Page 3 - Constitution Matter News Today

Council gonzalez to deliver to the federalist society. and you said in that speech as a matter of constitutional principle, it is simply inappropriate, we believe, to afford any outside group a quasi official role in the presidents nomination process. how do you square those two comments about the role of the american bar association in the nomination process with the role of the federalist society in your nomination process? assuming that mr. mcgahn was speaking accurately when he said that the...

Congress is the binding law, what is signed by the president. its whats gone through the senate and the house and that is the law. also as a practical or functional matter, having seen legislative clauses i know how compromises come together within the house and senate, within the senate, the house. theres negotiations late at night over precise words and compromises, inevitably. the constitution is compromised. legislation say compromise. and when we depart from the words that are specified in ...

Constitutionalism or constitutionalist, those are all referring to the same things, which are the words of the constitution matter. of course, as i said repeatedly, you look at the history, the tradition. federalist 39 -- 37 tells us to look at the liquidation of the meeting by historical practice over time and precedent wirks is woven into article iii. as i said in federalist 78. start with the words, as justice kagan said, were all originalists now. pay attention to the words of the constituti...

Referring to the same things which is words of the constitution matter. of course, as ive said repeatedly, you look at historical, the history, the tradition, federalists 39 -- 37 tells us to look at the liquidation of the meaning by historical practice over time and you look at precedent, woven into article three, as i said in federalist 78. start with the words as justice kagan said, were all originalists now paying some attention to or more than some, paying attention to the words of the cons...

That case under the precedent, first amendment law and would think about that. the policy question, i think, is really for congress in the first place to determine, assess, study, exactly what kind of disclosure requirements should be put in place. >> i understand the potential hazard there is that the unleashed power of unlimited political dark money then becomes like a ratchet, the obstacle to solving that problem and i hope you can understand that as a matter of political principle. >> i do u...

Arizona to what is signed by the president, it is what has gone through the senate and the house and that is the law. but also as a practical or functional matter, i think having seen the legislative process, i know how compromises come together and the house and senate, within the senate, within the house, there is negotiations late at night over precise words and compromises inevitably. the constitution compromise, legislation is compromise and we depart from words that are specified in the te...

The federalist society and you said in that speech, it is a matter of constitutional principle, it is simply inappropriate, we believe, to afford any outside group a quasi official role in the presidents nomination process. how do you square those two comments about the role of the american bar association and the nomination process with the role of the federalist society and your nomination process, assuming that mr. mcgahn was speaking accurately when he said they about been in-sourced to the ...

One is i described the process i went through with mr. mcgahn, the president and the vice president. >> yep. >> and the selection and that is what i know about my process. two, on the ads, there are a lot of ads against me, as well. and ive seen those. you know, our family has seen those and then there are ads for me, and weve seen those, too. chief justice roberts said it is a free country and this are ads for and against -- >> do the citizens know who they are, who is funding the ads as matter...

>> so, two things, senator. one is that i described the process i went through with mr. mcgahn, president, the vice president, and thats what i know about my process. two, on the ads, there are a lot of ads against me as well. and i have seen those. and our family has seen those. then there is ads for me, and we have seen those, too. as chief justice roberts said in his hearing, its a free country and there are ads for and against. >> should we as citizens know who they are, who is funding the a...

Draft speech for attorney general gonzalez or white house counsel gonzalez. probably white house counsel gonzalez to deliver to the federalist society, and you said in that speech, as a matter of constitutional principle, it is simply inappropriate, we believe, to afford any outside group a quasi official role in the presidents nomination process. how do you square those two comments about the role of the american bar association in the nomination process with the role of the federalist society ...