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There is no reason to changing but what we're seeing, divergence of philosophy about the constitution. roosevelt tried to do things but it evolved over time. there is a divergence over the constitution. i'm not surprised justice ginsberg. we know that judicial philosophy because of liberal and how they see the document. it evolves. >> sean: a living, breathing document, but it's not. >> we can argue its constant work in progress and it should be. it allowed slavery. >> that wasn't in the constitution. >> they created the mechanism to change. >> give her a break. what he is saying that our

Expression. but i will tell you today, that is breathing document is in pain. we could have had a hearing that spoke about any number of issues of terrorism. we might have gone back to the cold cases of the civil rights movement, acts of terror. we might have tried to moments and acts of terror and understand why the klansman still terrorize individuals in parts of this country. maybe we would have found out what those who oppose the jewish faith are doing to jewish communities and synagogues, no matter what their religion. >> i want to bring in candy crowley on this point because the congress...

>> already been tainted. there are no loud sounds of reasoning that are coming through this hearing. the reason is, because it's already been classified as an effort to demonize and to castigate a whole broad base of human beings. i cannot stand for that. >> reporter: jackson lee went on to hold up a copy of the constitution and said that the breathing document be in name. melvin bledsoe testified about how his son grew up a happy, all-american kid and went to college and underwent an astonishing change and now he stands accused of a fatal shooting outside a military base in arkansas. he told ...

>> theconstitution is a living and breathing document. the first amendment allowses -- the freedom of religion, the freedom of association, and expression. but i will tell you today that this breathing document is in pain. we could have had a hearing that spoke about any number of issues of terrorism. you might have gone back to the cold cases of the civil rights movement, acts of terror. you might have tried to understand where the klansmen still roam today and terrorize individuals in parts of this country. maybe we would have found out who those who oppose the jewish faith are doing, the je...

Constitution as a living, breathing document that needs to modify over time. >> bill: not modify. it needs to change over time. because now that we have freedom in america, which we do now we have to go beyond that we are not threatened by the king of england anymore. we have to be a more fair and just country. this is what worries me. because once you get into that, the constitution as written doesn't matter anymore. it's what they want to happen and then you are in a political realm. >> here is what justice can a lee is says about it original list. words say what he said they mean when the f...