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Become so blurred, congress just doesnt want to get its hands dirty. >> fair point. >> but the constitution doesnt change. its still our responsibility. but to your point, yes, we should be able to put members of the senate on the record. this legislation i referred to earlier would be hard for republicans to oppose because all it says is that the president does not have the power to launch a pre-emptive strike against iran without congressional authorization, and id be hard-pressed to listen to...

Dirty. >> fair point. >> but the constitution doesnt change. its still our responsibility. but to your point, yes, we should be able to put members of the senate on the record. this legislation i referred to earlier would be hard for republicans to oppose because all it says is that the president does not have the power to launch a pre-emptive strike against iran without congressional authorization, and id be hard-pressed to listen to a republican argue against that bedrock constitutional princi...

Endure, and that its a lot bigger than any of us and live hopefully a great deal longer than any of us, our childrens children. i do think its important to try to understand law according to its original understanding. >> so you dont agree with mccullick adapting to the crisis of human affairs. >> no, senator. >> so you do agree. >> well. >> i just want a yes or no, thats all. >> these are complicated issues that take more than a yes or no respectfully and what i would say is the constitution do...

Constitution must endure. and that its a lot bigger than any of us. and it will live in that sense, hopefully, a very great deal longer than any of us. our childrens children. i do think its important to try and understand law according to its original understanding, public meaning. words have meaning. >> so you dont agree with mikilucs about adapting to the crisis of human affairs? >> no, senator. >> so you do agree? >> im trying to answer -- >> i just want a yes or no. thats all. >> these are ...

Endure. and that its a lot bigger than any of us. it will live in that sense hopefully a great deal longer than any of us. our childrens children. its important to understand law according to the public meaning. words have meaning. >> so you dont agree with mccullough about adapting to the crisis of human affairs? >> no, senator. >> so you do agree. >> im trying -- >> i want a yes or no. >> i think it takes -- these are complicated things that take more than a yes or no respectfully. what i woul...

Scalia would say when did it become unconstitutional and he gave some dates for same sex marriage, then olson responded with a question, saying you know, about interracial marriage. why does scalia say that is a key question? >> well, that really goes to the heart of scalias judicial philosophy. he is what he calls an originalist. he thinks the constitution means precisely what it meant in 1791 when it was ratified or 1868 when the 14th amendment was ratified, he says the constitution doesnt cha...

Brown versus board of education, in their brief they compare this to the great civil rights issues of our time, and he said thats exactly why the court is here and thats why it ought to rule on the larger issue. >> jeff, i dont know if you heard, we played the scalia/olson exchange where scalia would say when did it become unconstitutional and he gave some dates for same sex marriage, then olson responded with a question, saying you know, about interracial marriage. why does scalia say that is a...

Marriage, then olson responded with a question, saying you know, about interracial marriage. why does scalia say that is a key question? >> well, that really goes to the heart of scalias judicial philosophy. he is what he calls an original. if he thinks the constitution means precisely what it meant in 1791 when it was ratified or 1868 when the 14th amendment was ratified, he says the constitution doesnt change. implicit in his question was look, in those eras, they certainly were not thinking a...

Perspective it is not enough, and i think this is something well continue to debate and that i personally will continue to wrestle with going forward. >> hes wrestling with it enough that he decided not to defend the constitutionality of the bill that works against it. a pew poll, 48% of the country oppose gay marriage, 42% support it. as a whole, the country. when you break it down to independenting, 44% were in favor, 43% not. so the independent voters is slightly -- in fact lets just call it ...

Moral truth doesnt change because of polls, and the constitution doesnt change because of polls. how are you grappling and evolving with an issue when we know the law -- >> pat, pat. >> the constitution will interpret it. >> you can change the interpretation, but you cannot change the constitution. >> i was going to say he really has been clear from the start. he said this law, even when he was running for president, he said this law was unfair and wrong and should be repealed. whates doing now ...