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Because they are going to end affirmative action in -- it will be declared unconstitutional. the university of texas has tried to foster diversity. there have been a number of lawsuits about it. justice kennedy was the swing vote saying the diversity program at the university of texas was constitutional. hes going to leave. theyre going to bring in someone who will vote like gorsuch and like clarence thomas, and there will be fewer black students at the university of texas. thats just part of wh...

Trump won the election. >> exactly. # he had a clear, concise message for how the supreme court would be under his administration. >> steven, you couldnt be more right. all i am saying is we should talk about what that vision is and what it means for people. >> sure. lets talk about the political process as well. we cant overlook that as well. i mean, its a big part of this entire process. >> i know. but you keep using all of these words like process and leader mcconnell. all im trying to say is...

Someone who reflects his vision for this country and how he wants to move this country forward. >> how much is ideology a factor? >> it plays a factor in it. i dont know if i can put a percentage on it. >> just look at how neil gorsuch is voting. he is well more conservative than antonin scalia. voting with clarence thomas more than any other justice. it is a different world now. steven could not be more right where he says this justice will reflect donald trumps view and his political positions...

Going to discuss that because it may come before the court. all of that goes on in private during the vetting process. once the nomination process starts, there will be no open discussion at all. >> steven, as you look at this list, and you know this list intimately well given it was put together during the campaign and something used during the confirmation of neil gorsuch. this is people who could be this group of people up on the screen right now. it could be top of the list to be the pick. a...

They are these little guys. not a hulking threat. steven is like a nerdy, conservative guy. >> what is being missed here. i was looking at the results today with crowley. even within the democratic party there is the same debate. the bernie sanders people are saying some of the same things about the resistance: we have to go. >> laura: bernie doesnt believe that. >> we have to go away from russia and i hate trump and get to the policies. some of the things you are saying are some of the things t...

Not a hulking threat. steven is like a nerdy, conservative guy. >> what is being missed here. i was looking at the results today with crowley. even within the democratic party there is the same debate. the bernie sanders people are saying some of the same things about the resistance: we have to go. >> laura: bernie doesnt believe that. >> we have to go away from russia and i hate trump and get to the policies. some of the things you are saying are some of the things that the democ are saying to ...

>> things that we have the ability to do administratively we are working to do. but again, congress is the only one that has the ability to write law and we hope theyll do that. >> on that point, im trying to understand what it is the president understands about the current policy because as you explained, expedited removal allows the government to remove hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants a year without seeing judges. did the president know that when he issued the tweets? >> yes, but t...

Dismissed demands that president trump unilaterally end the practice of separating families at the border and said, quote, congress can fix this tomorrow. really? have you met congress? theyre still finalizing the louisiana purchase. [ laughter ] >> hacka-sands didnt want to do the briefing on grounds of child separation policy. sarah, you think you dont want to talk about child separation policy in try doing it on a comedy show. oh, you must love the trump administration, steven, the sadness ju...

I dont know, just watching it. >> i dont know about that. >> my thought is, he had a million things going on in his head at that time. >> fassbender resists charges that he and his partner inappropriately planted ideas in dasseys head, like in that exchange about the hood latch. >> what did he do under the hood, if thats what he did? >> what did brendan say? >> he agreed that steven had gone under there. >> you used word agreed. >> yeah. >> so you brought it up first. >> i believe so. >> thats o...

Anything that made sensible -- that was a sensible strategy for this. >> steven, i have a sneaking suspicious youve been quiet because you agree with a lot of that. my basis is ive had this discussion with you before. i know you werent in favor of a lot of stuff the president has done. >> i agree with some of that. i do think if youre going to fight -- lets not call it a trade war, but trade dispute. i dont like the term trade war. >> china likes it. >> history tells you you dont want to fight a...