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Interpreted it -- in washington, d.c., -- right, the heller decision says the second amendment refers and protects individual gun ownership. that is what the constitution explicitly says. but you are not trying to restore that right, you are only trying to restore the one that is not mentioned in the constitution that could potentially help you? i'm just thinking maybe there is some involved here. sure why there would be any self-interest. people are incarcerated of all political parties, right? i am not sure this is a partisan issue. >> tucker: would you campaign in prison? >> i probably woul...

>> the case is clear-cut. i read this brief earlier today. this is a case of separation of powers. are we a constitutional republic with separate branches of government? what this group of activist judges to overturn laws that were put on the books by the 8.5 million residents of new york, if they wanted changed, run for city council, run for mayor and get the law changed, you don't run to the supreme court to get local laws changed, this is what people of new york decided for themselves, either we have separation of powers or local governments or an oligarchy in washington dc that makes the d...

And one that was pushed with enormous vigor and ultimately great success by the national rifle association and its allies. >> so a lot of people, even who will accept the premise that, look, this is happening because we have a lot of guns and that's the one thing that distinguishes america from every other country. they say, well, but we can't do anything because of the second amendment. what do you say to that? >> i think it's pretty clear that the constitution is not a bar to strong, sane gun laws. in the last ten years, about a thousand cases of considered gun laws under this new interpreta...

Great success by the national rifle association and its allies. >> so a lot of people, even who will accept the premise that, look, this is happening because we have a lot of guns and that's the one thing that distinguishes america from every other country. they say, well, but we can't do anything because of the second amendment. what do you say to that? >> i think it's pretty clear that the constitution is not a bar to strong, sane gun laws. in the last ten years, about a thousand cases of considered gun laws under this new interpretation of the second amendment, democratic judges, republican...

Going to face political pressure and still enforced the promise of the constitution. you think about united states versus nixon which i have identified as one of the greatest moments in american judicial history where chief justice berger, who was appointed by president nixon, brought the court together in a unanimous decision to order president nixon, in response to a criminal trial subpoena to disclose information. that's important. respect for precedent is another one. we're a system of constitutional precedent. precedent is not just a judicial policy. it is sometimes stated is just a polic...