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That, you know, again, it comes down to whats the point of incarceration. but the reality is we seem to spend a lot of time and money trying to make people a lot worse. and i think that comes down to one of the core things is the real purpose of american prisons is really to destroy people. destroy them as individuals, destroy them as functioning members of society. >> at some point in time, the amount of punishment crosses a threshold and becomes vengeance. when it crosses that threshold, it st...

Either goodlatte one or two because it could never have gotten enough democrats as long as theres the 60 vote threshold. i released many prior to the vote knowing we need more republicans in november to win. however, he tweeted, house republicans should pass the strong but fair immigration bill in their afternoon vote today even to the dems wont let it pass in the senate. that wasnt the extent of it as political writes, quote, he visited the house republicans conference and urged them to vote fo...

Of the villas are spanking new and people are building 400-room hotels? is there a threshold where things start to not be the things that you loved about the place in the first place and how do you guard against that? >> you know, tony, port antonio is a long way from getting there. it has not progressed out of the 50s. its had very little tourism in recent years. >> everybody loves reggae. everybody loves bob marly. everybody loves spicy jamaican food. whats the problem? >> you dont get off a p...

The aasylum pieces. and the problem is they dont have democrats on board yet. they are engaged in talks with senator dianne feinstein sort of leading the democratic charge on this but they do not have any democratic co-sponsors yet which you are going to need in order to sort of clear that 60 vote threshold. in the house as you just mentioned, the two immigration bills failed miserably, both of them. they would have on sentencively dealt with the issue but there isnt a path forward in the house....

African-american women, african-american men, hispanics were traditionally conservative people that may say you know what? the rhetoric is too far left me. i may not necessarily vote for a republican but im deftly not going to vote for a democrat. >> and i pressed dave a moment ago. i want to press you. the present was tweeted about i.c.e. and immigration reform. made a claim that house republican billy mentioned, there are a couple that went down in flames, frankly. he said he didnt really push...

In the house to vote for the immigration bill, either goodwigood good latte 1 or 2, because it could never have gotten enough democrats as long as there is the 60 vote threshold. >> well -- >> i picked up the "new york times" this morning and read the editorial about the marches taking place there. the marches across the country this weekend are really about the soul of america. we are focused, i think rightly, on the 2,047 kids who have been separated from their parents. help us understand the ...

>> republicans in congress are worried the supreme court battle may have ramifications for the midterm elections. according to politico, senior level house republicans believe donors will redirect large contributions toward elections for senate republicans, dealing a severe blow to house republicans efforts to remain in control of that chamber. even if the president realizes this is a matter of extreme importance. >> justice kennedys retirement makes the issue of senate control one of the vital ...

Hes a tactical beast and hes gotten one, now two supreme court justices in that seat. so taken the high road and being the nice guy appears to have a lot of people finishing last. >> stephanie, you have that exactly right. i think democrats screwed the pooch on the garland thing, and this day was always going to come. when we got rolled on that and let them get away with it. we lost the election and got rolled on the 60 vote threshold on the gorsuch thing. we should have seen this coming and now...

If you see somebody, you cant sing, you cant pray, you cant sit-in. because we want to be so civil that we cant bear moral wince. but at the same time youve got to do it the right way. and i will be tough on my liberal and progressive way. we are not going to lower our standard for donald trump or anybody else. i dont care how upset we are, we have to do it the right way. >> so by that definition, you would agree that maxine waters did not reach that threshold. i am curious what you think about ...

I dont want to be in a world where people say you cant bear moral witness. want to be so civilhat we use we cant bear moral witness, butyo. i will be tough on my liberal and progressive friends saying were not going to low er our standard. we h to do it the right way. >> so you would agree that maxine waters did not reach that threshold. i would be curious by your definition about what you think of sarah sanders being kicked out of a restaurant? >> im a civil rights guy. for me, open public acco...