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Making exceptions for particular bills. a lot of people think the filibuster applies to everything. it doesnt. it probably applies to the minority of things that come to the senate. all the nominations. ambassador nominations, judicial nominations, they are no longer subject to the 60-vote rule. and the federal budget isnt subject to the 60-vote rule. certain trade provisions are just majority. so the question is whether some of these democratic senators and maybe some of the republicans would g...

Far worse than that. >> it is clear that senate democrats arent going nuclear to pass the presidents agenda. you say there are still things that can be done. like what? >> well, you know, they may not want to go nuclear to get rid of the entire filibuster. that may not be in the offing. but things can be done like making exceptions for particular bills. a lot of people think the filibuster applies to everything. it doesnt. it probably applies to the minority of things that come to the senate. al...

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Our subpoenas. the historical precedent we are setting here is so great if we do not pass this article today, the whole impeachment power becomes meaningless. >> and that last part you saw there is larry hogan. father of maryland governor larry hogan. joining us now, "washington post" opinion writer jennifer reuben who is also an msnbc contributor. this is an interesting one because weve puzzled over why republicans find themselves on sides of arguments in the last three years that theyve found ...

City council, they have voted to have donald trump walk of fame star removed, this has been confirmed that city council made its decision and they voted unanimously to approve of the removal. isnt there a lot going on that that city has? >> there is an explosion and almost population and they have to bulldoze skid row, its a mess in that city, but donald trump is the biggest star living on the walk of fame right now. huge tv celebrity, the hit show and now the president of the united states, he ...

Should this what you desire to happen actually does happen. what do you say to folks like jesus? >> sounds like a great guy. i would say, look, we built this country on the idea there are separation of powers. the founders did it because they did not trust power in the hands of too few people. if we start making exceptions, we erode our constitutional form of government, we might have good policies from one president and very bad policies from another. and once weve set the precedent that the pr...

>> they told students to take their jackets off when they got to class. the reason, the logo was too big. >> he yelled at me and said it violated the dress code. i had to take it off and put it in my locker. >> district rules prevent teachers from making exceptions. >> we want to know what you think about this. should the girls be allowed to wear their new jackets? send your comments on facebook, twitter or send an e-mail at foxnews.com. it is 18 after the top of the hour. standing down after ...

Here comes the blame game. >> theres only one side that is linking obama care with the shutdown of government. >> what youre seeing play out here is the end of what senator richard burr, republican of north carolina, say was the dumbest idea he had ever heard of. >> the president himself has acknowledged that the law is not ready. hes making exceptions for people, for unions, big business and other special interests. >> we have a system with the rich and powerful, those with connections to the o...

Acknowledged the laws not ready. hes making exceptions for people, unions, big business, other special interests. >> we have a system where the rich and powerful, those with connections to the obama administration, they get spared some of the burdens of obama care. but those who are struggling, single moms and young people, people who are just trying to make it. >> this is the old football strategy. when you get to where you want to be in a football game, you run out the clock. >> we could have ...

Distinction was made making exceptions, you cannot do that. as we all know under our constitution, the notion of expanding voting rights is the nature of this democracy, not reducing them. i find it extraordinary the direction the republican party has taken to decimate the franchise in this country. >> extraordinary is right, outrageous is right. i mean congresswoman, this is unbelievable especially when you find the republican appointees on the court that came to this decision. this is not a pa...