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A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.

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The writer is an author and lawyer based in Mumbai. SINCE Independence, India has seen many a protest, some massive. But never before has it seen such an organised, mammoth demonstration in which old as well as young participated. I am referring, of course, to the protests by the farmers of Punjab. Schoolboys left their homes and schools to be counted among the protesters. All were overshadowed by elderly women, whose presence made this unprecedented show of righteous wrath even more impressive...

These documents today, but this committee source tells us they might in the future as parts of the, quote, legislative process. as for why they got these documents, as for why omb released documents to the budget committee when it has steadfastedly refused to give them to the impeachment committees, we really have no idea how many documents they let out, their overall relevance to the impeachment proceedings. thats a question for the budget committee to answer at this point. at least i think it ...

Theyve got. a committee source tells us tonight the documents the committee has received arrived in sort of dribs and drabs over the past two months, which suggests maybe the white house doesnt have as tight a control over their own behavior in this investigation as you might expect them to. the committee is not releasing these documents today, but this committee source tells us they might in the future as part of the, quote, legislative process. as for why they got these documents, as for why o...

Instances like this just in this one deposition that was released tonight. but look at one of them. this is -- theres a million instances in this testimony where they just spell out the paper trail and how to find it, right? no wonder the white house is totally stonewalling the impeachment investigation and is not handing over any paper. it turns out theres tons of paper. it turns out they really did do all of this stuff by e-mail and discuss it in realtime, in records that were retained that ar...

Mcgahn continue to honor the presidents current ruling or go by either the district court opinion that came down today or his previous instruction to cooperate with mueller? thats really up to mcgahn. >> its a pretty lengthy decision by this federal judge. >> right. i think the most important thing the judge is saying, just because you work for the president and work very very close, at the top of the food chain there at the white house doesnt mean you dont have to show up for what is a lawful s...

Determine whether or not they should move forward. and they must follow that process. >> would you be okay with that, bishop? >> with what part of it? following the process and the actual lie, absolutely. would i be okay with a former president -- if this is the right thing to do, that is what needs to happen in order to see that justice is served, absolutely. i believe that there are a lot of open questions here in the conduct of the presidents campaign and the conduct of the presidents persona...

The determination that has to be made by the next attorney general. i think we should understand what a trial of a former president would do to the nation. >> bishop, how do you interpret that? >> well, i think what a.g. holder is saying is there is a process that needs to be put forward. as a part of that process, we need to be very thoughtful in the way were going to go through it. hes correct. putting a former president on trial openly for something like this is going to have an effect on the...

There were ten specifications of possible obstruction of justice, i think that at least four of those are pretty solid. and then in addition, you know, the emoluments clause, i dont think there is any question for a basis for an impeachment inquiry, impeachment investigation. >> do you think its easy for him to say or do you think this is what democrats should be saying? >> it depends on which democrat you talk to when you ask that question, of course, but he went on in that interview, the attor...