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Law as it was understood when written, not made new law or simply fill in vaccuum. those who share that view think that under our constitution, congress and not the federal courts are given the authority to make law and to set policy. now, there are others who believe that the courts should make policy. they believe in a so-called living constitution. they think the constitutions text and structure dont limit what a judge can do. to them, deciding what the constitution means is really a, quote u...

Supposed to interpret the law as understood when written, not make new law or simply fill in vacuums. those of us who share that view think that under our constitution congress and not the federal courts are given the authority to make law and to set policy. now there are others who believe that the courts should make policy. they believe in a so-called living constitution. they think that the constitutions text and structure dont limit with a judge can do. to them deciding what the constitution...

The law is very malleable. there are different -- of interpretation. there are different ways of understanding ambiguities, and vagueness in the constitution, and federal statutes. and so -- value judgments come in. i dont think any of the justices on the supreme court, are partisan hats. would i do think they are, are ideological people who were chosen because of their ideologies, who were likely to move in ways the political parties like. i dont think this helps him at all. this is much more p...

Statements? >> well, i dont make value judgments about the people but i can say it is absolutely wrong. we know the vaccines are highly effective and they are very safe. and do i believe that the solution, im a justice brandice fan. to overwhelm with it the positive information and we need to do it in a bipartisan way. and people like me. i would argue the former surgeon general, together with the turn surgeon general all need to get together to provide that. the information is overwhelming that...

Are saying you dont need it, it may be in violation of nature, it may make you die. what do you say about those kinds of statements and the people saying them? >> well, i dont make value judgments about the people but i can say the statements are absolutely wrong. we know the vaccines are highly effective and they are very safe. and i do believe, chris, the solution -- im a justice brandeis fan. is more speech and not to necessarily quiet the misinformation but to overwhelm it with the positive ...

Balanced nutrition for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. >> dana: the author of "the new york times" best-selling author of the subtle of not giving a bleep is coming out with a new book. one excerpt reads the person who denies his feelings numbs himself to the world around him. by rejecting his emotions, he rejects making value judgments. that is, deciding one thing is better tha...

Election. lets follow up on what susan just said. lindsey graham was sitting at 41%. hes now shamed himself time and time again. hes gone from saying that donald trump was a disgrace, that he was unfit to be president of the united states, that if the party nominated him, they would destroy themselves, they would be destroyed and they would deserve it and lindsey just decided he didnt want a primary opponent so for him actually getting re-elected next year is more important than doing the right ...

Here is what one of the companies executives told anderson cooper the other day. >> if it is related to safety, we can and we do remove it. but when were talking about political discourse and misinformation around that, we think the right approach is to let people make an informed choice. >> so shes distinguishing between misinformation that threatens someones safety versus political propaganda. is that fair? >> i actually dont. facebook has said authenticity is a value that they share. theyre t...

Heading to nevada to campaign for dean heller. hes been far from an avid supporter. weeks before he had said he was 100% against clinton, thats hillary clinton, 99% against donald trump. but a knew reuters poll says tight race out there, 3 points over the challenger, jackie rosen. 46-43. theres so many of these close races this year. >> absolutely. you know, in wave years it either tips one way or it tips another way. jacky rosen is a dant not particularly well known in nevada. >> is she excitin...

Allowed to control its meaning, we have no longer a constitution. we are under the government of individual men who for the time being have power to declare what the constitution is, according to their own views of what it ought to mean. thats not the rule of law. justice scalia put it another way, and i truly will end with that, he said, the american people love democracy and the american people are not fools. the people know their value judgments are quite as good as those taught in any law sc...