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Important than when there might be a new opening on the bench, what is important is in the coming elections the supreme court ruled that anonymous political considerations can be given and they can be used to weigh in specifically for the election or defeat of a member of congress or a senator. i don't think, chris, that the american people that are out there watching think we have too little special interest money in our political system right now. you know, the supreme court ruled that corporations have a first amendment right. we believe that the president shares that first amendment right ...

Will improve the political discourse. >> chris: i don't think anybody is questioning the presidents it right to disagree with the decision. we couldn't find another case of a president directly confronting the justices about a recent ruling while they are sitting there right in front of them and all the members of his party stand up and cheer. does mr. obama think it would be appropriate for a president who felt strongly about the issue to confront the justices about a woman's right to choose and then have members of his party stand up. i think the setting is what the justice said was troublin...

Always was. and any criticism i have a slight self-interest in this case, having involved in a little dustup with lawyers recently. they do take any criticism less -- >> i do admire the president for taking on the lawyers. >> chris: mara, do you think the reports are right that the white house is trying to, first of all, capitalize on what they see as overwhelming support for the presidents it decision, corporations shouldn't be putting money into supporting candidates and trying to lay a mark for the supreme court nominee fight. >> i think that is part of it. the next supreme court nominee fi...

Union degenerated into a political pep rally and questioned whether the supreme court justices should even show up. let's watch. >> the image of having the members of one branch of government standing up literally surrounding the supreme court, cheering and hollering while the court according to the requirements of protocol has to sit there expressionless i think is very troubling. >> chris: but you have kept the heat on roberts and the court this week for its decision allowing corporations to spend money on campaigns and the washington post wrote this about the flap. white house officials sai...

Point about the law and what they disagree with. it is probably not a good eye tee to keep it going. as far as the inappropriateness of the state of the union opinion. ronald reagan made it clear that he disagreed with roe versus wade and now they ruled on it. >> chris: that was about eight, nine years later. >> no, they had just reaffirmed it. >> chris: is your argument that this is fair game? >> i don't think chief justice roberts felt too bad when he was at president bush's press rallies. i would offer a compromise which is the supreme court stop going to the state of the union and in excha...