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They only help those who have an income. so the things theyre proposing dont do the things the affordable care act does. >> lars, let me pose that same question to you. is there a risk in the gop proposing alternatives in the sense a lot of conservative, libertarians dont want the government involved in our health care in any way, shape, or form? >> i dont want the government involved. every time government gets involved they screw it up and obamacare is a prime example. alan seems to think it w...

Basis for the end of segregation was interstate commerce. it wasnt out of the good faith of the hearts and minds of the americans. it was about the business interests in the 60s. i think that anyone who wants to put forth bills that infringes rights on some americans in the name of the rights of a very small minority of christians. because again, just being christian does not mean you are opposed to marriage equality. i think theyre on the wrong side of this issue and like dillon said, as long a...

Multiple times against, and its a broadly worded statute about misusing government power. and thats probably the statute that most directly applies here. the question is who is going to prosecute the case. if the u.s. attorney paul fishman doesnt bring criminal charges because he has a hard time finding a federal statute, what he would like to do is refer to it to new jersey attorney generals office. as it happens -- >> doesnt the federal government regulate interstate commerce? >> yes. >> it ca...

>> thats bridget kelly were looking at there. >> an official corruption statute that has been used multiple times against, and its a broadly worded statute about misusing government power. and thats probably the statute that most directly applies here. the question is who is going to prosecute the case. if the u.s. attorney paul fishman doesnt bring criminal charges because he has a hard time finding a federal statute, what he would like to do is refer to it to new jersey attorney generals offic...

And when we, you know, you have those kinds of religious beliefs bumping up against discrimination, you know, in the marketplace -- >> they got to yield. >> thats right. >> and, you know, this is one of the scenarios where, like, citing the founders, when you think about something like the commerce clause, the founders couldnt have understood how intertwined our interstate commerce would be. but they couldnt have predicted that we would have over 300 religions in the united states. it becomes co...

Anything illegal. is there on the governors part at least, but is there -- i mean, from what we know now, whens a possible crime that actually took place here? >> there are plenty. by the way, the cover-up could have been obstruction of justice but thats a stretch here. we have a long way to go before we get that but certainly abuse of power, interfering with interstate commerce in order to exacerbate political retribut n retribution, thats a violation of federal law and the u.s. attorney is loo...

Look like and a big shift hes promulgated under the last year basically saying that outside of areas of violence and interstate commerce, they are not going to pursue individual marijuana use, so asked about the presidents recent remarks, he said were already doing this and it fits with something the attorney general is calling the smart on crime agenda where they dont look for incarceration as the first way to deal with private substance abuse. >> yeah. another thing you talked about, fascinati...

Two scandals ongoing here. one is bridgegate, the idea that as some sort of political payback, the bridge lanes were closed, the george washington bridge. is there anything you see, of course, we dont know all the details, but that could be prosecutable? >> sure. there are federal statutes and regulations that deal with interstate commerce, and im sure if one looks and digs into those statutes, one will find something that would take the situation. theres also obstruction of justice. there were ...

Closures was to conduct a legitimate traffic study. i am also disturbed by the evidence showing that the port authoritys professional and engineering staff raised serious concerns about the lane closure plan. they explained that the closures would cause significant congestion and delays and would increase the risk of sideswipe crashes. its unconscionable that anyone would block commercial traffic and risk the safety of thousands on our interstate highway system in this way. steve, it looks to me...

Submitted questions to the port authority last month about the traffic mess. and he was pleased with the response. these are excerpts from his statement. quote, the port authoritys response provides zero evidence that the purpose of these closures was to conduct a legitimate traffic study. i am also disturbed by the evidence showing that the port authoritys professional and engineering staff raised serious concerns about the lane closure plan. they explained that the closures would cause signifi...