JOINING ME NOW, THE AUTHOR OF, NUMBER ONE ON AMAZON FOR OVER A WEEK, "THE LIBERTY AMENDMENTS," MARK LEVIN FROM HIS BUNKER.
SIR, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU, SEAN?
>> I GUESS NEXT THEY'LL BE SINGING SONGS TO CASTRO AFTER THIS, MARK.
>> YEAH, WHY NOT? I MEAN, WE'RE ADOPTING THE CASTRO AGENDA, AREN'T WE? OBAMA CARE IS A -- NOT ONLY IS IT A COMPLETE DISASTER, BUT I'M AFRAID, SEAN, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET RID OF IT.BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT.
AND INSTEAD OF TAKING ON OBAMA AND TAKING ON THE LEFT, THEY'RE TAKING ON THE CONSERVATIVES AND THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS AND ATTACKING THEM, TELLING US TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY.
THESE FRENCH REPUBLICANS, THEY ARE ALWAYS SURRENDERING.
AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALEAST ATTACK THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING OR USE THE POWER OF THE PURSE IN THE HOUSE TO PASS A CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT FUNDS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT NOT THIS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, WHAT'S LEFT? ONCE THIS THING IS INSTITUTED, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPLODE.
I HEAR THIS, OH, THE LAW IS GOING TO IMPLODE.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF AN IMPLODING LAW?
>> NO, NEVER.
>> YOU HAVE TO REPEAL A LAW.
YOU HAVE TO DEFUND A LAW.
LAWS DON'T IMPLODE.
>> FOR ME --
>> THEY SAY --
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS A LINE IN THE SAND.
EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS RAN ON REPEALING OBAMA CARE AND REPLACING, EVERY ONE OF THEM.
I KNOW THE HOUSE, THEY HAD ALL THESE, I GUESS SYMBOLIC VOTES TO REPEAL IT, BUT NEVER OF THEM HAD TEETH IN IT.
NOW IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH AND IF THEY DON'T DO IT, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THEY'RE NOT ANY BETTER THAN THE DEMOCRATS, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT EVEN FIGHTING.
THEY DON'T REPRESENT ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
>> AND THEY WON'T EVEN FIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU GOT TO GIVE THIS TO THE LEFT.
THEY NEVER GIVE UP.
THEY FOUGHT FOR 100 YEARS FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE.
THESE GUYS CAN'T EVEN FIGHT FOR TWO WEEKS.
ALL THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT SHUT DOWN, WE'LL GET BLAMED FOR IT.
SEE THIS LIST HERE -- SORRY, I LEFT MY THIRD GRADE WHITE BOARD AT HOME.
I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND I USED WHAT IS CALLED PAPER.
SEE THIS LIST HERE? THESE ARE ALL THE TIMES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN.
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS, DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTS, REPUBLICAN HOUSES AND SENATE, DEMOCRAT HOUSES AND SENATE.
THEY TALK ABOUT A POLITICAL CATASTROPHE IF WE SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT LIKE WE DID IN '95 AND '96 FOR THREE WEEKS.
SEAN, WE GAINED TWO SEATS IN THE SENATE, LOST NINE IN THE HOUSE AFTER A BIG HOUSE WIN.
THESE WERE SOFT HOUSE SEATS.
WE KEPT A HUGE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE, PICKED UP TWO SEATS IN THE SENATE, MOVED TOWARD A BALANCED BUDGET, GOT WORK FAIR IN THE WELFARE PROGRAM AND THE REPUBLICANS TODAY ARE CLAIMING THAT THAT'S THE POLITICAL DISASTER IF WE STAND STRONG.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S CUT THROUGH THE CLUTTER.
LET'S WALK THROUGH.
ALL RIGHT, SO, THEY COME BACK FROM THEIR AUGUST RECESS AND VACATION, AND LET'S SAY THEY FUND THE MILITARY, THEY FUND SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, EVERY ASPECT OF THE GOVERNMENT, OUR DEBT, OUR OBLIGATIONS, THEY FUND IT ALL.
EXCEPT FOR OBAMA CARE.
THEN THEY SEND IT OVER TO THE SENATE.
THE MAJORITY, THEY HAVE THE POWER OF THE PURSE IN THE HOUSE.
LET'S WALK THROUGH THIS.
SO, THE GOVERNMENT IS FULLY FUNDED BUT FOR OBAMA CARE.
THEN IT GOES THE SENATE.
SAY THEY DON'T PICK IT UP.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
>> WELL, THEY'RE AFRAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE, THE CONFIDENCE, THE KNOWLEDGE, OR THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE WHO IS ACTUALLY SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
NOW, I DON'T SPEAK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, HARDLY.
BUT DO YOU REALIZE EVERY WEEKEND, THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN? DO YOU REALIZE EVERY HOLIDAY, THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN? I LIKE THE WEEKENDS, I LIKE MY HOLIDAYS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN.
>> ME, TOO.
WHETHER IT'S THE EPA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
THERE ARE FEDERAL LAWS IN PLACE FOR SO-CALLED ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
SO, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
DO YOU EVER PLAY POKER AND SHOW THE OTHER SIDE YOUR HAND?
>> NEVER.
>> YOU SHOW THE OTHER SIDE YOUR HAND, THEY ARE RUNNING AROUND, SAYING, DON'T SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, DON'T SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
SO, WHAT DOES OBAMA SAY? THEY'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH INCOMPETENT POLITICS.
>> IT'S COWARDLY.
>> WELL --
>> THERE WAS A REPORT BACK THAT YOU AND GOVERNOR PALIN TALKING ABOUT MAYBE HAVING A THIRD PARTY.
REAGAN ADDRESSED THIS.
YOU WORKED IN THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION.
AND HE SAID, NO, WE NEED A REVITALIZED SECOND PARTY.
IF THIS ISN'T THE ISSUE TO REVITALIZE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THEN THEY ARE LETTING THIS OPPORTUNITY GO.
AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT CONSERVATIVES LIKE MYSELF AND LIKE YOURSELF, I'M DONE WITH THE REPUBLICANS, IF THEY DON'T FIGHT HERE.
I DON'T -- I WILL NOT SUPPORT, I WILL NOT ENDORSE, I WILL NOT -- ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UP ON THIS ISSUE.
BECAUSE IT'S DEVASTATING TO THE COUNTRY, WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
DO YOU THINK THAT MOVEMENT WILL BE BIG?
>> I THINK SO.
I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.
HERE'S THE THING.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON'T EVEN LIKE THIS LAW.
THE MORE THEY LEARN ABOUT IT, MORE OF IT THAT'S IMPLEMENTED AND OBAMA IS TRYING TO HIDE PARTS OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS, THE WORSE IT'S GOING TO BE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE, THE REPUBLICANS ARE BEING HANDED AN ISSUE OF A GENERATION.
THE -- OBAMA IS DESTROYING HEALTH CARE.
HE'S DRIVING UP COSTS.
HE'S CREATING DISLOCATION.
THEY CAN LAY THAT ALL AT HIS FEET.
IT'S BEEN HANDED TO THEM.
AND THERE'S SUCH MUSH HEADS AND MARBLE MOUTH, THEY CAN'T ARTICULATE THE CASE AGAINST IT.
>> LET ME TALK ABOUT THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF OBAMA CARE.
YOU ARE A CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER.
BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR BOOK HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE FOR OVER A WEEK ON AMAZON.
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OBAMA'S MISSED NOW HALF THE DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTING OBAMA CARE.
NOW, THIS WAS NOT EVEN PASSED, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IN A LEGAL FASHION.
FROM A LEGAL POINT OF VIEW, IF THAT'S THE LAW, AND THE DEADLINES ARE NOT MET, DOES THE PRESIDENT UNILATERALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY HE'S NOT GOING TO IMPLEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE EMPLOYER MANDATE OR THE OTHER AREAS THEY PUT IN DELAYS? >> IF YOU ARE ASKING ME IF THIS PRESIDENT VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW REPEATEDLY, THE ANSWER IS YES.
IF YOU ARE ASKING ME IF THIS PRESIDENT VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION REREPEATEDLY, INCLUDING THE SEPARATION OF POWERS DOCTRINE, THE ANSWER IS YES.
IF YOU ARE ASKING ME IF ANYBODY IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, NOT A SINGLE PERSON.
>> WHY?
>> WHY, WELL, LOOK AT JOHN BOEHNER AND MITCH McCONNELL.
THE SUPREME COURT REWROTE THE CONSTITUTION AND REWROTE THE LAW TO PUT IT IN PLACE.
THIS IS THE POINT.
IF WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF LIBERTY REFORMATION OR REVITALIZATION OF OUR CONSTITUTION WITH A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAS CREATED ITS OWN DESIGN WITH DEMOCRATS THAT KEEP DRAGGING US OVER THE CLIFF AND REPUBLICANS WHO KEEP STANDING THERE WATCHING, WE'RE NOT.
WHICH IS THE REASON I WROTE THE BOOK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE CHALLENGES NOW THAT EXIST FOR INCUMBENT SENATORS LIKE LINDSEY GRAHAM AND LAMAR ALEXANDER, THESE TEA PARTY CANDIDATES NOW STEPPING UP AND THEY'RE CHALLENGING THEM.
DO YOU THINK THAT THEY'RE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES AND THESE GUYS MAY PAY A PRICE FOR NOT FIGHTING? >> I DON'T KNOW EVERY CANDIDATE IN EVERY CASE, BUT I SAY MORE POWER TO THEM.
WE NEED AS MANY CAPABLE, ARTICULATE, TO THE EXTENT WE CAN GET THEM WELL FUNDED CANDIDATES, TO CHALLENGE THESE FRENCH REPUBLICANS AS POSSIBLE.
LINDSEY GRAHAM IS A DISASTER.
I MEAN -- I CAN PICK ALMOST ANY ISSUE IN WHICH HE'S A DISASTER.
LAMAR ALEXANDER IS ONE OF THE MOST LIBERAL REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS GUY STANDS FOR.
>> LET ME PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE PEOPLE THAT SAY, THOSE MODERATES, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CAN GET ELECTED.
REPUBLICANS NEED TO BE MORE MODERATE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
YOU HEAR IT SAID ON THIS NETWORK.
>> YOU MEAN --
>> WHAT?
>> RIGHT.
WE CAN ONLY ELECT MODERATES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY? I DON'T THINK THAT'S ACCURATE AT ALL.
WE CAN ELECT SOLID CONSERVATIVES FROM THOSE STATES AND IN THE PAST, WE HAVE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS, THESE GUYS, THEY GET TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND IMMEDIATELY, BOOM.
RATHER THAN THEM REPRESENTING US IN WASHINGTON, THEY REPRESENT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO US AND THEY TRY TO CONVINCE US TO GO ALONG.
I'VE HAD IT.
YOU'VE HAD IT.
MILLIONS OF US HAVE HAD IT.
>> GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
MORE WITH THE GREAT ONE, MARK LEVIN.
HIS NEW BOOK IS IN BOOKSTORES EVERYWHERE.
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