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Is actually actively trying to destroy all of its own capabilities to store data. we saw the irs cancel during the conservative targeting its contract with its e-mail or diving company. we saw the irs refuse to look at the six months of backed up e-mails that were on a disc from lois lerner after her computer crashed as the irs commissioner said. nobody at the irs looked at those discs, so we now have three examples of the irs actively either destroying evidence or willfully trying to retire or ...

Jackie is this essentially the end of all legislating during president obamas term as president? is that what this essentially means? >> well, i think weve been in this absolute lull for pretty much most of president obamas second term so far. once it became clear last year that on the bipartisan passage of an immigration bill by the senate that the house, its now been a year, has not taken it up. the newtown massacres at the opening of president obamas second term. and the gun safety legislatio...

>> lets talk about another legal issue, and that is the one of congressional notification. when the president signed the defense authorization act last year, it contained a provision that the administration must notify congress not later than 30 days before the transfer or release of a prisoner from guantanamo. question, did the president break the law, or was that requirement an unconstitutional infringement on his executive powers? >> yes to both. he broke the law, but i believe that the law i...

View and should view desertion. >> lets talk about another legal issue, and that is the one of congressional notification. when the president signed the defense authorization act last year, it contained a provision that the administration must notify congress not later than 30 days before the transfer or release of a prisoner from guantanamo. question, did the president break the law, or was that requirement an unconstitutional infringement on his executive powers? >> yes to both. he broke the l...

Legal issue and that is the one of congressional notification. when the president signed the defense authorization act last year, it contained a provision that the administration must notify congress not later than 30 days before the transfer or release of a prisoner in guantanamo. question, did the president break the law or was that requirement an unconstitutional infringement on his executive powers? >> well, yes to both. he broke the law, but i believe that the law itself is unconstitutional...

>> i dont like those sneaky footnotes when they do it on the side. its not very transparent. they ought to do something as important as this statute. we will see what happens. i have to sort of think yours through. it does seem unwieldy at times. >> its only unwield request if they are not enforcing a lot of laws if they are going to enforce the law faithfully its not going to be much of a burden. >> karl rove what does he have to say about president obama and his use of executive powers. karl r...

Reject reviewing a texas case on whether 18 to 20-year-olds can get carry permits for self defense. the justices, which is not unusual, gave no reason for denying an appeal from the national rifle association and also rejected two other separate gun control cases. and the court did decide, though, it to hear a case this morning, involving the environmental protection agency and how far the president can stretch his executive powers. president obama has been making good on using the power of his ...

Single american. >> the president thinks you guys are unwilling to work with him. we have a do-nothing congress, we cant have a congress sitting around getting nothing done. he says look, maybe im pressing it but im going to have to press it to help the american people have some sort of legislative achievements over the next four years. >> the division of powers is very clear. we dont need a tyrant, a king. the heavy debate takes place in the congress. >> how can he woo you? more outreach, parti...

Are unwilling to work with him. we cant have a country with a do-nothing congress. we cant have a congress sitting around getting nothing done. he says look, maybe im pressing it but im going to have to press it to help the american people have some sort of legislative achievements over the next four years. >> the division of powers is very clear. we dont need a tyrant, a king. do we agree with him on policy? no. thats where the heavy discussion takes place. the heavy debate takes place in the c...

It should not look good to any single american. >> the president thinks you guys are unwilling to work with him. we have a do-nothing congress, we cant have a congress sitting around getting nothing done. he says look, maybe im pressing it but im going to have to press it to help the american people have some sort of legislative achievements over the next four years. >> the division of powers is very clear. we dont need a tyrant, a king. the heavy debate takes place in the congress. >> how can h...