Americans dont like that fight. Regardless of whether they agree or not. You got that. You got a government thats earned distrust of the American People, and thats what the pop pewist uprising is about. People are fearful of the government. The most damaging thing taken place in the last year is not the fight over the budget, but the nsa controversy, the irs controversy, all that, which is not only been dismissed by the government, but defended by the president saying that, well, thats just them. I didnt do that. Nebraskas been punished for these things, and people are beginning to become afraid of the very government, and thats the danger to the democratic system. Anyone else with a quick comment . I think also the kind of spending that happened with the stimulus and how its very apparent that a lot of federal funding goes towards politically connected groups of people just as well as certain law changes like delaying the employer mandate, but keeping the individual mandate on the boo
Traditions, how do you resolve the differences in what role does the difference between the traditions play in assessing the original meaning of the constitution . Well, like Justice Clarence thomas i take the view that the declaration of independence has relevance to the interpretation of the constitution. I know thats a controversial issue that many of my colleagues would exclude the declaration of this not having anything to do with the interpreting any of the bill of rights or whatever. And i take it from the description in the declaration, some of which i quoted that these are principles that have recognizable parentage. I derive from those passages the story based on the natural law heritage. But again as i mentioned in my remarks, theres natural law and natural rights. The overlap is probably 95 . Its more of a scientific approach that has been popular among many philosophers. I dont regard it will as confrontational. I dont think we planned it but these last three questions fro
Remember this is posted vietnam syndrome when the nation was reluctant in international affairs. Jimmy carter has hardly improved the situation but you have to sympathize with his predicament. President obama came to power after two terms of george w. Bush, which i have to say did not quite improve American Global spending. At the same time the United States maintains the predominant power, no question about that pitted the United States remains a predominant economic power. That is what putin basically was talking about. In terms of the Financial System we build it and continue to run it and everyone depends upon us and on the chinese. Even if you are exceptional, you have two act and the purpose and i think when people in different countries, theyre asking, what kind of barack obama are they dealing with . I got a call yesterday from a leading gentleman journalist who reminded me how obama the team immensely popular in europe, especially in germany when he was still a candidate in de
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Jessica matthews is here. She is president of the Carnegie Endowment for international peace, a Global Think Tank headquartered in washington. The Obama Administration Foreign Policy is in the spotlight right now. Some have criticized it as feckless and is engaged. Typically, criticism of our Foreign Policy has been directed at the failure to use military force. And the question that i would have is, why is everyone is so eager to use military force . For some reason, many who are proponents of what i consider to be a disastrous decision to go into iraq havent really learned the lesson of the last decade. Why . I dont know. But my job as commander in chief is to look at what it is that will advance our security interest over the long term to keep our military in reserve for where we absolutely need it. I am pleased to have Jessica Matthews back at this table. Welcome. Thank you. And i confess, she is a great friend and i adore he
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