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Capricious, ash tear or made sense. The Supreme Court in boumedin struck it down saying it was not an adequate substitute for habeas. Thats correct, senator. Your role was to find out a way to engage congress on the Detainee Treatment because it was your view that congress, being involved, would strengthen the president s hand . As a lawyer . Yes. I was not a policymaker but i did advise. As a lawyer. As did many others. There were very other many fine lawyers, too, senator, who advised the admi...

Cant promise you how i would rule on a particular case. that would be deeply wrong, to sit here at a confirmation table. and i think we agree on that, that it would be a violation of the independent judiciary for a nominee to a court to make a promise on any case in order to win confirmation. >> no, i dont expect you to. >> i know you dont, and im really grateful for that. i know you appreciate my position. all i can promise you is that i will exercise the care and consideration, due precedent, ...

A person. equal justice under law. it is a radical promise. in the history of mankind. >> does that refer to sexual orientation as well? >> senator, the supreme court much the united states has held that single sex marriage is protected by the constitution. >> judge, would you agree that if an employer were to ask female job applicants about their family plans but not male applicants that would be evidence have sex discrimination prohibited by title 7 of the civil rights act? >> senator, i would...

Person, a person, equal justice under law. it is a radical promise in the history of mankind. >> does that refer to sexual orientation as well? >> the supreme court of the united states has held that single sex marriage is protected by the constitution. >> judge, would you agree that if an employer were to ask female job applicants about their family plans, but not male applicants, that would be evidence of sex discrimination prohibited by title seven of the civil right act? >> id agree with you...

Equal justice under law. its a radical promise. in the history of mankind. >> does not refer to sexual orientation as well? >> it asterisk, supreme court of united states has held that single marriage is protected by the constitution. >> judge, would you agree that if an employee were to ask female job applicants about their family plans, but not male applicants, that would be evidence of discrimination prohibited by title vii of the civil rights act? >> senator, i agree with you that its highly...

Her reputation is outrageous. >> susan rice spoke up in defense of herself the day before thanksgiving. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was preliminary, and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers. >> republicans appear to show no sign of moving on, setting up what is likely to be a vicious confirmation table. all ...

Through some of the worst destruction. >> reporter: monica, this is all thats left of the hick baptist church in yazoo city, mississippi. that ef 4 tornado came roaring across highway 49 and just literally blew the church down to smithereens. theres nothing left. a few items they may be able to save. one member of the church was in the church at the time. in fact, he was over here in the office. he got a call from his wife telling him a storm was coming. he looked out the window and saw it comin...