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>> mr. chairman, my time's expired. i have -- thank you, judge. i have no further questions. at this time. >> just checking with my staff. so, the original statute was passed in 2003. the scalia decision, 2005. the booker decision? >> so, the original statute that i am talking about, i'm just thinking was -- i felt like it was in the '80s. >> we think -- >> in 2003, i'm -- all right. and then -- >> the decision by -- >> justice scalia, the booker decision made the guidelines advisory, so that even though judges have to calculate them, they are no longer binding and what it meant in the statute...

>> my time has expired. thank you, judge. i have no further questions at this time. >> just checking with my staff. so the original statute was passed in 2003. the scalia decision, 2005. the booker decision? >> so the original statute that i'm talking about, i'm just thinking, i felt like it was in the '80. in 2003 -- all right. and then -- justice scalia, the booker decision, made the guidelines advisory. so that even though judges have to calculate them, they are no longer binding, and what it meant in the statute is that the guidelines became one factor among many that judges considerate se...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing, she told democratic senator, dick durbin, quote, i tried to stay in my lane. along with me are clai...

Michael graham joins me now, he is a "boston herald" columnist, mike good morning. he writes and talks about these issues. good to have you with us. >> glad to be here. i pray right now my 20-year-old son is not in a basement playing video games all day he better be at work. skwhrao don't we all. is this a component and how should we deal witness if it is? >> a couple of things, the court system has already spoken about the ability to regulate video games. there was a 2011 there was a an on thisee and scalia decision decision that the court gave, this is protected speech like movies. no one wi...

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