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Of the presidents nominees. i do think he deserves deference on that, but paul said he used him as an extremely partisan guy, accuses him of waging war on the second amendment because of his ardent push fgun control laws. >> how worried in the white house about the administration? >> what we saw with the key justice department nominee, that may have been a wake-up call for the administration. youll remember as an naacp attorney, he took up the case of a convicted cop killer, wound up getting his...

Democrats, the same ones potentially who voted down adegbile will be under a ton of pressure from the nra to march in lock stating the truth about the violence -- that gun violence is a real public health crisis. >> and just stating what is basic dogma within that community. if you didnt talk about guns as a public health issue, then youd be out of step with the basic sort of knowledge in that community. this points to two things for me, as sort of gun mccarthyism where were seeing, where anybod...

Seeking to become the man enforcing voting rights. the ranking republican grassley focus on how he would deal with voter i.d. laws. said, quote, the point of the division is to enforce the civil rights laws of the land but the senators suspicion suggests they feared it might force them to fairly. republicans use culture wars to soak primal anger and frame debates in their favor when their focus is some larger goal. i suspect that may have happened here. they used guilt by association to make vot...

Their clients is okay. the situation should never have entered into the nomination conversation, because its a bedrock principal of our democracy, everyone is entitled to zealous defense no matter how repub nant they may be. we dont hold lawyers accountable for who they represent. defending the constitutional rights is not an attack on the police, its a defense of the constitution. if it becomes a career albatross to represent people who did terrible things, make sure the constitution works for ...

Womans home then bound and shot eight people -- six died -- that man, john errol ferguson, then killed two teenagers on their way to church while under indictment one of the men who wrote our constitution and went on to become president defended in a court of law the british troops who fired on and killed americans because john adams so strongly believed in the principle enshrined in the sixth amendment that people have the right to defense the president responded with an uncharacteristically st...

[ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ . finally tonight, a slap in the face of anyone who cares about justice and civil rights. todays senate republicans and even a few democrats rejected adegbile, president obamas nominee to head justice department civil rights division. the president called the vote a travesty based on wildly unfair

Character attacks. attorney general holder said, quote, at a time when significant voting rights cases and other consequential matters are pending, it is more critical than ever to have a confirmed leader for the civil rights division. that view was echoed by senator harry reid. >> theyve distorted this mans good name in an attempt to score points politically and block confirmation of a faithful defender of voting rights which the republicans do everything they can to not protect. they want fewe...

Vote on the nomination on assistant attorney general of civil rights. his controversial role in the case of abu jamal convicted of killing a cop in 1991 has sparked controversy over his suiting for the position. joining us is the widow of that slain police officer, maureen faulkner. good morning, maureen. thanks for being with us here. >> good morning, elisabeth. >> i know youre working around the clock to get your voice heard. those 25,000 signatures that are with you in terms of at least getti...

Approves president obamas controversial pick to lead the civil rights division. a murder of a philadelphia murdered cop calling the choice outraid. adegbile defended the killer and she was blocked from testifying about this before congress. >> when he was the director of litigation, the people that were under him that he directed watched what they do. not only did they defend him but they praised him. they talk about what a wonderful man he is. its an absolute disgrace. >> adegbiles approval goe...