stand point has almost nothing to do with burn pits. >> this is a burn pit case that has almost nothing to do with burn pits. it has instead to do with state sovereignty. texas, the state, is not apparently denying that the plaintiff in this case was hurt. they're not denying he was hurt by bush pits. they're not denying that the federal law that allows him to sue texas doesn't apply. they're saying you can't sue us because we're a state and we're sovereign. in other words, you can't sue the king. this is a principle we brought over from england. they're claiming the 11th amendment bars it. the fascinating thing is the 11th amendment does not bar the suit but over the years the supreme court says well cases by citizens against their own state, we think that's what the framers meant. it doesn't literally say that. torez is arguing there are exceptions to state immunity, and this is one of them. the states when the framers put