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Thanks everybody. [inaudible conversations] next on booktv after words with guest host Jeffrey Rosen presidency of the National Constitution center. This week Justice John Paul stevens and his latest book six amendments how and why we should change the constitution. A retired u. S. Supreme Court Justice targets gun violence, the Death Penalty, gerrymandering and Campaign Finance in the amendment he believed would better protect and empower citizens. The program is about an hour. Host welcome Jus...

Believes would better protect and empower citizens. The program is about an hour. Host welcome, justice stevens. On behalf of the National Constitution center, its so great to see you. You honored the National Constitution center a few weeks ago by visiting us. The Constitution Center, as you know, is the only institution in america that has a congressional charter to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis, and i cant think of a better book to discuss in connection...

Can. I watch cspan all the time when im home, its the only station that i have on most of the time. I think its absolutely excellent. I watch all of the debates around the country. And thank you for the book talks and the history. And i liked all of it and im thankful that i can use it in my classroom. I teach at a Community College in connecticut. Call us anytime at her phone number or email us at comments at cspan. Org. Or you can send us a tweet at cspan comments. Like us on facebook or follo...

A look at this weeks list of nonfiction bestsellers according to the New York Times. Next on booktv, after words with guest host jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the National Constitution center. This week Justice John Paul stevens and his latest book six amendments how and why we should change the constitution. The retired u. S. Supreme Court Justice targets gun violence, the Death Penalty, gerrymandering, and Campaign Finance in amendments he believes would better protect and empower citize...

Dod, the military need and funding sequestration is the problem. Are you propose inging 1078 kind of appeal fshor sellquestrationsequestration . Unless you also do something on the domestic side whats the solution to sequestration that you see . Well i guess my primary point is it has to be fixed. Now, that fix has got to pass the house of representatives, its got to pass the senate and its got to be signed into law by the president. So, what that means is the Arms Services committee alone canno...

Get it through the committee in a short time frame. I want to hear feedback. And, so that back and forth discussion hopefully, not just this year, but in years to come, will help us get back towards that accountability that jim and i were just talking about. Remember, its not about bureaucracy, its not about just organizations. It is about who has the authority and then can you hold them accountable for the exercise of that authority. And thats the goal weve got to move toward. Yes, sir. Thank y...

This morning, we are opening our phones on that debate. We want to hear from you. Give us a call. Republicans can call the numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter or facebook, or email us. And a very good thursday morning to you. This president ial request to congress is the front page story of most papers around the country. We will be taking you through that authorization for use of military force. Here is what Washington Post had to say here is the ...

Just want to one more time thank the admiral for coming out and making himself available. Excellent remarks and the q a was wonderful, thank our sponsor Lockheed Martin one more time and our partner csis. We think this is a wonderful partnership, between us, the Naval Institute and csis. Thank you very much, sir. Give the commandant a hand. All this week, cspan2 has been showing washington journals recent tour of historically black colleges and universities. Today it is a look at Tuskegee Univer...

The outstanding faculty award for the washington law reviews so he must be doing something right in the classroom and he also writes a weekly First Amendment news column for the concurring opinions blogger. Please welcome Ronald Collins [applause] jamie raskin, that is not a typo, that is how you spell his name. Egos by ginnie. I want to make sure theres no confusion about that. Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and harvard law school. They couldnt get into the university of virgini...

You have proposed six constitutional amendments on topics ranging from Campaign Finance and sovereign immunity and political gerrymandering to gun control and the Death Penalty and the anticommandeering principle. All of these are cases where the Supreme Court ruled differently and you dissented in many of these cases. Tell me why he decided to write a book and why he decided to propose the six constitutional amendments . Guest well its sort of a project that just kind of grew to tell you the tr...