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It is true that we have seen the supreme court that was the body of the politic that was actually able to uphold the constitutional rights of the 14th and the 15th amendment and gave us "brown v. board" and we have had this idea that the supreme court gives us the voting laws, and that is the part of the government to en shrine them first and most protective of the right from the tyranny of the majority, and yet, we are seeing that the court is the most reactionary, and one of the greatest threats to civil rights in our time is the minority opinion and now the majority opinion of the roberts' ...

That. the supreme court is certainly going to rule this year on the federal law called the defense act. the supreme court is also going to take up the prop 8ng how they rule on it it may be good for california only. it may apply nationwide. one other quick one, chuck. california defeated a proposition that would have done away with the death penalty. >> also the marijuana laws aren't there federal laws that trump state laws here? how does this work? >> well there are whether they will trump them in i think what's going to happen here is the federal government is going to turn a blind eye to th...

We are trying to affect the solutions in washington that deliver the result that said to people that we are a country based on opportunity and we want people to see a better life and we want to be secure and priorities straight and get on about the business of leading as americans. >> our thanks to eric cantor and for the defense act. the house approved that measure and added more than 642 million to the defense budget. by the way, if you want to get involved with the welcome home foundation to help our vets get a fresh start g. to america for vet.org. great organization. i hope y support it >...

Would you have signed the national defense act as written? >> yes, i would have, and i do believe it is appropriate to have in our nation the capacity to detain people who are threats to this country, who are members of al-qaeda. look, you have every right in this country to protest and to express your views on a wide range of issues but you don't have a right to join a group that is killed americans, and has declared war against america. that's treason. in this country we have a right to take those people and put them in jail. and i recognize, i recognize that in a setting where they are enem...

Would you have signed the national defense act as written? >> yes, i would have, and i do believe it is appropriate to have in our nation the capacity to detain people who are threats to this country, who are members of al-qaeda. look, you have every right in this country to protest and to express your views on a wide range of issues but you don't have a right to join a group that is killed americans, and has declared war against america. that's treason. in this country we have a right to take those people and put them in jail. and i recognize, i recognize that in a setting where they are enem...