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An open party. the politics are such today in the republican party that if you stand up for what you believe in, youre challenged, your seat mate in south carolina has challenges because hes reached across party lines to work together. is that the republican party that we have today? >> i think if you look at the republican primaries, you talk about -- in the primary. >> there are many people who disagree with the policies. >> i thought you were going to allow me to finish my sentence. i didnt r...

It. a lot more. that is very likely behind a major political move on marijuana policy this week. the mayor of washington, d.c. announced his support on wednesday for a measure to decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot. right now, possession of less than an ounce is punishable by six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. d.c. lawmakers want to make it more like a traffic ticket. punishable only by a small fine. the measure gets the support of ten of the districts 13 council members and its ...

Hampshire, ann mccain custer, held a conference call on her phone for her con still u ends, 2,000 people called in. she tried to go four against. she couldnt get past brown reid. >> one of the amazing things thats happened. thats being reflected in the press. i mean, that is absolutely reflected in the majority position. one of the ironies here is that rand paul is the voice of war. this is a person whos nominated a benjamin. john, you think im -- im burden shifting. this is a really important t...

The congressman from new hampshire, ann mccain custer, held a conference call on her phone for her constituents, 2,000 people called in. she tried to go four against. she couldnt get past brown reid. >> one of the amazing things thats happened. thats being reflected in the press. i mean, that is absolutely reflected in the majority position. one of the ironies here is that rand paul is the voice of war. this is a person whos nominated a benjamin. john, you think im -- im burden shifting. this is...

From 40 years ago can never be forgiven. georgians have to wear the scarlet letter because of their grandparents. as fanny lou hamer famously said, im sick and tired of being sick and tired. >> now, i guess i bring this up. the final vote was 390-33. a position so marginalized in the house. were talking in all likelihood the majority position of the supreme court. the other reason i bring it up, if the court strikes down section 5, it will possibly give an opening to congress to come back and re...

There, because if president obama is pursuing any kind of a deal with republicans, in 217 of the 218 districts that make up a majority, thats not the majority position of the voters. >> theres no reason for those congress people to support president obamas agenda, and they dont. i cant really blame them. i keep on coming to the fact that maybe whats needed to make washington work is a full-scale overhaul of the rules. i think im like a lot of liberals, i really like the constitution. all right, ...

Able to then govern on a large scale. and i think thats important. i dont think you just want to hire someone to get through the election. you want to hire someone to change washington. >> josh, again back to the ego of that guy. he never held an executive position in his life. he was elected speaker and then dumped as speaker. they wanted to get rid of him and they held a majority and here is a party which manages to get back to speakership in the majority position and thanks in part to newts a...

Senior who was 75, trembling, barely able to stand up with his face against the wall cuffed for three hours. basically saying you all need to wake up because this is a big deal. you voted for fairness but you wont get fairness just because you voted. thats a key. on the republican side, we know that a lot of people that voted republican are actually with us on this issue. so how do we get in there and actually start to organize people and build a wedge there. >> one issue, i want to show this, t...

well share that with you. in the meantime, good morning, welcome to early start. >> happy friday. we had some crazy weather here in new york overnight. maybe some tornadoes upstate. well have the latest in just a few minutes. plus dr. conrad murray is reaching out to the late king of pops mother now. youll find out why coming up. but first, well talk about politics and mitt romneys rocky start in london. this was a trip intended to charm the brits, to show off romneys statesmanship...

house? "outfront" tonight, maegan carberry, former communications director of rock the vote. alice stewart is a republican strategist. and michelle goldberg is a senior writer for "newsweek" and the daily beast. lets start with you. whats your sense of how much of this is coincidence with president obama being president and how much of it hes able to take credit for? >> im sure he can take credit for a lot of it. but whats really important is that voters dont hang on every single numbe...