that wanted to preserve that nation state. and the policy of mutual destruction worked for both nations. that's the reality of it. i believe this period that we're in dealing with these transnational actors is a more dangerous period for us. because of what their intend is. and the means to achieve that intent. and even though they are not sitting there with a government and a head of state and police force that's self-evident and an army that's even more evident for us to deal with, they are danger and threat to us is significant. and it's not something that we should ever attempt to minimize in my way shape or form or even suggest that it was less -- it's considerably less right now than any period since world war ii. >> let me shift gears from a big question to an intimate question. interrogation which is a question of our values. in the world that we've been discussing, where whatever label you give it, the danger can at any moment be very extreme. the government has taken steps in interrogations that many people believe cr

are rebuilding a nation state in afghanistan -- are we building a nation state in afghanistan? >> the afghan nation is too doesn't years old. we are not building a nation. -- the afghan nation is 2000 years old. we are not building a nation. the fact is that, despite the fact that afghans live as refugees in neighboring countries, the sense of nationhood has become much stronger. i can tell you from personal experience, when we were drafting the new constitution of afghanistan, many ideas were debated. one idea was to have this system. people from the countryside were very much against it. there were so adamant to make sure that we have a strong, unified government. i know that state institutions that delivered services art week -- are weak. we do not have a strong army like in pakistan to keep the country together. we have not had a state for many years. afghanistan might have disintegrated even before it the taliban came into power parity -- into power. on the countryside, there is a lot of talk about empowering local communities. power is held by it bill legitimate sources, n

their use of arms and violence to achieve those political ends and even though they may not be a nation state in some cases, in some cases they are, the fact of the matter is, they are using armed violence to achieve political objectives, which is essentially what war itself is. >> bruce, you don't think so? >> make a distinction between two sorts of problems. one is we certainly recall at war with saddam hussein, and we certainly are at war with the -- with afghanistan, and we are certainly engaging in occupation of these two countries at the present time, trying to prop them up in various ways. so war in that sense is perfectly appropriate. the problem with terrorism is not a problem of war however. it's a different -- it's a real problem. , but it's a very different one. the state is losing its monopoly of force in the 21st century. that's a problem that would exist, even if the middle east became an oasis of peace. what, you know, the 9-11 and such events are fundamentally not like pearl harbor. in pearl harbor, you had a state, a war machine, that you knew was going to follow and could h

the united nations serves nation states, not the other way around. nciple is central to the legitimacy and the ultimate survival of the united nations. it is a principle that must be protected. like senator helms, we believe that sovereignty is critical. it is also at risk. to many want america to surrender of sovereignty. too few understand that to it was certification -- traded to serve its members and not the other way around prayed too few understand that we defend american sovereignty because we value the u.s. constitution. that guarantees american rights. for over 25 years, we have turned the spotlight on the united nations to expose its waste, fraud, and abuse and to demand better of it. we worked closely with allies on the hill and senator helms was the best -- was the best of them. the list of what the united nations does poorly is unfortunately far longer than what it does well. this is a point that ambassador john bolten makes. we have a copy of this book right here. if you would like to read any of the essays in this book, just go to the h

to the nation state.der boundaries of the central nervous system so america start to empathize because of the extended family and the french started to empathize with the french and so on. actually, and with the we can see evolving trajectory from blood ties to religious ties, national associations. is it a big leap forward to unimagined in the next generation we can lead to the biosphere? i don't think it is that big of a leap or if we can get there. there is a paradox in history which forces me to pause here. you might not like this paradox. my sense is that when new energy consuming civilizations come together with new communications they do bring a lot of people together heightened cosmopolitan nature of life and extend a but they no doubt about it. to extend the central nervous system but there is a bill. more entropy of to this point* the more complex energy civilizations were created extended of the the at the expense of greater use of energy. we can see it right now we live in the most complex, in

we cannot look at israel as an extension a dubious and it is a state, nation state and as a nation state to make poor policy decisions to embark on questionable military adventures are dubious them is a very humanistic language very different when it's not conflate the two as take a look with clear eyes and not all the world are their interest of we can make these distinctions we can have a strategy in the middle east. >> have you ever been called the anti-semite talking to hezbollah? >> one time on the block last week for the first time ever. i have very good relationships with the people in the israeli government and a close and dear friend and his family in israel i make it a point* to go there because the food is terrific and the social scene is unbelievable. i spend a lot of time israel and find it to be very vibrant and that i was friends with rabin and sat down with him a number of times and admired him and no. i have not been called the anti-semite and i don't think i will be because i talk to everybody and that is the key. >> host: that is most poignant element of your buck towa

russia has accused the united nations -- states of conniving with afghanistan's drug producers by refusing to destroy opium crops. last year, they reversed their policy of the eradicating opium. opium production has risen by nearly 50 times and russians have become huge consumers. it is estimated at 2.5 million russians are heroin addicts. it is predicted to that 30,000 will die this year. some of the scenes in the report are disturbing. >> in the siberian city, they are bringing out the dead. igor was only 20. two days ago, he was found slumped in a stairwell with a needle in his arm. now, he is being taken home to his parents. unemployment, and decay, and alcoholism. the average man here will be lucky to get to 60. now a new scourged sweeping the city -- where one. -- heroin. this is one of the worst drug neighborhoods in the city. we have been told that this area wilhas one of the worst drug us. we will watch the door. it does not take long. others are easy to spot. some are not. above, the lookout keeps watch. over the next hour, a stream of people come and go. my local guide says most

disagreements among leading progressive reformers over the critical issue of the role of the national state, the role of national administrative power in the united states in regulating the economy and society. foreign-policy was hardly mentioned in the 1912 election but no sooner had wilson been elected than this to you of course would improve. nevertheless there was one party doctrine they get a fine progressive. its advocacy of the role of the people and sensing pure democracy was the glue that held together the movement he sought to lead roosevelt made the cause of popular rule the centerpiece of his insurgent presidential campaign. this program itself is was highly controversial, especially calling for popular referenda for important decisions but tr's campaign was even more controversial than the progressive platform. a champion and unvarnished majoritarianism. toward the end of september, he announced in a speech in phoenix, arizona as he put it, that he would go even further than the progressive party platform in promoting the recall of public officials. he would apply the recall to

it is a nation state and as a nation state capable of making poor policy decisions to embark on questions of military debentures whereas judaism puts humans at the beginning, three different. let's not complete the two. let's take a look at israel with clear eyes as a state that's acting in its own interest and not all the time are their interests our interest. if we can start making these distinctions we can shape a strategy in the middle east that is more transparent and credible than the one we have now. >> host: have you ever been called an anti-semite because you are talking to hamas and hezbollah? >> guest: one ty murray blog last week. first time ever. i have a very good relationships with people in the israeli government. i have a very close and dear friend and his family and one of the few remaining in israel and make a point of going there. when i go to israel because the food is terrific and the social scene is unbelievable feel i've spent a lot of time in israel. i find it to be very attractive country, very vibrant. and i was good friends with -- while i was friends, i can't

no other nation states in the world, which is officially or unofficially recognized as a nuclear weaponsate is particularly enthusiastic about it because the u.s. enjoys -- particularly for the russians. here's the rub. for the russians, they are concerned that the combination of the erosion of the traditional weapons force plus the deteriorating numbers of offensive forces, plus the u.s. conventional weapons development in which are close to nuclear capability, plus the development of missile defenses, all of this -- and the russians are not alone in this -- is seen as making america save for world military intervention whenever we want. that is a core attention and challenge for the agenda. -- tension and challenge for the agenda. it is pretty easy to understand when we are spending 55% of world expenditures on a global arms and telling the rest of the world that we should be moving aggressively down in its nuclear weapons, which is asymmetric -- which is an asymmetric sponsor. it is a pretty tough nut to crack. on the karzai comments, wow, sometimes with friends like that, who needs e

state dinner on the night of april the 12th. and then there will be two plenary sessions on the 13th that will focus on both national measures and on international cooperation to enhance nuclear security. more importantly, this is -- this is a big opportunity. i guess not since 1949 has there been such a big gathering of heads of state. and so as andrew mentioned, this will be an opportunity to discuss sanctions on iran. other pressing bilateral issues and, of course, some of these nuclear nonproliferation issues one month before that conference. on substance, it's a little trickier. and one of the questions that i often get is, what is nuclear security? what is this going to cover? not everyone agrees on which material poses the biggest threat or how big the threat is. and so one of the functions of this conference will be to obtain greater agreement. let's start with a couple of facts and then i'll leave a lot of time for your questions. since 1993, there have been more than 1600 illicit nuclear trafficking incidents that have been reported to the iaea. not all of these have been serious. not all of them have involved weapons-

states? we still have the best r&d infrastructure in the world, whether it's universities, whether it is, you know, national labs, small industry, large industrial labs, this is the best in the world. no matter what people say. people are going short in the united states. this is the higher education system is the best in the world. that's the way -- that's the way i came in. so that's our strength. the innovation ecosystem or business and entrepreneurship is really the best in the world. we are the envy of the world. people are trying to emulate it. it's still can't quite get it right, because there are many factors which build the ecosystem and the third one i believe is the idea that as was pointed out, the kids in our colleges are knocking on our door, breaking down our door, saying we want to work in energy and it is a different generation, and know, tell us what to do, where to go, and you know, how to do it. and they're going to figure out how to do that, and so our goal, is to be the catalyst, is to unleash the technological in slowization in the united states -- innovation in the united states, is

would i support a state guard to help the national guard? of course. >> earlier, you seem to be framing it as something to curtail the powers of the federal government. how would an armed state guard of volunteers, i suppose, prevent federal laws from infringing on state's rights. >> my comments on overreaching, i believe that with all my heart. congress is so out of control now, they are reaching into the state of oklahoma causing economic havoc with the bail outs, stimulus schemes, all of these things caused a devastating effect on the citizens of this state economically. those things can be corrected utilizing the rule of law standing on constitutional principals. we have had a lack of leadership in this state. as governor, my sworn duty will be to protect the citizens of this state and hold congress at bay with the constitution. >> so just -- >> the military is used to fight wars. >> just so i'm clear on your position because earlier in the day, there were a lot of concern about comments you made or may have been misinterpreted. just so i

the united nations serves nation state, not the other way around. united nations. we believe sovereignty is critical. toomey surrender to national organizations or international courts, few understand it was created to service members rather than the other way around. too few understand, the u.s. constitution. not the un or any of its courts. we turned a spotlight on the united nations that exposes waste, fraud and abuse and to demand better of it. we are closely with allies on the hill and senator helms was the best of them to make you effective at promoting security, prosperity and freedom around the world. this is a point our good friend john bolton makes in the forward to the most recent book called conundrum and a copy of it right here. if you would like to read john's forward go to the heritage website. ladies and gentlemen, few people have worked as hard as john bolton to protect america from those who wish to do harm. we could not be more pleased to have him give the first helms lecture. today john is a senior fellow at the american enterpri

the comment about the nation state, i am on record as saying there is maybe a 50% chance that the unitedtates would exist as a nation by the middle of this century. what i am really saying is that what has happened to the nation's states, they had exclusivity, they had a monopoly until about the 1950's. they have lost the monopoly, and out of the chaos and renegotiation is coming a new world in which the new center of gravity of international governments is the city state. that unit -- ag unit of life and economic and governance, if it is large enough to have a global impact. take silicon valley, which is small enough that everybody in it knows where they belong. that is the secret. much of what professor diamonds that is not controversial. we do have many of these problems. the question becomes, how should we respond? roger, you talked about the perspective of rethinking capitalism. can you give us a sense of where you thinking is, and how it might connect with overcoming some of the issues that were brought up? >> i concur that is really important for every human to know where they fit

under her leadership, arizona created one of the first state homeland security agencies in the nation and opened the first state kate -- counterterrorism center. janet napolitano was also the first woman to chair the national governors' association, where she was a driving force behind the creation of the public safety task force and homeland to charity advisers' counsel. it is no wonder then that president obama selected the governor napolitano to be this nation's third secretary of the department of homeland security. secretary napolitano is passionate about the safety and to carry all u.s. citizens and she is a staunch defender of justice for all. i have been fortunate to work with her during her service, both as governor and as homeland to carry -- homeland secretary. i would add, from personal experience, she is a pretty cool person. i am pleased that she is with us today. please help me welcome secretary of plant security janet napolitano. -- homeland security janet napolitano. [applause] thank you, governor. good morning. i am humbled to be here this morning to mark the solemn

rejects it. >> the house and senate occasionally pass legislation to hold united states contributions to the united nations when their actions are objectionable. inevitably, the state department comes back and says that these are its treaty obligations, that we are beholden to provide that money. i would like to know your thoughts on withholding. is it useful? and is it an obligation that the u.s. is bound to patel? >> i do not think there is any question that holding -- that withholding contributions to the system has been effective in getting some small reforms. i think the problem is that it has not been effective enough. the argument that we are required to pay what has been assessed by the majority of the united nations, i think, is an argument that ultimately means that we have agreed to an international taxation. i do not think that is what we agreed to when ratifying the charter. i do not think that is really what the whole mechanism for funding of the united nations was really intended to do. the right now, under the helms- biden legislation, we pay 22% of the contributions for most united nations

states. so, madam speaker, we have the technology, we have the capability, we need the moral will as a nation to secure the border of the united states. that is the responsibility of the federal government and the federal government should take some lessons from the guy that captured this grasshopper and make sure that the southern border of the united states is protected from people who come here without permission. we can do it, let's have the moral will. let's send the national guard if necessary to the border to protect the dignity of the nation. because that's the job of the federal government. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes mr. defazio from oregon. mr. jones from north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? without objection. mr. burton: let me just -- i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. let me just say that, mr. poe from texas, my good friend who just spoke, he added a little bitive levity but it was very important, the point that he was making, in that we have the ability in this c

national interests and other states' national interests in the weeks ahead and in the time after that. and just as it is very common at carnegie or washington institute or other places now to have meetings on iran where we focus on the security implications on iran, in the rest of the world there is a very different focus, although they are worried about iran too, there are other elements and parts of this policy that we're going to get exposed to this may that we don't normally get exposed to. i'll have to do deal with the broader middle east and israel's position there. to the extent that we're talking about iran, too little, too late, i would argue again, too little of what? one could argue that the u.s. has tried isolation of iran going back to when i -- when i started working on this which was 1993. it is a personal failure of mine for 17 years having tried to work on the iranian nuclear problem but people forget this was when iran was just starting to say that it wanted to resume the nuclear power plan, which had been stopped during the iran-iraq war and so iran had gone to germ

additional guidance to be able to implement those guidelines nationally so that they are consistent. >> all right. >> currently many states and local districts are making changes to their local standards. and that increases cost because there's different versions that are being applied nationally. being able to apply them consistently and have the secretary of agriculture define what those guidelines are will make our programs more consistent. and reduce the overall cost of our programs. >> thank you. i'm delighted when i read in your testimony that, you know, you've joined up with first lady mr. obama in this campaign for healthy eating. and healthy meals. and trying to -- trying to use -- as she explained it to us, trying to use these programs as teachable moments. as part of the classroom as she would say. whether it's the school garden or the lunch or breakfast program. and i was discussing diabetes with some people yesterday. and when you -- when you think that 23 million children and adults in the united states have diabetes but the number of children under the age of 20 it's 186,000 individuals. and so it would see

there is a state humanities council in all 50 states, precipitated by national statute. is a state's arts council in all 50 states, as well as in the territories that we control. the neh and neli are all -- and nea are organized like a mini state department. we have organizations in every state. in the state department, washington sends it direct to you and the investor snaps to. when we suggest something, we are in danger of a yawn. you never know. but what i am saying is our state councils are independent institutions. i am joking about a yawn because it is astonishing what work the state humanities councils do. people in washington are unaware of it, but they do programs throughout their states that fit their states. people talk differently in south carolina than they do in iowa. programs are tailored differently. they are wonderful, what the state humanities councils do. for example, they will have programs in literature, programs in history in which they reach out to the smallest towns in the state. we have a program in oregon that is called "think and drink." we hav

those truth-seeking freedom fighting forces in our society that would show the degree to which the nation state not almighty. that's a very, very important fact that people need to know. because if you're up against what seems to be a goliath-like entity, that david can still triumph in times. >> but, sister, in fact, not everybody believes that mumia is innocent. this is what political struggle is all about. the important thing is that those who believe they stand as a great and egregious injustice will step up to the plate metaphysically speaking because this is not something that is resolved by some enlightened person freeing prisoners at discretion. that's not the way the structure is constructed. this requires struggle. small forms of struggle like this one. larger forms of struggle like combating the inequalities in the justice system. and his case is standing and living evidence that fighting for reform in a society can take you to death row. >> but the question about our dear president is a significant one in this sense. that all of us know that he could not engage in that kind of polit

we were all surprised they didn't get that many signatures in the state of california, the nation's largestte. i'm not reading anything into it. i'm just reporting it. real quick, macho or sensitive? >> macho. what are you hanging around with them for. did we get that out? in a moment the great america news quiz, sarah palin and ronald mcdonald all in the quiz, next. >> bill: the great american news quiz, starring martha, seen at 9:00 in the morning with hammer. and deucy is doing good know what, cheryl is representing a person from illinois. now, ready for this? >> i'm a little nervous. >> bill: here is the first question for the great american news quiz. jesse waters caught you up with al gore after 11 years after i was trying to get him on the show. here is how it went down. >> mr. vice president, why won't you come on the show. it will be fun. there are two sides to this story? >>ly consider it. >> all right great. while we have you here, what is your reaction to the fact that the arctic ice is increasing. >> not doing an interview right now. [ laughter ] >> bill: we're not going to lau

nation. some states say the numbers are much higher. see the decline and with farm and income like 20% as well across the nation. now all of this wasn't caused by one particular event or set of circumstances. there was a variety of circumstances the combination and expansion of which brought us to the brink of financial collapse and disaster so i described the legislation first at the too big to fail. senator shelby and i have been working on that and have a long discussion agreeing on principles of what need to be done and my hope is the first part of next week the staff will work over the weekend to take the principles on which we have reached some agreement and then do a delicate job of writing the language that reflects the principles and ideas and i want to thank him and his staff as well as my own for the work they've engaged in those conversations to try to get to the point where we've reached the level of comfort that we have done we said we are going to do and that is in the two big to fail. no longer would be that implicit und

and we have a big problem in this state and across our nation. something has to be done. the federal government needs help. and we're here to help. >> larry: sheriff, what is wrong with that? it's a crime. it's only misdemeanor. >> if it's a crime, there is nothing wrong with it. but if you're going to target people based on who they are, in this case mexican-american, but if it is anybody, that is racial profiling on its face. to say we're going to stop the

as the most popular state in the group of 14 sovereign nations, the community sees the rebuilding of haiti as a priority issue for all caribbean states. therefore, the entire capacity of caricom has been placed at the disposal of haiti as they seek to strengthen their own national capacity. with regard to the rebuilding and strengthening other technical capacity, caricom believes it can make a tremendous difference and can bring to bear in the areas of human resource development and institutional capacity building. the community stands ready to make available its capacity in administrative reform, in education and training, including vocational training and certification, in engineering and construction for earthquake and hurricane resistance, in providing solutions to low and middle income populations, in agriculture, tourism, research, and development. this meeting of donor groups is absolutely essential in defining the way forward in the hopes that rebuilding will be achieved. it provides an excellent opportunity for the international community to put into practice some of the prin

. >> reporter: rhode island, the nation's smallest state, will require a massive cleanup. a federal disaster zone, 9700 people have already applied for help from fema. on friday, the secretary of homeland security got an aerial tour and pledged the government's full support. >> we are going to have to dig in our heels, work our way out and really bring rhode island back to where it was before this flood event occurred. >> reporter: on perkins avenue, rather than wait for help, neighbors are helng one another. in between the pumping and sweeping and shoveling, there are moments of sadness and silence. as these families come to terms with what to do once the water is gone. >> there's no doubt in my mind that we're not going to be okay. we're going to be okay. >> damage estimates have already soared into the hundreds of millions of dollars statewide. forecasters predict the pawtuxet river, blamed for much of that flooding, will fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. >>> through the southeast, thousands of other families are facing the daunting prospect of gutting and rebuil

>> i am with the national assembly of state arts agencies. when you talk about the need for cultures to understand each other globally, i thought here is clearly an area of common interest between the state department and the neh. when you talked about the need to educate young people in a reflective capacity, i thought here is an opportunity for a partnership with the department of education. i have seen sometimes these kinds of partnerships institutionalized in the national endowment for the arts, like the arts education partnership that spanned administrations. i wonder where you see long-term strategic partnerships either within the federal government or with public interest groups? >> we do work with other agencies. the three we have historically worked the most with, in terms of dollar interrelationships, or the library of congress, the museum of library services, and the national science foundation. we have also done projects with the department of education. we certainly work with the department of state. state is not a great reservoi

that our state -- about our nation and our state than it does about me. i can confirm what most floridians already know. unfortunately, our political system is broken. i was never one who sought to hold elective office to demagogue or point fingers. for me, public service has always been about putting the needs of our state and our people first. every single day, as your servant, i have tried to do exactly that. [cheers and applause] frankly, for me, it has always been that simple. i have not supported an idea because it is in it -- it is a republican idea or a democrat idea, but what i believe are good ideas for the people -- for the people. [cheers and applause] and i have always found that that is what the people believed to -- believe, too. they are tired of the name- calling and the politics of destruction. my friends, i know they want progress and not gridlock. they're tired of things not getting done for them, for you. [applause] they want someone who's more concerned about standing up for them than standing up for special interests or parties.

state officials. then we get a break and go right into the driver's license. what was that all about? the policy this stage retreat the effect that had on national politics that affected the 2008 presidential election and at the time 78 states for granting licenses for good reason for 11 states had done it but now it is dangerous. you cannot adopt this policy because the plague of new york spread to the rest of the country and effective policy around the country? then the book goes into a period of recovery. a change in tactics a brilliant state speech that was written by a colleague of ours to deliver brilliantly by elliot day much better budget, an election when of the north country and as i write in the book although our expectations were lowered i want you to understand what we were shooting for this star's we're not shooting at the horizon but at least shooting straight early 2008. when it just seemed everything was finally starting to come into place, i had that conversation with eliot sunday night at 10:37 p.m. march 9, 2008. the next day at 1:00 p.m. everybody else found out about it than the book ends with those 61 hours in the month af

>> oh, heaven's no. >> reporter: in some ways, this race reflects more about the state of the nation than the state of arkansas. while republican john mccain won arkansas by 20 points in 2008, this state elects plenty of democrats, including, of course, bill clinton, and two current u.s. senators. so who it sends to the u.s. senate this year-- a liberal, a conservative democrat or a republican-- could reflect the mood of the electorate beyond the arkansas river. ( cheers ) emotions are running high in the race. supporters of each candidate tried to grab attention before a recent televised debate in little rock between halter, lincoln, and the third democratic candidate, conservative businessman d.c. morrison. morrison paints himself as anti- washington, anti-liberal, and a democrat by birth. >> i'm not happy with either political party. i'm an american first, an arkansan, i'm a member of several hunting clubs, a christian, a father. and then way down the list, i'm a democrat. >> reporter: morrison could get enough votes-- polls show about 10%-- to force a runoff in the primary between

the truth seeking freedom fighting forces in our society that would show the degree to which the nation state is mighty but not almighty. . . that is not the way the structure is. to require structure. larger forms of struggle, like combating the inequalities and injustices, and in this case, he is living evidence that fighting for reform in a society can take you to this. >> the question about our dear president is a significant one in this sense, that all of us know that he could not engage in that kind of political gesture and remain in office. there is no doubt the political consideration, but for those of us who don't have political considerations, the basic criteria of how we understand struggle. we say it is interesting that those who engage in vicious torturing of people walk around free. it is interesting that those who are engaged in illegal wiretapping are walking around free. they are protected by the obama administration. i don't say that out of animosity might dear brother barack. and we do it again but when you are committed to truth, the condition of truth allows to speak. tha

higher standards, so that we can compete internationally and in addition to being a top ten state in the nation be a top ten state in the world. it's as simple as that. >> congressman, what do you think? >> thank you, ed, for allowing me to appear. i think it's very interesting when just about every single teacher in the state of florida is opposed to this bill and the only people really in support of it are either politicians or policymakers, it really shows this is a very bad bill. i tell you, i believe personally that teachers know much better how to educate our kids than politicians do. and my good friend from the chamber mentioned florida is one of the top ten in the nation. it is. we were ranked as number eight in large part because the teachers of florida were ranked number fourth in the entire nation. to me, that shows me if already we have some of the greatest teachers in the nation, then why should we try to fix a system that is not whether they're two grades below or above grade level every child regardless of their situation can learn. this bill is about rewarding good teachers with

nation are watching arizona. is she right? are there efforts or would you be intending to push this approach in other states? >> there have been over 1,000 immigration related measures according to the national council state legislatures introduced just this year in the 2010 session. there were 1500 estimated in '09, 1500 in '08. this is not something that came out of a vacuum. the senator has been working on this with the citizens of the state since the passage of prop 200 in 2004. every time this issue has been put to the electorate down there it has passed by majoritys in the 60s to 70%. this is clearly, you know, the will and the intention of the voters in that state. and it is something that has been developed in legal terms in an incremental fashion over the past fair or six years and the courts have upheld it. >> and congressman that was the fear that you heard president obama talk about today, that other states would begin to take action. >> i couldn't agree more with that fear. but you know, the majority rule. and i understand that. i understand that concept and that is the concept of democracy. but

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different parts of homeless security, cia, national security agency, state department. an attempt to bring relevant intelligence streams to the other to target people who should be of concern, as opposed to a blanket approach. host: were all of these changes to limit -- driven by the attempted christmas day bombing? guest: to be fair, the department of homeless security, secretary of napolitano, has been working for quite some time before the christmas day bombing to improve aviation security, as we would expect. but there has been an intensified pushed since the bombing. and there was a lot of objection to the blanket approach. these new measures have drawn praise from wide quarters, including the privacy community, and i think rightly so, the step in the right direction. host: are they doing this to shape the bugs out of the system ahead of the summer traveling season? guest: certainly the summer travel season will intensify the number transmitting data but i think there has been such opposition to these measures that there was considerable pressure on the administrat

i'll quote one thing on this threshold issues about immigration, and that's about a national government, want the states. congressional enactment to permit state legislatures to adopt laws on the subject of citizenship requirements, there it was for federally supported welfare programs, would appear to contravene this explicit constitutional requirement of uniformity, and that's the whole essence of the whole immigration piece. we don't want new york to decide its own immigration and arizona decide its own immigration, so the meant a state does something regarding immigration or alien, it just sends off red flags, and you don't get to the people's protection argument that you would if it were the national government or if they had specifically delegated. off red flags. i think that we still have an issue, even if it is delegated. there is a lot of case law on that. i would affirm on that basis. >> i will make it unanimous. also, in the brevity of the holding, i do want to add special thanks to everyone and everyone here there are just two additional things that i would want to say. i think that my colle

nation colliding with its past. poland is and has been a true friend and ally of the united states. our two nations recently celebrated 90 years of diplomatic relations. the contributions of polish americans to the united states are numerous. from the families who lost loved ones in the plane crash, to the nation of poland and to chicago's own shaken polish-american community, this loss will be felt around the world for years to come. we will stand with our friends as they find the resilience to emerge stronger, as they have before, following this unimaginable tragedy. i look forward to poland's ke re-covery and re-emergence as a country that can and will overcome. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm delighted to wish a happy birthday to my good friend tom oosterhuis. this thursday night, the 15th, he will be surrounded by many community activists from the keys to celebrate. tom will be t

. >> host: barbara, where the 400 troops from the united nations in the united states. >> caller: look at -- another thing is you have every president -- >> host: no, no. barbara, the united nations troops, where are they stationed in the united states? >>>> caller: they are all across. training exercise missions. all across the country. you have the training. >> host: have they been dispatched? >> caller: work issue with the federal government. >> host: mark potok, anything to what black bra had to say? >> the whole idea of united nations and troops are being prepared, this is a part of the idea they are going to help impose marshal law and so on. the caller referred to something that came out of mississippi fusion center, this is the state, local troop that worry about domestic terrorism and so on. the report actually, most people like the caller have never read the report. what the report was very similar to the dhs, department of homeland security report that was leaked last spring. it was assessing the kind of resumption of the radical light. it had a couple of statements in it th

it is truly is important for the state institute of the nation in putting it on par with appropriation oversight authorization, accountability, i think is what we need to be focused on. and if we talk about correcting this and make it better for the future. >> john our state? >> just briefly. i support the creation of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and i think it makes us for secretary of defense to have a person that he or she can turn to because 80% of the budget is there at this point. provided a dni is still seen as the counterpart essentially of the secretary of defense. that is, that the usdi serves primarily the secretar secretarf defense. bmi deals directly secretary of defense an occasion to the usdi. second, on technology, part of what i was saying part of what i talked about a collection paradigm relates to this. on technology we're living in the midst of the greatest technological revolution in history. and, therefore, intelligence always have to be ahead technologically aware the rest of the world is because your adversary always has what you have, what's a

two state lawmakers want to bring in the national guard.e have been killed so far this year and a handful of chicago neighborhoods. the crimes are mostly gun violence. one night last week, seven people were killed and 18 wounded. lawmakers want guard troops to help police, get a handle on the violence. >> is call for national guard deployment a drastic action? of course it is. is it warranted under these circumstances? without question. there should be no mistake, people may be quick to equate national guard deployment with martial law. we're not talking about rolling tanks down the street. we're not talking about armed presence on every corner. we are talking about individuals, men and women that have been specifically trained to assist law enforcement and assist with civil unrest. >> well, chicago's police chief says bringing in the national guard is not the answer. he says mixing military and law enforcement functions can lead to trouble. >> let's go back to 1970, you know. at kent state. national guard comes in, four students, shot, kil

nation. because it's the first duty of government to protect the people of the united states. we should be sending the national guard down to the border. this has been talked about before, but yet nothing has happened. the texas governor and other state governors have asked that the national guard be deployed on the border. why not? it's interesting, mr. speaker, we protect the borders of other nations with our military but we don't protect our own border with the national guard. the question is, why not? you know, it's time that we act otherwise we delay at our own peril, mr. speaker. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. lee from california. ms. lee: thank you. mr. speaker, today we lost an american treasure with the passing of dr. dorothy eye recent height. a matriarch of the civil rights movement, a staunch advocate for women's rights and an all-around -- all around phenomenal woman. dr. height was a bold and brilliant african-american woman who blazed many trails and opened many doors to the american dre

we have seen over 16,000 candidates from more than 70 parties running for races at the national, regional, and state level, including legislative seats where 25 seats will be for women. this is a critical milestone within the framework of a comprehensive peace agreement. the government of sudan and the parties involved are taking all possible steps to ensure that the elections proceed peacefully and are viewed as a a credible budget the sudanese people. restrictions on freedom have led to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the electoral process. it is important for restrictions on political parties to be immediately lifted. sudan must ensure that all voters are able to participate in the election by improving conditions on the ground, including in darfur and elsewhere, and by providing access to polling places. we will judd these elections based on whether they reflect the will of the sudanese people and whether they meet national standards for an election. we are obviously looking -- in mexico, we have thankfully seen in a report of u.s. injuries or fatalities. there were a small number of deaths

national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> we've got this conference coming up monday and tuesday in washington, heads of state from across the world. wondering if a couple of things that happened during the past week, the israeli prime minister deciding not to show up, sending his deputy, and also iran showing off its latest technology and seeming to thumb its nose to this whole effort. i'm wondering if that's, in your mind, casts a pal on this conference or does it focus people on the need to do something. >> well, i think that the main focus of the conference is going to be on matters usually not handled on the head of state level, and that is good house keeping, which is very important when it comes to nuclear materials. but i think what will come out of the conference is a accelerated plan to make sure that all of the, especially the medical nuclear materials around the world, which are small in quantity but highly enrismed, are properly cared for. the second aspect of the summit is you just have all these major world leaders coming including the leader of china and that's a chance to discuss whatever issues come up.