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Citizens united or heller or united states versus lopez, just the whole body of modern supreme court case law, i have to follow what the nominees who have been in this seat before have done. >> judge, a yes or a no will do. >> just if i can briefly explain. >> yes, you. >> i'll try to be brief. when you're in this seat, i'm not just sitting here for myself. i'm sitting here as a representative of the judiciary and the obligation to preserve the independence of the judiciary, which i know you care deeply about. one of the things i've done is studied very carefully what nominees have done in the...

Representation. this body with two senators from each state represents in many ways the federal part. each state represented equally. and the federalism system by which the states are allowed to regulate local matters in some of the commerce clause cases such as united states versus lopez and united states versus morrison reinforce the idea that there is a core of authority that is exclusively in the province of the states an beyond the scope of the federal government. the 10th amendment -- >> [ yelling ]. >> the 10th amendment reinforces the structure of federalism that is in our constitution...

From each state represents in many ways the federal part. each state represented equally. and the federalism system by which the states are allowed to regulate local matters and some of the commerce clause cases such as united states versus lopez and united states versus morrison reinforce the idea that there is a core of authority that is exclusively in the province of the states and beyond the scope of the federal government. the 10th amendment -- [yelling in back of the room] the 10th amendment reinforces the structure of federalism that's in our constitutional system. it's important always...

The national part, proportional representation. this body with two senators from each state represents, in many ways, the federal part. each state represents e ed equa. the federalism system, by which the states are allowed to regulate local matters, and some of the commerce clause cases, such as the united states versus lopez, united states versus morrison, reinforces the idea that there is a core of authority that is exclusively in the province of the states and beyond the scope of the federal government. the tenth amendment, we -- the tenth amendment reinforces the structure of federalism t...

Commerce among the several states. and the founders when they wrote that clause they thought that among the several states would be the main limitation on that power. it has to be truly interstate and not purely local. the other are part of the constitution that sets limits on so this whole broccoli idea is the other rights that are protected in the constitution. if congress wanted to enact a commerce clause regulation that violated due process or privacy rights or the fourth amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure the constitution would prevent that. there is no right to free ...