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Have changed the outcome. judge thomas has a very interesting background which maybe kavanaugh doesnt have the same biography. >> you worked directly with justice alito, justice thomas, through those confirmation processes, what did you learn from each in their different personalities how they come to this? >> i think authenticity is important. i think both of those nominees did very well. in very different ways. >> theyre very different. >> chief justice roberts is a charming urbane waesh ishin...

Federalist 78 and what is described there is a system of precedent. precedent is rooted right into the constitution itself and is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to the rules of precedent. beyond that, being a good judge means paying attention to the words that are written. the words of the constitution, the words of the statutes that are passed by congress. not doing what i want to do, not deferring whether the executive rewrites the laws passed by congress, but respect ...

Judicial power, you look at federalist 78. and whats described there is a system of precedent. precedent is rooted right into the constitution itself. and constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to the rules of precedent. beyond that, being a good judge means paying attention to the words that are written. the words of the constitution, the words of the statutes that are passed by congress. not doing what i want to do. not deferring when the executive rewrites the laws passed by ...

On a different plane, but this is all about politics. these confirmation processes are always all about politics. the democrats will ratchet up this rhetoric because the margin is very thin them. if they can push a couple of boats to the other side, neither they block his confirmation. from my perspective i dont see anything principle from my perspective. donald trumps president until he is not, and i expect him to be president until at least 2020. i dont think cavanaugh becomes at all illegitim...

The president said justice kennedy had great version and heart hand he will work on his replacement. >> we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court. that will begin immediately. hopefully were going to pick somebody that will be as outstanding. >> shepard: the president in the last half hour. president trump already appointed neil gorsuch to the bench replacing antonin scalia that did in february 2016. that happened to the dismay of democrats at the time. we can...

Coming out saying in the case of jackson you are looking at a clean fbi vetting. we know for sure he has not been the target of an ig report. we have seen democrats and republicans come out in favor of ronnie jackson, you had pres. obama saying adm. jackson was poised under pressure, that he should be promoted. we see this time and again with dr. jackson is being dragged through the mud. they should allow this hearing to happen so that dr. jackson can speak out. it is unfortunate that what we ar...

In the case of jackson, you were looking at a clean fbi vetting. we know for sure that he has not been a target of an ig report. weve seen democrats and republicans come out in favor of ronny jackson. in fact, you had president obama basically saying that admiral jackson was poised under pressure, he should be promoted. weve seen this time and time again where dr. jackson is being dragged through the mud. they should allow this hearing to happen so that dr. jackson can speak up. i just think its...

His hearing was delayed over misconduct allegations. the president slamming democrats over his attempts to block his nominees. he said they tried to block his secretary of state pick and now this. >> this is a vicious group of people that maligned and they do and i lived through it, we all live through it. they failed with mike pompeo and that was a big, big hit because they thought they could stop him and embarrass him. the democrats have become obstructionists. thats all theyre good at it. >> ...

Appropriation bill, you forfeit your power of the purse. thats the whole key. congress has to go line by line and fund those projects that they want to fund and mandate that money be spent accordingly. when you dont do that, what we do is throw this money at problems and hopefully it filters down to the right process. thats not the way things need to be done here. >> i know. but that is the way it is done, and that aint new. how do you change it? >> chris i have been no wall flower. ive called o...

That sessions offered his resignation to the president and then was turned down. i think, you know, that will give you a sense of the fact that they know he is potentially in big trouble with the administration as well. and i think -- i wouldnt be surprised to see if democrats make sessions a particular target with jim comey. i mean, this -- sessions is somebody if you remember from the confirmation processes, hes been a very conservative so far as attorney general, very conservative record and ...