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Was a coup effort. we had seen and saw the memo outlining the six-point plan by a lawyer working for trumps legal team showing how trump and others tried to get pence to subvert the constitution. i guess theres two parts to this. how close do you think the country came to an actual coup in part one. and in part two, are you guys considering legislative suggestions in terms of changing how the electoral count plays out in part of your recommendations here as a possible backstop to this? . >> well...

Particular campaign. its not just congress. its not just the executive. its not state legislatures alone. all of this has been aided by the court and the courts, the lower federal courts as well, and so our interest in all of this is not simply in policy measures that are aimed at counteracting this but thinking about all the things that go into how we staff the judiciary thats supposed to be a backstop and a bulwark against this kind of authoritarianism. >> well, its anything but. i mean, one t...

Attention should be. we saw folks very intentionally stack the supreme court with the justices who very well may rule against roe. i think everyone who values access to health care should be incredibly concerned right now, and we need to be organizing on the ground to defend abortion rights in our state legislature. thats where this fight really will go down if we do lose the backstop of roe. >> yeah. you know, there are supporters of abortion rights who are concerned right now about a possible ...

Brockwin joining us in queens there. what are you experiencing there in queens? >> yeah, been a real disaster, literally came out of nowhere, three to five minutes, my basement became a niagara falls. everything got destroyed. my computer equipment and exercise equipment. l luckily i was able to save my daughters pictures. >> this is water thats bubbling up through your basement and coming in through the toilet and the drainage system in your home? >> yes. yes, thats pretty much sewage of the ba...

What is -- of course, they could surprise, right, on the mississippi ruling. we dont know. its possible. but given their stated positions, given that conservative makeup, what is the legal path for planned parenthood and others seeking to protect abortion rights now? is there a legal path. >> for as long as ive been involved in this movement, the courts have actually been our backstop, right, to fight against these horrific bans and restrictions that really cut against our constitutional right t...

When we treat teenagers, we always involve their parents, but we have a legal backstop that says for any treatment, if the parents are not around or there is a conflict between children and parents, if the teenager understands the situation, the risks, once the treatment, they can then consent themselves without parental consent. it is the backstop and applies to any treatment. we should not use the backstop as routine. what we should be doing sf covid—19 vaccination is ruled out for teenagers...

Have a lively debate tomorrow and unfortunately, it will pass. it is good to have had congressional action at least that will be our backstop and of course we are all encouraging the united states senate to take this up later this year. you sa that to take this up later this year. you say that but _ to take this up later this year. you say that but of _ to take this up later this year. you say that but of course you denied the quorum because you thought you would create some space for congress t...

Job should be reimbursed to the state. texas to permit of public safety has done a phenomenal job trying to be the backstop at the border but thats not their original intent. they are supposed to be enforcing traffic laws on the highways, not enforcing border protection. jillian: another big update, there was a hearing on the texas voting law made possible by three democrats who broke ranks with the rest of their party and came back to work. runaway democrats but some of them are showing up. sou...

Guarantor of success, not having their country taken over by the taliban and not being defeated themselves. the americans were final backstop. when they went, afghanistan forces moral collapsed, we saw the consequences of that. and same applied to the regional governs in the provincial capitals in afghanistan. they recognize that -- there was no chance of survival on their own without the u.s. they many of them went to the other side, or ran away. that is the reality. as a former soldier, who fo...

Guarantor of success, not having their country taken over by by e taliban and not being defeated themselves. the americans were final backstop. when went, afghanistan forces moral collapsed, we saw the consequences of that. and same applied to the regional governs in the provincial capitals in afghanistan. they recognize that -- there was no chance of survival on their own without the u.s. they many of them went to the other side, or ran away. that is the reality. as a former soldier, who fought...