Agree. The issue is, how do you interpret a statute if you are a judge . Do you look only at the words of the statute . Or can you also look at the body of materials that congress produces in the lawmaking process that accompany the statute . Like the Conference Committee report or the Committee Reports. The Conference Committee report is often the final document where both chambers come to an agreement about what it is that they are doing. And often there is a vote on the conference report. Or the Committee Reports out of committee, which often give background about what the words of the statute mean. Can i interrupt just a second . Could you define what a statute is . A statute is a law congress. It could be the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It could be the hobby protection act of whatever year that deals with protecting memorabilia from being copied or coins from being copied. It could be the clean air act. When Congress Passes a law, that is a statute. So, where Justice Scalia and i, i
To somebody blowing up an airplane. And i suddenly thought, as a practical matter, that is not a serious worry because the president can always use the second prong to keep people from disclosing the information that you dont want disclosed. And so far, youve said im right and now you got into a legal argument. Im not talking about a legal argument. So, your honor, i think such a system could be devised, but i think it would be a very odd construction of the statutes the court has before it to say that we are going to undermine and eviscerate the ssi system that congress by statute no, no. I am just worried look. Let me ask my question. And my question is, if for other reasons i decided you were wrong, would i still have to face the problem of airplanes being blown up . Im focusing on this because its very important to me. And you have answered that question, if for other reasons and you, of course, think youre right, but if for other reasons i thought you were wrong, i wouldnt have to
Here to talk about the pentagon budget. Lets speak about the news this week, defence secretary chuck hagel is being pushed out in prison of obama will have a new defence secretary, what you make of it . Him and chuck hagel are on different pages with this whole isil strategy. We saw that with his resignation this week. The president put him on a corner and said they could not on any boots on the ground iraq and syria. Right now the military have been conducting extracts for more than a month, but there is questions over the effectiveness of the airstrikes. There are about 3000 people on the ground right now and it is tough to see how that will go forward. Where were he the differences between the two . Terms of a solution how you go after someone, from 30,000 feet up in the sky the only have some effect. Soberly mentioned this might have no solution that does not include boots on the ground. The military saying . The artin dempsey spoke at summit last week, he said he is optimistic tha
Before the release. Your honor. Orrect, but there is no doubt best mark information ssi. Before it is going out . Correct. S. S. I. Ion can be whether or not it is marked that way. Regulations are clear on this that details of federal air deployment are covered as s. S. I. And this issue was the ated before administrative judge. If there were no regulations on the books tes at that point are there any disclosure . On there can be no s. S. I. Without regulation . Me thats correct, your honor. What the federal circuit held is that the while blower protection extended this b8 a but 2302 a xempts from whistle blower Protection Information that is specifically disclosure specifically prohibited by law. The federal circuit found no specific prohibition and no law s. S. I. Ut under the regime it was prohibited by the mandated fa nondisclosure regulation by the s not prohibited statute until there were regulations, right . That is correct. It is not prohibited by regulations. I think we would
Go to facebook and you can also send us an email. We will get to your thoughts here in just a minute. Politics onalk thanksgiving today, and if so, what debates will you plan to be having . Your are a couple of tweets for you from members of congress. We will begin with the speaker of the house. He said this just before thanks , just beforeis out the giving, Obama Administration releases plans for 3415 new regulations. To the hill newspaper about irs employees getting bonuses. Story, thanksgiving, moved up aup fdr week and set up a political firestorm. Are you going to talk politics this thanksgiving . That is our question to all of you this morning. If so, what debates do you plan on having today . The numbers are on the screen. The lines are open, so start dialing in. Also, another story from politico this morning that the house gop could respond in immigration next week. Is this one of the debates you could be having with your family today . The house leadership is reserving time on