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Destructive and horrible rule. >> martha: joining me now, the new head of the environmental protection agency, scott pruitt. so good to have you with us tonight. welcome. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: i know farmers are very happy about the beginning of the rollback that this regulation. tell us why. >> i think it is farmers and ranchers and oil and gas producers, those who build subdivisions. economic development has been impacted because it is waters of the united states rule, martha. what ...

Means. youll have to get three quarters of the state. of course, ive accepted the needo get things done if you can find a statutory way to do it. the civil rights bill of 64 could have been argued against a stretching of interstate commerce clause, but it was the only way to get some rights in this country. they were never going to get three quarters of the states, including the south to go along with the civil rights laws. >> thats right. its going to be very difficult -- >> but theres no statu...

It this way because well never get three-quarters of the states. this is the only way to do it. well stretch the interstate commerce clause and get it done that way. >> the same argument finds more support under section five of the 14th amendment. thats what it was intended to do. >> which phrase? >> section five of the 14th amendment is there to make sure that congress has the power to pass sort of protective legislation, to make sure that the purposes of the 14th amendment are carried out incl...

Work because young african-american kids would look at dolls and we prefer white dolls over black dolls which meant they got the message from school that they were inferior. this isnt written in the constitution but it was a decision by the court back then. of course you have the civil rights act of 1964 which passed constitutional review based on whats called the interstate commerce clause which allows the federal government to go into the littlest store and gas station and say you cannot be di...

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onic american bands of all time. now glen fry is back. ♪ get your kicks on route 66 >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight dead heat. im not talking about the weather. im talking about americans opinions on the supreme court decision on obama care. take a look at the first poll. 50% agree with the decision. 49% disagree. well within the polls margin of error. you would think a win would be reflected in poll numbers. take a look at this second cnn poll ...

The election until we see what court decides and how both sides handle it. one interesting thing that became more clearer over the weekend governor romney is going to put himself front and center. he hes not going to leave it to members of congress and other people who have been involved in this debate. hes going to be front and center and an interesting debate about politics but policy. as you said, health care is going to have to be figured out whatever the court rules. >> and mika, certainly ...

If this goes away, we still have to start dealing with the problems. >> governor, im told, by the way, that the white house expects as early as tomorrow it could add a wednesday session to announce it, or, of course, on thursday. just for those planning their viewing at home. what do you say about all this? >> well, i think its a huge defeat if the supreme court strikes any part down, even just the individual mandate to the american people. just this week, several million kids got their health i...

More statements about it. but among the other justices where we need the five, there was still some legitimate questions they were asking, and i think theyre pondering it, and we really dont know how theyre going to rule though wed like to believe that based on their questioning they would lean in favor of striking it doesnt because they found real questions with the whole idea of requiring somebody under the interstate commerce clause to buy a product or service for the first time in history an...