Earnest miranda number 18 the rule against weight. Quite often, and many of our famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Let us go through a few places that illustrate very dramatically and visually, what it means to live any society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believed in the rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspans landmark cases. Tonight, the 12th and final in our history series. The 1973 roe v. Wade decision, a decision that has continued to rock american Political Landscape 40 years plus after the decision was made. We will learn more about that in the next 90 minutes. First we will start with the cbs evening news report on the night the decision was announced. Lets watch. Good evening, the landmark ruling the Supreme Court today legalized abortions. The cases from texas and your must set the decision to end the pregnancy during the first three months belongs to the woman and her doctor, not the gove
We talked about in the first half. Williams gets the first down and still on his feet and Terence Williams wrestled to the ground by chad whitener at the 48 yard line. And you could see as a back coach, williams is just a different level than the other three baylor backs weve seep. He just has that little kick and the physical finish because hes a more experienced guy. A junior, a thousand yard rusher from last year. Literally trying to run his way out of coach rhules dog house right now. I think hes done it. Played well. They would see what happened in the first half and playing the hot hand so they are seeing what we are seeing obviously. Eight carries, 48 yards, adding to that total right now. He breaks free. Williams dragged down from behind by a. J. Green. But not before he picks up 38 yards. And that will show you the speed of the occasion state defense. Calvin bundage and a. J. Green stopping what should have been a touchdown. They are fast and they could recover but what a nice
They have the legal authority. Basically he formed a commission promising you can even look at me. Then when he looked at him he said, lookin at me . Thats it for special report fair, balanced. Streaming into the United States, children. Streaming out of washington, the president. Senate leader harry reid and Speaker John Boehner and hundreds more politicians, the entire house and senate are all streaming out. Nothing is going to get in the way of their vacation, even the crisis they helped create. Theyre illegal. Theyre breaking our laws. Hearing complaints about some the conditions in some Border Patrol states. Theres nothing being done at the border. Whats going on is absolutely insane for this country. President obama is jetting off to Marthas Vineyard for two weeks and the house and senate go into recess for five weeks. This crisis, as some call it crisis, we have to view as an
opportunity. Stay in washington and insist that it be resolved. We can stop this crisis in one week. Har
Crisis, we have to view as an opportunity. Stay in washington and insist that it be resolved. We can stop this crisis in one week. Harry reid, take up our bill. I invite senator reid and president obama to stop playing billiards and going on vacations. Come here and see for yourself. I dont think people would care he was going on vacation if he was doing his job. Make a statement to the American People that you give a damn. The only way were going to make this problem go away is whether the gop takes over the senate. Theres no sense of urgency around it. President obama, where are you . Our political panel, the Washington Post wes lowery, Washington Examiner chief political reporter. Byron, its vacation time. Theres a reason that congress has a 13 approval, 78 disapproval rate in the latest fox poll. And the president just went to 39 in a threeday gallup. Im told by people on capitol hill that both houses are making contingency plans to do something, to stay longer if nothing happens o