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Are. it passed the house. the president said he will sign them. we have 50 democratic senators who are in favor of the two bills, which would do a lot. clearly the filibuster is a problem. thats the barrier, so this is a moment of choice and a moment of division. in the life of all democrats, the there is a decision, this week. >> steven, on the anniversary of january 6th, president biden said you cannot only love your country when you win. can democracy function if one side is willing to play b...

Woe interpret the events from the last year. >> steven, jimmy carter says our great nation teeters on the brink of a widening abyss, we are at risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late. do you agree with former president carter. >> yeah. i think it is significant that a former president who spent much of his time in office defending human rights across the world is now worried about protecting election...

As we mentioned, hundreds of rioters have already been charged for their actions on january 6th. but one of the largest and most complex investigations in fbi history is ongoing, as investigators work to identify people who stormed the capitol. nbc news correspondent pete williams has an inside look at the fbis work. >> a year after the worst attack on the u.s. capitol since the british torched it 200 years ago, the fbi hasnt stopped working to identify rioters. this exclusive look shows agents ...

When we look at the american political scene today, sadly one party fails that test, and the other party doesnt. >> yeah. democratic meaning operating in a democracy, not the big "d" democratic party. steven, if republicans win the house and the senate come november, you have -- do you have any doubt that they will weaponize the filibuster to further consolidate their power? i mean what are the tactics they might use here? >> always hard to predict exactly what tactics theyll use, but the republ...

Accelerated since trumps departure from office. so, again, we cant predict with any certainty, but i think we should expect some pretty hardball politics from the republicans. >> steven, you know, people like to blame this on donald trump, but as you said, this started, you know, with the tea party and accelerated under donald trump. is this what the republican party -- did donald trump just allow republicans to become what they wanted to become, and that is a sort of autocratic party, a party t...

Current view is on the threat to democracy in this country. have things changed or not changed in a year since january 6th? >> i think it is pretty clear that january 6th was really a turning point for us. its momentous. it will have long run consequences. it could be an indicator of democracy further rerailing, a moment where we rally behind democracy or could also be a moment where we continue to lichl alone and careen from extreme to extreme. if the republicans take the house they might try t...

And so this is the moment of choice and the moment of decision. in the life of all democracies, theres moments of decision where the future is determined. i think amazingly were in that moment this week and next week. >> so, steven, on the anniversary of january 6th, the january 6th attack, president biden said you can not only love your country when you win. can democracy even function if only one side is willing to play by the rules? look, i am afrd that we have passed the point of no return. ...

Who with were chuck schumer. daniel and steven are both professors of government from harvard university, and co-authors of the book how democrats die. thank you. daniel, i will start with you. you two literally wrote the book on what is at stake here. if our democracy is in peril, will the voting rights sl legislation do enough to save it? >> there is certainly a lot to be done. there is a set of long term cures, long term work needed to repair our democracy. we also face a huge emergency, whic...

Passion on this. i had a piece on this earlier. we went from knowing where we stood with foreign policy and a president who sat there and stared down angela merkel and demanding that she pay at least meet the bear minimum 2% toward nato and we knew where the lines were. and everyone was on their best behavior until now we have this president who did everything he could to help destabilize energy reliance on europe to help reduce our effectiveness here at home with regards to energy exports. i me...

Republicans or conservatives of all stripes who believe in the democratic process. >> yeah. >> were in an emergency situation where there need to be alliances that youve never thought of and never imagined before between progressives and pretty far-right conservatives if theyre committed to democratic rules of the game. >> daniel, steven -- >> its not just about supporting the democrats. its supporting small "d" democrats from across the spectrum. >> thank you. fascinating conversation. well hav...