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Is what i was saying. go on. >> well -- >> oklahoma supreme court ruled a 10 commandments monument elected on state grounds has to go. that the statue is religious symbol and violates the state constitution. casey stiegel in the dallas bureau with more. >> reporter: this has lots of people talking. the ruling was prompted by a lawsuit filed by the american civil liberties union of oklahoma or the cclu. they argue that the monument violates the state constitution because the placement is consider...

Are undocumented. >> keep in mind, bill clinton understood this. nothing is more devastating politically to an administration than the appearance of loss of control of the national borders. is bill clinton with his mishandling of detainees, clinton understood this. the cclu and others -- >> the way i ask this, is the millions already here, at the heart of immigration reform. what will you do with the -- >> what do you -- >> were not going to achieve a political solution until we address, how do ...

Look at millions of people who are undocumented. >> keep in mind, bill clinton understood this. nothing is more devastating politically to an administration than the appearance of loss of control of the national borders. is bill clinton with his mishandling of detainees, clinton understood this. the cclu and others -- >> the way i ask this, is the millions already here, at the heart of immigration reform. what will you do with the -- >> what do you -- >> were not going to achieve a political sol...

Sides of this debate on how to treat the living boston bombing suspect. should he be read his miranda rights today? should he be declared an enemy combatant? top lawyer for the aclu and congressman peter king will both weigh in on this matter. thats all coming up. first, a look ahead at todays politics planner. the business of washington moves on. the president todays big public event is the white house science fair. youre watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] lets say...

Does that not qualify to you as part of the public safety exemption. >> the public safety exemption has been increasingly expanded over the last several years. one of the challenges the fbi is going to have theyve expanded it so far it may be hard to hold it up in court. if the questiontrained? who helped train you, who helped fund you? it doesnt go to the question of the imminent threat of public safety but goes to the broader case of the individual, then the fbi might find itself in trouble in...

Knickers in a twist. look at the 9/11 defendants. we tortured them, held them in secret prisons. we still have not prosecuted the alleged master minds of the 9/11 attacks. if boston wants and all of america wants justy, the best way is to let the criminal justice system kick up and work. to make it up as we go along is foolhardy, unconstitutional, and frankly really un-american. >> anthony romero, executive director for the aclu. thank you for coming on the show this morning, sharing your views....

Going to happen. ive had good conversations with the fbi. theyre going to do their due diligence on the public safety portion. heres where the problem is. theyre getting pressure from outside groups to actually do -- to do the mirandizing which is why we ought to let the fbi do their work. >> that was republican congressman mike rogers. hes head of the intelligence committee on the house side. he made the point that the administration will not mirandize the 19-year-old bombing suspect, at least ...

Narks. a kid is a scary nark. if you look at him the wrong way, you know what i mean, and you can get in lots of trouble, terry. why is the aclu speaking about this and not talking about film maker in hiding? >> why are they not all over the place with that guy. >> good point. >> that is a good point. >> this is a tierney of the few. i guess we cant have anymore drama productions because if you cant act you will feel left out. guess what, they will have no more plays. >> i would be behind that. ...

Narks. a kid is a scary nark. if you look at him the wrong way, you know what i mean, and you can get in lots of trouble, terry. why is the aclu speaking about this and not talking about film maker in hiding? >> why are they not all over the place with that guy. >> good point. >> that is a good point. >> this is a tierney of the few. i guess we cant have anymore drama productions because if you cant act you will feel left out. guess what, they will have no more plays. >> i would be behind that. ...

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