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General. he can file on behalf of the people. but he cannot file on behalf of the state government and the state of michigan because hes my client. >> greta: he could legitimately go forward and say i dont represent the state of michigan thats the governor but i represent the people and im going forward. he could proceed that way? >> he would proceed that way. he has the constitutional authority to do that but as my lawyer, he cannot represent me or the state government. he would have to, im ask...

I havent found a single constitutional scholar who thinks that this has actual merit. so i think on both substance and process, hes got a problem. >> greta: back to the other one. what would typically happen, if he werent your lawyer, because youre the governor, you would get another lawyer and that lawyer would send a letter saying dont do it. because of the peculiar nature and relationship between the attorney general and governor, in michigan, he has to go write himself a letter saying dont r...

Away, if this were successful. who arent going to like him intervening on their behalf he is not representing them or any of the others it will be benefiting. >> greta: first, whether someone running for governor in a close -- i looked at the numbers hes close to the other two in the republican primary no doubt wants to achieve the nomination from his party to run for governor. youve got the problem where has to represent the governor against himself. and youve got the problem where this lawsuit...

Besides the fact it is serious almost law school question, among all these states where the attorney generals are filing and the governors dont want it. there are disputes popping up intern magli. >> i think the vast majority of states i think you will find that the attorney general has the power to bring lit kpwaeugs on behalf of the state. there -- to bring litigation on above of the state. there may be somewhere they have to have the legislature or the governor but the vast majority of stays ...

But he cannot file on behalf of the state of michigan. he does not represent me. ive asked him instead, as my lawyer, to file in that very case on the other side. or at least to file an amicus on the other side. i am not an -- i will not allow him to speak for the state government when the state government has been seeking to get this reform passed, because it helps the state of michigan. >> greta: before i get to the question the intrigue of having them both sue for the state and have to repres...

Courts interpret it. attorney general, thank you sir. >> thank you stretch, i appreciate it. >> greta: heres what is coming up on the oreilly factor: bill: is the tea party racist? those charges are being tossed around. al sharpton and brit hume on that and bernie goldberg will on how the media is handling the racist deal. >> greta: if you think the colorado attorney general and governor there have problems, try michigan. not only is it the michigan attorney general versus the governor. wait unt...

>> greta: health care isnt just dividing the country it is dividing states. colorado attorney general ers a republican is suing the federal government. his democratic governor ritter is not happy about that weve invited governor ritter to go on the record we hope he will later this week. attorney general suiters joins us live right now, good evening. >> good evening greta. >> greta: sir, you have decided to file suit, join with the other attorneys general in the state of florida. did you talk to...

This is the thing that democrats are hoping, this will show so much disarray and divisions in the republican ranks they wont be able to win in never. sarah palin at the tea party convention in tennessee said, contested primaries are not civil war they are democracy in action. after a primary when somebody wins, its very likely that the tea party people will unite behind them, because ive been to a lot of tea party vents they express disgust with the republican party. but the fact is, they are mo...

To show up and you cant quite take them for granted. >> greta: of course senator mccain is the best example the past couple of days. >> he got a great -- hes facing a tough challenge from j.d. hayworth in arizona. an enormously good reception when the heroine of the tea partiers showed up, sarah palin showed up for him. the thing about mccain the conservatives in arizona have always felt that mccain will move to the right to try to get elected and then hes going to being a moderate or as he call...

This is the thing that democrats are hoping, this will show so much disarray and divisions in the republican ranks they wont be able to win in never. sarah palin at the tea party convention in tennessee said, contested primaries are not civil war they are democracy in action. after a primary when somebody wins, its very likely that the tea party people will unite behind them, because ive been to a lot of tea party vents they express disgust with the republican party. but the fact is, they are mo...