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And let me read something. i have a constituent who happens to be the dean of a law school who sent me a question. >> uh-oh. >> and i want to present it to you. and here it is. you are a self-professed originalist in your approach to constitutional interpretation. for example, you wrote, and i quote, judges should instead strive, if humanly and so imperfectly, to apply the law as it is, focusing backward, not forward, and looking to text, structure, and history, to decide what a reasonable reade...

What could a reasonable reader understand that text to mean? my favorite case in statutory interpretation when i teach this stuff and talk to my law clerks about it is the fish case. there the statute read something like, im not going to get it exactly right, but if you destroy e-mail documents or other tangible objects when you know the cops are after you, jail. what does that mean in the context of a fisherman who knows the coast guard is after him and hes got an illegal catch and he throws it...

What does that text mean? what could a reasonable reader understand that text to mean? my favorite case when i teach this stuff and talk to my law clerks about it is the fish case. the statute read something like -- i wont get it exactly right. when you if you destroy e-mail documents or other tangible objects when you know the cops are after you, you go to jail. what does that mean in the context of a fisherman that knows the coast guard is after him and he has an illegal catch and he throws it...

Grade classroom after returning from kuwait. his class was awaiting a mystery reader. lo and behold they introduced the reader, it was incredible. big smile on his face, greeting his son. major saloti is a c130 pilot, my favorite. his previous dee employments most recently in kuwait, thank you for your service. happy to see your reunion with your son. so happy for that. >> juan: we hear so much about the troubles in chychrun. guess what? some of our fox colleagues have taken it to heart and done...

And it being born from his fathers own financial struggles coming out of the 2008 recession/depression, depending on how you want to look at it. what did you make of it? >> thanks for having me on. i think steve bannon has thought of a lot about these issues. a veracious reader, grew up talking about politics at the table, and his interest in this sort of latest political revolution, tea party uprising is rooted in a lot of ways in his richmond blue collar upbringing. his dad worked at at&t for ...

[laughter] >> tom: thought that was a little longer clip. it turns out it was written by a conservative author, its just 200 blank pages. fans are loving every missing word of it. one reader said "not only is it the most accurate guide you can find, its also really easy to read." the author says he was inspired to leave the pages blank after looking at dave smiths calendar. [laughter] >> its a takedown on this panel tonight. >> tom: thats what he said. dr. kelly, what do you think, blank books, ...

Time. it created a lot of grit. you know? it threw a lot of sand in the works. i think that was the point. look. donald trump is a marketer. hes a brander. he is a reader of audiences. he thinks this sells to his base. and it may sell to his base. the question is, how do you govern this way? and ultimately, where does it all lead? im not sure he has a concept of this. >> yeah. well talk about obamacare and the voters affected and many of the voters and people who voted for this president would b...

Midterm elections. i mean, president obama won two very solid victories in his election and his re-election. and he retired with a very high approval rating which i think is bothering the incumbent. >> yeah. >> when he looks at his own numbers. but clearly, it took up a lot of time. it created a lot of grit. you know? it threw a lot of sand in the works. i think that was the point. look. donald trump is a marketer. hes a brander. he is a reader of audiences. he thinks this sells to his base. and...

In looking into the inmate mail, they are looking at anything that causes safety concerns. they may be talking to a codefendant about their case or coming up with an alibi. >> the violation cost him his place in the housing unit where he was assigned for safety. he is now back in maximum security. >> i was back where i originally had issues. i still see the people i had issues with. >> he no longer has access to the phone or television. he shares a cell with kevin stern who has been in and out o...

Thats like three weeks. >> you are a slow reader. >> from the way he walked to the way he talked to everybody coming in here. people asking him are you here for? this goes out to anybody and talk about what you are here for and talk about the case. we go through that every day. im like dont say that. >> stern played the role preparing him for the possibility of spending years in a level four maximum security state prison. >> thats what i am concentrating on. there is something new that is going ...