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Point of view, one set of facts or not, seems to influence the commander in chief. and i would argue that on -- on certain issues like water boarding, for example, mattis' instincts are absolutely right. >> so trump and mattis apparently do agree on iran. we've heard donald trump, you know, threaten to undo the iran policy that the u.s. has been a part of. because these two are on record as having the same point of view, do you see that this helps lay the groundwork for the u.s. potentially pulling out of that deal? >> you know, campaigning is one thing. and governing is quite another. once ma...

Now he says he's he got to vote for him. for americans that doesn't really make any sense. >> well, you know, carol, it seems like all of us in the political world want somehow to sound more civilized than our contemporaries and that would be fine in those times when maybe civilization itself is not at stake. i have great personal respect for paul ryan and even jason, but the fact is in my mind, i have expressed bitter disappointment because i believe that republicans who by comission or omission do anything to increase the chances of hillary clinton becoming president of the united states put...

Separation of powers not because it violates the second amendment or do you think it violates the second amendment, as well? >> as you'll recall, i prefaced my argument on this is an article 1, article 2 issue. article 1 dealing with the congress. we have the power to make the laws. the president as the chief executive is the executor of those laws but not the maker of those laws. that is what the state that exists in a monarchy. we said we didn't want to do that. >> there's all sorts of executive actions that every president takes all the time. president george w. bush took more than presiden...

Hot line 24 hours, right. is that an abrogation of the constitution? is that essentially a incursion upon the constitutional prerogative of the congress? >> not of the congress and the congress would obviously have to be the ones to authorize and appropriate those funds to hire those individuals. so no, that would not be an abrogation under article 1 or article 2. >> okay. let me ask you this. you come from a state that has just inaugurate this had year a fairly expansive open carry legislation. there was a long gun open carry in texas. lease now handgun open carry. there's also carry in the t...

Is that an abrogation of the constitution? is that essentially a incursion upon the constitutional prerogative of the congress? >> not of the congress and the congress would obviously have to be the ones to authorize and appropriate those funds to hire those individuals. so no, that would not be an abrogation under article 1 or article 2. >> okay. let me ask you this. you come from a state that has just inaugurate this had year a fairly expansive open carry legislation. there was a long gun open carry in texas. lease now handgun open carry. there's also carry in the texas capital right now in ...