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mccall -- the secretary of the homeland security committee and retired supreme court justice john paul stevens. and at 2 p.m. -- guests include the russian ambassador to the u.s. and the archbishop of washington. the state of the union follows at 3 p.m., with stu rothenberg the publisher of the "rothenberg political report," the director of the democratic national committee -- and ambassador to the u.s.. and cardinal timothy dolan, the archbishop of new york and massachusetts governor deval patrick on security for the 2014 boston marathon. the sunday talk shows on c-span radio, brought to you as a public service from cable companies and c-span.
mccall -- the secretary of the homeland security committee and retired supreme court justice john paul stevens. and at 2 p.m. -- guests include the russian ambassador to the u.s. and the archbishop of washington. the state of the union follows at 3 p.m., with stu rothenberg the publisher of the "rothenberg political report," the director of the democratic national committee -- and ambassador to the u.s.. and cardinal timothy dolan, the archbishop of new york and massachusetts governor...
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as justice john paul stevens himself said, writing for apple nitty hio, exemplifies the purpose behind the bill of rights. justice stevens also said, speaking for the court, the freedom to publish anonymously extends beyond the literary recommend, under quote. an advocate may believe her idea is more persuasive if the readers are unaware of her identity and it may be ensure that readers may not presqudge her message because they don't like their proponent. where the identity of the speaker is an important component over the many attempts to persuade, the most effective advocates have opted for anonymity, unquote. we think it will help some candidates to some degree but did not strike limitations on district contributions to candidates and party committees. what was struck by the limit, an umbrella limit that prevented citizens to giving to more than a few handful candidates and party committees. thus, the impact of mccutcheon, more candidates, including challengers and those that are not seen as safe bets, will have access to additional financial support. hopefully district contributio
as justice john paul stevens himself said, writing for apple nitty hio, exemplifies the purpose behind the bill of rights. justice stevens also said, speaking for the court, the freedom to publish anonymously extends beyond the literary recommend, under quote. an advocate may believe her idea is more persuasive if the readers are unaware of her identity and it may be ensure that readers may not presqudge her message because they don't like their proponent. where the identity of the speaker is...
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e.j., you spoke about john paul stevens when he retired. i want to read from some of that. you said "justice john paul stevens' retirement is an enormous loss for the country and particularly for progressives who value his brave and straightforward defense of civil liberties, equal rights and justice overt years. whoever president obama names to the court will be no more liberal than stevens and might possibly be slightly less so." it does speak to the shift of the court that it was a republican who emerged as such a liberal in the context of the court. >> oh, that's absolutely right. there has been a shift in the court. and justice stevens has been brave on decision after decision. i think there are so many lines i'd love to read, but i was always struck with what he wrote in bush v. gore when he said, "although we may never know with complete certainty the winner of the presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. it is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial arbiter of the rule of law. and stevens saw when bush v. gore happened what th
e.j., you spoke about john paul stevens when he retired. i want to read from some of that. you said "justice john paul stevens' retirement is an enormous loss for the country and particularly for progressives who value his brave and straightforward defense of civil liberties, equal rights and justice overt years. whoever president obama names to the court will be no more liberal than stevens and might possibly be slightly less so." it does speak to the shift of the court that it was a...
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justice john paul stevens thank you very much for talking with us. the book 16th amendment, how and why we should change the constitution. >> thank you it's been a pleasure being here >> ifill: the supreme court's rulings continue to resonate on any number of critical issues. and as the midterm elections approach, we turn our attention tonight to one decision that could have immediate impact. >> ifill: in the nearly a year since the supreme court struck down a key portion of the voting rights act, five states have tightened access to voting. from texas to virginia, state and local governments have taken steps to require voter identification, eliminate same- day registration, and to limit voting hours and locations. the obama administration is now pushing back, launching its own investigations into polling place complaints. the president himself has led the charge, here at the johnson library in austin earlier this month. >> the stark, simple truth is this: the right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the voting rights act
justice john paul stevens thank you very much for talking with us. the book 16th amendment, how and why we should change the constitution. >> thank you it's been a pleasure being here >> ifill: the supreme court's rulings continue to resonate on any number of critical issues. and as the midterm elections approach, we turn our attention tonight to one decision that could have immediate impact. >> ifill: in the nearly a year since the supreme court struck down a key portion of...
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retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> powdered alcohol. the controversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over how that teenager snuck on board a jetliner to hawaii. >>> and jimmy fallon striking again with an even funnier, more creative brian williams rap song. it is tuesday, april 22nd. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm richard lui on this tuesday. we begin with the ferry disaster off the south korean coast. the death toll has surpassed 100 now. the search for nearly 200 missing continues. mostly high school students. seven days into the operation, the pace of bodies being recovered has accelerated. now that divers finally succeeded in entering the ferry. families waiting at port brace for the worst. when one father identified his 15-year-old son's body, he tried to resuscitate him, pumping his chest and blowing into his mouth, yelling at him to stop sleeping. and today, one teenage girl just 17 years old was laid to rest. >>>
retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> powdered alcohol. the controversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over how that teenager snuck on board a jetliner to hawaii. >>> and jimmy fallon striking again with an even funnier, more creative brian williams rap song. it is tuesday, april 22nd. "early today" starts...
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retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> palcohol? the controversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> plus, president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over just how that teenager snuck on board that jetliner to hawaii and jimmy fallon strikes again with an even funnier and creative brian williams rap song. well, hello and thanks for joining us on this tuesday. we want to begin with that heartbreaking ferry disasters unfolding off the southern coast of south korea. the death toll has surpassed 100 as the desperate search for nearly 200 continues mostly high school students. seven days into the operation, the pace of bodies being recovered has accelerated now that divers finally succeeded in entering the ferry. families waiting at port, well, they are bracing for the worst. when one father identified his 15th-year-old's body, he tried to resuscitate him, pumping his chest and blowing into his mouth, yelling at him to stop sleeping. and today one teenage girl, just 17 years old was laid to
retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> palcohol? the controversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> plus, president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over just how that teenager snuck on board that jetliner to hawaii and jimmy fallon strikes again with an even funnier and creative brian williams rap song. well, hello and thanks for joining us on this tuesday. we want to begin...
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. >>> plus, george stephanopoulos with former supreme court justice john paul stevens, revealing hisramatic proposals to change the second amendment. >>> and in our "sunday spotlight,," that big baby news this week, could it put a bump in hillary's 2016 plan? and is it sexist to ask? >>> we're back in two minutes. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. wbecame your business. passion... at&t can help simplify how you manage it. so you can focus on what you love most. when everyone and everything works together, business just sings. >>> now, on this easter sunday, our "closer look" at the political power of evangelicals, they're 15% of the adult population. yet in 2012, accounted for nearly a quarter of all voters. but, is their outside political influence fading? we'll talk with reverend franklin graham an
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earlier this week, the new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens on his recently published book six amendments which outlines justice stevens's thoughts on how the constitution should be amended. we tweeted in the associated press elizabeth warren's book a fighting chance. it was released on tuesday. the book recounts the senator's life and professional career, childhood in oklahoma to her years as a harvard law professor at her oyster -- current tenure in the u.s. senate. on our face book page we posted a behind-the-scenes photo from our interview program after words. pictured is the host talking with jeremy rifkin, author of the zero marginal society prior to the start of their interview. look for the program to air soon on booktv. follow us on twitter at booktv. like us on facebook, facebook.com/booktv to get more news about the world of publishing and what is happening on booktv. >> marie breaux talks about the history of authors write and argues copyright law will need to be revisited in the future. this event was part of the tennessee williams n
earlier this week, the new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens on his recently published book six amendments which outlines justice stevens's thoughts on how the constitution should be amended. we tweeted in the associated press elizabeth warren's book a fighting chance. it was released on tuesday. the book recounts the senator's life and professional career, childhood in oklahoma to her years as a harvard law professor at her oyster -- current tenure in the...
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we also tweeted a new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens, author of the recently published "six amendments: how and why we should change the constitution." on facebook we posted news from the library of congress about authors attending this year's national book festival and an article from "the washington post" about how scanning text online is creating an alternative way of reading. follow us on twitter @booktv and like us on facebook, facebook.com/booktv for more news about the world of publishing and what's happening on booktv. >> regnery publisher marji ross talked to booktv about regnery's upcoming titles and the publishing house's new ownership during the political action conference held annually in washington d.c. >> joining us now on booktv is marji ross who is the publisher of regnery. first of all, who owns regnery now? >> guest: oh, thank you for asking that, we have a new owner. it's very exciting, we're now owned by salem communications. as you may know, they're a very big and powerful media company, mostly in radio. so they syndicate
we also tweeted a new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens, author of the recently published "six amendments: how and why we should change the constitution." on facebook we posted news from the library of congress about authors attending this year's national book festival and an article from "the washington post" about how scanning text online is creating an alternative way of reading. follow us on twitter @booktv and like us on facebook,...
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supreme court is coming out in support of legalizing pot. 94-year-old justice john paul stevens retired an interview with npr are adding fire to the debate. >> yes. we may have just made some news. i really think that it is really another instance where the public opinion has changed and recognizing the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is not really much of a distinction. alcoholic prohibition against the selling and the dispensing of alcoholic beverages with the j general consensus, it is not worth the cost, and i believe that will be the general consensus with respect to this particular drug. >> and joining me is the deputy director of the drug policy alliance, steven. and steve, in respect to the justice's comments on how we see it today, how do you see it? >> just as he is a member of the marijuana majority, and the highest ranking official by far to validate the legalization, validating what poll after poll americans want, which is for marijuana to be controlled and regulated like alcohol. and what apparently even more americans believe which is that the era of
supreme court is coming out in support of legalizing pot. 94-year-old justice john paul stevens retired an interview with npr are adding fire to the debate. >> yes. we may have just made some news. i really think that it is really another instance where the public opinion has changed and recognizing the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is not really much of a distinction. alcoholic prohibition against the selling and the dispensing of alcoholic beverages with the j...
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after more than three decades of the supreme court listening to arguments, former justice john paul stevensown today before the u.s. senate. stevens, who was appointed by republican president gerald ford, what about one of the most vocal opponents of recent supreme court decisions to loosen restrictions on anonymous political contributions, which are known as "dark money." well, here he is today, former justice stevens. >> unlimited campaign expenditures impair the process of democratic self government. they create a risk that successful candidates will pay more attention to the interests of nonvoters who provide them with money than to the interests of the voters who elected them. that risk is unacceptable. >> one possible legal remedy to dark money or unlimited contributions would be d disclosure. should we know if the koch brothers are spending millions to bring down a certain candidate? angus king is trying to shed more light on dark money by introducing a bill to force the disclosure of contributions to candidates of over $1,000 in more than 48 hours. senator king, an independent from
after more than three decades of the supreme court listening to arguments, former justice john paul stevensown today before the u.s. senate. stevens, who was appointed by republican president gerald ford, what about one of the most vocal opponents of recent supreme court decisions to loosen restrictions on anonymous political contributions, which are known as "dark money." well, here he is today, former justice stevens. >> unlimited campaign expenditures impair the process of...
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support in the fight to legalize marijuana with a resounding yes retired supreme court justice john paul stevens tells npr the federal government should legalize marijuana comparing it to alcohol. >> i really think that that's another instance of public opinion has changed, and recognize that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is really not much of a distinction. >> and as peter alexander mentioned a moment ago, president obama talked about the stalled peace talks between israel and palestine this morning. hamas is considered to be a terrorist group. during an interview with andrea mitchell, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it kills peace. >> they had a choice, peace with israel or pact with hamas and he made a pact with hamas. i hope he changes his mind. >> the decision to call off the peace talks puts an end to a nine month initiative for discussions between israel and the palestinians by secretary of state john kerry. >>> nbc's bill karins is here with the weekend forecast and what is shaping up to be some severe weather out there. >> big tornado outbreak,
support in the fight to legalize marijuana with a resounding yes retired supreme court justice john paul stevens tells npr the federal government should legalize marijuana comparing it to alcohol. >> i really think that that's another instance of public opinion has changed, and recognize that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is really not much of a distinction. >> and as peter alexander mentioned a moment ago, president obama talked about the stalled peace...
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well, former supreme court justice john paul stevens said he retired because of health reasons, but whenit comes to considering political reasons, he had this to say. >> i think it's certainly natural and appropriate thing to think about your successor. if you're interested in the job and the kind of work you're doing, you have to have an interest in who's going to fill your shoes. >>> according to the knoxville news sentinel current justice scalia talked to students about the income tax saying the government has a right to impose it but adding, quote, if it reaches a certain point, perhaps you should revolt. you're entitled to criticize the government and you can use your words, you can use symbols, you can use telegraph, you can use morse code, you can burn a flag. wow. >>> well, first lady michelle obama is set to address a combined graduation ceremony for five kansas high schools next month, but not everybody is happy about it. some students and their families are worried it will mean fewer seats for friends and family. >>> more than 2,000 even signing a petition for their school dis
well, former supreme court justice john paul stevens said he retired because of health reasons, but whenit comes to considering political reasons, he had this to say. >> i think it's certainly natural and appropriate thing to think about your successor. if you're interested in the job and the kind of work you're doing, you have to have an interest in who's going to fill your shoes. >>> according to the knoxville news sentinel current justice scalia talked to students about the...
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judy woodruff talks with john paul stevens who lamented the direction of the modern court and wants to change the constitution. that's it for this edition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by lewis b. and louise hirsch feld doman. you'dgy and josh westin. joyce v. hale. the wallich family in memory of mean are miriam and ira d. the cheryl and philip millstein family. bernard and eileen schwartz. roslyn p. walter. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america. designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support is provided by -- and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. female announcer: rebels with a cause is brought to you by: [soft instrumental music] ♪ [people chatting excitedly]
judy woodruff talks with john paul stevens who lamented the direction of the modern court and wants to change the constitution. that's it for this edition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by lewis b. and louise hirsch feld doman. you'dgy and josh westin. joyce v. hale. the wallich family in memory of mean are miriam and ira d. the cheryl and philip millstein family. bernard and eileen...
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we tweeted a "new york times" interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens, author of the recently published fifth amendmen -- sixth amendme. we posted use of the library of congress about authors attending this years national book festival and an article from the "washington post" about how scanning text online is creating an alternative way of reading. follow us on twitter at booktv and like us on facebook, facebook.com/a booktv. for more news about the world of publishing and what's happening on booktv. >> you've been watching booktv, 48 hours of the program begins saturday morning at eight eastern through monday morning at eight eastern. nonfiction books all weekend every weekend right here on c-span2. .. between comcast and time warner cable. this week joining us is senator al franken, a democrat of minnesota, who is on the judiciary committee. in fact, he's chair of the judiciary technology and the law subcommittee. senator franken -- >> guest: it's privacy, technology and the
we tweeted a "new york times" interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens, author of the recently published fifth amendmen -- sixth amendme. we posted use of the library of congress about authors attending this years national book festival and an article from the "washington post" about how scanning text online is creating an alternative way of reading. follow us on twitter at booktv and like us on facebook, facebook.com/a booktv. for more news about the...
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the former justice john paul stevens is out with a new book. look, "how andat why we should change the constitution." thes proposing changes to second amendment. five extra words he says will fix it. gary is a republican from ingle point -- from eagle point. what do you think? thoughts. stevens's it's that concerned that about hisng before five words. it is "when serving in the militia," correct? how itaying earlier seems to me local governments andcoming down harder exposing militias. i have seen a lot of nationwide news shows that have shown the governments cracking down on them. they are a pretty good size sometimes. that remember offhand one looked to be a well-informed militia. douglas from indiana, a democratic caller. thank you for c-span. as far as justice stevens, i honestly don't think there is a possible chance of ever getting that passed. i would like to see our washington and state legislators work more on background checks. me to gono sense for to a gun shop and a background check yet i can go to any of these gun shows and buy jus
the former justice john paul stevens is out with a new book. look, "how andat why we should change the constitution." thes proposing changes to second amendment. five extra words he says will fix it. gary is a republican from ingle point -- from eagle point. what do you think? thoughts. stevens's it's that concerned that about hisng before five words. it is "when serving in the militia," correct? how itaying earlier seems to me local governments andcoming down harder...
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a rare sight in the next hour with former supreme court justice john paul stevens testifying on capitol hill. and banned for life. the nba commissioner says there's what legal case to oust the clippers owner from the league. we'll get reaction from hall of fame are isaiah thomas. good morning from a very rainy washington. it's the last day of april, april 30, 2014. i'm chuck todd. i'm jet lagged but i don't know how. i don't know what day it is. we'll have the latest on the flooding and the tornadoes in just a few minutes. right now i want to get to my first read of the morning and it's all about the new poll. there's good news for the president, his poll numbers are better. the bad news, the numbers still aren't good. his numbers are the highest in months, but that job rating is still just 44%, well under a number that's likely to make endangered democrats feel secure heading into the mid-terms. as one pollster puts it, it's the difference between going from five rundowns to two. worse, by the way, for democrats, just 29% of independents approve of the president's job performance. stil
a rare sight in the next hour with former supreme court justice john paul stevens testifying on capitol hill. and banned for life. the nba commissioner says there's what legal case to oust the clippers owner from the league. we'll get reaction from hall of fame are isaiah thomas. good morning from a very rainy washington. it's the last day of april, april 30, 2014. i'm chuck todd. i'm jet lagged but i don't know how. i don't know what day it is. we'll have the latest on the flooding and the...
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[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutimportant as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was involved at all. ashley: reroute of time. i am sorry. now we know why you're itching to get to that issue thank you for joining us. good night from new york. monda. ♪ ♪ ♪ charles: a health care security emergency putting your medical informationt >> putting your information at risk. teaming up to stop the next virus attack, and good timinat g millions of enrollees are at risk of getting act at risk. alerting people to change their passwords now. if kate rogers repor, a surge of cyberattacks could put the whole health care sector at
[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutimportant as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was...
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[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutt as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was involved at all. ashley: reroute of time. i am sorry. now we know why you're itching to get to that issue thank you for joining us. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nhts. and the ones who turn ideas into action. we've made our passions our life's work. we strive for the moments where we can s, "i did it!" ♪ we are entrepreneurs who started it all... with a signature. legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses, turning dreamers into business owners. and we're here to help start yours. turning dreamers into business owners. hello. shopping for a used car w
[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutt as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was involved...
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i have a lot of respect for john paul stevens and anybody that serves on our nation's highest court. paul stevens and as long as he's going to engage in political hijinks with the constitution, then anybody could coo that and i said i'm entitled to do that, too and my seven words to amend the constitution like his is no less valid than him doing it. that's not how we amend the constitution in the united states. >> after you made those comments, the mayor of milwaukee said that you were grand standing. what's your reaction to that? >> well, that's typical of mayor tom barrett. his response of the crime and violence that's gone on in the county of milwaukee and in the city of milwaukee was to furlough all 1500 police officers three days each. so we have fewer man hours, if you will, to be spent in patrolling high crime areas. that's what we get from him. the county executive of milwaukee cut my budget nearly 16 million over two years and laid off sheriffs deputies. so basically what those two have communicated to the people of milwaukee county is that you're on your own when it comes t
i have a lot of respect for john paul stevens and anybody that serves on our nation's highest court. paul stevens and as long as he's going to engage in political hijinks with the constitution, then anybody could coo that and i said i'm entitled to do that, too and my seven words to amend the constitution like his is no less valid than him doing it. that's not how we amend the constitution in the united states. >> after you made those comments, the mayor of milwaukee said that you were...
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retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> palcohol?ontroversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> plus, president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over just how that teenager snuck on board that jetliner to hawaii and jimmy fallon strikes again with an even funnier and creative brian williams rap song. well, hello and thanks for joining us on this tuesday. we want to begin with that heartbreaking ferry disasters
retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. >>> palcohol?ontroversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. >>> plus, president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. >>> security concerns over just how that teenager snuck on board that jetliner to hawaii and jimmy fallon strikes again with an even funnier and creative brian williams rap song. well, hello and thanks for joining us on this tuesday. we want to begin with...
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when they called out the ignorance of the american public and this week it was former justice john paul stevensnsider the giant oval when they retire. >> do you think it's something that justices should take into account? >> i think so. it's certainly a natural and appropriate thing to think about your successor. >> stevens' comments came after the dean of the law school penned an op-ed in "the new york times" urging ruth bader ginsburg, the court's most senior justice to retire before the november elections this year, ensuring that a democratically controlled administration could confirm that. but seemingly when touched on politics and urge older citizens to rise up in revolt. antonia scala told students while they ask tax, if it goes to a certain level, you should revolt. while a scalia-led insurrection is not something to lose sleep over. the political activity in scalia's wife maureen is cause for concern. in june, the court will rule on the massachusetts 35-foot buffer zone, one that exists outside of abortion clinics. maureen scalia is a hitted pro-rights person who aims to dissuade peopl
when they called out the ignorance of the american public and this week it was former justice john paul stevensnsider the giant oval when they retire. >> do you think it's something that justices should take into account? >> i think so. it's certainly a natural and appropriate thing to think about your successor. >> stevens' comments came after the dean of the law school penned an op-ed in "the new york times" urging ruth bader ginsburg, the court's most senior...
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retired supreme court justice john paul stevens raising a lot of eyebrows with his comments about legalizingarijuana. listen to this. >> i really think that that's another instance of public opinion has changed. and recognize that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is really not much of a distinction. >> mike? >> he was probably high when he said it. i'm sorry. >> oh! >> this is the way you talk about the elderly? >> i hope i have those kind of genes to make it to 94. listen, we do not need one more mind-altering drug legalized in this culture. leave it to liberals. we have sotomayor and her dissent over the michigan case this week. when you get into the heart and mind of a liberal -- >> but does he have a point, though? >> no. >> from a criminal point of view, when you look at the stats, a lot of these arrests and people in prison are from possession of pot. do the police have more opportunity to go out and find murderers? >> from a public policy standpoint, it saves money. we have too many people incarcerated for small amounts of marijuana. it's ridiculous to spend t
retired supreme court justice john paul stevens raising a lot of eyebrows with his comments about legalizingarijuana. listen to this. >> i really think that that's another instance of public opinion has changed. and recognize that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is really not much of a distinction. >> mike? >> he was probably high when he said it. i'm sorry. >> oh! >> this is the way you talk about the elderly? >> i hope i have those...
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i worked with john paul stevens, who retired at 90. he was smarter, more active, and more insightful than any judge i have ever met at 90. and i was heartbroken when he left the bench. but he said to me, when he talked about his decision, that he wanted to leave on top, and not in his declining years. and that he still felt that he was on top, but that he feared that the turn might happen and he would not realize it. justice souter retired at 70. when i asked him why, he said to me, because he had lived at a time when some justices who had stayed longer than they should have. so what is the answer? it is not making fixed rules, because fixed rules are very, very dangerous. they deprive you of the wisdom and the knowledge of people. because of your fear that one or two people might stay a little longer than they should. we have a vibrant court of nine people. if one of them is a little bit not quite at the top of their game, you have another eight that can hold on until they make their decision with big day. -- with dignity. i think the
i worked with john paul stevens, who retired at 90. he was smarter, more active, and more insightful than any judge i have ever met at 90. and i was heartbroken when he left the bench. but he said to me, when he talked about his decision, that he wanted to leave on top, and not in his declining years. and that he still felt that he was on top, but that he feared that the turn might happen and he would not realize it. justice souter retired at 70. when i asked him why, he said to me, because he...
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. >>> former supreme court justice john paul stevens thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana94-year-old retired justice says public opinion has changed on the issue. steven says there isn't much distinction between alcohol and beverages. he believes that is how marijuana will be viewed in the future. now the federal government has i.eed to let colorado be the first state to collect taxes from the legal sale of recreational marijuana. some colorado lawmakers want toises the millions of dollars that have been collected for programs to prevent drug use, addiction treatment, and puck lick education campaign. >>> time is 5:17. in case you didn't know pam cook is an excellent golfer. and now the second round of the swinging skirts lpga classic will start in daly city. it's taking place at the lake merced golf course. this is the first time the tour has returned to the bay area since 2010. a lot of traffic is expected in the area so just be aware of that. that is because 50,000 people are expected to be at the event which will end on sunday. it's expected to bring thousands of dolla
. >>> former supreme court justice john paul stevens thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana94-year-old retired justice says public opinion has changed on the issue. steven says there isn't much distinction between alcohol and beverages. he believes that is how marijuana will be viewed in the future. now the federal government has i.eed to let colorado be the first state to collect taxes from the legal sale of recreational marijuana. some colorado lawmakers want toises...
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. >>> all right, a major change of course for retired supreme court justice john paul stevens.4-year-old says the federal government should legalize marijuana, telling npr there's really not much distinction between marijuana and alcohol. stevens is pushing a new book with ways to fix the constitution. it proposes banning capital punishment and limiting gun rights. >>> all right, much more news ahead here on "early start." we'll be right back. >>> all right, let's get an early look at the weather with jennifer gray. >> i wanted to do that earlier. let's go straight to it. >> most of the showers will push towards the east coast for today. we'll see showers from the great lakes all the way through the carolinas. high pressure will push back in in the mississippi river valley. we'll see sunshine across the northern plains and even the south. and also a couple of showers pushing into the pacific northwest as we go through this afternoon. temperatures warm. 76 in denver, 79 in kansas city, and that warm air filters all the way to the southeast. temperatures almost hitting 70 degrees
. >>> all right, a major change of course for retired supreme court justice john paul stevens.4-year-old says the federal government should legalize marijuana, telling npr there's really not much distinction between marijuana and alcohol. stevens is pushing a new book with ways to fix the constitution. it proposes banning capital punishment and limiting gun rights. >>> all right, much more news ahead here on "early start." we'll be right back. >>> all right,...
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. >>> former supreme court justice john paul stevens thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana-year-old retired justice says public opinion has changed on the issue. there isn't much distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages. now he says prohibition between alcohol in the early 20th century is generally thought not to have been worth the cost. he thinks that is how marijuana would be viewed in the future. >>> the federal government has agreed to let colorado be the first state to collect taxes from the legal sale of recreational marijuana. some lawmakers want to use the millions of dollars that had been collected for marijuana sales taxes for programs to prevent drug use, addiction, and treatment. >>> time is 6:15. a woman in san francisco says he was pepper sprayed after fighting to get her stolen bike back. joslin says her bike was stolen last week from a muni bus rack and she was devastated. after posting a photo on her bike on the internet she got a tip that her bike was at market and 12th street. >> the guy says to me it's a nice bike isn't it? i said it is a n
. >>> former supreme court justice john paul stevens thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana-year-old retired justice says public opinion has changed on the issue. there isn't much distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages. now he says prohibition between alcohol in the early 20th century is generally thought not to have been worth the cost. he thinks that is how marijuana would be viewed in the future. >>> the federal government has agreed to let...
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we'll be back, right here, on monday, with a conversation with former supreme court justice john paul stevensed changes to the constitution. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that's bae systems. inspired work. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. bnsf railway. >> and the william and flora hewlett
we'll be back, right here, on monday, with a conversation with former supreme court justice john paul stevensed changes to the constitution. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the...
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a retired supreme court justice says marijuana should be legalized. 94-year-old john paul stevens saysublic opinion has changed on the issue and there isn't much of a difference between alcohol and marijuana. he says prohibition against alcohol is generally thought not to have been worth the cost and that's how marijuana will be viewed in the future. >>> 6:32 now. about 50 family members of chinese passengers who were onboard that malaysian airlines plane that disappeared staged a sit-in outside of the malaysian embassy after officials failed to show up to update them. some of the signs read, we want the truth and son, dad and mom are heartbroken, please come home. police surrounded the embassy and kept the relatives from getting too close. the automatic submarine named bluefin-21 on its 13th mission to scan the floor of the indian ocean for signs of the plane or black boxes. it is completed now about 95% of the underwater search area. so far it has not found anything of interest. >>> after two days of around the clock negotiations, the u.s. and japanese officials failed to make a trad
a retired supreme court justice says marijuana should be legalized. 94-year-old john paul stevens saysublic opinion has changed on the issue and there isn't much of a difference between alcohol and marijuana. he says prohibition against alcohol is generally thought not to have been worth the cost and that's how marijuana will be viewed in the future. >>> 6:32 now. about 50 family members of chinese passengers who were onboard that malaysian airlines plane that disappeared staged a...
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that the crawford decision which upheld the indiana voter id, and even the great liberal hero john paul stevens on the wrong side of that issue, is the court's current jurisprudence on the constitutionality of some of these means, is it just flat out wrong? >> too bad i'm not on the supreme court, chris, because we might have had different decisions. yes, they're wrong, and in fact, you know, we have now seen judge prosner come back and say maybe i was wrong in that case, but the other pieces that when you look at the pennsylvania voter id case, which advancement project and aclu brought in state court, there's a really great language about how the constitution has a right to vote. and even though that was state law, it should apply in federal instances, too. that our right to vote should not be impeded by these barriers, and fake barriers, because in fact, in pennsylvania, and in other states, we have pointed out that in fact there is no voter fraud. and that instead, this really is about manipulation of the vote in order to control outcomes. >> the conservatives that i read when they're writi
that the crawford decision which upheld the indiana voter id, and even the great liberal hero john paul stevens on the wrong side of that issue, is the court's current jurisprudence on the constitutionality of some of these means, is it just flat out wrong? >> too bad i'm not on the supreme court, chris, because we might have had different decisions. yes, they're wrong, and in fact, you know, we have now seen judge prosner come back and say maybe i was wrong in that case, but the other...
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how and why we should change the constitution, john paul stevens reflects on his tenure of the high court in what he feels need to be drafted to preserve democracy. and jo becker, investigative reporter for "the new york times" provides political and legal discussions on forcing the spring, it inside the fight for marriage equality. and in border security, why drugs are not making us any safer, the former air force officer and air force agent investigates the impact of drug smuggling across the u.s. border. and a columnist for the boston globe recounts the life of joseph smith, the founder of mormonism and his assassination in 1944 in american crucifixion, and the fate of the mormon church. what do these titles and bookstores this coming week and one for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> we should have finished al qaeda in 2001. i think all of us think back that we were attacked on 9/11. and we had al qaeda and osama bin laden trapped and we didn't finish them off and then we let them escape over the mountain because we said that was pakistani territory. can y
how and why we should change the constitution, john paul stevens reflects on his tenure of the high court in what he feels need to be drafted to preserve democracy. and jo becker, investigative reporter for "the new york times" provides political and legal discussions on forcing the spring, it inside the fight for marriage equality. and in border security, why drugs are not making us any safer, the former air force officer and air force agent investigates the impact of drug smuggling...
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. >> now we rare talking about th legalizing marijuana and the former supreme court justice john paul stevens government should legalize marijuana. he said it is another incident of public opinion has changed and recognized that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages, and it is not much of a distinction. that is a big deal. and up next is tamron hall spending some time to talk to suzanne sommers. >>> it is time for "your business" entrepreneur of the we week. mark fuller left his job at disney to start a design firm that makes innovative fountains utilizing spectacular art. their creations can be seen from the bellagio in las vegas to a mall in dubai. for more, watch "your business" on msnbc at 7:30 a.m. sundays. one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up, fess up. be your partners best partner. we built it for our members, but it's open for everyone. there's not one way to do something. no details too small. americ
. >> now we rare talking about th legalizing marijuana and the former supreme court justice john paul stevens government should legalize marijuana. he said it is another incident of public opinion has changed and recognized that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages, and it is not much of a distinction. that is a big deal. and up next is tamron hall spending some time to talk to suzanne sommers. >>> it is time for "your business" entrepreneur of the...
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[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutant as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was involved at all. ashley: reroute of time. i am sorry. now we know why you're itching to get to that issue thank you for joining us. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. day-to-day. we'll watch that as well. liz: we'll be here for you. gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. right now
[laughter] fell on a more serious note john paul stevens' opinion on a policy question like this is aboutant as yours or mine but i would be interested if he reconsidered his views with gonzalez that is the case of 2005 that the court said i think justice stevens wrote the opinion that the federal government could use its authority to regulate interstate commerce to punish people who were growing marijuana in compliance with state law for their own personal use. space said commerce was involved...
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earlier this week, the new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens on his recently published book six amendments which outlines justice stevens's thoughts on how the constitution should be amended. we tweeted in the associated press elizabeth warren's book a fighting chance. it was released on tuesday. the book recounts the senator's life and professional career, childhood in oklahoma to her years as a harvard law professor at her oyster -- current tenure in the u.s. senate. on our face book page we posted a behind-the-scenes photo from our interview program after words. pictured is the host talking with jeremy rifkin, author of the zero marginal society prior to the start of their interview. look for the program to air soon on booktv. follow us on twitter at booktv. like us on facebook, facebook.com/booktv to get more news about the world of publishing and what is happening on booktv. >> marie breaux talks about the history of authors write and argues copyright law will need to be revisited in the future. this event was part of the tennessee williams n
earlier this week, the new york times interview with former supreme court justice john paul stevens on his recently published book six amendments which outlines justice stevens's thoughts on how the constitution should be amended. we tweeted in the associated press elizabeth warren's book a fighting chance. it was released on tuesday. the book recounts the senator's life and professional career, childhood in oklahoma to her years as a harvard law professor at her oyster -- current tenure in the...
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i worked with john paul stevens, who retired at 90. active, ander, more more insightful than any judge i have ever met at 90. and i was heartbroken when he left the bench. me, when heto talked about his decision, that he wanted to leave on top, and not in his declining years. and that he still felt that he was on top, but that he feared that the turn might happen and he would not realize it. at 70. souter retired when i asked him why, he said to me, because he had lived at a time when some justices who had stayed longer than they should have. so what is the answer? rules,ot making fixed because fixed rules are very, very dangerous. they deprive you of the wisdom and the knowledge of people. because of your fear that one or two people might stay a little longer than they should. we have a vibrant court of nine people. is a little bit not quite at the top of their another eight that can hold on until they make their decision with big day. belief the founder's fromkeeping us immune political pressure by giving us life tenure has made our
i worked with john paul stevens, who retired at 90. active, ander, more more insightful than any judge i have ever met at 90. and i was heartbroken when he left the bench. me, when heto talked about his decision, that he wanted to leave on top, and not in his declining years. and that he still felt that he was on top, but that he feared that the turn might happen and he would not realize it. at 70. souter retired when i asked him why, he said to me, because he had lived at a time when some...
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. >> former supreme court justice john paul stevens dropping the legal equivalent of a bombshell promoting his new book, saying he thinks marijuana should be legalized. stevens was on a tour for his new book six amendments in which he promotes six changes to the constitution, among them ending the death penalty and allowing gay marriage. stevens equated the legalization of possibility to the prohibition of alcohol saying it's not worth the cost, saying in time that will be the general consensus with respect to this particular drug. >> an arkansas judge struck down the state's new voter i.d. law, saying the plan violates the state constitution. a county circuit judge overturned the measure because of the way absentee ballots would have been hand. a separate lawsuit filed last week directly challenges the law, requiring arkansas voters to show a photo i.d. before casting a ballot. >> some who live in harlem in new york are afraid to move home. they live near the two buildings destroyed by a gas explosion last month. the city evacuated four nearby buildings that were also damaged in the blast
. >> former supreme court justice john paul stevens dropping the legal equivalent of a bombshell promoting his new book, saying he thinks marijuana should be legalized. stevens was on a tour for his new book six amendments in which he promotes six changes to the constitution, among them ending the death penalty and allowing gay marriage. stevens equated the legalization of possibility to the prohibition of alcohol saying it's not worth the cost, saying in time that will be the general...
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retired supreme court sidese john paul stevens with the legalization of marijuana. manufacturing of the u.s. is at record levels. those are some of the stories we will be talking about this morning on the "washington journal." south carolina college production highlights political battle between lawmakers and public universities. dianeg us on the phone is itch. what happened at the college of charleston recently? college each year selects a book that it gives to all freshmen at this -- as a shared reading assignment. summer. that this past groupwas a conservative that was concerned about the a gay theme.it had they raised some concerns. it came off well. there were no protests or anything. february, the state budget writing committee cut the $62,000s budget by which was the cost of the college reading program. another college upstate cut that schools budget as well for a reading assignment. there was a lot of outrage over this. they looked at what else they were going to do with this book, because they usually do more group reading assignments and use the books thro
retired supreme court sidese john paul stevens with the legalization of marijuana. manufacturing of the u.s. is at record levels. those are some of the stories we will be talking about this morning on the "washington journal." south carolina college production highlights political battle between lawmakers and public universities. dianeg us on the phone is itch. what happened at the college of charleston recently? college each year selects a book that it gives to all freshmen at this...
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he sent hundreds of people to the death chamber, but it appears retired supreme court justice john paul stevenshange of heart. he calls on lawmakers to abolish the death penalty. the supreme court refusing to hear the controversial case of religious freedom out of new jersey. a wedding photographer refused to provide services for same-sex ceremonies. the court called it discrimination. but tony perkins disagreed. >> you should not have to surrender your religious conviction of your rights of conscious to enter into the marketplace. the founders understood that. that's why we have the freedom of religion. the states will have to decide if they'll follow the new flexible ruling. >>> speaking of judges, we have brian. >> meanwhile, it was the selfie that could have ended all selfies? yeah, david ortiz used this picture with president obama to plug corporate sponsor samsung. the white house is weighing in on a proposed selfie ban. >> he obviously didn't know anything about samsung's connection to this, enperhaps maybe this will be be the end of selfies. >> there was discussion of a ban. >> well, it
he sent hundreds of people to the death chamber, but it appears retired supreme court justice john paul stevenshange of heart. he calls on lawmakers to abolish the death penalty. the supreme court refusing to hear the controversial case of religious freedom out of new jersey. a wedding photographer refused to provide services for same-sex ceremonies. the court called it discrimination. but tony perkins disagreed. >> you should not have to surrender your religious conviction of your rights...
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mccall -- the secretary of the homeland security committee and retired supreme court justice john paul stevensd at 2 p.m. -- guests include the russian ambassador to the u.s. and the archbishop of washington. the state of the union follows at 3 p.m., with stu rothenberg the publisher of the "rothenberg political report," the director of the democratic national committee -- and ambassador to the u.s.. and cardinal timothy dolan, the archbishop of new york and massachusetts governor deval patrick on security for the 2014 boston marathon. the sunday talk shows on c-span radio, brought to you as a public service from cable companies and c-span. this begins at noon with meet the press, then at 1:00, abc's "this week," and at 3 p.m. cnn's "state of the union," then "face the nation" from cbs. listen to these on c-span radio, across the country on xm satellite radio on channel 120. and download our free app on the smartphone, or listen to is online at www.c-span.org. >> right now on the "washington journal," we ask if the government should regulate e-cigarettes. the comments are arty coming in. -- ar
mccall -- the secretary of the homeland security committee and retired supreme court justice john paul stevensd at 2 p.m. -- guests include the russian ambassador to the u.s. and the archbishop of washington. the state of the union follows at 3 p.m., with stu rothenberg the publisher of the "rothenberg political report," the director of the democratic national committee -- and ambassador to the u.s.. and cardinal timothy dolan, the archbishop of new york and massachusetts governor...
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and now a while, over the weekend, the retired justice john paul stevens was out talking and he said. he said she has sought his advice, whenever to go or stay. when you think about leading you're thinking politics. >> you're interested in the job and the kind of work that's done, you have to have an interest in who is going to fill your shoes. >> i guess we assume that happens. to have a retired justice say, of course, you're thinking about going. who's the president? what's the lineup in the senate? who would my successor be? is this an active conversation in the white house? >> i think it's fascinating to hear justice stevens say that, we look for clue, but it's rare to have someone say things that plainly. at the white house, there's always a list of possible nominees because these things can come up pretty quickly. i believe they probably expect one more seat to fill over the next 2 1/2 years. there will be a list. >> you say for the next 2 1/2 years. but as a real possibility the republicans take the senate in november. if you're president obama, you're thinking i may get one,
and now a while, over the weekend, the retired justice john paul stevens was out talking and he said. he said she has sought his advice, whenever to go or stay. when you think about leading you're thinking politics. >> you're interested in the job and the kind of work that's done, you have to have an interest in who is going to fill your shoes. >> i guess we assume that happens. to have a retired justice say, of course, you're thinking about going. who's the president? what's the...
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politics during an interview with the new york times on monday former supreme court justice john paul stevenscriticized the john roberts court for its decision in the case of mccutcheon the f.e.c. that decision struck down aggregate campaign contribution limits justice stevens says as of the mccutcheon case that opinion has the merit of being faithful to the notion that money is speech and that out of district money has the same first amount of protection as industry money i think that's an incorrect view of the. myself but i do think there's a consistency between that opinion when you went before of course is the citizens united decision which stevens vigorously opposed in fact stevens said in his dissent in citizens united i think it's pretty important and he said basically if this thing stands people are going to even show up to vote anymore people of people are going to the not going to give a rat's ass about what's going on is that when citizens turn on their televisions and radios before an election and hear only corporate electioneering they may lose faith in their capacity as citizens
politics during an interview with the new york times on monday former supreme court justice john paul stevenscriticized the john roberts court for its decision in the case of mccutcheon the f.e.c. that decision struck down aggregate campaign contribution limits justice stevens says as of the mccutcheon case that opinion has the merit of being faithful to the notion that money is speech and that out of district money has the same first amount of protection as industry money i think that's an...
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retired supreme court justice john paul stevens testifies today at a senate hearing on campaign finance rules, which have been used. at issue are the millions of dollars that influence elections. under the existing rules, individuals and corporations can write unlimited checks and independent political -- to independent political committees, while other groups can accept cash without disclosing the donor's identity for months or years, if ever. watch the hearing live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on our website, c-span.org. news, turningal to ukraine. the acting president says there is no way to stop the unrest in two eastern regions bordering russia. he says police and security pless," and are in some cases cooperating with pro-russian government who have seized buildings and taking people hostage. vice president joe biden reassure the prime minister of ofvia that in the face russian assertiveness in ukraine the united states is committed to the collective defense of nato allies. mr. biden met with latvian prime minister at the white house yesterday and today the vice president speaks at the a
retired supreme court justice john paul stevens testifies today at a senate hearing on campaign finance rules, which have been used. at issue are the millions of dollars that influence elections. under the existing rules, individuals and corporations can write unlimited checks and independent political -- to independent political committees, while other groups can accept cash without disclosing the donor's identity for months or years, if ever. watch the hearing live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on...
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americans are right to be cynical you know in his the sentence citizens united supreme court justice john paul stevenspointed out that the court's decision the citizens united decision would lead to fewer and fewer people even bothering to show up to vote he said from the bench when citizens turn on their televisions and radios before an election and hear only corporate electioneering they may lose faith in their capacity as citizens to influence public policy a government captured by corporate interests they may come to believe will be neither responsive to their needs nor willing to give their views a fair hearing the predictable result is cynicism and disenchantment and increased perception that large spenders call the tune and reduced willingness of voters to take part in democratic governance. he added that unlimited corporate and fat cat money would also scare the hell out of politicians themselves so they do what the rich guys want and to hell with the average voter he wrote to the extent that corporations are allowed to exert undue influence in electoral races the speech of the eventual winner
americans are right to be cynical you know in his the sentence citizens united supreme court justice john paul stevenspointed out that the court's decision the citizens united decision would lead to fewer and fewer people even bothering to show up to vote he said from the bench when citizens turn on their televisions and radios before an election and hear only corporate electioneering they may lose faith in their capacity as citizens to influence public policy a government captured by corporate...