right in the new york times op-ed about scrapping the second amendment. demonstrators should seek more effective and lasting reform. they should demand a repeal of the second amendment. any surprise there? not really. as noted in her piece, he considered himself conservative throughout his life but really by the end of his life he was one of the most liberal members of the court obviously in terms of the second amendment. that puts him far to the left, but you know, in some ways we saw his opinion change going from allowing obscenity laws for example the first amendment to be critical of those and being critical of race-based admissions policies early in his career and not so much later. i m not sure it was the country that shifted to be more conservative, but certainly the court did. it was interesting and working on justice on trial and we look at the history of supreme court nominations. he was a nominee and liberal for a republican president. but after his nomination with
op-ed about scrapping the second amendment. demonstrators should seek more effective and lasting reform. they should demand a repeal of the second amendment. any surprise there? not really. as noted in her piece, he considered himself conservative throughout his life but really by the end of his life he was one of the most liberal members of the court obviously in terms of the second amendment. that puts him far to the left, but you know, in some ways we saw his opinion change going from allowing obscenity laws for example the first amendment to be critical of those and being critical of race-based admissions policies early in his career and not so much later. i m not sure it was the country that shifted to be more conservative, but certainly the court did. it was interesting and working on justice on trial and we look at the history of supreme court nominations. he was a nominee and liberal for a republican president. but after his nomination with president reagan, we did see a
hillary clinton and donald trump and we ask them to sign it. trump assigned it and hillary clinton sent a letter of support to make sure to defend and protect children from exploitation in the digital world by enforcing the existing federal laws. now we have a first-time president for the first time in history that has agreed to do that and we are looking at our new appointment and we have got to get to the obscenity laws enforced. they have not been enforced. martha: you made some very interesting choices with how to use the notoriety that you had and try to turn it into something good, it s a fascinating story. you took the high road and stayed quiet for so many years. it s good to see you tonight. good to have you back. coming up next, a troubled veteran sends a tweet saying that he is on the verge of ending his life. that was when actor james woods