. >> coming up on "america and the courts," former attorney general john ashcroft on the rights of terror suspects. later, president opaw ma's nomination of -- president obama's nomination of james clapper for national intelligence director. both chambers of congress return from memorial day recess this week. the senate gavels in monday at 2:00 eastern to consider three judicial nominations with votes scheduled at 5:30. members could return to work on a package that extends tax credits and unemployment benefits. the house passed that measure before leaving for memorial day recess. we expect several amendments to be offered and debate regarding the budget offset. that's live on c-span2. the house returns tuesday at 2:00 for legislative business before voting on bills at 6:30 p.m. later in the week, a bill that provides the federal housing authority the ability to raise premiums. and a possible small business loan measure, which will create a fund to increase the availability of credit to small businesses. the house is live on c-span. next on "america and the courts," former attorney genera

after that, former bush administration attorney general john ashcroft will discuss interrogation techniques and the legal rights of terrorism suspect carried live coverage from the heritage foundation begins at 11:00 eastern. coming up this hour, the center for american progress tries as for the response to the bp oil spill. after that, a new york university professor on ways to streamline the federal government. later, an update on a tax later, an update on a tax

next on "america and the cots," former attorney general john ashcroft on the legal history surrounding the rights of terror suspects. a federal appeals c ruled last month that detainees held at bagram air base in afghanistan do not have the right to appear in federal court, setting up a possie challenge to a 2008 supreme court ruling that did extend the right of habeas corpus to guantanamo detainees. from the heritage foundation, this is an hour. it's a great honor to welcome all of you as we continue to reck are nice the second annual protect america moh with our conuding lecture today. our live webcast is getting under way at this time. i extend a special word of greeting to all of those who are joining us on my her -- on myheritage.org to watch this event. if you have if off question for our speaker, send it to heritage.org and it will be fed into the system here. those of you here in the audience will have the ability to participate as well. we have distributed question cards and they will be collected during the course and immediately after general ashcroft's lecture. a staff memb

. >> after prime minister's question, former bush administration attorney general john ashcroft willss the legal rights of terrorism suspects at guantanamo bay. you could watch it live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> next, a debate between the four republican candidates running for governor of south carolina. the primary takes place june 8. the candidates hope to replace current gov. mark sanford predict candidates are congressman gresham barrett, andrea bauer, nikki haley, and henry mcmaster. this one-hour debate is curtis wp curtis whobtw -- this one hour debate is courtesy of wptw. >> i won i thank our viewers tonight. in this first of two gubernatorial debates for south carolina sponsored by frances marion it universities. we're joined by the four gubernatorial hopefuls that hope to be south carolina's governor for the primary is one week from tonight three are candidates include andrea bauer -- andre powebauer and others. please give the candidates all warm south carolina welcome. it tonight's debate also features of panel from throughout the state. harry is also the immediate past pr

it is a great pleasure to introduce to you the former attorney general of the united states, john ashcroft. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be with you. i would like to way they scoot across the top of history to avoid the peaks. ine lost more elections three of the last four decades. i happen to be the only person to have lost a senate seat to a deceased opponent. willingness is something for which i am grateful. i have a lot to say. it may mean that i make a lot of mistakes. i am not as immune as i might have them now is a member of the senate. i'm grateful for this opportunity. i believe the defense of america is tantamount to the defense of freedom. freedom is worth defending. freedom is what the alchemists were looking for in the middle ages. in those days, it was thought that if you could just was a magic substance dixie dustman bank is what we hoped we could be. there is not any such thing. we know that. we understand that the elements have their own character. there is a pixie dust in human existence. it is freedom. it is what changes ordinary people into world feature

there was an attorney general's opion written under john ashcroft that makes it clear that local law enforcement can enforce federal immigration law. there are a number of pieces of federal case law out there, one of them a 2001 case, the 10t circuit, it's u.s. versus santana garcia, in case you want to look at up tonight, mr. speaker, in if you're having trouble sleeping. i'll tell you simply what that ays is, the federal court, 10th circuit,oncluded it is imicit thalocal law enforcement has the auority to eorce federal iraugs law -- immigration law, it wasn't contemplated oerwise, i would go furtheto say ifthere was something implicit that lal law enforcement can't enforce deral lawdoes that r-bere-seen a federal officer is assated or murdered by someone, that local law enforcement can't pick them up, because it a feral law. if a national bank was robbed, cod the unty sheriffs pick up the bank robbers a support the law against robng federal banks? or uld you ve to wait until thf.i. showed up to be able to pick up t robbers of th federal banks? byhe same token, if it's a city ordina