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>> i understand its challenging for them. most of the state legislatures are republican. most of the governors are republican. we actually grew our majority in the senate. of course, we won the presidency. this blue wave it supposedly happened in the house -- i mean, if you compare to obamas first midterm election, they lost 63 seats. we only lost 40 seats this time around. yeah, theyre having a hard time getting their message accepted by the american people. so now with two they want to do cust...

>> thats a different discussion. thats a different discussion. thats not what were dealing with. >> its apart of the same relic of the constitution -- >> so you think the constitution is a living document and we should amend it then, then let the states do that. we have a system to do that. a direct democracy vote would x out minority and smaller states and -- >> thats just not true. >> lets end on something where i think were both going to agree and this is just continuously disgraceful. this i...

Dont know. >> dont know. >> outside of the zen, check, so we hear the critics sometimes dialed up to volume 11 talking about how the steele dossier formed the basis for any fisa warrants, any surveillance warrants issued by the judge. whats your take on that based on everything youve reviewed? >> well, and you know this better than me, glenn. in order to get a warrant from a fisa court, you only need problem ble cause and thats reasonably easy for a good prosecutor to get. the steele dossier for...

The executive and legislative branches is using the judiciary to get their work done. i have an issue with president trump launching executive orders, the same way with president obama, they get undone by the courts and they have to work through the system. instead of crafting them the way they should come i also have an issue with some of the things democrats have said about the president in regards to this partisan infighting. in terms of immigration. but were going to get to that little while...

And i think it comes with the idea of a structural strict reading of the constitution that is now being advanced by doctrinaire conservatives as opposed to saying that the constitution is a living document. and kavanaugh steps in at a time when we have a controversial cases dealing with abortion specifically and i think thats a key one. but also with things like voter suppression, and you have to stop and think about gun control, or something that justice scalia was obviously so central one, tha...

Senator votes yes. today judge kavanaugh will be back up on capitol hill to meet with more senators and leading democrats are once again holding a press conference to speak out against confirmation, rob and jillian. jillian: garrett, thank you very much. kavanaugh to be one of the strictest to serve high court. john barrasso says thats exactly what we need, someone to interpret the constitution and not where he are -- rewrite it. >> i think its a su perp -- superb choice. all of us, republicans,...

Washington, and i think thats going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. >> shannon: here to weigh in is john barrasso, chairman of the republican policy committee and member of the senate foreign relations committee. its important to know that senator santorum was pulling for a different one of the four contenders, so that may factor into how he feels about this. what do you think about this choice? >> i think is a superb tories. anyone of the four wouldve been terrific but its really nothing ...

Them here, they could. abby: is there cider? david:. pete: hard cider. abby: its busy out here in the plaza, and its been a very busy week for president trump whether it be tax reform, the iran deal on friday, but a lot of people are up in arms on this. david: lets not forget the supreme court again upholding again an executive order. abby: reversing a lot of the policies that barack obama -- david: the supreme courts backing trump but over 13 times they refuted obama. the constitutions in play....

Contrary to my learned friends view, you look at the debates, you have james wilson, one of the framers saying, in the course of argument, of course a president can be impeach and prosecuted. well, that would make no sense if the president could pardon himself, then he couldnt be prosecuted. >> the problem -- >> it makes, anderson -- our constitution is a living document. it lives on common sense. this notion is absurd that the president can do -- imagine he could go -- he could go out on pennsy...

Well, that would make no sense if the president could pardon himself, then he couldnt be prosecuted. >> the problem -- >> anderson, our constitution is a living document, it lives on common sense. this notion is absurd that the president can do -- imagine he could go -- he could go out on pennsylvania avenue, take bribes, shoot people, walk back in the oval office, sign a pardon for himself, do it again the next day. im afraid of who he might target if he had that power. it is absurd, jonathan. ...