and if i use the ginsberg-scalia standard, she has a chance of getting my vote. if i use the senator obama's standard, there is no way she will get my vote. the hurdle she would have to overcome if i used the scalia standard is this temperament problem, overstated, overblown, or is it fundamental? and if she more than just a liberal judge, an activist advocate wearing a robe using the bench as a way to abdicate her causes? she said all the things that i would like to hear. she said the things that a lito and roberts said. but i am bound by law. i will see if she can stand scrutiny. at the end of the day, the program has chosen someone who has accomplished a lot, is very educated, and has informed judicial record. at the end of the day, he is asking me to do something he could not do himself. and that is to look at a complete person and understand elections matter. quite frankly, i think when senator obama voted against alito and roberts, he lost sight that elections really do matter. now he is in a different spot. i am in a different spot. we will see what happen

i do know that publicly justice ginsberg gave quite an amazing interview on the record with the u.s. todd's joan cue pick in which she talked about this case and said essentially they don't understand. and when i talk, they don't listen to me. she's referring to her colleagues on the court, so if you missed it, go do a google search and get it. >> she said that after the argument. >> after the argument. >> she was saying my colleagues don't get it, and then when the decision came down, they apparently had gotten it. >> exactly. [laughter] so this goes to, obviously, some of the things that we were talking about, some of the things that dick was pointing out, the role of a justice, unique role of a justice on the court. now, maybe they were just playing devil's advocate during the argument, you know, maybe they were all going to go along with this, or maybe it was justice ginsberg's really forceful position in this case that actually did change some minds and end up with this result because that is, i mean, she is bringing that different perspective, and we certainly saw it a few year

ruth later ginsberg is fielding a question -- ruth ginsberg is feeling the question -- fielding the question. good morning. should this deal be block? caller: good morning. this deal, in my opinion, is a non issue. we have overlooked the source of the problem. trying to treat the symptoms. our main problem is that we have concentrated the source of this nation's power in the people who are supposed to be our employees. they are now dictating to employers will we are going to do. we have done that, in my opinion, by ignoring the constitution. host: this morning in "the weekly standard" there is an article, "the bailout state." "sometimes the company already had ties to the government, like frenier -- fannie mae and freddie mac. sometimes the bailout state's beneficiaries are businesses, like aig, citigroup, and bank of america. the wards of the bailout state have more in common in government support." indiana, good morning. caller: is an amazing thing the power that the obama administration is amassing. they have taken over the car companies. taken over the banking industry. it is to the poin

now, sandra day o'connor, justice ruud baader ginsberg weren't being discriminatory. of course not. hopefully what it says about america is being a land of opportunity for all. she is the first nominee to the supreme court in 100 years to have been nominated to three federal judicial positions by three different presidents. it was president bush george h.w. bush whombings a republican, who nominated her to be a federal district court judge.

, you know, he ended up getting a case that kind of toned down whatever dissent the that justice ginsberg was going to write on the qualified immunity question. i just thought it was a beautiful example of a pretty wise use of his opinion assignment power contrasting it, of course, to the led better case of several years ago when i think the court didn't expect that to be so controversial, and the chief justice assigned it to justice alito who, of course, had just replaced justice o'connor. so it was just this immediate comparison that how, you know, alito was writing this decision and how different it would have been if o'connor had been on the court, and that, of course, led to that very pointed dissent, outraged dissent by justice ginsberg. okay. the other case that i wanted to highlight just because it also, i think, is such a fascinating big-picture issue in terms of the way we look at the courts and the laws, this dna case out of the state of alaska. this is in your materials, the decision just came down. william osborn was convicted of rape, and postconviction he wanted to get acce

in the usual way, but in five of the cases, justice stevens, kennedy ben's word and briar basham ginsberg and briar -- this posed one of many questions consistent with our current sixth amendment jurisprudence. could a judge, rather than a jury, find it essential to the position of consecutive sentences. i answered yes. in agreement with me were justices stevens, kennedy, briar, and alito. sutton, there was a credit card issuers resort to a federal court to compel arbitration of a dispute with a cardholder. although the issue were itself had convinced that in state court. the cardholder had raised a counterclaim governed by federal law. justices scalia, kennedy, souter and thomas joined me in holding that the issue had to stay on the state court track and their petition for arbitration would not be in federal court. the fourth circuit, whose decision we reviewed was on a different ground of the fourth circuit. third and by far the most prominent of this, the court revisited a case and substantially cut back on the scope of automobile searches. once the scene has been secured, police may s

[applause] >> about six or seven years ago, ruth ginsberg was a lecturer and she spoke about how lonely that it was to be the only woman on the supreme court bench, so i know that you will do the right thing. and the students provided 85,000 hours, of legal services to the most vulnerable residents of washington, you are talking to the right group. they are here to make a change. thank you so much. you are wonderful. >> for more information on a judge sonia sotomayor, go to the web site to see video of all, announcing her nomination, and statements from the 1998 board of appeals nomination. >> there is still time to get your

justice kennedy is a practicing lawyer in sacramento, justice ginsberg, both as an academic and a practicing lawyer before the court in the area of equal protection. justice alito, the most experienced on the bench before coming to the corn and experienced with federal prosecutors. so we are also a diverse bunch. having said that, obviously some great justices did not bring that experience. they were great judges and justices. you have to figure out exactly what it is without looking at labels. in the past, with had a lot of politicians for the court, and if they are willing to become judges and leave behind the politics, i think sad is a great resource. but i guess they were talking last night about sam chase, drawn from the political dance, and he remained a politician and the court suffered because of that. >> an additional question? yes, sir? >> chief justice, what are your favorite books, and what do you like to read in your spare time? >> i do not like to read brief in my spare time. [laughter] i like detective novels, mystery novels, the sort of things you read on the beach. i like hi

justice ruth vader ginsberg appeared with mike wallace and was televised. justice scalia and justice breyer appeared in an interview on the web. there is no doubt that there is enormous public interest in what the supreme court does when the case -- in the case deciding the supreme court -- the box around the supreme court was loaded with trucks. although the cameras could not get inside, there was a tremendous public concern. and the decisions of the court on all of the cutting edge issues of the day. the court decides executive power, congressional power, defendants' rights, habeas corpus, guantanamo, civil- rights, voting rights, affirmative action, abortion, and the list could go on and on. in both the 109th and 110th congress, i have introduced legislation calling for the court to be televised. twice it was reported favorably out of committee, but neither time reached the floor of the united states senate. united states senate. xu1Ñno carrierringno carrierrin0 whether she agrees with justice souter, justice stevens. whether she agrees with justice brey

chief justice roberts and justice stevens appeared on "primetime," abc, justice ginsberg was on television, justice meyers participated in "fox news sunday," a debate between justice scalia was available for viewing on the web. there is no doubt of the enormous public interest in what television -- in what the supreme court does when the case of bush v. gore was decided, the block surrounding the supreme court chambers across the green from the senate was loaded with television trucks. although the cameras couldn't get inside, there was tremendous public concern. and the decisions of the court are on all of the cutting edge issues of the day. the court decides executive power, congressional powrks defendant's

there, and long awaited more by helen wheeler about her life with jack kerouac, lenny bruce, allen ginsberg, in greenwich village in the '60s. she is also involved in the publishing scene in the '50s so it is more than just focusing on kerouac, it presents a bigger picture of literary life in new york in the '50s in greenwich village which continues to voice seemed to be of interest so we're excited about that one. in and that our latest but that just came out is called the people diaries, learning to love watching ourselves and our neighbors by how we need to me and when helen is talking about is at one time everyone was interested in pop culture because they were as numerous celebrities, but he has pointed this term and that the focus is down from celebrities to the focus on yourself, that you actually can be the celebrity and you can do that by blogs and web sites and youtube videos. it is a commentary on what the change of technology has traded for social and cultural life in the u.s. and it is very entertaining and actually in search ourselves and a lot of scenarios. blogs all-time and

chief justice roberts and justice stevens appeared on "primetime," abc, justice ginsberg was on television, justice meyers participated in "fox news sunday," a debate between justice scalia was available for viewing on the web. there is no doubt of the enormous public interest in what television -- in what the supreme court does when the case of bush v. gore was decided, the block surrounding the supreme court chambers across the green from the senate was loaded with television trucks. although the cameras couldn't get inside, there was tremendous public concern. and the decisions of the court are on all of the cutting edge issues of the day. the court decides executive power, congressional powrks defendant's rights, habeas corpus, civil rights, voting rights, affirmative action, abortion, and the list could go on and on. in both the 109th and 110th congress, i introduced legislation calling for the court to be televised. twice it was reported favorably out of committee, but neither time reached the floor of the united states senate. and i intend to reintroduce the legislation and intend t

. >> [applause] >> this week, on america and the courts, justice ruth bader ginsberg. american and the courts, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is still time to get your copy of the 2009 congressional directories with information on house and senate members, the supreme court justices and the nation's governors. it is $16.95 on line. or you can call 1-877-on-c span. >> we will hear from several of dealers about the restructuring plans that include thousands of dealers closing. this is a little over four hours. >> as you can see, there is a lot of interest in this hearing today and i expect that members that are not on the hearing -- on the committee will be coming in and out. we will try to hold a tight rein on time and statements and questions. as i said, there is a lot of interest in this oversight hearing. this hearing is entitled "gm chrysler and dealership closures." other members of the subcommittee will be recognized with 3 minute statements. i will begin. through their vehicle manufacturing and cat us suppliers and a vast dealer network, the au

[applause] >> about six years ago rick bitter ginsberg was a lecturer -- ruth bader ginsburg was a lecturer, and she talked about how lonely it was to be a woman on the supreme court bench, so i know he will do the right thing. i also have to tell you our students last year provided 85,000 hours of legal services to the most vulnerable d.c. residents through our critical program, which is the most extensive in the country. they are here to make a change. thank you, senator leahy. you rock. [applause] >> senator's remarks on the role of a federal judge. we will hear from republican senator, jeff sessions, ranking member of the senate judiciary committee, and dick durbin of illinois. this is almost 40 minutes. a new justice to the supreme court of the united states brings to our minds a core question both for the senate and the american people, than is what is the proper role of a federal judge in our republic? answering this question is not simply an academic task. it's fundamental to what we will be doing here. how the american people and their representatives and their senators, the ones w

. >> this week, supreme court justice ruth bennett ginsberg talks about the court cases this term. that is at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> national intelligence director dennis blair discusses the intelligence community and his trip to afghanistan, pakistan, and singapore. this is just under one hour. >> thank you ellen. eight is good to be here this evening. their way to many friends in the audience for me to tell my usual stories. you have either heard them before or know that they are wrong, so i will have to make it up here as i go along. but, it is a pleasure to be here with all of you who have been friends of longstanding and come together as a group to support u.s. intelligence. let me start by thanking for the truly and press the devitt alliance of movers and shakers in the intelligence and national security communities. there's certainly no form quite like it, government come industry, academia to share this commitment to meeting the challenges of our times. it was an honor for me to be seated with some of the founders of this organization at the table here earlier this

awakening, a long-awaited memoir by helen weaver, about her life with jack kerouac, lenny bruce, allen ginsberg, greenwich village in the '60s, also involved in the publishing scene in the '50s so it is more than just focusing on kerouac, it really presents a bigger picture of literature life in new york in the '50s in greenwich village which continues to voice seemed to be of interest. we are excited about that one. and that our land is put that just came out as, like learning to love watching ourselves and our neighbors. and what he is talking about is at one time everyone was interested in pop culture because everyone is fascinated by celebrities but he has coined the term people culture and that's the focus is gone from celebrities to the focus on yourself that you actually can be the celebrity and you can do that by blogs and web sites and youtube videos. if seven is a commentary on what that change in technology has created for social and cultural life in the u.s.. is very entertaining in he actually inserts himself and loss of scenarios. he blogs all the time and was twittering people ab

later justice ginsberg was passed over for prestigious clerkship despite her impressive credentials. looking at judge sotomayor's on record as a lawyer, prosecutor and judge the you can see we have come a long way. she was confirmed by the senate for the district court would, she was nominated and that plan by the first president bush and confirmed one the senate for the second circuit and she now faces confirmation hearing before air judiciary committee and the confirmation again for position with the united states be one. which, after learning about with judge sotomayor's, her background, her legal career, her judicial long record like summoning of my colleagues i am very impressed here and she is president of, words, of the issue will bring to her nomination hearing and to the supreme court and she is confirmed not only the knowledge want an experienced acquired over a course of a brilliant legal career with the wisdom long accumulated, an inspiring westering. and tune with today justice o'connor was on the today show and she was asked about where work on the court and what it was