here to explain why are paul helmke president of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence and wayne lapierre executive vice president of the national rifle association of america. i'll start by asking you both of you starting with, wayne lapierre, what did the court do that was right? >> i think it's a landmark decision. i think the court the said the second amendment is now an individual right. that's a real part of american constitutional law, but supreme court decisions have to have consequences or the whole premise of constitutional authority collapses so an incorporated right has to be a real right. the intent of the court was to provide access. the question today before the court was do law-abiding citizens have the right to go out and buy and own a gun for self-protection or any lawful purpose? and the court today said yes, anywhere they live. now our task is to make this ruling real city by city block by block state by state throughout the country so all citizens can experience this freedom. >> ifill: sounds like more lawsuits. >> it will be a lot more lawsuits. that's the m

host: we will leave it there and go to wayne in north carolina. good morning.aller: good morning, greta. the caller from maryland has got it all wrong. what president obama is doing is trying to further his agenda. bp, yes, they should be responsible, but government should not seize their assets. corporate control of the country, it could bankrupt the country. president obama is using this incident like he uses every incident, to further his agenda, whiih is more government control, more taxes. that is the government that he seems -- that is the direction he seems to be going. he did not give specific. i do not think that he can get specific. he is a politician, not a leader. this man does not have the answers. host: on capitol hill yesterday many oil executives from different companies were testifying before the committee. they came under fire from democratic members that said that their plans for addressing an oil spill were carbon copies of that of bp. oil executives were doing their best to distance themselves from bp. the ceo of bp is in town, he will be u

madam speaker, please join me in honoring first lieutenant wayne t. hogancamp of the united states army. thank you. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. speer: madam speaker, i have one question -- ms. speier: madam speaker, i have one question, how long until we do something about our reliance on oil? the amount of oil that has spilled in the gulf since its inception is 65,000 barrels a day, up from 1,000 barrels. do you realize that if we had retrofitted 100,000 homes in this country it would equal the amount of oil that's been spilled into the gulf during this time. i say to ll of us it's time to take decisive action. it's time to rid ourselves on our dependence on oil. we can do so by embracing the home star program that the house has already passed and really what we should do is ask b.p. to put into an escrow a

i rise today to recognize a very special individual by the name of first lieutenant wayne t. hogancamp. he lives in orange county, california, was awarded the third highest honor in the military for gallantry of action, is the ver star, on january 1, 1945. while in command of an m-8 cannon platoon and advancing over an enemy controlled road in the philippines, he maneuvered his m-8 through a barrage of enemy artillery fire and successfully destroyed two 77 millimeter guns thus allowing his column to advance. while continuously exposed to enemy fire and using a burning m-5 tank for cover, he eliminated the enemy threat, allowing the safe passage of his men. first lieutenant hogancamp's bravery is a testament to the dedication and valor of himself, his unit, and the united states army. it was an honor for me and my office to have helped lieutenant hogancamp obtain his much hogancamp obtain his much deserved silver st

and noah hall, a professor of water and environmental law at wayne state university law school. professor hester, in general are there any real limits on bp's liability for this oil spill? >> well, there are limits for one particular sub set of claims to be brought against bp, which would be $75 million for claims brought for damages under the oil pollution act. that cap does not apply, however, for direct removal costs, getting the oil actually out of the water. that is unlimited under the oil pollution act. that cap doesn't apply to state law tort law suit or civil or criminal peenlts that the united states or state governments might want to pursue. >> lehrer: the answer is yes, there's no real limit. even under the $75 million cap there are ways to even raise that, are there not, depending on allegations? the president was saying there was corner-cuting on safety and things like that? >> well, if there's a cap it's a pretty leaky one. the $75 million cap only applies if there is a situation where there hasn't been gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to comply wi

but jack, wayne, and so many bet on veterans had chose to serve the new generations.eration to overcome the nation's greatest challenge. and so it is with today's wars. as a new generation has learned, some of the tussle is less -- applies some of the toughest lessons we learned in vietnam, patience and practice as some -- and pragmatism, learning skills sharp and in vietnam, so many are relevant to today's effort. we know we stand on the -- with dependent children of vietnam veterans as they give all they can to provide their children, our grandchildren, a safer world. so is veterans of all generations, separate yet similar, gathered today to commemorate the fallen, to remember those on this wall, let us honor their legacy by learning from them, listening to one another, and stay connected in the future. on behalf of the more than 2 million members of the united states armed forces, they you all. may god bless our men and women in uniform, their families, our vietnam veterans, and the united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> at this time we would like to an

butler, wayne campbell, johnny cruise, james l. keys, terry mcmillan, williams mccain, charles osborne, james prayeder, and mack thomas. it's been an honor to bring this resolution honoring them to the house and i strongly urge my colleagues to add their neams to the roster of those recognizing these american sailors. with that i yield back the balance of my time. mr. buyer: reclaiming my time. i thank the gentleman for bringing this. i also want to recognize hoosiers who also shared danger of combat above the rice patties and forest of the mekong delta. that is those who served with hal-3 from indiana. j. howard cook, rick hodge, melvin howl, thomas h. jackson, robert l. redmond, and jay wakeland. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. buyer: in support of house resolution 1228. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. buyer:with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana yields back the balanc

host: wayne porter -- winston porter is the president of the waste policy center.ng and welcome to "washington journal." caller: do you know anything about the incinerators that get rid of the leftovers like what you're talking about? it disintegrates it, sort of. guest: you're talking about -- are you talking about the incinerators in the gulf coast oil spill? caller: all of the leftovers that they pick up on the edges and stuff. the oil that is left over. not just the skimmers, but the incinerators. guest: there are about 10 million gallons of oil that have gotten directly out to sea. there is also a burning of solid waste materials. most of that will go to landfills. there is some burning going on of those materials. i think it is probably going to be safe. host: this is from one of our regulars. companies have stopped or underpaid, because they know the fed is a paper tiger. guest: they are trying to reauthorize the attacks of the superfund on two types of companies -- reauthorize the tax of the superfund auntie to be zero types of companies. one thing we learn

>> i am wayne byrd. he said that the voters are ready for change. it seems to me you have to be selective in the way did you pick examples this talk about it. if you believe in majority rule , you look at the presidential election of 2000 the man elected with your votes was president. but there were very few calls at the voter level four electoral college reform. it seems like a pretty big deal. the man with the fewest votes its elected president third i wonder why there isn't more voter interest and the sort of thing? >> i think there is voter interest and a variety of outcomes, that the lawmakers they alike ads represent them. if you look at 2006 and 2008 elections, there was an infrastructure in washington that voters who elected people and not tight races, there was a lot of change expected and voters were quite expected. there are a variety of reforms that they have to put in terms of voter voices being heard. look for college reform is one of them. if you want to talk about the issue, the money issue comes up fast. we at focus groups and charl

wayne, independent line. hi. caller: good morning c-span. i think that elena kagan will pau a terrible judge. i think she'll be in the line of justice sotomayor, extreme left and doesn't have much of a paper trail. but we do know that she's became active about kick tag military off campus at harvard and the gay marriage issue. as we look at sotomayor, without the paper trail, you basically have to look at who did president barack obama select the first time? justice sotomayor, her background, pretty obviously. i mean, she attended to the supreme court. nine of them were reversed when she was a circuit or public court judge. she also a member of the extreme left wing latino group that believes that - host: she's already on the court - call cow yes, but peter, the only way we can - the only way we can um... we got to make a decision on elena kagan, we have to look at who has he selected before and so we go to you know what has thh selection been. we know very little about this woman. that's probably one of the reasons why she was selected for

host: philadelphia, on our line for republicans, wayne, your next. caller: nice to speak to you. it really dovetails my question with the previous caller. i was just wondering about your sampling methods and how you keep that evenhanded. is it more towards the intellectuals in these various countries or the common foe -- folk, poor, wealthy, educated, uneducated, and how that sampling goes on. >> guest: that is a very good question. we work hard to get nationally represented samples. we're interviewing the general public, and essentially, the demographic characteristics of our sample should look like the demographic characteristics of the country. in almost all cases, they do. there are a few places in this year's survey, for example -- china, india, pakistan, where there are parts of the country that for logistical or other reasons we just cannot get to. in the places, the samples are disproportionately urban. pakistan, for example. there are security concerns in many parts of pakistan and parts of the country we can get to, although in truth, we cover 80% of pakistan, even with

but jack, wayne, and so many bet on veterans had chose to serve the new generations.t often takes more than one generation to overcome the nation's greatest chaenge. and so it is with today's wars. as a new generation has learned, some of the tussle is less -- applies some of the toughest lessons we learned in vietnam, patience and practice as some -- and pragmatism, learning skills sharp and in vietnam, so many are relevant to today's effort. we know we stand on the -- with dependent children of vietnam veterans as they give all they can to provide their children, our grandchildren, a safer world. so is veterans of all generations, separate yet similar, gathered today to commemorate the fallen, to remember those on this wall, let us honor their legacy by learning from them, listening to one another, andtay connected in the future. on behalf of the more than 2 million members of the united stes armedforces, they you all. may god bless our men and women in uniform, their families, our vietnam veterans, and the united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> at this

such was the case went supreme court ruled in gideon v wayne wright that the constitutional right to counsel in a criminal proceeding was guaranteed, egardless of the wealth of the defendant. the supreme court gave the words "equal justice under law" real meaning. perhaps this decision was to be expected, sincehe oath of office declared by every federal judge makes it clear that he or she will administer justice without respect to person or -- and due equal right to the poor and to the rich. i believe that our next associate justice in the whole supreme court should be guided by legal precedent and the best traditions of the supreme court in advancing constitutional rights for individuals against abuses of power, whether by government or business, even as our world continues to change and evolve. justice thurgood marshall said in a 1987 speech, "i do not believe the meaning of the constitution was forever fix ted philadelphia convention. to the contrary, the government they desides are was defective from the sta, requiring several mindments, a civil war, a momentous social transforma