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Thing. but i was talking to an optim ophthalmologists who say 10% of people see it differently. >> lets read into it very deeply, though. when we see it differently, john sees it as blue and black. you see that? >> if i squint -- >> when initially saw it, i saw white and gold. does that mean im more optimistic and johns just a sad man? >> no, sorry, kate. thats not the case. theres no value judgments in how people are seeing -- in the cohen family, i saw white and gold. my husband sees blue and ...

Power to reorganize federal agencies. >> today the president -- if somebody doesnt obey the presidents authority, orders, theres nothing the president can do. it cant hire and fire people except a small number of elected, sort of appointed -- >> or the people you put in place, you can ask for their resignation or get rid of them. >> if some official in the field does something crazy, you cant get rid of them. >> you have a judge determine if the lawsuit is reasonable or not. what kind of judge a...

Opening up increasingly to push for something that looks more like a peace agenda? thats a phrase thats so far from our actual politics now, but is actually what i think you want politics to embody, right? >> unfortunately t word peace comes laden with all sorts of value judgments, negative value judgments in our politics. but what that shows is that you can actually move towards actual piece, you dont have to call it peace, you can call it engagement, you will call it with all sorts of things l...

Like a peace agenda? thats a phrase thats so far from our actual politics now, but is actually what i think you want politics to embody, right? >> unfortunately t word peace comes laden with all sorts of value judgments, negative value judgments in our politics. but what that shows is that you can actually move towards actual piece, you dont have to call it peace, you can call it engagement, you will call it with all sorts of things like verification, you can use thome terms. but i do think were...

Be careful. that borders brown paper bag. i think he would love this. this is the government saying look were going to teach you personal responsibility. when i was very young, just a week old, after jimmy carter was president i remember that energy crisis my parents told me shut off the lights and water when brushing your teeth. learn to conserve energy, water, i think its good to be conditioned to better behavior. >> yes. >> you know funny thing is that you know you will be nudged to combat th...

Form. >> mike, you just said, black and blue. be careful, because that borders browning paper bags. but when you talk about -- i think you would love this, this is the government saying, look, were going to teach you some personal responsibility. when i was very young, just a week old, after jim any carter was president, i remember that energy crisis. my parents always told me, shut off the light, shut off the water when youre brushing your teeth. its good for us to be conditioned to better beha...

Form. >> mike, you just said, black and blue. be careful, because that borders browning paper bags. but when you talk about -- i think you would love this, this is the government saying, look, were going to teach you some personal responsibility. when i was very young, just a week old, after jim any carter was president, i remember that energy crisis. my parents always told me, shut off the light, shut off the water when youre brushing your teeth. its good for us to be conditioned to better beha...

Away from the law and into value judgments. what kind of value judgment.can people make when they tea side to comport their lives. he will say i revealed the greatest violation of the fourth amendment rights in the history of the country. the public has a right to know the government is listening to its phone calls and capturing its e-mails. martha: there is no better place to make this case than as a whistleblower. we have breaking news. thank you very much. bill: we want to take you live to th...

On by a judge, when a judge says its legal, it is legal, right? >> yes and no. as you know, something can be legal and unconstitutional at the same time, counselor. this is where we get in the great area where values, value judgments, the constitution, and different ways of interpreting the constitution may collide with the law. as the law is worded, we are speaking of the patriot act and other enabling legislation, the surveillance was lawful but as the fourth amendment is wordeds the surveilla...

The law of the fisa or where the law itself is so expansive that it violates the constitution. judge, that could take years, right? >> absolutely. and we dont know if this give will be free in the years it will take to resolve this or incarcerated because we dont know what path the government will take. we do know that the obama administration, looking at the case involving our friend and colleague, james rosen, which the information that came out seemed like something that everyone already knew...