that's why many of those provisions i think were put in, not because they were unobjectionable. what congress would have done is they wouldn't have been able to put together the votes to get it through. >> maybe that is right mr. chief justice and i don't want to spend all of my time fighting over the periphery because i think there are provisions that once you get rid of the core provisions of the act you let the periphery fall with it. as to the core provisions of the act which are the mandate community issue but include the exchanges, as to all of that i think you want to strike it all down to avoid -- if i can observe the remainder of my time. >> thank you, mr. clement. >> thank you mr. chief justice and may it please the court, there should be no occasion for the court in this case to consider issues of severability because as we argue the minimum coverage provision is fully consistent with article 1 of the constitution. if the court were to conclude otherwise it would reject the proposition that the entire act must fall if this one provision is held unconstitutional. as an

that's why many of these provisions i think were put in, not because they were unobjectionable. so presumably what congress would have done is they wouldn't have been able to put together, cobble together the votes to get it through. >> maybe that's right, mr. chief justice, and i don't want to spend all of my time fighting over the periphery because i think there are some provisions that i think you would make as an exercise judgment, a judgment that once you have gotten rid of the core provisions of this act that you would then decide to threat periphery fall with it. if you want to keep the periphery, that's fine. what i think is important though as to the core provisions of the act which aren't just the mandate, community rating and guaranteed issue but include the exchanges, the tax credit, medicare and medicaid, as to all of that i think you want to strike it all down to avoid abu reserve the remainder of my time. >> thank you, mr. clement. mr. niedler. >> thank you. may it please the court. there should be no occasion for the court to consider issues of severability becau

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there are black people, too who have used the term nigger in ways that in my view, are completely unobjectionable. dick gregory titled his first autobiography, "nigger "an autobiography." and richard pryor with two great albums, "that nigger is crazy" and bicentennial nigger." >> host: when you wrote the book, it was published in 2002. what reaction did you get? >> host: when i do. >> guest: when i wrote the book i got a lot of reaction, some positive and some negative. and continue to get some positive reactions and negative reactions. some people took real offense at the title. if there was one aspect of the book that probably got me the most negative reaction was people who complained about the title, and who thought that i was being sensationalist, i was exploiting this term by putting it right there in the title, right there on the cover of a book that would appear in your book stores all across america. and what i said to people was -- and i still say -- and i say this unapologetically -- if you write a book you want people to read your book. there are thousands of books in any book store.

there are black people, too who have used the term nigger in ways that in my view, are completely unobjectionable. dick gregory titled his first autobiography, "nigger "an autobiography." and richard pryor with two great albums, "that nigger is crazy" and bicentennial nigger." >> host: when you wrote the book, it was published in 2002. what reaction did you get? >> host: when i do. >> guest: when i wrote the book i got a lot of reaction, some positive and some negative. and continue to get some positive reactions and negative reactions. some people took real offense at the title. if there was one aspect of the book that probably got me the most negative reaction was people who complained about the title, and who thought that i was being sensationalist, i was exploiting this term by putting it right there in the title, right there on the cover of a book that would appear in your book stores all across america. and what i said to people was -- and i still say -- and i say this unapologetically -- if you write a book you want people to read your book. there are thousands of books in any book store.

the amendments which are unobjectionable merely certify that the coins produced under the program outlined in the bill will comply with existing law requiring that they be produced at no cost to the taxpayers. madam speaker, the 112th congresss ago, during the first session of the first congress, george washington signed into law the judiciary act. and appointed the first 13 men who formed the basis for the nation's first federal law enforcement agency. the marshals service will celebrate its 120th anniversary -- 125th anniversary in three years. this legislation authorizes issuance of coins recognizing that anniversary. surcharges on the coin sales will generate funds for a number of law enforcement-related entities, primarily the u.s. marshals museum. i urge adoption of the bill as amended and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. miller: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: thank you, madam speake

that is why many of these provisions, i think, were put in, not because there were unobjectionable. presumably what congress would have done is that would not have been able to put together the votes to get through. >> maybe that's right to mr. chief justice, and i don't want to spend all my time fighting over the periphery because i do think there are some provisions that i think he would make as an exercise of your own judgment that once you have gotten rid of the core provisions of this tax you would then decide to let the periphery fall with it. if you want to keep the periphery that's fine. what i think is important, as to the core provisions of the act which are not just the mandates committee meeting rating, and guarantee issue but include the exchanges, a tax credit, medicare, medicaid, i think you do want to strike it all down to of will -- avoid a reducted buckley. >> thank you. mr. edwin kneedler. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. no occasion for the court in this case to consider issues of several ability because, as we argue, that minimum coverage provision is fully cons

that's why all -- many of these provisions, i think, were put in, not because they were unobjectionable. so presumably what congress would have done is they wouldn't have been able to put together, cobble together the votes to get it through. >> well, maybe that's right, mr. chief justice. and i don't want to, i mean, spend all my time on -- fighting over the periphery, because i do think there are some provisions that i think you would make, as an exercise of your own judgment, the judgment that once you've gotten rid of the core provisions of this act, that you would then decide to let the periphery fall with it. but if you want to keep the periphery, that's fine. what i think is important, though, as to the core provisions of the act, which aren't just the mandate community rating and guaranteed issue, but include the exchanges, the tax credit, medicare and medicaid -- as to all of that, i think you do want to strike it all down to avoid a redux of buckley. if i could reserve the remainder of my time. >> thank you, mr. clement. mr. kneedler. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may i