. >> were you involved in hamden versus rumsfeld? >> senator, hamden, i recall, was a decision that passed in the first instance on the detainee treatment act. so to the extent i was involved in providing advice as a lawyer about the detainee treatment act, i am sure, yes. >> okay. you've read the shelby county decision. if you were on the court, which side would you have voted with? >> senator, i admire the various wa ways. you -- you'd be a formidable companion in the courtroom. senator feinstein said, don't let it go to your head, pat. >> oh, he should. >> i'm not. i'm not. i'm just -- i'm a lawyer from a small town. >> yeah, right. i've heard that story. whenever a lawyer says i'm just a lawyer from a small town, watch out. you are going to watch your wallet because it's gone quickly, in my experience. and i might have played that line once or twice myself. >> i ask these questions because there were -- both justice alito -- judge alito and judge roberts answered some precedent questions. and are you saying there are no precedent

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here is a dissent you wrote inut another famous case hamden versus rumsfeld where he said about the court opinion, talking about the question in the case of this divisive and the statements made on both fight for opportunisticd and crafted in this very litigation. on t the courts do not reflect anynt general agreement. they reflect a common tactic the court once again features by a referring to the floor speech and what could not be achieved in the constitutionally prescribed method of putting language into a bill that the majority of both houses voted for and the president signs a read before you respond, i want to mention one other anecdote. since i've been here in the senate-here on the floor of the. senate when we pass the legislation. now comeit now comes from some d legislative history i was shocked. but with the way the courts treat legislative history, but as justice scalia rewarding bad behavior on the part of the legislature. would you now offer us your views on the appropriate use of legislative history and how so judges should review the decision passed by congress where there

>> sir, hamden, i recall was a decision that passed in the first instance on the treaty act. to the extent that i was involved and providing advice as a lawyer about the detainee treatment act, i'm sure, yes. >> you read the shelby county decision. if you're in the court, which side would you have voted with? >> senator , i admire the varis ways. you'd be a formidable companion in the courtroom. >> senator feinstein said don't let it go to your head. i'm not. i'm a lawyer from a small town. >> i've heard that story. whenever a lawyer says i'm just a lawyer from a small town, watch out. you have to watch our wallet, because it's gone quickly in my experience. i might have played that line once or twice myself. >> ask these questions because both judge alito and judge roberts answered some precedent questions. are you saying there are no precedent questions you will answer? >> senator, i'm happy to say shelby is a precedent of the united states supreme court. it's a recent one, it's a controversial one, i understand that. when it's presidential reach will prove to be remains to