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Capacity. thats all were doing. the legislation doesnt mention donald trump by name. obviously his situation is increasing interests dealing with this problem but we need a problem in place to break the glass in event of emergency. >> there would be five members of this body, five republicans and five democrats and under the constitution and language of the 25th amendment, they, along with the vice president, could initiate the removal proceedings. >> correct. congress itself would have to act. ...

Bit. >> right. >> if didnt work then. will it work now? >> i dont think. theres a segment on the left that cant accept the fact this guy was duly elected president of the united states and they have continual fantasies somehow hes going to disappear in a cloud of smoke. an electoral college coup before he becomes president. the russia collusion and the 24th amendment invoked. better served to give that up and oppose him the way you oppose any president of an opposing president. try to stymie his...

Congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas say his tweets including one aimed at morning joe host mika brzezinski show hes mentally unfit. >> this president has refused to acknowledge the russia collusion in the idea of the russian involvement in the election. yes, its being investigated. this individual has fired the director of the fbi and indicated that he did so because he wanted to stop the russia investigation. over the series of his tenure as president, he has done a number of things, a nu...

Alternative facts some would say. >> and steve bannon is still a worrying source of ideology that may push trump in dangerous directions. hoping that mcmaster push in the other direction. >> how is that going to work with bannon as part of the national security council. will mcmaster push against that or go along with it? >> i dont know but mcmaster the expert on speak truth to power. wrote study on vietnam period on how many errors arose from military officers not speaking forcefully to politic...

Too narrow what it means to be an american but to protect and expand it. the 26th amendment ratified in 1971 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, expanding the franchise to 11 million people at the time. the 24th amendment, 1964, allowed all eligible people to vote whether or not they had the means to pay those poll taxes. the 23rd amendment, 1961, the first time people living in the nations capital had the right to vote in presidential elections, so that was new for them. 1920, the 19th amendm...

We have a 24th amendment to the u.s. constitution. it says the right of citizens of the united states to vote in any primary or other election for president or vice president, elections, shall not be denied by the united states or any state by a reason to fail to pay tax. isnt that what this is? >> this is also you have to remember theres a supreme court case that is decades old that makes it allows students to vote in the state at which they are en enrolled in college. so this is yet another at...

Keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. finally tonight, a milestone in the fight for justice. today marks the 50th anniversary of the 24th amendment to the u.s. constitution. this amendment ended the poll tax in federal elections that was used in the jim crow south to suppress the african american vote. here is a receipt of a poll tax from louisiana in 1917. 50 years ago, they were eliminated. ...

All of these things. rollbacks on early voting, cutbacks on voter registration, same-day registration, new absentee ballot restrictions, photo i.d. ive never seen it all together. i think that the republican legislature came into power in north carolina and john roberts freed them from the restrictions of the voting rights act and they went to town in the biggest bill that they could write. >> reverend, we saw tape of you announcing the lawsuit. what is the next step here for the fight against t...

I think that the republican legislature came into power in north carolina and john roberts freed them from the restrictions of the voting rights act and they went to town in the biggest bill that they could write. >> reverend, we saw tape of you announcing the lawsuit. what is the next step here for the fight fwens this bill which this round of the battle is lost. it has been passed. it has been signed. its going to start going into effect. some provisions, quickly. some not until 2016. what is ...

It? >> the lawsuit i have right here is connected to a movement. we have been meeting for 15 straight weeks among thousands of people and that movement is continuing to grow and galvanize. we are going to fight this with everything we have. we believe that the claim of this lawsuit is very strong. we are going to ask the court to join north carolina, we are going to ask for the process to happen. this is just bad for the nation. this is the first major voter suppression law after shelby. it is a...