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Capitol hill, this is all setting a precedent whereby we're not even staffing up on these committees. >> yeah. >> we may be issuing a report out of burr's committee, but even when we had the investigation into whitewater. >> right. >> even after the election in 2000, where we had -- we thought a problem with the integrity of our voting system with pregnant ballots or hanging chads. >> hanging chads, yes. the congress came together -- >> i was in florida then. i don't remember pregnant ballots but hanging chads. >> i thought that was a thing, wasn't it? >> i don't think so. >> so cute. >> maybe...

Just how far do the powers of the executive branch stercht in tomorrow the supreme court will consider the constitutionality of one of president obama's attempts to expand those powers, recess appointments to the national labor relations board. earlier i talked with senator ted cruz on the case and his take on executive power. i started asking about his concerns about how far president obama has gone and whether it's setting a precedent for other presidents, regardless of party affiliation. >> shannon, the pattern we have seen under president obama of disregarding the law is he's really one of...

Of this debate, whether or not there was a president romney in office. that's one dynamic. the other dynamic, both of which work against the white house, is the fact that, again, we saw it at the very beginner, boehner and can tore came out. seen as a huge win for the white house. this will give some momentum. minutes later we get a statement from boehner's office saying, wait a mitt, we're out here, supporting it. he'll say he urged his colleagues to support it. we're expecting the president to do the hard work of gathering the votes, making the sell, the pitch. >> what do we know about boehn...

Territory of them getting arrested and being prosecuted. and especially in a small town like that where everybody knows somebody they have been prosecuted probably in the same county. you know, by these people before. and there hasn't been a target on them, you you know, at that time. so why now? why would they do this now? this is just not them. >> judge jeanine: i don't know if any of us can say it is not them. it may not be typical of what they have done. >> it is not typical of them. >> judge jeanine: is this setting a precedent now for other gang members if, indeed, this is whether it is ...

Territory of them getting arrested and being prosecuted. and especially in a small town like that where everybody knows somebody they have been prosecuted probably in the same county. you know, by these people before. and there hasn't been a target on them, you you know, at that time. so why now? why would they do this now? this is just not them. >> judge jeanine: i don't know if any of us can say it is not them. it may not be typical of what they have done. >> it is not typical of them. >> judge jeanine: is this setting a precedent now for other gang members if, indeed, this is whether it is ...