the fact is the legislature can always interrupt that. so we still have great control over our dollars. the problem is the legislature just has not been disciplined at all over the last number of years of spending within the means that the taxpayers have given them. >> our phone lines are op and we have one line set aside for you who live in california. the numbers will continue to be at the bottom of the screen. send us an e-mail or a tweet. so what happens next? >> well, the what happens next is we're going to take a look at what we're going to do. the big challenge is we know there has to be a reduction of the size of government and the cost of government here in the state of california. the voters made that very clear. they said this is your problem, not ours. we are doing our part by paying these higher taffles. you need to figure out how to make government live within its means. the question is whether or not we take it out on californians. are we going to take away services for californians that they well deserve for the taxes that

he was at war with the legislature from the very moment -- even before he was elected. and he liked that. he liked to set up, you know, straw men as the problem and he was going to come in and conquer the problem and emerge the  victor. that's how he saw himself. it didn't work. >> i feel like i'm hogging elizabeth -- with my question here. i'm going to ask people to come and stand in front of the microphone for your questions as we get into the last portion of this program but while you're lining up i want to ask elizabeth to tell me about -- you interviewed a number of people who were

, both branches of the legislature and governor and you remember the governor that he followed, you knowge ryan, was in a bit of trouble. he hadn't been indicted yet -- i mean, he had been indicted but he hadn't been convicted yet. this was going to be the new era of reform, progressive politics were coming to illinois. and rod blagojevich looked like the guy to lead it. >> so put on your psychologist hat and your political analyst hat and tell me what went wrong. >> i'm not sure they're the same thing. [laughter] >> put one on and then put the other one on. >> okay. >> what went wrong? what was his tragic flaw if he had one or what were his tragic mistakes? >> i think you again have to understand -- to understand him you have to understand how badly he wanted to be president. i remember i was standing behind dick mel on election night in 2002, anlj$eard him say -- turned to a friend and say well, you know, it's on to the white house. so this was all around him. and there are two ways if you're going to run for president what you're going to try to do. you're going to either try to run -

these southern legislatures have changed. they've changed dramatically. that's not to say of course in local communities, at the county level, but that's not what you were talking about. that's not what kept the section 5 people busy. i think they hardly ever sue at that level anymore, so in terms of congressional or straight redistrictings, you're going to see what we saw in 2000, which was hardly any elections after bowlinger two and the one case they brought was georgia v. ashcroft, they won in the georgia supreme court and at the lost in the supremes. >> i want to respond to that a little because it raises the great question of what, if anything,, should congress do, going forward, if the court holds current section 5 unst. louis. i agree -- unconstitutional. i agree with michael that the initial instinct would be to try to fix section 5 and to find a formula that updates the statute to where there are genuine racial problems today. i tend to think that it's a mistake to go down that route for a couple of different reasons, and i have an alternative r

that is for the legislature. short circuit the political process or invite rights which have no basis in the context of the constitution. now, i've long believed the judicial branch preserved its legitimacy with the public and has its strength with the public through refraining from action on political questions. this concept was perhaps best expressed by justice frankfurter, a steadfast democrat, appointed by president franklin delano roosevelt. justice frankfurter said -- quote -- "courts are not representative bodies. they are not designed to be a good reflex of a democratic society. their judgment is best informed and therefore most dependable within narrow limits. their special quality is detachment founded on independence. history teaches that the independence of the judiciary is jeopardized when courts become. broiled in the passions of the day and assume primary responsibility in choosing between competing political, economic, and social pressures. primary responsibility for a just in the interest that co

the legislature there hopes to cram months of work into two days. the state budget deadline, vacations push lawmakers to pass bills. also, speaking of legislatures this is in california at the "orange county register" -- both houses met on sunday in our rear weekend session starting in late afternoon. the assembly speaker of los angeles announced the assembly democrats would employed a legislative ripple to pass a budget fix and tax increases without a single republican vote. anthony, welcome. caller: washington by itself has the right perception in try to help with the tarp program as well as the stimulus package, however, it is the financial institution still holding the government hostage. they did not want to ease a credit either for a home purchase, small-business enterprises, as well as vehicle loans. until we get a marriage between these two government entities i do not see the economy doing anything new. even warren buffett indicated that usually after a situation like this in which the government has induced and infused the tarp program and

he had refused to implement the legislature's plan. they argued it was to fill gaps in the education funding for the state. the supreme court weighed in yesterday saying that the legislature, not the governor, is the one with the purse strings. the legislature wants to spend the money. it is their right to do that. the governor must help them do that. in other words, he cannot block them from doing this. in some ways, it was a blow to mark sanford, who had made this a very big cause. he even embroiled his attorney general, who is also seeking the governor's seat in 2010. mark sanford is not seeking reelection. the question is what impact it will have on his 2012 ambitions. today, the state also noted that "some conservatives think the move has put him among the republicans who should seek to challenge president obama in 2012." at this point, republican legislators are the one who came out -- the ones who came out the winners. in other news of a new york, the battle for the new york senate seat just got a little bit smaller. the democra

redistricting there is done by an independent commission for the state legislature. the districts were gerrymandered by republicans. during the course of the decade in ohio when republicans control the process there was an initiative to take this issue and put it into the hands of an independent commission in a bipartisan way. democrats of course supported it because there were other partou. now the democrats have taken over and you see their interest in coming up with an independent commission. that has really waned. republicans seem to be more interested. host: here is north carolina on the independent line. caller: i just wanted to talk about how i think it is unconstitutional that democrats, when they have power in office, there will just keep wanting more power. there will obviously take up more districts and when the republicans do not have the power there will be put behind. host: do it you see that happening? guest: it is definitely true in north carolina for the democrats control the governor's chair, the house, and the senate. when you have a monopoly like

republicans control more of legislatures and governorships in states where they had a monopoly.his time you see more split control. neighboring virginia is a good example where you have a democratic governor and senator and republican-controlled house. that means you either compromise to get a plan passed for redistricting, or not in which cases the courts will draw it for you. host: good morning, on the democrats' line. caller: of like to ask him about the republicans. when they were in office they redistricted around and change everything. now they're talking about democrats. here in tennessee our elections have always been [inaudible] guest: what is interesting is that her comments reflect the frustration many have with the redistricting process. whoever happens to be in power at the time it takes place is really able to draw the districts in a way to minimize competition from the other side. i will say that the supreme court of the united states has said that political gerrymandering is something that can violate the constitution. they have never found it to violate the cons

the well neening people back home who happened knowc÷ when some lobbiest and legislature offers to spendon some faff rite tax dollar, ask him, which of my woox doored of phrase and boats too. we weep our copon sense now, we'll get through this tough patch and come out ahead of other states. >> what's the huesier. >> no one knows for sure. it is a person in my opinion, of passion and common sense. i think you represent us pretty well, by the way. we have heard it say that indiana is the only state left with a surplus? you are going to increase things 2 paint 5%. in that speech, i put up a map that shows how many states have done that. i said to my fellow hosiers. in business, the strongest businesses instnd to i am prufere their position. if we are able to keep business up and taxes down, businesses will come to indiana >> in the legislature, the senate house made up of.ws democratic republicans. what's the break? >> we are 6-3. >> i jo y where did you get the idea to sell the toll road for $3 paupt 5 million. >> yins >> i didn't get up one morning and say, boy, it would be fun to loice a

in interpreting the florida law, i think the court needs to take into account the fact that the legislature does have this plenary power. i think when the florida supreme court does that, if it does so, within the normal ambit of judicial interpretation, that is a subject for florida's supreme court to take. >> responding as though there were no special burden to show some deference to legislative choices and this one context, not when the courts review laws generally for general elections but in the context of selection of presidential electors. isn't there a big red flag? >> i think there is a sense, your honor, and i think the florida supreme court was grappling with that. i think it did -- >> that's obviously justice o'connor joining the conversation shortly after justice kennedy where mr. boyce started and he barely uttered the words thank you, mr. chief justice. >> he had two real targets sitting on the bench in front of him, kennedy and o'connor he knew going in and this was pretty much a 5-4 court because the court had also taken the unusual step of issuing a stay on the counting pr

in the wyoming legislature, you cannot do that. you cannot amend a non-germane topic to a piece of legislation or it is ruled out of order. if that rule were in effect here, we would see much better legislation and see people having a better opportunity to vet that legislation, discuss that legislation and then vote with their heart rather than having to grit their teeth and vote for a couple things that are just not a good pairing. and i could give an example it pains some people on the other side of the aisle. i'm a big supporter of second amendment rights, but there was an amendment put on a credit card bill to allow concealed weapon permits in national parks. i firmly support allowing concealed weapons in national parks, because they are so part and parcel to the state of wyoming and to our right to bear arms. but attaching it to a credit card bill is wrong. it's just wrong. . mr. roe: remember our first week or two here, when freshmen, both democrats and republican, there are 33 new democrats and 22 -- 33 republicans and 22 de

in the south are almost indistinguishable by the measure of african-americans elected to state legislatures. massive disenfranchisement is ancient history, as unlikely to return as segregated water fountains. and yet section 5, the pre-clarence provision was actually street end in 2006. it was always a temporary emergency measure, and thus periodically up for renewal. three years ago, its life was extended for another quarter century. in passing the amendments of 2006 with a barely a day centsing vote, republicans and democrats alike accepted the argument offered by civil rights advocates and including in the house judiciary committee report that discrimination had just become more subtle than it was in 1965. minority voters are still prevented from fully participating in the electoral process, the 2006 statute itself says, rarely in the rich annals of congressional deceit and misconception have for false or foolish words be uttered. well, the ink was barely dry on the 2006 amendments, section 5, when a tiny texas utility district challenged their constitutionality. their decision is most l

-- majorities in the state legislatures in the next election. some seats will be lost and some seats will be won as a result of the census that's taking place in 2010. not only does it make a difference in who's in the majority in the state legislatures in every state, bicameral, with the exception of nebraska which is unicam rale. but it makes sense -- unicameral. but it makes sense here, madam speaker. when those lines are changed it makes a difference on sometimes who comes to this congress. it makes a difference on whether a few more republicans get elected or a few more democrats get elected. and if you can stack the count in certain areas you can expand the number of seats and make a difference on who holds the gavel here behind me, madam speaker. if we just look at the count of illegals in america, there's a study done by a reputable organization, dr. steve camerota, as i recall, that comes to a conclusion that there are between nine and 11 congressional seats in america. that was an election or two ago. the analysis shifts. there was bet

whereas a legislatures of the commonwealth of virginia, the states of alabama, florida, maryland and north carolina have taken the lead in adopting resolutions officially expressing appropriate remorse for slavery and other state legislatures are considering similar resolutions, and whereas it is important for the people of the united states who legally recognize slavery through the constitution and the laws of the united states to make a formal apology for slavery and its successor jim crow, so they can move forward and seek reconciliation, justice and harmony for all the people of the united states. now therefore be it resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring that the sense of the congress is the following: one, apology for the enslavement and segregation of african-americans, the congress, a, acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and jim-crow laws. b, apologizes to african-americans on behalf of the people of the united states for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery a

i would hope that is on a standard whether it completes it is in the legislature. does that not mean that a court has to interpret a legislative end and give special deference to the legislation's to moises? i would think that is accountable. and especially in light also of the concerns about section 5. >> i think, your honor, if the courts can import a rule of law i think what needs to take account the fact the legislature does have the -- i think when the supreme court if it does so within the interpretation that this subject for florida's civil courts. >> we are responding as if there were no burden to show -- [inaudible] in the context of selection of presidential electives. isn't there a flag up there and? >> i think there is now. i think the supreme court -- [inaudible] >> justice o'connor joining the conversation shortly after justice kennedy where mr. boies started. he barely uttered the words thank you, mr. chief justice may i start with the extra that had reference when justice kennedy said can we begin with jurisdiction first and mr. boies says yes of co

i think you can say about judges sometimes, you can say about legislatures. getting together on something is like herding cattle -- herding cats. those of us and the federal judiciary are arguing -- it is out of respect. he is someone of great warmth and great humor. in the enormous legal skills. one of the things i think that we respect some much about him is that he has an essential sense of the dignity of the job. those of us in the federal judiciary are absolutely -- it is our great good fortune to have someone of the chief justice's caliber leading our system. i have a few questions of you, chief. you mentioned last night in your remarks that one of the things that you had accomplished was to follow the calendar of the supreme court so that everything would not be jammed up in may and june. that is one of the reforms have worked on. what aspect of present supreme court operations and practice did you -- would you change or de you feel could be improved? what is the one single thing about the present supreme court practice or the way it goes about things

if you are in a powerful secession in the legislature as opposed to a rookie, you are likely to have more resources and produce the kind of impact that the caller was referring to. host: you can learn more at gerald hebert's website. thank you for being with us. >> u.s. district judge denny chin and in doubt and a sense in the bernie madoff case. he has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for his multi-billion dollar brought screen. attorneys had sought 12 years while prosecutors one of the maximum. judge chin called for a staggering and noted that spend 20 years. he said the breach of trust was massive. the 71-year-old former nasdaq german pleaded guilty in march. he has been jailed since. it is the noon hour here in washington, d.c. in the 1:00 hour, we expect words from president obama on climate change and energy. we will bring that to you live and that is scheduled for 1:15 eastern, here on c-span. today you can watch a house hearing on regulating executive pay at publicly-traded companies. that is it 12:30 eastern time on our companion network, cspan 2. later, adm

not replace his or her own judgment for that of the legislature. or that of the law. judge sotomayor was following text to a result. not the other way around. these quotes tell us a lot more about judge sotomayor's judicial philosophy and commitment to rule of law than simply looking at the outcome in any particular case. and even when we look at outcomes, the entirety of her record gives us a more accurate position of her philosophy than the outcome of any one case. she rejected discrimination claim in 81% of the claims she considered. she dissented from the panel that she was on only twice. when my office looked at her record on immigration cases she sided with immigrantses only 17% of the time. that's average for the entire second circuit. this should put to rest that she is swayed by any notions outside of the law. obviously she sympathizes with the immigrant experience. that's been clear but she doesn't let those sympathies stand in the way of her judging what the law says and mandates. so she is clearly not a judicial activist. i think it is about time to debunk

the white house, the legislature, they said our efforts will be blocked by the supreme court. here is the crisis issue. they're trying to pack the courts with federalists. that's the central political issue of the day. marshall doesn't even get to it. he pulls back results on a much narrower ground. there are situations where the court obviously has to resolve the legal matters that are of great significance. i think it is important to look and see if you can do that on a narrow legal basis. as tawny did not, i think it's important to realize there will be huge consequences if you do leap ahead and involve the court in politics. >> i want to return to a somewhat more personal vain before we take questions from the audience. i remember during your confirmation hearings that senator schumer asked you what your favorite movie was, and i think you responded " "dr. shivago" and that's my favorite movie, too, but i think it's because julie christie was playing laura, but i'm sure you have more profound reasons for liking it. i wonder if you could tell us why you responded to senator

attractive women, both of them republicans in the legislature, one good looking and so forth, he cameto see me the other day and i said [inaudible] it will be to get some of these, i don't want to go through but i want you to be sure to emphasize to the people let's look for some because -- i think a woman might win one day. >> i will certainly keep in mind. >> if you talk to hillary about it they will tell you how they found these women but these were to in the state legislature, good looking and white and they told me a democrat who is the speaker said they are to of the best members of the house. >> that's terrific. disco terrific. >> host: that's george herbert walker bush. >> guest: what was the date? >> host: february 1973. >> guest: is there any plan when they released these things and so on? >> host: there are another 1400 hours they are set to release over the next couple of years. >> guest: it is an abiding fascination because he reached such an event not, went from one extreme to another as we heard there would always be fascination on till another in edna comes along but o

so the legislatures wheeled in a birthday cake. the president proceeded, then governor, to blow out the candles and then someone called out to him and said governor did you make a wish. without missing a beat he said yes. but it didn't come true. the speaker of the assembly, someone who he did not share much political ground. he said yes, i made a wish but it didn't come true. he is still there. he is still there. in august 2006, that same state legislature voted overwhelming and in a bipartisan way to establish ronald reagan's statue as our second california statue in the capitol of the united states. so, here we are today. standing next to this statue of president eisenhower over here. you see this statue. when we dedicated this statue not that long ago, members of president eisenhower's family were here and they told us he wanted to be depicted in his general's uniform as he was addressing the troops before d-day. president eisenhower, president reagan and all of us who take the oath of office know that our first responsibility

state legislature should have the right to determine what offenses qualify as disqualifying offenses in their ports, and this amendment would preempt that. at this time i would yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from florida, mr. mica. mr. mica: if i would -- the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mica: if i would i'd like to be able to close. i think our side has the right in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania has the right to close. the gentleman is correct. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves the balance of his time. mr. dent: i reserve. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida. ms. castor: i'd like to thank the chair of the committee, mr. thompson, from mississippi for his leadership on this issue and the professional homeland security staff who are the committee's supportive of the of amendment. i'd also ask unanimous consent to submit for the record letters of support from the transportation trades department, the florida ports council, port everglades, port manatee, port of miami, the tampa port authority and the passenger v

and we passed a bill in the state legislature called prompt pay to make sure that insurance companies were making best efforts to pay those bills on time so doctors could keep the lights on. and additionally, we were doing health care simplification, so we could involve a little bit of medical i.t., so when you roll into a hospital, god forbid, after an accident. when they pull up your name and pull up your identification, they're able to identify who you are and your health care records. the military has been doing this for years. on our military identification card, we have the medical technology to pull up my medical records. if i rode into a hospital or a v.a. facility or a military hospital, on my card, they would scan it in and my complete medical history would come up. and on that, you would be able to tell what type of treatments you haand that is going to cost hospitals less because they won't run the battery of tests to see if this person is a difficult betic because they know what sa john doe's medical history. it's something we ought to explore for americans so they can ha

jeffersonian had legislature and said that their efforts would be blocked. that is the central political issue of the day and marshall does not even get to it. he pulls back results on a much narrower ground. so there are situation where the court actually has legal issues of great political significance. but i think it is important to look and see if you can do that on a narrow basis, and if you do not, it is important to recognize there will be huge consequences. >> i want to return to a more personal vein before taking questions from the audience. during confirmation hearings, i remember that senator schumer asked you what your favorite movie was, and i think he responded dr. zhivago. that is my favorite movie to. -- that is my favorite, too. i am sure you have profound reasons for liking it. i wonder if he might tell us why you responded to the senator by saying that it was your favorite movie, and what you like so much about it? >> it is my favorite movie. i was under oath. and if i were under of here, i would respond the same way you did. they had no s

bush bypass the legislature for seven years, made u.s. detention policy on his own authority. congress's authorization of the war on al qaeda and its affiliates, working with congress would be hard, at the officials' recent. the legislature and the powerful head powerful arguments that he did not need additional legislative support. that is where the editorial begins. the issue is about the approach of the bush administration for executive authority or the fdr administration, working through that the dispatcher. first a couple of stories. the supreme court is wrapping up their session. the associated press is reporting wrapping up the session with several additions -- decisions. including a watch discrimination case. an appeals court decided that they -- it was correct to throw out the exams. another involves campaign finance law, whether a movie that was critical of hillary rodham clinton during her presidential campaign should be subject to the same regulation as campaign ads. and finally, the concern states abilities to investigate lending by national banks. david souter is

so the governor is o now running to the legislature to deal with that in this budget negotiation. and i think we should. i agree 100%. the fact is we are losing jobs in the state of california. we need balance in our environmental laws. one of the issues i believe we should do is put a moratorium on all the regulations that we've put into place. put a moratorium on those for the next two years until california can grow out of this recession. that's what it's going to take, job creation and growing out of the recession will bring california back. . . host: and we want to get the democratic perspective in just a moment. darrell steinberg will join us. and at the bottom of the over, governor tim pawlenty was showing us from minneapolis. ♪ >> our party needs a lot of work, obviously. >> tonight, indiana republican governor on revitalizing the gop. >> look inwardly, think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today and it to the americans of today. to the young people, specifically. tonight on c-span. also on xm radio for download the podcast. >> how is c-span fun

. >> i noticed a very -- a couple of very attractive women and republicans in the legislature. i spoke to harry dent about it when he came in to see me the other day. i said, you know, i was rather surprised that they were there. i do not want to go through -- i want you to be sure to emphasize to our people, let's look for some because i think a woman might win in some places that a man might not. >> i will keep it in mind, sir. >> these are to the bureau in the state legislature. they are good-looking and bright, and they are said to be two of the best members in the house. >> that is terrific. host: that is george herbert walker bush. guest: what was the date on that? host: february of 1973. guest: it is there a plan to release that to the nixon library? host: there are another 1400 hours to be released over the next couple of years. guest: there is an abiding fascination because this enigma of richard nixon went from one extreme to the other. there will always be fascination until another in the wreck comes along. other presidents are straightforward compared to the complex

president bush bypass the legislature for seven years, based u.s. detention policy on his own constitutional authority. working with congress would be hard, the administration officials reasoned. the legislature might constrain executive flexibility in the president had powerful arguments that he did not need additional legislative support. that is worthy editorial begins. we will read more of it in just a moment. the issue is between the approach of the bush administration and the executive authority for that of fdr's administration and working through the legislation. the supreme court is wrapping up its session. the ap is reporting, wrapping up the session with several decisions expected today in three final cases, including a closely-watched discrimination lawsuit by white firefighters who said they have been denied promotions and fro. an appeals court ruled that officials in new haven act improperly in turnout exams because of racially skewed results. one of the other cases involves campaign finance law. the court is considering whether a movie

don't we defer that the legislature's decides the strict standard. the cases are replete where fraud happened with absentee ballots. >> if you go against prints, those cases all say that when a person makes a good-faith attempt to vote, absent fraud, substantial compliance is about, absent fraud, maybe the law -- maybe it is the character of the people in minnesota. i do have 2 fraud cases to answer your question. they're both fraud cases. >> can i ask the question? counsel, do you concede that under 2043 subdivision 6, that a candidate has the right to challenge ballots in the precinct, at least with respect to this statute, the return on the low would be cast at the precinct and therefore the candidate would have the right to challenge that return envelope after the precinct under that statute? >> absolutely 100% unequivocally no, your honor. >> does the statute gives the candidate the right to challenge and in person ballot at the precinct? >> it does. >> your view is subdivision vi is limited to in person and not absentee balloting? in the langua

. >> the know how many state legislatures and governors are late or deadlocked in passing the budget for the next fiscal year because of financial problems and disagreements? >> we don't have a number right now. i think that question will be particularly apropos and about three weeks because it will be interesting to see how many finish up. i think there are states concerned the right now i would only be a handful of anywhere from five or 10. >> you can imagine three wakes is an eternity in terms of the legislatures and governors trying to fix budgets. >> next question is from tanning from cnn the money, please go ahead. >> to think that calendars are getting a battle abashed gunners are getting a better handle on the budgets for 2010 who are going to be more i don't use a realistic for accurate or will we see continued year scramble to close the gaps? >> i personally don't, i name, until the rate of decline really begins to bottom out, in terms of the state revenue numbers, it's going to be very difficult. one of the hardest problems and economic forecasting is to the turning points

. >> yeah, do you know how many state legislatures or governors are late or deadlocked on the budget for the next fiscal year with financial problems and disagreements? >> we don't have a number right now. alladi -- i think that question will be particularly apropos in about three weeks because it will be interesting to see how many finish up. i think there are some states concerned but i think right now it would only be a handful anywhere from five to ten. >> you could imagine though three weeks is an eternity in terms of legislatures and governors trying to fix budgets. >> thank you. >> the next question is from tammie from cnn. please go ahead. >> do you think feet gough onerous -- [inaudible] better handle on the decline of the revenues so their estimates of 2010 and budgets for 2010 are going to be more i don't want is a realistic or accurate, or will we see, you know, continued grapple to close the gap? >> i personally don't -- i mean, until the rate of decline really begins to bottom out in terms of the state revenue numbers it is going to be very, very difficult. one of the h

i hope we can get the legislature to go along with it. elsewhere in that speech i put up maps that show how many states, more than two-thirds, that have cut education, sometimes very drastically. we have not had to do that. i showed how many states have raised taxes. it is getting close to 40, and we have not had to do that. i have said to my fellow hoosiers, that in business, the strongest businesses tend to improve their position in tough times. weaker managers tend to fall back. if we are able to keep services up and taxes down while everyone else is going the other way, businesses will come to indiana and more often when they are ready to invest. 6.3 million is the current population. it is about 16th in the united states in size. >> in the legislature, the senate house made up of democrats and republicans -- what is the break? >> 6 and three democratic. the senate is republican by a fairly significant margin. the house is democratic by two seats, so we have divided government. >> when you read about history of governors, everybody wr

have a question from john please please go ahead >> caller: yes, do you all know how many state legislatures and governors were late or deadlock in passing the budget for the nest fiscal year because of financial problems and disagreements? >> we don't have a number right now. i think that question will be particularly apropos in about three weeks. because it will be interesting to see how many fish a. i think there are some states that are concerned, but right now i think it would only be a handful, anywhere from five to 10. >> you can imagine no, three weeks is an eternity in terms of legislatures and governors trying to fix budget. >> caller: thank you. >> operator: the next question is from taney from cnn money. please go ahead. >> under >> caller: i thought of another. [inaudible] are they getting a better handle on the declines in the revenues so that there money in 2010 going to be i don't want is a more realistic or accurate, or will we see you know, continued in the scramble to close gaps ex- >> i personally don't, i mean, until the rate of decline really begins to bottom out in ter

if there were that legislature would have changed that rule. there is not that strong of interest in federal liability but there is cost and as cost is increased taxpayer dollars are used there is the federal interest in curbing liability. the trial lawyers will tell you that's it doesn't make any difference. premiums are amount of total costs but they leave out defensive medicine which cost can be in the billions. they leave that out and that needs to be looked at and federal money will be spent let's look at places where it can be saved and liability is clearly one of them. i think any federal reform is what i call tort reform and if that is true, we have to be very careful it does not undercut things that happen in the states already. i have seen some of the proposals and they provide something rather weaker than all of the work that is done in texas, mississippi, california disappears and nobody knows about a. the immediate especially need to focus on that and make sure federal white comes along does not undercut their good the states have

was to be a long private toole that needed the requirements of either a general assembly or state legislature with backbone to stand or a governor who wanted to ensure to protect the people. so now we are back on track and i am very proud. but what did that mean? it meant the blues could or could not be a tool they could go one way or the officer when we go the nonprofit group we have got to know how the nonprofit roots go but that let's look where we were in the 60's a. we knew we could not pass again, the u.k. way, nor did we want to go that way. but we wanted to pass something to protect seniors who were terrified if they went into a hospital day would go bankrupt. so we passed medicare and we also passed medicaid to be the safety net for people who could not afford private insurance. the same arguments we are hearing against medicare. are the same arguments we are hearing now. the same arguments against medicare are the same arguments we are hearing now. government controlled, centralized bureaucracy, ho-hum, hum-ho. we've heard that before they give you tried to cancel medicare. and also

, not as it might be rewritten by the legislature. i would add an observation along these lines, your honor. minnesota is one of a handful of states, i practice in election law throughout the country, and minnesota is remarkable for the lowering of the barriers that have taken place to allow an in-person voting. it is one of the most friendly and progressive states when it comes to instant person voting. every time it made that judgment it could have said we're going to follow the lead organ, we're going to follow the lead of washington and we are going to make vote by mailing. we're going to make absentee voting and they chose not to do that. that was a conscious choice that if you look at the crawford decision from the u.s. supreme court where it upheld in indiana statute involving id. they identify the legitimate interest that a state has to prevent fraud and cited specifically -- >> and i just go back to erlandson for a minute? we said there are on page 732, by treating similar situated voters differently with no rational explanat

it would take the issue out of the state legislatures and state courts where they've been dealing with it very well and allow the federal courts to intervene." as he wrote, we are reluctant to enlist the federal judiciary in creating new constitutional rules for d.n.a." now, the liberals on the left, obviously, the four dissenters, saw that this is an emerging area and the courts have a duty to act when this man's constitutional rights had been violated. so you really saw this head-to-head, which really is an ongoing struggle right now on the supreme court between these very different views about the role of the courts, the way to interpret the constitution, and it all kind of bubbles up in this case from alaska. am i out of time? >> no. it's very interesting. the classic conservative case against constitutionalizing an area probably is at its most forceful when it is a substantive right that's being created. what's interesting here is one is talking about the admission of evidence, which is uniquely something courts are able to talk about, and you might say, well, the supreme court wo

and that's never seemed to bother california's legislature or its governor. they're like the shop keep who are leased out too much space, ordered too much inventory, hired too many people and paid them too much. every month that shopkeeper covers his short falls with borrowing and book keeping tricks. ultimately he's going to reach a tipping point where anything he does makes the situation worse. borrowing costs are eating him alive and he's running out of credit. raising prices causes his sales to decline and there's only so much discretionary spending that he can cut. that's california's predicament in a nutshell. california's borrowing costs now exceed the budget of the entire university of california and the reason for the guarantee is that their credit is exhausted. they've just imposed the biggest tax increase by any state in american history and it's actually reduced their revenues and made the budget gap wider. although there are many obsolete, duplicative or low-priority programs and expenditures that the state can and should abolish, there aren't en

may a state legislature forbid recourse to class actions for claims arising under state law but filed as diversity cases in federal court. well, that completes my report on the 2008 to 2009 term. and i invite judge livingston and judge cravitz to join me in conversation. [applause] >> you're watching c-span's america and the courts. next, seventh circuit chief judge frank easterbrook on the issues and challenges the seventh circuit has faced this past term and what's ahead in the new term. he spoke at the seventh circuit's judiciary conference in indianapolis on may 18th. >> thank you. two speakers at lunch makes for a long program. and you want to hear from chief justice shepard, so i will be brief. the most significant change in the circuit during the last year is our decision to invite some district judges to sit with us after a hiatus of 15 years. we're doing this needs assistance. we can do our own work. and any way, asking active district judges to sit with the court of appeals doesn't increase the judiciary system's capacity, since time devoted to appeals is lost to the distric

in 1959 the legislature gave the board investigative and subpoena power and the paving the way for a split and a certificate revocations that follow. immediately the department of education began to work in concert with the investigation committee three of the credentials of gay and lesbian educators. and as by the department's cooperation the johns committee assailed the entire teaching profession from being indifferent to the problem of the homosexuality. in response to the state superintendent of public instruction assure the public as school of the administration's in 1962 brought the second-highest number of teacher investigations on record. >> thank you, karen, i am just getting up and down, i hope that is fine with the camera crews. this is, and their wonderful teachers -- "and they were wonderful teachers: florida's purge of gay and lesbian teachers", again this cannot from university of illinois press, as is todd book which will hold in a moment, we should be appreciative of the work they're doing in this area. i decided by the way and fire asked some of these crazy question

when i was state superintendent of education, if a member of the legislature wrote me, i answered that letter. in fact, those letters were -- i read them personally. we sat down and if we needed to call the house or senate member we did to find out -- >> but your assurance is noted. last year i met with a new jersey family whose daughter was severely injured due to a crib that collapsed. oddly enough, my wife's daughter, my stepdaughter had a baby and she's just turning

one of those people for two terms was in charge of the legislature. he was the speaker of our parliament. these other elements of the establishment. they all belong to this establishment. of course, they have differences of opinion. they have various kinds of plants and projects, which differ from one another. they all belong to this islamic establishment. this competition was made within the establishment. it was not a competition between inside and outside establishments. they have been trying to say otherwise that this was a competition from inside and outside the establishment. no, that is not true. this was the competition from within the establishment. i know them very closely. i know them all. i know they're thinking, their tastes very well. i am familiar with their personal traits. i work with all of them closely. i know them well. of course, i do not approve of all of their viewpoints. some of their attitudes and approaches could be criticized without a doubt. some of them i considered more appropriate to serve the nation officially, but it h

during the course of the iran war, and one of those people for two terms had been in charge of the legislature. he had been the speaker at our parliament. these are the elements of the islamic establishment. they all belong to the establishment. of course, they have differences of opinion. they have various kinds of plants and projects which differ from her one another -- from one another, but they all belong to this islamic establishment. this competition was made within the establishment. it was not a competition between inside and outside this establishment. regardless of some radio and some media in the u.k. and the u.s. they have been trying to say otherwise, that this has been a competition from inside and outside the establishment. no, that is not true. it has been in competition with in this establishment. -- within this establishment. i know them all very closely. i know their tastes well. i am familiar with their personal traits. i have worked with all of them closely. i know them well. of course, i do not approve of all of their viewpoints, not all of their viewpoints do i approve o