. >> what is the american civil liberties union? >> the american civil rights union. a lot of people know what the aclu is. the ac our youth is a conservative counterweight to the aclu. you mentioned the second minute. the aclu despite the fact that this provision in the bill of rights, the aclu did not take a position on whether it was the right that private citizens enjoy it all. the acru was actively involved in the heller case, in the mcdonald case, filing briefs to show that from the standpoint of original meaning, that the fifth amendment is the right of law-abiding and peaceful citizens to keep and bear firearms for the protection. >> when was it formed, the acru? >> the acru was formed about a decade and a half ago by bob carlson from the reagan administration. and with the policy board comprised of a number of heavyweights from the reagan administration like former u.s. attorney general ed meese. >> now, you have code written two books with ken blackwell, former secretary of state, do you have a third book? do you have another one were to write a? >> we are t

he and i worked tote at the american civil rights union, but most notely at the family research council and here at liberty university. over the last five years we have collaborated on written works as well as speaking engagements across the country. the blueprint and the second book, resurgence, how constitutional conservativism can save america, are works we enjoyed doing together. >> host: and book tv will also be talking him about the book, resurgent. you can watch that in future weeks on book tv on c-span. ken blackwell, in your book, "the blueprint," you compare presidents bush and obama to pressures hoover and roosevelt. what is that analogy? >> guest: hoover set the table for roosevelt, and i believe that president bush set the table in his last 18 months for this substantial power grab by barack obama. at the end of the day what is fundamentally challenging about the obama administration and their effort to expand the power of the federal government, and the executive branch within the federal government, is that the president has taken what has been a casual tendency by past p

conference of catholic bishops, the american immigration council, the rights working group, and the american civil liberties union. i'm asking unanimous consent, these statements be inserted into the record. and my colleagues have till may 12th to put in statements as well. i thank the witnesses again, and the hearing is adjourned. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> lone guy. you know. i understood that. but i believe in the law. i'm going to defend the law. >> senator kyl didn't come here -- >> yes, i am. yes, i am. this is legislation. 200,000 left the state of arizona. crime's down. cost is down. we know it works. i'm disappointed. we lead this nation. we're at the front of the parade on this issue. the other states are proud of what arizona's done. and the governor has stepped out to support this bill after signing it. and yeah, i'm disappointed that others weren't here to do it. >> you criticized politicians who take a drive-by approach to immigration. do you feel confident that mitt romney is going to follow through on that? >> i hope not. he had the same advisers when he ran four years ago. i believe he's very

conference of catholic bishops, the american immigration council, the rights working group and the american civil liberties union. i'm asking unanimous consent these statements be inserted into the record and my colleagues have until may 12th to put in statements as well. i thank the witnesses again and the hearing is adjourned. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> and, yeah, i'm disappointed others weren't here. >> criticized politicians to take a drive-by approach to immigration. do you feel confident that mitt romney is going to follow through on that? >> he had the same advisers when he ran four years ago. i believe he's very sincere and, again, good people can disagree. good people can disagree and i'm always disappointed somebody wants to take this to a mean-spirited rhetoric. very disappointing. i'm a passionate guy. looked like an evangelical preacher. my wife told me to tone to down, sounds mean. i'm not mean. i'm passionate. and i am, too. >> what about the supreme court vote -- >> or the democrats. >> no. absolutely not. that's the difference. latinos that are american support this overwhelmingly. in '06, f

michelle richardson of the american civil liberties union said the bill would severely undermine privacy rights. >> current law now creates a presumption of privacy in our phone calls, emails, and internet records. they say companies have to keep them private unless there is an emergency or the government serves them with a subpoena or warrant. in one fell swoop, this bill will say these privacy laws simply no longer apply. so all of the process afforded under those laws, the protections, the congressional reporting, the role of a judge -- all of that is swept away in one bill and will allow companies to decide how much, what type of information they want to turn over to the government. >> the u.s. and japan have finalized a deal that will scale back u.s. military presence on the island of okinawa by relocating soldiers to other asia-pacific bases. under the pact, 5000 soldiers will be moved to guam while another 4000 abuses to locations including hawaii and australia. at least four u.s. troops have died in two separate attacks in afghanistan. one service member was killed and three others were

the american civil liberties union. we and a coalition of other civil rights organizations including the national immigration law center has filed an action against 1070 even before the justice department did. there are three telling things about today's arguments. >> could i ask you guys, please, we are doing this year, either go there or wait. , wait. >> there are three telling things about today's argument. first, several justices right out of the box expressed serious concerns about the civil liberties. as a result of those serious civil liberties impact, a state of arizona has had to narrow its position substantially and is now defending 1070 merely as a provision for notification of the federal government, but that is not actually what it does. that's clear from the statute as well as what we heard today. it became clear through the course of today's arguments that the justices are concerned about a system of mass incarceration that is going to catch u.s. citizens and immigrants who are lawfully in the u.s. it became clear today that there's no federal system that would readily clear and u.s. citizen who is stop

the police could be tracking you right now through your cell phone. you have not done anything, why would they in they could. that is the new warning from the american civil liberties unionsing results of an investigation that found law enforcement agencies across the country track personal cell phones regularly as a form of surveillance. the aclu says they do this without permission and cops say this could save lives. trace is live in the west coast news hub. the people who wrote the report, trace, they claim the laws have not kept up with the technology. >>trace: well, and they say they need uniform laws on how the government tracks you and the aclu says the laws are in a state of chaos with different laws for different areas and some areas for law. there are some cell phone carriers that require a warrant or a court order before they give out police data but the aclu says and i quote, "the practice is so common that cell phone companies have manuals for police explaining what data the companies store and how were they charge the police to access the data and what officers need to do to get it." >>judge napolitano: the principle is the same for matter what the police a

subject, but we -- we praise our civil rights organizations that have been so good at this, the naacp, the legal defense fund of naacp, the american civil liberties union, and scores of coalitions of community and state organizations that have all been working on this just as we have and are. so i believe that there's going to be a time very soon when we will pass the legislation that you worked on in the house and the senate and that we will -- we will enjoy that day forward but we will celebrate this movement forward to take the discussion of race out of our national conversation not because we're sick and tired of it, but because it's not needed any further. i thank you very much for this invitation. >> congressman conyers, it's an honor to have you in the senate judiciary hearing. i thank you very much. our next witness your my friend and illinois colleague, congressman luis gutierrez. he chairs the congressional hispanic caucuses immigration task force and is a long time champion for immigration reform. there are many outstanding hispanic political leaders in america, but none more forceful and more articulate and more of a leader than my colleagu

reasons that a lot of entities such as the american civil liberties union and other groups that have worked the privacy issue and are defenders of american's righto privacy have objected to this bill. the main view that many have is that this is just an upgraded version of the sopa bill, the stock, and piracy acts. that was a completely -- stop online piracy acts. that was a completely different issue. they were trying to work the internet protected issue for intellectual property. this does that, but it adds intelligence sharing that has never been part of any legislation of this type since 1947. that is really what we are looking at. host: we are talking with cedric leighton. he is a former deputy director of the war fighter support and integration. we will take some callers. the first up is ben for massachusetts. caller: good morning. i'm wondering if the colonel can answer whether he thinks that there is a sovereign domain for the internet and its surveillance comes into this to really less than the u.s.'s ability to survey anyone on the internet -- a lot of them have been coming from foreign sources. if he believes the u.s. has a greater so

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the political world, eric? >> i think it becomes a large issue particularly for independent voters who lean toward the right and who may be leaning on the fence. to the left of the american civil liberties unionuch things as a ministerial exemption and even the aclu won't go that far. even the liberals on the supreme court elena kagan and justice sotomayor took issue with the administration's radical interpretation of religious liberties in the country. >> let me quickly ask both of you to react to the story that's out there in politico that bill clinton is emerging as sort of a secret whisperer to the obama campaign saying, you know what? continue to paint mitt romney as a severe conservative. don't let them pivot to the center, if you will. >> donna, i know you read the story. what do you think of clinton giving obama advice. >> he carried 31 states in his own re-election campaign in 1996. he understands the politics and you know how to frame a message and strategy. i think bill clinton is giving the obama campaign good advice and hopefully they'll listen to it, but on the large issue of this relious freedom, i know the conservatives want to make this about religious liberty and you see it

the american civil liberties union. hilary shelton the director of the naacp washington bureau. a frequent visitor to this room. he knows this room probably better than any other person that's here. a great leader on civil rights issues. kevin levine, a retired police officer, and a criminal justice professor. -- senior dr. jamal bryant comes after hilary shelton. then the final person would be kevin levine. dr. bryant is the pastor of empowerment temple, ame church of baltimore. so we will start with margaret huang and then we'll proceed and i'll leave this list up here so everyone knows. again, thank you all very much. appreciate it. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome. my name is margaret huang, i'm the executive director of the rights working group. we're a coalition of more than 300 organizations across the country, working to end human rights violations, civil liberties violations, for everyone in the united states, regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, immigration, or citizenship status. it is a pleasure to be here today and have joined all of you for this momentous hearing. we want to start by acknowledging senator cardin's leadership as the sponsor of the end racial profiling ac

right. well it seems like big brother is always watching. >>> a new report is shedding light on police tactics involving your mobile device. jonathan hunt explains. >> reporter: a warning from the american civil liberties union. police could be tracking you at this very moment through your cell phone. an aclu report raising privacy fears, the result after an investigation uncovering the surveillance practices of law enforcement agencies across america. after reviewing 5500 pages of records, the aclu was police agencies large and small often obtain cell phone data without permission because not all wireless carriers demand a warrant or court order before handing over the data. >> if the government wants it, it needs a search warrant f for gets it without a search warrant, it has committed a crime, a crime in the act of getting it. >> reporter: the aclu saying in the report this has become big business for service providers, quote, cell phone companies have manuals for police explaining what data the companies store, how much they charge police to access that data and what officers need to do to get it. >> if your probable cause wasn't there to get a search warrant, you obtain information that you couldn't get

the american civil liberties union. we are an amicus in this case. we and another coalition of civil-rightsrganizations filed action against sb1070 even before the department of justice did. there are three telling things about today's arguments. [unintelligible] wait and we will continue in a minute. there are three telling things about today's arguments. several justices expressed serious concerns about civil liberties attached to sb1070. as a result, the state of arizona has had to narrow its position substantially and is now defending sb1070 as a provision for notification to the federal government, but that is not what sb1070 does and that is clear on the face of the statue. as it became clear in the course of today's argument, the justices are concerned about a system of mass-incarceration that will catch u.s. citizens and immigrants lawfully in the united states. it became clear today in the arguments that there is no federal system that would clear the united states citizens that are stop during a traffic violation and could be held on the side of the road for an hour or more while

subject, but we -- we praise our civil rights organizations that have been so good at this, the naacp, the legal defense fund of naacp, the american civil liberties union, and scores of cool lealitions o community and state organizations that have all been working on this just as we have and are. so i believe that there's going to be a time very soon when we will pass the legislation that you worked on in the house and the senate and that we will -- we will enjoy that day forward but we will celebrate this movement forward to take the discussion of race out of our national conversation not because we're sick and tired of it, but because it's not needed any further. i thank you very much for this invitation. >> congressman coniers, it's an honor to have you in the senate judiciary hearing. next congressman luis gu tear rez. he's a longtime champion for immigration reform. there are many outstanding hispanic political leaders in america, but none more forceful and more articulate and more of a leader than my colleague. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, chairman durbin, ranking member graham, inviting me to testify here today. i'm one of the

important subject, and we praise our civil rights organizations that have been so good at this, and the naacp, the legal defense fund of naacp, the american civil liberties union and scores of coalition says community and state organizations that have all been working on this just as we have. and so i believe that there is going to be a time very soon when we will pass the legislation that you've worked on in the house and the senate and that we will enjoy that day forward by ruth celebrate this movement forward to take the discussion of race out of our national conversation, not because we are sick and tired of it, because it is not needed any further. i thank you very much for this invitation. >> it's an honor to have you in the senate judiciary committee meeting. our next witness is our friend, congressman luis quinteros, representing the fourth congressional district has done so since 1993 in chairs the congressional hispanic caucus and is a longtime champion for immigration reform. there are many outstanding hispanic radical leaders in america, but none more forceful and articulate and more leader than leader than a collie, congressman quinteros. >> thank

subject, but we -- we praise our civil rights organizations that have been so good at this, the naacp, the legal defense fund of naacp, the american civil liberties union, and scores of cool lealitions o community and state organizations that have all been working on this just as we have and are. so i believe that there's going to be a time very soon when we will pass the legislation that you worked on in the house and the senate and that we will -- we will enjoy that day forward but we will celebrate this movement forward to take the discussion of race out of our national conversation not because we're sick and tired of it, but because it's not needed any further. i thank you very much for this invitation. >> congressman coniers, it's an honor to have you in the senate judiciary hearing. next congressman luis gu tear rez. he's a longtime champion for immigration reform. there are many outstanding hispanic political leaders in america, but none more forceful and more articulate and more of a leader than my colleague. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, chairman durbin, ranking member graham, inviting me to testify here today. i'm one of the

american civil liberties union attorney catherine crump on police use of technology for surveillance purposes and be whether current law adequately protects an individual's right to privacy at 8 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >>> tonight on c-span2, booktv in prime time with a look at u.s. senators. starting at 8:30 p.m. eastern with former pennsylvania senator arlen specter on his autobiography, "life among the cannibals." john -- and at 10, al simpson, a biography about the former wyoming senator. >>> the senate banking committee last week held a hearing on the bankruptcy of the financial firm mf global. in the days before mf global collapsed, $1.2 billion of customers' money disappeared. trustees overseeing the bankruptcy and federal regulators testified. senator richard shelby chaired the almost two-hour-long hearing. >> i'll call this hearing to order. today's hearing will examine the lessons learned from the collapse of the mf global, the misuse of customer accounts by one of the world's largest commodities and derivatives brokers has shaken confidence in our markets and deserves a thoughtful discussion of how to better protect farmers, ranchers and investors going forward.