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>> not at all, its been very quiet. mike flynn said he would pledge immunity but thats not going to happen. tell me how thats going. >> they sent for documents related to this investigation, it was not a subpoena to have flynn come and testify himself, but they decided a couple of days early to formally let them know that they were not going to be offering up those documents, skpin ste and instead, that he was going to invoke the 5th amendment. we have members of congress still coming back into ...

>> yeah, i dont think we can rewrite history here, chris, regardless of who is president right now. i think there were basically two options at this point, either you allow the south to succeed, which is, essentially, would have been the end of the union and, in fact, the end of the united states as we know it. or you could have capitulated to the pressures from the south to allow west ward expansion of the united states to add more slave states than free states. through the missouri compromise,...

The united states and invoke federal court seeking money damages for harm caused by federal agents? the law in my view is ambiguous but the fifth circuit court of appeals said no. the supreme court decided to take the case. the civil rights act of 1964 protects persons from the unlawful or excessive use of government power. doesnt limit those protections to citizens. i think this mexican family should have its day in court. but with a 4-4 split in the supreme court. the decision below will proba...

Against one group of people over another. and theres no getting around what donald trump said back in december when he was running and first announced the muslim ban. he called it the muslim ban. it was an aggressive platform that was meant to stigmatize the muslim community. he followed through on his promise in ways that surprised a lot of folks. not only did he prevent the entry and exit of nonimmigrants, people on tourist visas, people on student visas, he even created an executive order tha...

Enforced. the congress sat on fixes that for over three years. they refused to do their duty under the 15th amendment. it means the state legislatures can pass rules that dont have to be precleared and you can only sue after the damage has been done. and now were talking about appointing somebody like jeff sessions who has gotten a zero on the naacp report card for years, and also somebody who tried to sue people and criminalize people who were registering people to vote. were in a very dangerou...

Legislation through congress. so are you also concerned here about what a trump administration might mean for voting rights? >> keep deeply. as soon as the federal courts ruled that north carolina had participated in the voter suppression, trump came to town and questioned the courts ruling and continued to tell his lie about fraud, and he continued to do that. were in the worst position protection wise since weve been in 1965. were back to the 1800. section five is not in force. the congress is...

His mind and hes not afraid to use blunt talk. when hes talking about islamic terror, for instance, donald trump makes a point saying call it what it is. which is something a lot of people agree with. you know, why dancing around the terminology here. why is he so willing to campaign on calling terrorism radical islamic terrorism but he wont sit there and say this group who says it supports me is a bunch of nazis or racists? >> hes too busy calling out the same people marching down the streets t...

The party of the 13th and 14th and 15th amendment. your party is the one pushing forth voter suppression legislation all throughout this country. your party is the one who helps ensure that shelby versus holder would gut the voting rights act of 1965. your party is the one in pennsylvania where a gop legislator said these laws were put in place to ensure that republicans would win back house, the senate, the presidency. lets be clear. your party is living and thriving off of oppression. >> absol...

In 2005 and laying them on beyonce and hip-hop, your thoughts. >> its the oldest trick in the book, which is to deflect from the problem at hand, which is male aggression and sexual predation. beyonce can talk about whatever she wants to talk about in her music and with her body. we have already been down this road with the feminist revolution. its also clearly the opening clip about what we do on these polls about voters intimidation is also the fundamental way in which voters suppression has h...

Into leadership and all can hear and be pastoral. i know so many of my sisters serve pastoral roles yet couldnt be there. >> i know you see women playing a much larger role. here is the question. in the united states we were a little slow. we had emancipation in the 1860s during the war and then civil war and then the 15th amendment to legally bring black freedom and the right to vote. women finally got it after world war i because of suffrage. why did that work and this isnt working? i will be ...