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All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It was a big day for the future of american democracy. We will get to that significant action in a moment, but before we do, just give me a second to go back to the context of what happened in the last election. I think it has been obscured by the sabotage and disinformation and violent insurrection unlike anything weve seen in the history of the country stoked by the former president. Remember this, last november, right, once ...

Socalled filibuster rule, which now becomes all the important after todays vote. Excellent. Im not sure ive ever seen Steve Kornacki and his khakis as work on a ranked Choice Voting election so im very much looking forward watching him break this down. I started to write a script about the ranked choice thing, and i did a couple of shots at it and i just went, im leaving that to kornacki. Its just going to be, and heres Steve Kornacki, and go ahead and explain ranked choice. I just its tough. Wh...

Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters...

Voting. The Point Of View of the voter you dont do anything that you need, you dont need it rancorous. As the hard part of it is how is it gets tabulated. The candidates, the next choice, moves up, recalculated the counting the vote part of it is hard to explain. When you do as a voter is not that hard. But i bet that kornacki can explain all of that. It is exactly its the counting the vote spot in the script or i just gave up. And you can watch that on tv later this evening. Youll see the momen...

Addition to the pandemic relief and fighting the coronavirus, what else should be a priority. Republicans, one line, democrats, one line, independents and others,. One line you can also send us a text. Include your name and where you are texting from. And onter, cspanwj facebook. We will hear from a couple of members of Congress Later in the program. We will ask them both about the status of a potential pandemic relief bill. We will also show you some of the highlights from last nights cnn inter...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 228, the nays are 164. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Scalise i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for inquiring of the majority leader the schedule of next week. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Scalise thank you. I also ask unanimous consent to rev...

Officials on the presidency and law. Ule of the Federalist Society hosted the 90 minute event. Judge jones good afternoon. And i am ajones judge on the fifth Circuit Court of appeals. This conferences on the powers of the executive office into the the powersce is on of the executive office. Constitution prescribes that the president will make sure the laws are effectively executed and swears an oath to that effect upon taking office. Norms have developed the control the exercise so presidency is...

His immoderate plan calls for 11 trillion in spending. Do you have 11 trillion . Because i do not have 11 trillion i have to do not have any patients for socialistic restructuring because as i have made plain on many occasions, i prefer the federal government leave me the hell alone. Georgia is a lovely state and i have never had a bad time there. Even when i watch John Stewarts 9inch nails like their forests in atlanta van. And he took me to it a strip club with beefy women dancers. This race c...

11 trillion in spending. Do you have 11 trillion . Because i do not have 11 trillion i have to do not have any patients for socialistic restructuring because as i have made plain on many occasions, i prefer the federal government leave me the hell alone. Georgia is a lovely state and i have never had a bad time there. Even when i watch John Stewarts 9inch nails like their forests in atlanta van. And he took me to it a strip club with beefy women dancers. This race could end up far more tragicall...

Time was up. We had to follow the schedule called for by the constitution and our laws. Host we take you live down to a discussion hosted by the Federalist Society on the presidency and the rule of law. This is on the powers of the executive office and the limits of those powers. Panelscussion among the was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. Many be...