President who made the last appointment. That really touched me because i believe that when a president makes an appointment, the whole Political Landscape of the court changes. He is going to pick someone that shares similar viewpoints. Another thing that he said was that justice is relative. He said his job is not to define justice, that is our representatives jobs, and ultimately, our job. Because we elect the representatives. That was my high point. We are going to get some more involved in this. One of the things about the media, and i am sure you have observed this, the media sets the agenda. You tune on your television, you watch television and watched the news cast and the media tells you what is the most important thing. This morning, we are going to turn it on you and im going to pick somebody and ask you to tell us what you want to hear from this group so you can set the agenda. Somebody in the room that wants to set the agenda of this discussion, put your hand up. [laughter
Gallons of fresh water for each fracking. An 90 of the water never returns to the surface, so its permanently removed from the water cycle. Fracking requires millions and millions and millions of gallons of water per well. There also seems to be a strong correlation between hydraulic fracking and seismic activities. A good example would be youngstown, ohio. Just before Christmas Eve two years ago, a guy was pumping water into the rocks and kept pushing more and more pressure and the rocks went he created a little earthquake, magnitude 4. Another issue it of the oil acquired by fracking is often proving to be more flammable than traditional forms of oil. And, for example, the baseline crude oil 40 of what is going in the rail cars are explosive, volatile, coming from beneath the earth. What is called benzene and derivatives. The techniques need to be regulated. We need to do them responsibly. We need to understand that the chemicals that are being utilized here we need to make sure that
Results on in the coming weeks and months. What exactly that is is unclear. The president has said despite using executive action and lots of other areas this year, he hasnt really indicated he is willing to do something really big on that very i think we can expect to see something in addition to that. You will see some pushing from the white house, hoping that maybe they can get some love from john boehner and others in the house, or some kind of legislative package, which is really important to the president s legacy. The president has shown just enough skin. The white house has really not been after him. 2 what do not do so that you can actually achieve something on this issue this year without closing doors, but also showing that youre doing something that is serious . Host our next call comes from salt point, new york this morning. She is a democrat. I was calling in regards to this house vote on the unemployment extension. And a standard immigration is important, but i think tha
Morning, folks. Welcome. Have a seat, please. We are here today to talk about how to not make a hash out of Marijuana Legalization. I promise you that is the last pun you will hear from me on this subject. It is very important subject. I am just going to say a few words to set this up. We probably have a great diversity of poins in this room about the future of marijuana in the state. It is no longer a question of whether marijuana is going to be legal in many parts of the United States it is a question of how it is going to be regulated, taxed, and controlled, if at all. So today we have a great panel of folks who have come from literally all pants of the co y continent on ways to go forward in regulating marijuana. And i think without further ado, i will introduce paul glastris, editor of Washington Monthly who will introduce the west of the panel. So thank you very much. Rest thank you joinning me. I am grateful to phillip longman. And i want to thank the new America Foundation for
For the budget. Before that, we will focus on the proposal, getting your take and drilling down into your numbers. Democrats, 202 5853880. Republicans, 202 5853881. Independents, 202 5853882. Send us a tweet, cspanwj. We can also read your comments on facebook. Com cspan and you can email us at journal cspan. Org. Heres what the president had to say about his budget. [video clip] we have to decide if were are going to make Smart Investments. Our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years. We have to decide if were going to keep squeezing the middle class or reduce deficits responsibly while taking steps strengthen the middle class. Approach my budget offers. That is why i will fight for this year and in the years to come. Talking about his 3. 9 trillion budget. This is president obamas 2015 budget, it spends too much, borrows too much, and taxes too much. It reflects says americas priorities to create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and build an economy that creates opport