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Vatican office charged with investigating abuse. his critics have accused him of taking no meaningful action. and on this final day of benedicts eighth-year papacy, a victim support group is speaking out. today the survivors network of those abused by priests, or s.n.a.p., as they are known, formally asked the united nations to censure the vatican for failing to protect children from pedophile priests. joining me tonight, barbara blaine, the president and founder of snap. barbara, thank you for ...

Vatican office charged with investigating abuse. his critics have accused him of taking no meaningful action. and on this final day of benedicts eighth-year papacy, a victim support group is speaking out. today the survivors network of those abused by priests or snap, as they are known, formally asked the united nations to censure the vatican for failing to protect children from pedophile priests. joining me tonight, barbara blaine, the president and founder of snap. barbara, thank you for your ...

It has been reauthorized by the congress, my friends, on four different occasions. weve been down this road. recently section 5 was invoked to block discriminatory voter id laws in texas and in south carolina. although conservative supreme court justice antonin scalia dismissed the protects of the voting rights act as a perpetetuation of racial entitlement. it shocked a lot of americans today. scalia continued whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them...

Authority over voting rights in states with histories of racial discrimination. it has been reauthorized by the congress, my friends, on four different occasions. weve been down this road. recently section 5 was invoked to block discriminatory voter id laws in texas and in south carolina. although conservative supreme court justice antonin scalia dismissed the protects of the voting rights act as a perpetrator pet weighs of racial entitlement. it shocked a lot of americans today. scalia continue...

Discrimination. it has been reauthorized by the congress, my friends, on four different occasions. weve been down this road. recently section 5 was invoked to block discriminatory voter id laws in texas and in south carolina. although conservative supreme court justice antonin scalia dismissed the protects of the voting rights act as a perpetetuation of racial entitlement. it shocked a lot of americans today. scalia continued whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to...

One of those rare cases where the justices actually addressed comments to each other, challenging each other on the bench. let me tell you about one of the statements that got the most attention. it sparked a lot of attention and almost a gasp from some in the courthouse today. justice scalia says when we adopt racial entitlements its difficult to get out of them through the normal processes. then they say, are you saying the right to vote is basic entitlement? here is how he responded after the...

What we are doing and not direct infringement on the sovereign state, it might be an argument. here we are in a different situation. a high cost to pay for the remedy. >> congress must renew the act for it to remain valid. done so numerous times. but today, justice antonin scalia referenceed something he called perpetuation of racial entitlements, saying when they adopt racial entitlements it is difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes. add nothing lawmaker could benef...

Slaves. its really about the way we treat black people in america in those days. its always about the present. i think "argo" is about the need of the country to win one of these damn things overseas for once. >> i think thats a point very well taken. movies are always allegories. weve talked about this before, too. this is an amazing year for washington process being the star of these movies. we had "argo." we had "lincoln" and "zero dark thirty," all of which really lifted the veil on these pr...

What was going on at the time. the south in the late 30s was sort of vaguely english to make the english look good. the 1950s movies about biblical times and the way we treated slaves. its really about the way we treat black people in america in those days. its always about the present. i think "argo" is about the need of the country to win one of these damn things overseas for once. >> i think thats a point very well taken. movies are always allegories. weve talked about this before, too. this ...

Camera, right to congress, that has oversight for our military. they tear ones who declare war. theyre the ones that raise moneys for our military and provide for rules and regulations of our millionth by the constitution, should be able to then see post facto and watch to make sure that we have not gone too far. thats happened before as you know. and so therefore thats when you can review the processes if it has to remain classified. >> representative davis, and not implying here this is a majo...