Kind of process that has a sense of fragility to it. Is that cooperation is forthcoming and how do you ensure that it is Going Forward . Thats a great question. I think the intensity of cooperation and the sense of the daytoday importance of counterterrorism feeds over time. That is human nature. I think the interesting thing about it, these financial campaigns and focusing on illicit finance is that these are enduring issues that matter to the integrity of the financial system. Money laundering laundering matter before 9 11 and it mattered more so after 9 11. It mattered and that matters even more so now. So how far do you expand these powers and whether or not reach the Tipping Point where they start to be less effective over time, either because the u. S. Has lost its predominance or the dollar has lost things in terms of courtesy. Or because we have overused it and people have stopped paying attention in these alliances have emerged. I dont think the attention has waned. I think th
Important to our distinction between ordinary exercises of discretion. Law and larger ones that the president has been engaged in. We will eventually weigh in on that issue. My view will become insignificant. Host cases moving through now. What your out about the new challenges to the Affordable Care act which wouldve been talking about a lot this morning . What are going to be the things to watch in the coming year . Guest the Supreme Court had already granted review with a contraceptive mandate. The issue there is whether private forprofit operations whose owners have religious objection to providing access to contraceptives for insurance tons can be required purchase those plans for their employees. That issue is going to turn not on the constitution but on a federal statute called the religious freedom act that said congress cannot impose substantial burdens on a religious exercise of individuals unless theres a substantial justification for it. Whetherhe issues is these private co
Catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages on facebook or twitter or email us. You. Y good morning to thank you for joining us on this christmas morning. Talking about your political heroes for 2013. The question is up on the Facebook Page. We will also be reading your tweets this morning. This question posted on the Facebook Page last night. Already over 1200 response to it. Allen writes in on the Facebook Page, Elizabeth Warren is the best senator we have up there. Taking on the big tanks and Student Loan Debt crisis. Sayslow that tony a few other heroes being pointed says ted cruzle or rand paul is her hero. The phone lines are open. We will be taking your calls on the subject. Edward snowden, the subject of plenty of news of late. Here is the piece by amy goodman in the Albuquerque Journal this morning. Calling snowden an amendment hero. Also, some news on edward. Nowden, and im the ap yesterday Edward Snowden will speak directly to britain and the televised christmas
Withdrawn and resubmitted for the seat of the chief justice. Justice alito was nominated to fill the vacant oconnor seat. Host some discussion on twitter on the subject of the cameras in the court. Video coverage would expose the justices and their questions and competence to being judged of by the public and they do not want to that. We have time for one more question. Vida is waiting. You are on with mark tushnet author of the book in the balance. Guest yes, good morning. What a wonderful time for me to say the decision by john roberts absolutely floored me. I never thought he was fitted to be a Supreme Court justice at all. To think you can tax the American People and to let the like bk gp e on the kgb, i no longer have faith in the court. This the absolute worst thing that is ever occurred. I saw earlier something on their that somebody sent in on twitter. Or one of those. Was Justice Roberts threatened . I have wondered that exact same thing. We have lost faith. Anyone could make
Changes will get the subsidies as well. Host victor is next on the line for democrats. Good morning. Caller good morning. Merry christmas. I have two questions. Is the the one that [indiscernible] me, it says that corporations being a person is an instrument by attorneys and makes them dots basically. Gods i do know that there has been a case or situation and the Supreme Court with a person with the oldest or the longest on the in the courts automatically placed [indiscernible] and opened up [indiscernible] guest on the first question is important to emphasize that asking the question, are corporations people or persons is probably not the right way to frame the question. I want to emphasize from a constitutional lore yours point of view. There are prosecutions for engaging. Constitutional lawyers point of view. Rightsve constitutional to a fair trial whether prosecuted for unlawful pollution. The real question is, do corporations have constitutional force in a specific setting . And t