going to talk about the scottish enlightenment, and its association with united states constitution very i understand why people might wonder why am talking about the scottish alignments, but i'm hoping that by the time i explained that the united states constitution has very strong roots in the ideology and the philosophy of public philosophy of the scottish enlightenment, that you will suddenly want to study it more in depth. i will give you some of it. let's start with truly common ground, and instrument that we absolutely all respect, that is the united states constitution. a constitutional law professor at the university of chicago for our first statement. in his book, he talks a lot about why the constitution is such an incredible document. the thing he mentions that he thought was really the brilliance of it was the conversational demand of the constitution. it demands conversation between adversaries. which would seem that it would make it unstable, but in this contradiction, it's a moving document that can be stable. a severe document would not be able to be. it's the documents

. >> reporter: the united states constitution guarantees all americans the right to a speedy and public trial and the assistance of counsel. and the supreme court ruled in 1963, "any person who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided." all of which means anyone who can't afford an attorney has a right to a public defender. but someone has to pay for that. >> the problem with our public defender system in the state is that it's fundamentally based on something that is doomed to fail. >> reporter: walt leger, a state representative from new orleans, says because traffic fines and court fees often didn't cover the full cost of public defenders, the state established a board a decade ago to subsidize them. and that budget has remained flat. >> and so a 10-year period with essentially no growth, and obviously additional costs necessary to provide these services, amounts to a fairly significant cut over time. >> reporter: leger believes it is also a mistake for public defenders to rely on fees from their mostly poor clients; a $40 application fe

violation by powerful private sector entities, which are not subject to constraint under the united states constitution. so the aclu and many others have joined in supporting legislation at every level of government, regulation and at every level of government to constrain the power of the private sector to collect, use, misuse, store, et cetera our private data. now, at an -- in fact, very recently the fcc did announce that it was moving in a direction, but i think you've criticized harold, and forgive me if i'm wrong about that. >> right. >> subjecting through regulation internet service providers that in terms of their ability to reduce our privacy to misuse our information. on both subjects. gechb i'm not an absolutist and i don't know anybody who is. what we're asking are meaningful constraints in the government's sphere. that means that the government has to have a constitution demands individualized suspension. there has to be independent over beyond the executive branch of the government through the independent court system in the private sector i think one of the most important constraints is

has brought a lawsuit against the state of north carolina to say that this violates the united states constitutiond other federal laws. but the united states department of justice has an obligation under the law not to provide funding to those who discriminate. >> that's title nine, that of course would only pertain to education and schools. but then there is the ougsal safety and health act. then there is the civil rights act which blanket all the other folks who maybe aren't in schools, et cetera. danny salvos, we seem to be going back and forth on the transgender bathroom laws, other states and other town versus sort of entered the fray. but you do not hear this kind of thing say when it comes to protected classes like religions or women, that kind of thing. how does, say a transgender person become part of protected classes so there isn't this back and fort worth any longer? >> protected classes are creatures of statute. you have race, national origin, you have religion. some of them come from the civil rights act of 1964. and others have been created along the way. for example, the age discri

general and -- analytical but i'm not taking an absolute position here anymore than the united states constitutiondoes. no doubt, we are going to have many disagreements about the technological and perhaps we could agree on the pertinent issues that we should evaluate. in the u.s. this also often takes place under the fourth amendment which protects us from unreasonable unwarranted government surveillance but now i would like to invoke the similar principles under international human right's law because they are a bit more elaborated, a bit more specific in detail but completely consistent with fourth amendment analysis. first, the government has the burden of supporting any surveillance measure by a detailed and evidence-based public justification. second, any such measures must be set out in public laws that are precise, transparent and none discriminatory which constrain discretion and provide effective safeguards against abuse. third, surveillance must be subject to prior judicial authorization. fourth, surveillance measures must be resorted to only when necessary to achieve an enumerated impo

so we're fighting back, we are demanding that the president and the united states hue to the line of the united states constitutionking about the ob administration advocating for transgender students to be allowed to use the bathroom of their gender identity. schools will risk lawsuits and a loss of federal aid if they don't comply. tony dokoupil is in the district where the national fight began. tony? >> reporter: i'm in suburban chicago, in the biggest school district in chicago, and the location for this fight, where it really began. governor abbott is framing it as a constitutional issue, but to the obama administration, it's about civil rights. two years ago, a transgender student in this district, came forward, asked for accommodation in the girls locker room, being born biologically male. but finally the obama si administration sided with them. there's a lawsuit here, 19 girls and the parents saying that effort to accommodate the transgender student is infringing on the privacy of those girls. they feel uncomfortable in the locker rooms and in the bathrooms. they don't want to be exposed to someone who was

constitution. what better process of engaging the people of the united states in determining whether they want and recognize the importance of an equal rights amendment than the process of amending the constitution of the united states. and so, i yield back this time by saying, we are doing what is right and i'm hoping that its conclusion will be in short order on behalf of the women and the men and the families of this great united states of america. yield back. mrs. watson coleman: i thank the gentlelady from texas for joining us in this discussion as well. mr. speaker, it has been almost a century, time for the e.r.a. is right now. with that, we yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: under the spear ex-- speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from washington, mr. reichert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. reichert: thank you, mr. speaker. my colleagues and i come to the floor of the united states house of representatives to spotlight and highlight a very special week. a week that brings families and police officer

i am not taking an absolutist position here any more than the united states constitution does. no doubt we are going to have many disagreements about the technological, strategic and other factual aspects of each situation. perhaps we could agree on the pertinent issues that we should evaluate. in the u.s., the analysis takes place under the fourth amendment that protects us from unwarranted government surveillance. now i would like to invoke the similar principals under international human rights law because they are a bit more elaborated and specific and detailed and completely consistent with fourth amendment analysis. first the government has the burden of supporting any surveillance measure boy a detailed and evidence-based public justification. second, any such measures must be set out in public laws that are precise, transparent and non-drim that tori that will provide effective safeguards. the surveillance must be subject to authorization. fourth, surveillance must be resorted to only when necessary to achieve an enumerated important goal and as we often say in the u.s.

it is the coolest thing that i have, but there's something even cooler, the united states constitutionnd it has to be possible for a government of laws to operate in a way that legal authority has the ability to access this kind of information. no one in america can withhold evidence that is relevant to a court. not the president, not the world's most powerful company, not any individual, not even the most shining and alluring product, not even the iphone is above the law. >> thank you, fareed. [ applause ] >> ed. >> let's start with what tonight is not about. fundamentally, tonight is not about politics nor is it really about the law. it's about science. and for that reason it doesn't really matter whether you're for or against surveillance because by the end of this debate we'll have established that the proposition is not really a choice between privacy and security. it's rather about more security or less security. here is the problem, we're in the midst of the greatest crisis in computer security in history. one of my greatest critics personally, director of national intelligence,

you took an oath to defense the united states constitution. >> i took an oath to defend the americanliving that oath. >> how long have you been a citizen? >> what, 22 hours. >> jeez, probable 22 hours. >> this time yesterday. >> reporter: 22 hours. >> look how well versed he is in the canadian -- >> reporter: i know. >> this is just exam stuff. random exam stuff you had to pass. >> reporter: what's the capitol of newfinland? >> what's that. >> reporter: what's the capital of newfinland. >> newfinland city. >> saint john's. >> he just took the test. capital of arkansas. >> little rock. >> i might have got that. >> clinton's origin. >> let's talk real quickly about canadian contributions to world culture. cuisine. tim horton. >> you're welcome. >> it's owned by burger king brother. >> it's bought by burger king. it was invented by canadian. >> reporter: sporting scene. synchronized swimming i'll give it to you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: double luge it's weird but i'll giving it to you. >> curling, well done. ice hockey. how come not one canadian team made the nhl playoffs this ye

we're fighting back and dema demanding the president of the united states hue to the line of the united states constitution> the obama administration is threatening to pull federal education funding from districts that do not comply. we want to bring you tony due cow dukoupil. i know you've been talking to parents and students. what have you been hearing from them. >> reporter: good afternoon. governor abbott is framing this as constitutional issue for the justice department and obama administration, it's about civil rights. two years ago a transgender student from one of the best in the country according to many rankings filed a request to use the bathroom and that started happening in january and 19 girls in the school behind me filed a lawsuit saying in the efforts to accommodate the rights of a transgender student the rights of other students were being trampled on, rights to privacy and claims are dramatic, one girl so worried according to the lawsuit about being seen in the locker room by a biological male is wearing her gym suit underneath her clothes so she doesn't have to be naked at any time. par

the united states constitution establishes three eligibility requirements for service in the senate.ge, citizenship, and residents. what is the age? betty: 30. and nine years of citizenship and you have to be a resident at the time of the election host:. for nine years? betty koed: no, host: why nine years? betty koed: that goes back to the founding fathers. in the constitutional convention, they were trying to come up with a constitutional system that would be workable. that was before we had our independence and they were looking for ways that they could sort of grandfather people into office. they were also looking for ways to distinguish the house from the senate and so they would have stricter qualifications for the senate. years versus 20 years for the house so they were trying to separate the two bodies. the president has to be a citizen. in the early days he had to be a naturalized citizen, now he has to be born in the united states. child of naturalized citizens that have been born in the united states. a certain isn't there amount of time he has to live dear? betty: there m

we are demanding that the president and the united states hue to the line of the united states constitution. >> tony dokoupil is live in the suburban chicago school district where this fight first began. i know you've been digging in and talking to students and parents in the school community there, tony. what are they telling you about this fight? >> reporter: good morning, kristen. that's right, this fight began two years ago when a transgender student filed a complaint with the obama administration requesting access to the bathroom and locker room facility of her choice. it took two years to investigate the claim, but last year the obama administration said, yes, it would be a form of discrimination to prevent this kid from going to the bathroom and locker room of her choice. now, that wasn't the end of the story, however. in january, the access was granted but the community continues to be divided over it. just this month 19 girls and their parents from the school behind me, fremd high school, one of the best in the high school according to various rankings, filed a lawsuit challenging

instead of by the power vested in me by whatever, she said by the power vested in me by the united states constitution. my wife always jokes if we got be divorced, it would be unconstitutional. [laughter] rbg even occasionally gets in on clerk shenanigans. allee toes clerks -- alito's clerks' persuaded him to join a fantasy baseball team. the week they played against alito, we beat him soundly, reports rbg's clerk that year. he suggested she send a memo to alito, crowing about the victory. she looked at me like i was crazy, he recalls. he boldly slid a draft memo across the table. [laughter] rbg looked down at the page. now tell me what fantasy baseball is again, she said? she took out her pen to make some corrections. in the end, as he remembered it, the memo read: dear sam, i understand that this week my clerks beat your team by a score of 10-0. we expect more, even from the junior justice. [laughter] [applause] >> all right. well, thanks to irin, i do now have a copy of my book in front of me. so i'm going to read a passage about a checker trying to decide a case which is part of what -- a clerk tr

we're demanding that the president and the united states hue to the line of the united states constitutione obama presidency and he's trying to cram down as many parts of his liberal agenda on the united states of america as he possibly can. >> i think you're exactly right. it might be hillary in november. it could be donald trump in november. so he's got to do it now. >> people need to come to grips with this. we are at a constitutional tipping point in the united states of america. hillary is nothing more than an extension of the obama agenda if not worse because she's threatened to expand obamacare and keep our border completely insecure and the supreme court may be more pivotal than any other issue in this presidential election. if hillary is elected, it will lead to america taking a left turn from which we may not be able to return. >> you have had such a dynamic political life and a law career as well. and reading your personal story in your brand new book, i know about the accident. you tell graphically what happened and, you know, talk about luck being in the wrong place at the wro

state conventions called for ratfying the u.s. constitution. in response to many of those concerns, congress approved by a voice vote the first amendment to the united states constitution and sent it to the states for ratification. they ratified it in december, 1791. the first two clauses of the first amendment addresses religious freedom. the first prohibits an establishment of religion so that citizens would not be forced to support a national church, as was the case in great britain. the second clause prohibits any government act that inhibits the free exercise of religion by a citizen, thereby ensuring the government cannot dictate religious beliefs or interfere with citizens as they practice and live out their faith. historically we have a proud tradition of republicans and democrats working together to protect free exercise under the first amendment. a great example of this is the religious freedom restoration act, which passed this house by a voice vote in 1993. unfortunately, basic principles of free exercise are under attack today. in response, mr. russell's limited amendment would extend religious liberty protection to four categories of g

article ii, section three of our united states constitution in fact requires of the executive branch that it faithfully executes the law of the country. by not faithfully executing those laws, you are, in fact, taking specific affirmative action to define what is required either constitution. and in this situation it is beyond my assessment and belief that when you have a procurement industry that is actually marketing to the abortion clinics that they can procure or work to gain more profits by this method, and when they are feeding their own employees in the clinic to do those jobs that would indeed cost and would indeed be the services that would comprise the legitimate cost or payment for those services. then the question clearly arises, have these clinics profited from this process? it's a very simple, basic issue. and so we are not saying as a prosecutor when someone comes in the door with this evidence, this is absolutely positively a fact. we are saying no, this justifies a full and complete and a thorough investigation. and i think that does some to be -- there seems to be a

american groups with any prominence in america are known a matter of fact, hostile to the united states constitution. it is on page 211 of a book, "big israel." one little note in a 336 organizational ecosystem -- it raisesrael $4 billion a year in this country and that hearts a war on hezbollah and hamas for the u.s. to attack iran, etc. i get frank, he does not like muslims and he wants americans to be afraid of them. let's give frank a chance to respond to some of those statements you made. guest: that is simply not true. of the secret plan, written by a top muslim brotherhood alternative -- operative. this has an attachment under the heading, our organizations and organizations of our friends. 29 groups on it. even 25 years after the document was written, they represent the of the muslim american organizations in the uned states. byt group has expanded probably at least the size you would contribute to the so-called israel lobby. this is a muslim brotherhood driven said column in the country. in their own words, they are trying to take us down. those who would assigned to me or anyone else a sim

the constitution of the united states, he observed, says what high treason is and it is not for him orhis puny mind to define what high treason is and confound it with what i have done. adams suggested marshall attend some law school in order to learn a little of the rights of the citizens of those states and members of this house. did he not understand the treason and perjury were crimes rather than sensory opinions and any man accused of them has the right to trial before an impartial jury? what a jury of slaveholders be impartial? adams was beating this out yet again and the whole world was watching. he was gleeful. that night, came to visit adams at home and found him as fresh and elastic as a boy though he scarcely slept for days. with that adams began reciting his planned speech for the following day accompanied by all the gestures and facial expressions he would be using before his audience was abolitionists tried to warn him against wasting his energy. he was unstoppable. he went on for an hour or nearly that in a voice loud enough to be heard by the audience. wonderful man. so

the word of god and vote for the candidate that stands on the word of god and on the constitution of the united states of america. and i am convinced that man is my son ted cruz. the alternative could be the destruction of america. >> does that resonate with the folks here in indiana? >> i think it's a disgrace that he's allowed to do it. i think it's a disgrace that he's allowed to say it. you know, i'm backed by -- you look at jerry falwell jr., look at so many of the ministers that are backing my and they're backing me more so than cruz. i'm winning the evangelical vote. it's disgraceful that his father can go out and do that. and just -- so many people are angry about it. and the evangelicals are angry about it the way he does that. you know, there's a whole thing and, you know, his father was with lee harvey oswald prior to oswald's being -- you know, shot. i mean, the whole thing is ridiculous. what is this, right prior to his being shot, and nobody brings it up. they don't even talk about that. that was reported and nobody talks about it. but i think it's horrible. i think it's absolutely horri

this wasn't a vague conversation about, you know, what do you think about the united states constitutionecific conversation. and i can tell you, the vast majority of every subject discussed there was agreement. i think it was very personal -- personable. it was a gracious meeting. good spirit in the room. and i think, you know, we'll get there. i couldn't -- one thing i can tell you is that i don't think either paul ryan or donald trump left the room without feeling great about the meeting. but even better than they thought they were going to feel when they walked in. so i see this as extremely positive moving forward. >> well, last week there was some question whether or not paul ryan should continue to be the cochair of the rnc convention this summer. at the end of the meeting i understand that it was -- it was a done deal. he's going to be the cochair, right? >> well, listen, that's up to delegates on the floor. it's up to a lot of folks that are involved and i think that that's the case. but i really don't want to get into the middle of that, guys. >> really? >> i would tell you this

the constitution of the united states of america. a newspaper asked me earlier today, why have i endorsed ted cruz, why am i here. the simple answer is that i'm not here for any one man. i'm not here for anyone's platform. i'm here because i have found a man who i believe will take the oath and actually mean it, that he will protect and defend the constitution of the united states of america. [applause] is all we need. that is all we need. we have not tried it for 100 years. that is the answer to everything. when donald trump talks about -- he's going to raise tariffs on people. but, quite honestly, it's in the united states in a victim again. it is victimhood. that is all that is. it is not that we are not charging china for tariffs, it is not that we need to erect a barrier for trade, when used to be done is to use the constitution to free america's , the dreamers, entrepreneurs, the small businessman. [applause] get the government out of the way and let us create! [applause] when i first heard donald trump say that he was going to

when we see people who experienced slavery in what became the united states, joining together to constitute themselves as people, this brief document offers a glimpse at the conceptions of law, society, and community that enslaved americans might have brought to the table had they been among the people who came together to form a more perfect union. the long version i offer in reading these laws, the places the general and legal constitutions of the time, but rather than walk through that evidence i'm going to ask you to believe me when i say one of the most interesting things about the document is it mixes categories of law that elite americans would have separated. the nova scotia and's combined criminal laws, civil laws, and what western jurisdiction -- the settlers outlaws -- settlers laws outlawed things like -- robbery, wrestling, or keeping bad houses. and the institute of regulations designed to foster a moral economy, by justifying prices and acceptable trading partners and conditions. such laws were more common in american jurisdictions in which nova scotia had grown up and were p

first article of the constitution requires the congress of the united states to oversee the operations of the executive branch. all of them. it does not exempt national security. and from 1947 and the passage of the national security act, beginning of the creation of what's been called the national security state, which then incorporated -- began to incorporate cia and expand very, very rapidly, there had been not only virtually but there had been no congressional oversight. so historically the question is between 1947 and 1975, why hadn't congress done its work? and we could spend a profitable hour discussing how most members of congress did not want to know, and, in fact, said senior members of the senate had said i don't want to know. well, that's not what the constitution says. you have to know whether you want to or not, and so this was long overdue. >> and what did that experience teach you as a young senator how the government works? >> well i still tell student audiences that i'm the last idealist, so when i'm gone there are no more. it was a hugely disillusioning experience, i

these are written in our declaration of independence, in the constitution of the united states, and in its bill of rights. there is no problem among us that cannot be solved by the principles there enunciated or presumed so long as we apply them in the spirit of good citizens. and the unawareness of the internal and international asked acts of 20th century life. so long as those principles are faithfully observe, the energies, courage, endurance and wisdom of the american people constitute a titanic force. measured against him domestic problems, disasters of nature, the pretensions of tyranny shrink to difficulties of the moment. concert --ever conquer the spirit of a united america. [applause] 20 odd years ago i left abilene. since then i have seen demonstrated in our own land and infarct corners of the earth on battlefields and around council tables in schoolhouse and factory and farming communities the indomitable spirit of america. looking back on the american record through these years, i gave personal information and renewed devotion to america. there is nothing before us that ca

the word of god and to vote for the candidate who stands for the word of god and the constitution of the united states america and i am convinced that is my son ted cruz. >> trevor: wow -- every member of the body of christ? i would have just said, christians, please vote for ted cruz. you didn't have to go into body parts. that just made it weird -- i exhort the inner thigh to have the body of christ to -- thigh of the body of christ to vote for my son! (laughter) then after papa cruz weighed in, it was trump's turn. >> the "national enquirer" story about ted cruz's father rafael being pictured allegedly with lee harvey oswald. >> here's the whole thing, his father was with lee harvey oswald prior to oswald being shot and nobody even brings it up. they don't even talk about that. that was reported and nobody talks about it. >> there is a picture that reportedly shows rafael cruz standing with lee harvey oswald. >> trevor: that's correct people, ted cruz's dad asked people to vote for his son and in response donald trump accused him of killing president kennedy. (laughter) so then backed into a corner

s web site it says their primary mission is to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. but as a nice policeman with a cove helped me leave the convention center, i realized they had a point. it would be ridiculous to let us open carry our cameras everywhere. i mean, cameras aren't like guns. you never know when they're shooting. safely in the parking lot it was time to talk about the dploars of american freedom, right after they signed their releases. so i can't roll these cameras and shoot willy-nilly without your legal consent. i guess it makes sense because any lunatic can walk into walmart and buy a camera. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> filling out one form wasn't so hard. okay, freedom time. here we go! >> everybody should have a gun and know how to use it. >> ( bleep ) yeah. >> everyone has the right to bear arms. >> so i do. >> schools should have firearms training from kindergarten on. >> sure, they got hands. >> this is america. that's what made this country. >> thank you! america was built on freedom, freedom to bear arms, freedom of the press, freedom of-- >> gotta

and be president of the united states at a moments notice and is prepared to step up and honor the promises and commitments we have made and preserved and protect the constitutionited states and be commander-in-chief and keep this country safe. [applause] the criteria you are looking for in a vice president is really the same criteria you're looking for in a resident. -- president. for me it was three things. knowledge, judgment, and character. starting with knowledge, carly's career in business has been incredible. starting as a secretary and rising the corporate ladder to become the ceo of the largest technology company in the world. the first woman ceo of a fortune 20 company in history. [applause] carly has been shattering glass ceilings her in liar life -- her entire life and i want someone who understood jobs. they don't come from washington, they come from small business and they come from the people. [applause] and that judgment, i have been so blessed to barnstorm with carly all across the country. to see her firsthand and up close. the way she makes decisions that she is careful, sober, thinks through. we do not want a president who is rash, hotheaded

and the american flag at fort sumter was to him an attack on the constitution and an insurrection against the laws of the united states. when the united states conceded the right to break away, sherman feared the process would go on perpetually. it states were allowed to break away every time they lost a constitutional election america would end up, like he said, mexico. continually in the grip a revolution. be crushed ort the experiment and republicanism would fail discrediting the only example at that time of a successful democratic government. and 11 slaveholding states declared independence following the election of lincoln, sherman looked upon them as resurgent forces needed to be repressed. they had an open anti-slavery present for the first time since the founding of the republic, but he did not give southerners and slave owners provocation to destroy the government. they had no right to seize the board, arsenals, and mints which were property of the united states and placed in the south for the benefit and protection of the people. i the contracts of government, he wrote to the mayor of atlanta, the united sta

brad: b diplomas they swear to defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies. foreign and domestic. first, the new marine second lieutenants. and then the navy. each one of them you ask says he is ready. >> it has been four years. ready to get out on the fleet and serve. >> i feel like it was the best fit for me. take a challenge every day. >> the class features a celebrity. >> star navy quarterback keenan reynolds drafted by the baltimore ravens and given a release by active duty, the secretary of state of defense. for each of the 1,076 graduates it has been a challenging for years, working for this moment. they are officers now. after three cheers, ready to launch their midshipmen hats. >> hip, hip, hooray! brad: with that, the newly commissioned officers head out. th they will be navy seals. they will be infantry officers. all of them telling us they are ready to defend our country. in annapolis, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: how about that? brad showing skills there. we have to have him talk to the nats. beautiful day for graduation wasn't it? the sun continu

united states. it's about sticking with our constitution. it's sticking with our values being not just a great country but an exceptional country that has values that mean something, that cause people to come to this country not to try to where we turn around and try to keep them out of the country. we're turning our back and i'm very concerned about trump. i'm very concerned about the thousands of people who came to the rallies and cheered when he told lies and cheered when he said he was going to build walls to keep people out and he was going to keep entire religions out. >> the thing i've been pondering since last night is how ordinary will this election be and by that i mean i think we can say the primary has been not ordinary. it's been unprecedented in every way. the question is part of it is the behavior of the republican party. does the party act normal around donald trump. with are they going to act towards trump as they would have mccain or do we see major parts of the party withhold support. >> i think a lot of people running for

united states. we are -- the constitutions we have managed to build, the infrastructure that we've managed to build, the credit goes to the united states. i have to mention the other international partners as well. there are -- i think we focus on challenges, this is my point earlier to ambassador newman, was we focus so much on the challenges. we do have them and don't want to hide. every government has its challenged. we may have more than any other. but we don't want to undermine the progress, or the progress that was made in the last 15 years. and with the surge, too. we built over 7,000 kilometers of -- paved over 7,000 kilometers of road, we built hospitals, schools, over 8 million children that attend school in pretty much of the districts in afghanistan would not have been possible without the support of those individuals who served there. we thank them. and i think we owe it to the service of americans and afghans who made those possible that we continue on that path and build on it. >> you know, the civilian surge was a little bit like a roller coaster. it took quite a bit to creak it up t

here is reality, whatever your concern is in the united states of america there is a body created by the constitution and it is called congress. there are three branches of government. the branch that makes the law is congress. what the president has done is, he overridden congress. congress voted on this issue, multiple times about whether or not to grant transgender status into the civil rights act, into title ix and they chose not to. after they chose not to, the president issued his own decree about the way laws should be. that turns the constitution on its head. and what the president is doing, and reason why americans are so upset in this presidential election is because the president is using fiat to determine what the laws are. the united states of america was a country built to get away from the rule of a king from the rule of man, and get to the rule of law and we are undermining the rule of law in the united states of america with this decree from the president. neil: but, governor, the president says he will win out. the courts will decide he is right. makes no reference to congress. >> o

. >> but the way the constitution was designed, the way the united states of america was designed includedth amendment which said all laws and powers not delegated to the united states are reserved to the states. this power is not delegated to the united states of america. hence, it is reserved to the states. >> the president had been comparing, loretta lynch, his attorney general, this treatment of transgenders as akin to the jim crow laws. what did you think of that? >> it is offensive. but also ignorant for her to say that for this reason. if you would, she related it to race-based laws. race is based upon biology, science. the democrats pride themselves on being the party of science. here, though, they are ignoring science. it's the science of designation of gender status at birth. you're either a male by birth or a female by birth. 99.9% of the times you have double x chromosomes or xy chromosomes. >> what about if i'm male by birth and i don't feel i'm a male by birth and i feel i'm a woman and i want to go to the woman's room? >> that is not science. >> so i would have no right to g

raise my hand and pledge my support to each of you to reserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united stateswhen people ask why do spend night and day crisscrossing the country away from your family from away from your kid so often? why do you and your the insults, and allies, the attacks, the smears, the mud? it is not a complicated question. i do it because i love this country. i do it because i look at caroline and catherine, the loves of my life, and i do it for the same reason everyone of you is here. because we're not willing to look in the eyes of our children and grandchildren and tell them, we set by while the greatest country in the history of the world went down the drain. [cheers and applause] we're here tonight everyone of us because we love our kids, because we love our grant should -- grandkids and our country is in crisis. it is at the edge of a cliff staring down. and if we do not will back, our kids, our grandkids will not enjoy the freedom, the prosperity, the liberties, the blessings that each of us has been so incredibly privileged to enjoy. the entire country is dependi

the constitution of the united states of america. have i endorsed ted cruz, why am i here. the simple answer is that i'm not here for any one man. i'm not here for anyone's platform. i'm here because i have found a man who i believe will take the oath and actually mean it, that he will protect and defend the constitution of the united states of america. [applause] is all we need. that is all we need. we have not tried it for 100 years.

>> i think we should consider people who are real patriots, who really uphold the constitution of the united statesand the gravity of our fiscal situation, who understand that our power comes through unity and also we need to have a strong military as a deterrent to the adventurism that is going on. anybody who checks all of those boxes are people that should be considered. >> is there anyone that comes top of mind when you think of that criteria? >> well, i prefer to let the nominee or the presumptive nominee to reveal who those people are. >> how about you, doctor, do you think you are in the running for vp and if not that role do you envision yourself in a place in the trump administration? >> i am not seeking a government position. i think private citizens can add a lot in an advisory capacity, being an ear out there, listening to people. that's the real i would prefer. i've made it clear i'm not interested in the vice presidential position. principlely because i'm a lightning rod as you may remember when i was running and i don't want to be a distraction. this election is way too important. >>