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The original constitution didnt have the bill of rights. the first ten amendments. there was a lot of discussion at the ratifying conventions about having a bill of rights. that was quickly done in the first congress in new york in 1789, of course, by james madison taking the lead on that. but so too, they did not think it was perfect to have an amendment process that specified in article 5 of the constitution. that amendment process was intended to be used.weve seen it used to correct structura...

They knew it had imperfections. there was a lot of discussion at the ratifying convention about having a bill of rights and that was quickly done in the congress of new york in 1779 by james madison taking a lead on that. they did not think it is perfect. they had an amendment process that was specified of article five of the constitution. that process was intended to be used. the 17th amendment as you noel of the senate election and the elections and the 25th amendment which corrected some issu...

It is a clever line but i agree with you. i have always had a little bit of a problem with that line because - both parts of that are wrong in sense because i never want to think of the court as infallible. and i also never want to think of it necessarily in the way you are describing either because there is the people always have an ability to correct through the amendment process. now, the amendment process is hard and hasnt been used as much in recent decades. of course, at the beginning of t...

It, thats why we have an amendment process. you have to do it through the democratic process. you cant just have somebody appointed, and go say i know whats best for all americans and this is what im going to do. >> shannon: is it true you served as a high school substitute teacher? >> i served as a substitute teacher. i have done it for i dont know since 2002. i did it once in high school. i do mostly junior high and elementary. let me tell you why. if you want to understand what elementary and...

>> if you dont want to follow it that is why we have an amendment process but you have to do it through the democratic process, i know what is best for what im going to decree. >> what about as a high school substitute teacher? >> i serve as a substitute teacher, and did it once in high school. let me tell you, elementary and secondary education, they will take politicians. shannon: who is tougher, who is tougher to corral? >> us senators. when you are a substitute, everybody ought to do it. app...

Of the constitution, given it is 2018 and not 1776? >> laura: kids, dont try this legal analysis at home. your reaction. >> oh, the levels of stupid. 1776, the constitution was not yet written. if you believe that americans have evolved beyond the constitution, it has an amendment process and we have legislatures that you can eelect. and finally the idea that any it justifies the supreme court moving away from the text of a law so they can interpret the constitution as poetry is more evidence th...

I think most republicans want some resolution to this. what does it down to? that some republicans are okay with a path to citizenship for >> you know, when you look at ? that particular issue you say years.e president was citizenship was at the end. bob god lat was talking three years but he had to keep signing up. thats fine. put together on the floor and lets see what the amendment process produces and then see what people actually vote for. this bit where we are saying i dont want the bring ...

They would have to read one page a minute until they take the vote to get through the bill. over half $1 billion in spending per page, the problem is it is not good for the american people. they should debate. no amendment process which is part of the problem. we are not dealing with the right issues. jillian: lets look at democratic wins in the center milk, $8 million increase for public housing, $431 million to the gateway project, $350 million to loan forgiveness programs, no concrete wall, n...

They vote for it? >> well, there are a lot of reasons, i think, bill. first off, if you are a moderate democrat or anybody you want to solve the problem. i think the president has put a good faith effort out there and obviously it addresses the issue of providing legalization for all the daca young people. at the same time strengthens border security and tries to prevent this problem from occurring in the future and looking at issues like chain migration and visa lottery. those are all things i ...

An open amendment process, full debate starting next week on daca. >> harris: the president was the difference maker there, putting it out there in a real way. then those things get decoupled. you get daca away from actually funding the government part two years. how important is what nancy pelosi is doing across the chamber in the house. mainly its for her own party. they were quite angry with her because i felt like she hadnt done enough. >> i would have to argue that i think its even a little...