possible and then you fight this in the court and you make sure that each and every one of these new laws, new codes and i call them codes, you ensure these codes match up to the constitution of this united states and that you don't deny people who are born and free citizens on these united states the right to vote. >> well, the numbers are 17. that's what the democrats have got to pick up. 52, according to steve israel, he's telling me today that 52 seats are in play for the democrats. they believe confidently they can get that done. 26 seats they need to vigorously defend. i want to get your quick take, michael eric dyson, on the latest move by the republicans who want to defund obama obamacare via shutting down the government. >> it's ridiculous. this is, again, the repudiation of the very will of the people. they are sent there to represent the interests of the broader nation, the common will. what about benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson, representative democracy? ultimately here, this is a sub version of democracy, not its extension. >> it is detroit and the big picture, no doubt. >> no doubt.