protests by criminalizing it. north dakota's legislature is currently considering a bill that would remove any consequences for a person who accidentally runs a protester over with their car. yes, you heard it right. if the bill becomes law, it will be legal for a driver to kill or injure a demonstrator who is blocking traffic as long as the collision was not intentional. the republican state senator who introduced the bill said it was a direct response to the dakota access pipeline protest. it's one of several recent efforts if states advancing policies designed to criminalize protesters. lawmakers in at least ten states have introduced legislation to restrict peaceful demonstrations. many were first introduced last year in reaction to demonstrations both by pipeline protesters and the black lives matter movement. joining me now are dallas goldtooth with the indigenous environmental network. brittany packnet, and jennifer rubin and e.j. dionne from "the