freedoms. president and c.e.o. of the constitution center. jeff, you and i talked about this a few times. what s this about? i think a lot of people aren t really registering why the supreme court does take some cases, refuses to deliver an opinion in other is cas. what s the message from the supreme court as it relates to religious freedoms and gay rights? the message is that the court does not want to wade into this issue squarely. we just saw a few weeks ago a unanimous decision about the religious liberty rights of catholic charities where the court narrowly said that they could not deal with gay couples who wanted to adopt kids, but that there was not going to be a broader right about the balance between individuals who wanted exemptions from antidiscrimination laws and those who didn t. remember, the court ducked this question a few terms ago in the baker case that we all remember, and now the court is saying, hey, we just came up with a narrow ruling.
carity myers. i looked with suitor, qularns thomas, john roberts, and i work with sam alito. this is an exciting time for the president. obviously it is an exciting time for the political arena because the political process will pick the person. but they will serve before politics. and there is not a doubt in my mind that anyone on the list who is credible will recognize that he serve above politics when they are making decisions on that court. i don t think they are making political decisions. all right. i want to bring in jeff rosen now, the ceo of the constitution center. stand by for a second andy. okay. jeff, you and i were discussing supreme court rulings this morning before we knew this was going to happen. i think the question that has to be answered for a lot of people out there in america is that while people have been concentrating on a lot of political issues the one that seems to matter most to a lot of