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Particularly when it comes to matters of liberty. last session, governor perry vetoed a bill that would have prohibited people from texting while driving. and he said that he vetoed it, in his statement, because it was an unacceptable intrusion of government into a persons liberty. if that is an intrusion that is unacceptable, i cant imagine how he can say with a straight face, that these guaranteed liberties are somehow inappropriate. it is just absurd. >> your fight is getting a lot of attenti...

So adding womens health services, making sure that were giving age-appropriate sex education in our schools, those are off the table. and in fact, in 2011, this legislature kicked about 160,000 women, this republican-controlled legislature, off of family planning services in texas. and were asking right now what happened as a consequence of that? what happened to the demand for abortion services? what happened to the demand for medicaid births and the costs of medicaid births in the state of tex...

Speeding related. bill: the state of new york, the governor passed a law where you get 5 point on your license if you are caught texting while driving. i think thats the most severe in all the country. martha: there is no way its going to change. its a good idea, i think. bill: where is he today in the white house thinks ed snowden is in moscow and could have on him information that could be damaging to the u.s. i have got a ton of questions here. you think he has a strong possibility of having ...

♪ >> judge jeanine: currently nine states have no law or partial laws against texting while drying. we see them all the time. while they text and drive and consequence to many of us is deadly. with me is new jersey resident angela demato whose sister toni was nine months pregnant who was killed by a driver that was texting while driving. angela, thank you for being with us this evening. our condolences on the loss of your sister. now a new jersey lawmaker has recently introduced legislation to...

♪ >> judge jeanine: currently nine states have no law or partial laws against texting while drying. we see them all the time. while they text and drive and consequence to many of us is deadly. with me is new jersey resident angela demato whose sister toni was nine months pregnant who was killed by a driver that was texting while driving. angela, thank you for being with us this evening. our condolences on the loss of your sister. now a new jersey lawmaker has recently introduced legislation to...

♪ >> judge jeanine: currently nine states have no law or partial laws against texting while drying. we see them all the time. while they text and drive and consequence to many of us is deadly. with me is new jersey resident angela demato whose sister toni was nine months pregnant who was killed by a driver that was texting while driving. angela, thank you for being with us this evening. our condolences on the loss of your sister. now a new jersey lawmaker has recently introduced legislation to...

Say send a text message could actually be an aid in terms of their decision about what the ultimate cause of the accident was. >> a deterrent, perhaps. alexander, i assume with aclu, you may have issues with police seizing someones cell phone. they say if they have reasonable ground to check the cell phone records to see if you were texting or making calls. >> the problem is the constitution doesnt allow searches based on reasonable suspicion of things and it doesnt allow searches generally spea...

Parental consent and clinics have to be inspected at least once a year. in addition random inspections on nights and weekends. >> bret: shannon, thank you. breaking news from minnesota tonight. the states democratic governor mark dayton has just signed a bill legalizing gay marriage. minnesota is the 12th state to do so. o.j. simpson is back in court this week. she asking for a new trial. simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in a dispute over sports memorabilia. he contends that...

Blimp. they found that texas texting while driving can increase 23 times they will be involved in a crash. >> a stunning example how transparent the obama white house is and how to blame the benghazi terror attack on republicans. the grapevine is next. we had never used a contractor before

Smart phone is just as dangerous as texting while driving. therefore, illegal. surprised? heres something that will really shock you. see all the states in red there. according to cars.com a windshield mounted gps or mapping on your smartphone is illegal there as well. 27 states in all. that number is growing. want to bring in holly hughes now, a criminal defense attorney. she knows everything. its phones. >> if its through your car raid e owe that you can talk to and give commands thats okay. n...