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Bills. it's an odd position he's taken. he doesn't want congress doing it legislatively though we have legislative authority. he'll make similar changes on his own. that's not the way the constitution is structured. >> i believe in the constitution. i taught the constitution for ten years. i will not be doing an end run around congress. what can be done? what can be done? what happens with your bill? >> so my bill is basically the house will express disapproval about that. so we are on repocord saying we don't think it is constitutional. no one was saying anything. i felt if we just remaineded...

There is a discredited legal theory called nullification that goes back into the 1800s. if there is a law on the books, and you can't change it legislatively, and you can't change it by winning at the ballot box, and you can't even get the courts to rule your way, then congress or states have taken steps to try to nullify laws and that happened with respect to slavery laws, with integration in the 1950s and '60s. what we're seeing in congress is a set of nullification behaviors. if we don't like obama care but can't beat it legislatively, let's defund it. let's actually shut down the entire fe...

His state cannot locate 19,000 people who have either been receiving welfare benefits or have applied for them. he dismissed the concern saying it amounts to only 4% of the people the government attempted to contact. 2012 was the year that featured high profile gun violence in colorado and connecticut, so will 2013 be the year that president obama attempts to do something about it legislatively. >> white house aides says a group led by biden following the connecticut tragedy is taking a broad approach and gun laws is part of the issue. that translates the president wants more than reinstatin...

Democratic party as we go forward. >> and in the meantime we've got the president who's continuing his pr offensive heading to michigan to talk to voters today. at the same time, republicans there at the state capitol are pushing right to work measures that would make union membership and union dues voluntary in the private sector in michigan. let me bring in michigan state house democratic leader-elect, tim grimmel. good to see you. thank you so much for being with us. >> great to be on the show. thanks for having me. >> to be honest, you're up against a republican house, republican senate, r...

As was the case before the election, he writes obamacare has to go. we can't afford it. can't afford to leave it intact. that's why i've been clear it has to stay on the table. congress has a constitutional responsibility to conduct thorough oversight of the executive branch and congressional oversight will play a critical role in repealing obamacare going forward. they didn't defeat it legislatively or in the court. this will be the last chance. >> this is a bit of red meat still back to the constituency, but i think the deal has to get done. they have to make the point. i think what cody was...