. >> let me state this clearly, colleagues, i have never met with or had any conversation with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the united states. further i have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the trump campaign. >> but sessions was present at a march 2016 meeting with george papadopoulos who we now know pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about an effort to cooperate with kremlin proxies. at that meeting according to court filings when he introduced himself to the group he'd connections he could help arrange

court in arizona. thanks to the tea party legislature and governorship, and he has point it out it's easier extra change state constitutions than federal. so these are going on, on parallel tracks, may feeling and what urge audiences to do is just stop focusing on the white house for a week, right? ignore the tweets, ignore the stories, ignore the mayhem and take a breather, good for your mental health and look at what is going nonyour own state and then pay attention to what is happening in federal agencies, frontal the department of justice to the environmental protection agency, to the department of education, a very radical agenda is being pushed through that also includes deep changes in our law and constitution -- even our constitutional norms. so, i think there's much to pay attention. to. >> so, there's a lot of different ways constitutional changes happen. in the amendment process there's two big ones. one is to have specific amendments, and then another way is have a constitutional convention, where a wide variety of people get together, they could make recommendations about specific amendments, but the worry that most consti

constitution in this country. and this is astonishing. and this reflects, actually, a kind of effort by trump and his administration to degrade the federal courts courts. to lower the standards used in the federal courts. and we've seen, this is trump's mark. this is what he's done with a number of his cabinet nominees, selecting people that are patently unqualified and lack the basic knowledge that he would they would need to fill that office and now he's doing it with the judiciary. >> you talk about qualifications and process. what is it about this trump administration and extreme vetting for any random person that might come into the country, but essentially no vetting for people who will be judges who uphold the law of the land. >> ari, there is no position that i think is more important than those who are appointed to serve on the federal courts. it's a lifetime appointment, you can no be the removed from that office unless you've done something really egregious and terrible and you have power, incredible power. and to not vet these candidates. to have a nominee who hadn't disclosed that he's married to the chief of staff of the white hou

constitutional lawyer. i want to see a terrorist in jail and the key is thrown away. let's do a side by side. hundreds and hundreds of prosecutions post- 9/11 in federal courtsprisons, high degree of conviction, speedy trials, cheaper than guantanamo and as you heard today, some of the convictions, including the charges against the individual today, that's a life or that's a death. he may face the death penalty. so you have convictions, successful convictions and terms. can i speak? >> excuse me, mr. politician, the practitioner would like to speak. >> go ahead z a. >> and by the way -- >> furthermore, can you point to a significant threat, including in cases that involve central figures in the bin laden organization in any trial in the united states? let me give you, in closing, the comparison and contrast in guantanamo. fewer than 20 convictions, they take forever and they cost everything and you want to tell me, forget about politics that if success is defined by a long time behind bars, speedy trials and hundreds of prisoners, a better success is fewer than 20 for millions of dollars outside of the american system. >> we'll continue the conversation -- >

sue in federal court to chal teng president trump receipt of foreign government payments at the trump hotel, tower, and gulf courses, so on. as attorney general, what is the appropriate constitutional remedy for a president who collects foreign ee mull meants without having congressional authority to do so? what is the appropriate remedy? >> i would have to take a look at that. i'm not prepared to give you an answer. people have -- >> you've taken the position that we don't have any standing to raise it in court. so i guess in taking that position that we don't have standing to raise it, what is the appropriate constitutional remedy? this was serious business for founders of the country that didn't want the president compromised by foreign government pay yofs and intervention of foreign government. so what do we do? >> the ee mull meants clause has not been subject of a great deal of litigation. the department of justice has long standing rules about standing. and raised the defense of standing against congress, against private parties, against groups. and it's pretty well-established law. i would have to get you information. >> would you clarify that for us? thank you. so as attor

federal court. steve: he is a legal u.s. resident, which allows him to due process, essentially as the court said earlier, essentially the same constitutionalthis evidence, so i think they're going to be able to connect a lot of dots. will they wind up with the death penalty? don't know at this point. but ken star, the former independent investigators says it is appropriate that the president should call for the death penalty. >> this horrible human being was committing crimes in the united states. he was lawfully in the united states. should everybody here? obviously, very bad judgments being made along the way. except, he seemed a bit radicalized entirely here. so in any event, it's a u.s. crime by someone who was here, therefore, it's the u.s. justice system. but the federal government says very serious crimes, and this is one of them, that the death penalty is appropriate, and i think it's safe for the president of the united states to say that it's appropriate for them to seek death penalty in circumstances entirely appropriate. ainsley: he's here on that visa diversity program. he won the lottery. he comes over to the united states an

federal courts are up to trying terror suspects? >> i do. i have confidence in our american system of justice. it's the leading light of the world, based upon the fourth amendment and our constitutionill get the kind of trial he deserves and hopefully the punishment he deserves. >> different than a joke or laughing stock, which is what the president called it yesterday. the president also has suggested that he wants this terrorist to get the death penalty, which i am sure is a sentiment shared by millions of americans, perhaps. the question is, is it imprudent for the commander in chief to say that out loud? do you have concerns that it might taint a jury pool? >> well, no, i'm sure they can impanel a jury out of 330 million americans to give this guy a fair trial but hopefully he will get what he deserves. we're all emotional, frustrated, scared and tired of this inspired terrorists wreaking havoc around the world and the president is expressing frustration right now. i am frustrated and sponsored the raise act to get [ inaudible ] out of there. >> well, you mean, the diversity visa lottery is how he came into the united states, correct? how is it -- he got in through that way. we

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torts, and has published scholarly articles on topics like constitutional federalism and tort law, in addition to being a clerk on the supreme court. she also practiced commercial and appellate litigation at the denver offers of the national law firm arnold & porter. she began as a clerk to a judge on the united states court for the fifth circuit. it took her to the u.s. supreme court under clarence thomas. she was a special assistant and speechwriter for united states secretary of education bill bennett. she received her law school from the university of law schoo chiw school. she received her degree in american studies from stanford university graduating with distinction as a member of phi beta cap d.a. pa. what -- phi beta kappa. what she does, she does it at the highest level, with the best results. she has specialized knowledge in federalism, water law and indian law, among other important areas of the law. indeed, the national native american bar association has even noted that she has, quote, significantly more experience with indian law cases than any other recent circuit court nominee, and we've had some pretty doggone ci

court. she will be somebody who is a guardian of the constitution as our founders were hoping we would see on our federal courts when they wrote the constitution. mr. president, i have one final letter that i would like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record from the national native american bar association in support of eid's nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. gardner: i ask for the support of my colleagues of justice eid's nomination. the presiding officer: the question appears on the eid nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 41, the n.o.m. nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. there will be order in the senate. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned se

federal circuit court. these nominees are well-qualified individuals who have demonstrated a strong understanding of the proper role that a judge plays in our constitutional system. i'm especially pleased that we are conside tee exceptionally talented women for the federal bench. federal circuit court nominations are extremely important. circuit courts sit directly below the supreme court in our judicial system. and because the supreme court reviews relatively few or a smaller number of cases, many times the circuit courts have the last word in the majority of our -- of those cases. so it is essential that we have judges on the circuit court who will treat all litigants fairly. when i think about what do i want in a judge, i think fairness is the first thing that comes to mind. we want someone who treats litigants fairly, who show respect for our constitution, our statutes, and the controlling precedents. so we need somebody knowledgeable in the law. that sort of goes without saying, but certainly is a top attribute of a judge. every party before our federal courts has the right to expect evenhanded and fair judges and fair justice from those judges that