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Republican elected officials saying anything about the supreme court and the kind of rhetoric thrown out today by antonin scalia. >> the silence is deafening. when you think of the tradition of the civil rights movement, ive done the reenactment of the bridge walk with congressman lewis. part of the history and the legacy was it wasnt just african-americans. there were white americans who participated in this process because they understood it was wrong. what was happening was wrong. and that sh...

I think it might be risky in some places. but i think what this election actually demonstrated is kind of this, again, expose the mythology of the fact that if you take on the nra, youre automatically dead politically. i think thats the key revelation of this election. and that is that you can be a responsible gun safety legislation and not risk your political career. and i think everybody has kind of had their eyes opened to that fact, even in kentucky. >> jim, is the administration preparing t...

So this was -- he was talking about a provision that deals with the disenfranchisement of people, the denial of something theyre entitled to. but if he does have with him four other justices, the section could be struck, but the act would survive. and what that means is that it would apply to all 50 states. but the most active component of the act, section 5 would be nullified. and you also have to keep in mind, ed, the importance of the comments today may also have significance for an opinion t...

>> and they dont want to remedy that it seems like. it is amazing what is unfolding in the supreme court. quickly, how do you think theyll rule? do you think theyll strike it down, section 5? >> i dont, i dont think so. i dont think so. i think its too important. keep in mind, ed, we just reauthorized it in 2006. it was 98-0 in the senate, and 390-38 in the house. you cant just do away with that. >> scalia says its the name of the bill. whom would vote against that, the voting rights act? thats ...

Rosa parks activism didnt begin on that bus. long before she made headlines, she had stood up for freedom, stood up for equality, fighting for voting rights. >> dr. peterson, what do you make of the irony of these two things happening today? >> it is an unfortunate sort of disrespect towards rosa parks legacy. karen is right. congressman cummings is right. were coming out of an election where were seeing all kinds of different schemes and plans to delay the vote, to remove early voting, to ramp ...

And that is "the ed show." im ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now from washington. big day today, rachel. >> a big day today. i was at the supreme court today, ed, and it was the sort of thing you cant prepare yourself for. we talk about this stuff all the time, but being there, it is amazing. appreciate it. and thanks to you at home for joining us for this hour from washington, d.c. as i said to ed there, the reason that we have been doing the show from washington these couple...

Entitlement. the entitlement is the right to vote in the constitution. and that has been denied. so this was -- he was talking about a provision that deals with the disenfranchisement of people, the denial of something theyre entitled to. but if he does have with him four other justices, the section could be struck, but the act would survive. and what that means is that it would apply to all 50 states. but the most active component of the act, section 5 would be nullified. and you also have to k...

0 advice from an agent right now to a player would be just go ahead and lie about it? >> well, i think, you know, selfishly, players need to do that right now. and of course, thats why you havent seen a player come out in the nfl yet. but thats why mayors like myself and chris kluee work so hard and feel theyll be better people and better football players as well. do. >> you feel in the future there will be players coming out and staying on rosters? >> absolutely. its just a matter of time. i th...

0 and the destiny of democracy. at times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in mans unending search for freedom. so it was at lexington and concord. so it was a century ago at appomattox. so it was last week in selma, alabama. what happened in selma is part of a far larger movement which is in every section and state of america. it is the effort of american negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of american life. their cause must be our...

Republicans play this game. take a listen. >> we need to cut spending, and more than the sequester. but dont put 50% of the cuts on the u.s. military. >> oh, by the way, the u.s. military is in virginia. i mean, this is a classic comment right there. you know, he wants all these spending cuts, but dont do it in my backyard. i mean, thats where they are. theyre self-serving in many regards, and this is why the country cant stand government right now, cant stand the congress. >> well, look, its to...