sandra day o'connor, david tudor, and john paul stevens. hree more different human beings you'll never meet. sandra day o'connor, this tall, charismatic, outgoing, politician from arizona. david souter, the shy, introverted. and john paul stevens. what are they all have in common? they're all moderate republicans who left the court deeply and totally alienated from the modern republican party. in the oath, i tell a story of justice o'connor. justice o'connor and justice souter having a conversation in the hallway. and o'connor boiling with frustration, about how, and she said, why is it that our party is destroying the country? why are we spending money that we don't have? why are we engaged in this war in iraq with no end. barry goldwater she said, never gave a dam who slept with. [laughter] and that was the party who does give a care. and, you know, stephen breyer said that after the court, the seattle and louisville, the segregation cases, he overturned those and he said, it is not often in law that so few have done and undone so much. th

sandra day o'connor, david suiter, john paul stevens, all republicans and republican appointees who left completely alienated from their party because their moderate republican party no longer representatives, the senate or the united states supreme court. now, justice -- chief justice roberts, samuel alito justice thomas justice scalia, they represent the modern republican party and that is dramatically different. you know, moderate republicans really dominated the united states supreme court for many years. powell, stewart, they're all gone and they haven't been replaced. >> jennifer: it is such a shame for democracy, it is such a shame. i appreciate you coming inside "the war room." jeffrey, good luck with your book. jeffrey toobin author of "the oath the obama white house and the supreme court." and up next, mitt romney is like the guy who turns on the faucet and then stares into the garden hose for a second too long. we're going to see how his latest battle against his own instincts is playing out on the campaign front. that's next and you will find it only here in "the war room." [

>> a look at the indiana law in 2008, the opinion 6-3 written by john paul stevens saying it is absolutely constitutional and there was no reason why it should not be enforced and it was upheld, as will the other laws. what the voting record right now is not so good. >> it's the other guys bring in a ringer or a dead man, you have lost your vote. >> it has a disparate impact. >> finally, bradly birkenfield was offered money by exposing how the swiss bank ubs showed how people were hiding their money. he is currently residing in a new hampshire halfway house after doing more than one year in a federal lockup for his role. he will be punished for his sins because you have to pay taxes on the $104 million as regular income. he gets the last word. thank you. we will see you next week. >> for the transcript, log onto insidewashington.tv. >> "inside washington" the dot is brought to you by the american federation of government employees. for membership information, visit afge.org.

look at the supreme court indiana decision in 2008, the opinion was 6-3 written by that liberal john paul stevens saying it was absolutely constitutional. there was no reason it could not be enforced. it wasn't -- it was up held. >> the batting record is not so good. >> it if someone brings in a ring or a dead man and you have voted coming have just lost your vote. they cancel each other route. >> it has had an onerous impact, a disparate impact, on minorities. >> finally, bradley birkenfeld, the irs awarded $104 million to him by exploiting how the bank ubs was helping american side money offshore. he was currently residing in new hampshire halfway house after doing more than one year in federal lockup for his role in the tax evasion scheme. he will be further punished for his sins of the well because the will have to pay taxes on the $104 million as regular income. bradley birkenfeld gets the last word. thank you. we will see you next week. what's great transcript of this broadcast, log onto insidewashington.tv. >> "inside washington" icamer government federated employees. vo:geico, committed t

. >> the last three justices to leave the court, john paul stevens, all republican appointees who leftalienated from that party. and that scene in the supreme court corridors, the justices, they respect each other's space a lot. they don't go into each other's offices a lot but they have a lot of conversations in the corridors. >> it's like "60 minutes." >> it's a lot like "60 minutes." and o'connor went on and on to suter about how it was the republicans running up deficits and barry goldwater never cared who you slept with. and we didn't get involved in these foreign adventures, you know, under good republican presidents. o'connor, stevens, and suter a left completely alienated from the modern republican party and they were replaced by modern republicans who are much more congrd to talking more about it down the r lot mo tonight. isha? >> anrs nd teachers back to work today and end a six-day strike. instea union leaders say the mayor is using the schoolues such as teacherevaluations. >>> in new york, rallies and nearly 150 arrests as protesters gathered to mark the one-year anniversa

the most recently retired justices were john paul stevens went out at 90.ter 69, sandra day o'connor 75. is there a tradition of when justices usually retire, be it age, or time served? >> well, they're like most human beings. a lot of factors weigh in. there is -- there was a tradition where justices would tend to retire during the term of a president that was at the same party that appointed them. but we know neither justices souter nor stevens did that. they were both republican employees and went out during president obama's term. life circumstances can drive retirement decisions. so it's really not scientifically predictable or politically predictable. >> do you see any most likely candidates if another seat opens up under president obama? >> you know, i think if president obama, first of all, justice ruth bader ginsburg i think the pressure to replace her with another woman appointee would be enormous. we've made progress in getting a third of the court female and i don't think president obama or any president would want to go backwards on that. so so

oddly it was john paul stevens made the majority opinion. put it up on the screen.na's is free inconvenience of going to the bureau of motor vehicles and poising for a photograph does not qualify as a substantial burden on most voters' rights to vote. isn't that really quite eloquently the point here. before you walk out of the house to do anything in your life, you have to have some form of identification? >> is there will a municipal law across the nation that requires an i.d. on your person. what i.d. do you have? have social security card, you have your birth certificate and you can go to dmv. it's not too often you see the u.s. supreme court let's look at this practically. don't come forward and say somehow this is an equal protection issue and you are using this law to prevent people from voting. those in the lower socioeconomic class. >> gregg: bob, critics say, this discriminates against minorities as well in the states that voter idss 6 passed and any majority participation has gone up? >> that is right. isn't it true, doesn't virginia when they send out ba

sandra day o'connor, david suitor, john paul stevens. one more dramatically than sandra day o'connor, who, of course, was the symbol of the republican party for years, ronald reagan's first appointment to the court. but the new justices, alito, roberts, reflect the modern republican party. and that split between the moderate vanishing species of republican and the more modern conservative republicans is played out in court. >> what happens -- go ahead. >> i was saying the book is fantastic. there's so many interesting things in the book and i heard your talk last week and learned so much. >> thank you. >> right up to the minute on this health care stuff. you talked about how this health care decision got carved up and how the conservatives lost roberts. i thought that was fascinating. >> or is it a win in a way? >> well, it was a loss for the conservative cause. i don't think there's any doubt about that. in the short run or the long run. but john roberts, in addition to being very conservative, is also a strategic thinker. and he viewed

justice john paul stevens administered the oath in the east room of the white house.e new term of the supreme court and it's shaping up to be an important one for civil rights. toor more we turn to nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. >> this supreme court term may be one of the most important in decades for civil rights. with the potential for blockbuster decisions on race and same-sex marriage. the court will examine the widespread practice of considering the race of students who apply for college. the case brought by a white high school senior, abigail fisher who said affirmative action kept her out of the university of texas. >> i always thought from the time i was a little girl that any kind of discrimination was wrong and for an institution of higher learning to act this way makes no sense to me. >> the university says it considers race as one factor in administrations to achieve a racially diverse campus. >> one of the greatest advantages of having a diverse student environment is it breaks down stereotypes and promotes cross-racial understanding. >>

this was a 6-3 opinion that was written by the hard-core right-winger john paul stevens and i say that facetiously of course. but what they said was it was constitutional. it was legal and it was proper for indiana to institute a voter i.d. system. it was proper that a republican legislature had decided to enact this and that while democrats had complained and said this was an overtly partisan method the supreme court also said that is part of the electoral process and that is why citizens and the their representatives who made those decisions. the third day that i would come up with when you ask if this is a racialization question is the year 2012. that is the year we are in right now. earlier this year the richmond dispatch issued an editorial that said i like my orioles served medium rare. in that particular editorial they noted that they have strong opposition to the voter i.d. laws in virginia they were going to the legislature. they thought that they were racist and they thought they would disproportionately impact the pool of color. in april they issued that editorial that they

this was a 6-3 opinion written by the hard-core right winger john paul stevens. what they said was that it was constitutional, it was legal and it was proper for indiana to end to a voter i.d. system. it was proper that a republican legislator had decided to enact this and that while democrats complained and said this was an overtly partisan method, the supreme court also said that was part of the lead toure process and that is why citizens wrote to rep to make those decisions. the third day i would come up with is 2012. earlier this year, the richmond times dispatch editorial that said i like my crow served medium rare. they noted they had strong opposition to the voter i.d. laws in virginia that was going to the legislative. they thought it racist and they thought it would disproportionately impact people of color. in april, the issue that editorial saying it would like their crow and medium rare because they said virginia did have a problem. there were 10 felons convicted, bound to have voted illegally and also in a statewide report, they found 50 people in vi

this was a 6-3 opinion that those written by the hard-core right winger john paul stevens, and i sayurse. they said that it was constitutional, legal, and proper for indiana to institute a voter i.d. system. it was proper that a republican legislature had decided to enact this and that, while democrats have complained and said this was an overly partisan method, the supreme court also said that that is part of the electoral process and why citizens made those decisions. so what i would come up with, 2012, this very year. earlier this year of the richmond times dispatch issued an editorial which said to my would like microcircuit medium rare. in that particular editorial they noted that they had strong opposition to the voter i.d. loss of virginia going through the legislature. not that there were racist and were going to a disproportionately impact people of color. the issue that editorial because they said that virginia did have a problem. there were ten balance, convicted felons found to have voted illegally in also in april of this year in a statewide report they found 50 people i

it was not a biased court, that was written by the hard-core right winger john paul stevens. i say that facetiously, of course read what they said was that it was constitutional. it was legal, and it was proper for indiana to institute a voter i.d. system. it was proper that a republican legislature had decided to enact this. and that while democrats have complained and said this was an overtly partisan that the, the court also said that that is part of the electoral process, and that is why citizens vote in representatives who make those decisions. the third date i would come up with is the year 2012, this very year we're in right now. earlier this year, the richmond times dispatch issued an editorial that said i would like micro served medium rare. -- i would like my crow served medium rare parrot they had strong opposition to the voter i.d. loss in virginia, and they thought they were caught it disproportionately impact people of color. in april 8 issue that editorial, because they said virginia did have a problem, that there were 10 felons convicted who were found to have

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