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So are his commitment to privacy rights, which he did not explicitly state, his commitment to roe v. wade, which is well established, long accepted precedent. he says he has a respect for precedent but is unwilling to commit to adhering to roe v. wade. thats important to me as well as border and consumer protection. >> did he say he wants to be like any particular justice? is there someone he would like to model himself after? >> i will let him talk about the details of who his heroes are on the...

Basically harboring undocumented, illegal immigrants in the united states. theyre shielding them, and my opinion, from any legal implications and from deportation. that creates a threshold issue and a problem, which is, what should president trump do with cities you just mentioned? los angeles is considering this. what should we do when cities are basically snubbing federal law? i think trump is on the right track. you cant continue to fund cities that are harboring undocumented, illegal immigra...

Which is well establish and long accepted precedent. he said he has a respect for precedent. but he is unwilling to commit to adhering to row v wade. thats the consumer protection. >> did he say he wants to be like any justice and is there someone he would like to model after? >> i will let him talk about the details. he will be open minded and fair. we will be open minded and fair with him. i have yet to reach the conclusion. i can commit that if we find him out of the mainstream and oppose him...

>> mr. president, i dont think i quite understand. im reading a letter from coretta scott king. >> not what you just shared, however, you stated that a sitting senator is a disgrace to the department of justice. the senator will take her seat. >> martha: that was the scene last evening. breaking news right now, we can report that senator jeff sessions appears to have the vote, the 51 votes he needs to be confirmed by the full senate as the attorney general of the united states in the trump admin...

>> mr. president, i dont think i quite understand. im reading a letter from coretta scott king. >> not what you just shared, however, you stated that a sitting senator is a disgrace to the department of justice. the senator will take her seat. >> martha: that was the scene last evening. breaking news right now, we can report that senator jeff sessions appears to have the vote, the 51 votes he needs to be confirmed by the full senate as the attorney general of the united states in the trump admin...

And with this president, independence is more called for than ever. >> you have been outspoken including talking to me on the show that there will be a filibuster. hes going to have to meet a 60-vote threshold, that republicans wont be aapprove him. in order to get to that 60-vote threshold, you need to hold 41 members of your own caucus together in order to get that filibuster threshold. are you sure you will have that? the white house and right wing media have said the filibuster wont hold. >>...

Roberts assured us hed call balls and strikes. he gets in office and his court does citizens united, a huge break with precedent that ruins, ruins the politics of america. he repeals basically the voting rights act by eliminating section v, a sacred right and i am worried judge gorsuch is similar. hes going to claim hes independent but he has not exhibited any real independence whatsoever. and with this president, independence is more called for an ever. >> you have been outspoken including talk...

Media as usual slants news, a number of senators have said there ought to be a vote. they didnt say a vote of 51. most of them meant, if not every one, a vote of 60. that is conventionally a filibuster. should there be a vote unlike with merrick garland? absolutely. will we be able to ask for 60 votes and get a 60-vote threshold? absolutely. >> let me ask you about what happened last night with senator mcconnell and senator warren. we had senator war ren on by phone just off the floor as soon as...

Votes and get a 60-vote threshold? absolutely. >> let me ask you about what happened last night with senator mcconnell and senator warren. we had senator war ren on by phone just off the floor as soon as it happened giving us her take on what happened. what is your take on what happened? i ask specifically because rule 19 exists, its simple. its almost never called. its almost never used in the senate. why did they dust this off and bring it out in this way? >> well, thats the $64,000 question, ...

Wont hold. >> well, the good old right wing media as usual slants news, a number of senators have said there ought to be a vote. they didnt say a vote of 51. most of them meant, if not every one, a vote of 60. that is conventionally a filibuster. should there be a vote unlike with merrick garland? absolutely. will we be able to ask for 60 votes and get a 60-vote threshold? absolutely. >> let me ask you about what happened last night with senator mcconnell and senator warren. we had senator war r...