Also tonight, donald trump is wasting his time in the bronx, following a Head Spinning week as a criminal defendant. Purveyor of nazi rhetoric, and bald faced liar that he was a target for assassination. Plus, how ron desantis fresh from his humiliating president ial campaign, is coopting the Civil Rights Era term Freedom Summer, to push his hateful agenda. We begin tonight with a very stark reality in america. Elections have consequences. And because this country elected donald trump in 2016, we have the most Extremist Supreme Court in modern history. Yesterday, the niemsz reported that Justice Samuel alito didnt just fly an upside down flag outside his virginia home, he also proudly displayed a flag that has become a symbol of Christian Nationalism outside his new jersey summer home. The flag seen here is called the appeal to heaven flag, which like the inverted u. S. Flag was carried by the Rioting Insurrectionists at the capitol on january 6th. Now, some will claim its a Revolutionary War flag, but that symbol fell out of favor and into obscurity. The flag has been repurposed as a symbol of support for trump, more importantly, a symbol of a religious sect in the stop to steal movement that advocates for a modern america defined in purely christian terms. And what im about to tell you next will not surprise you in the least. Propublica has learned leonard leo, the man who has single handed lay remade the judiciary in this country and played a key role in not just alitos confirmation but also the five other conservative justices, is flying that exact same flag outside his fancy summer home in maine. It will also not surprise you that House Speaker mike johnson has the same flag outside one of his offices. And let me be clear. What these men are choosing to signal to the world is that they are fighting for a theocratic america, one that dissurprises earl warrens Supreme Court that made landmark rulings, recognizing a right to contraception for married couples and to interracial marriage, barring state sanctioned school prayer, and guaranteeing access to public defenders for Indigent Criminal defendants. These men who hold incredible power over more than 340 million americans, are on a crusade against Secular America. Now, after notching wins on rolling back access to reproductive care, expanding prayer in schools, and crippling the Voting Rights act, they have delivered yet another blow to diversity and equity just this morning. And the justice who is flying a christian nationalist flag outside both his homes was the author of the Majority Opinion in a case that gave a fullthroated endorsement of political gerrymandering, even if its racially motivated. Samuel alito in his opinion stated that the purpose of the ruling was to prevent litigants from Repackaging A Partisan Gerrymandering claim as a racial gerrymandering claim by exploiting the tight link between race and political preference. He then went on to assault the notion that racism might exist in america as all, writing in his typically indignant prose, when a federal court finds that race drove a legislatures districting decisions, it is declaring that the legislature engaged in offensive and demeaning conduct. We should not be quick to hurl such accusations at the political branches. Alitos sneering words backed by all of the conservatives on the court, now codify the presumption of white racial innocence into the law. His words are truly delusional and breathtaking, but Justice Clarence thomas, his concurrence takes the cake. Thomas, making the argument that america is not racist and doesnt need the courts to push a fair and just society, assaults the warren courts ruling in brown v. Board of education, which found that Racial Segregation in Public Schools is unconstitutional. Thomas, whose craving for luxury is exceeded only by his clear selfloathing faults the warren court for taking a, quote, Boundless View of equitable remedies through extravagant uses of judicial power to end Racial Segregation in the 1950s and 60s. Thats right. Clarence thomas, who to americas endless shame succeeded the great thurgood marshall, is criticizing the Supreme Court for ruling that a racist system is unconstitutional. Let me just make it plain. The conservative majority does not believe that racism exists, and because they think it doesnt exist, they have now made it easier for republicans to use redistricting to help white republicans maximize their political power. Justice elena kagan on behalf of Justices Sotomayor and jackson, wrote this Stinging Rebuke in their dissent. Quote, this court is not supposed to be so fearful of telling discriminators, including states, to stop discriminating. Those actors will often have an incentive to use race as a proxy to achieve partisan ends. Go right ahead, this court says, to states today. And so this odious practice of sorting citizens built on racial generalizations and exploiting racial divisions will continue. Frankly, justices alito and thomas do not care. Alito famously bemoaned the fact that you cant say that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, which is a lie. You can say that all you want. Hashtag first amendment. And thomas once reportedly told clerks that he intended to remain on the court until the year 2034, because, quote, the liberals made my life miserable for 33 years and im going to make their lives miserable for 43 years. Folks, this is why elections matter. Because it does not stop here. They are coming for the right to contraception. Theyre coming for the right to gay marriage. Theyre coming for it all, every single 20th century advancement, except for interracial marriage, of course, because that one would affect clarence and ginni thomas, his martha ann. Because make no mistake, this is a war on Secular America that they intend to win. Joining me now is derrick johnson, president and ceo of the naacp. And david jolly, former congressman and msnbc Political Analyst. Derrick johnson, im going to allow you to respond first to what the court has done today. Well, its unfortunate. Youre correct, elections do have consequences. Clarence thomas is a grifter. Hes benefitting from positions that he actually for taking positions he benefitted from, but for desegregating society, we would not know Clarence Thomas. Clarence thomas is an unfortunate outcome of a tradition of black people grifting off their race to betray their race. It is unfortunate. What we have seen the Supreme Court do in the decision was to undermine the question of equal protection under the law, that no state should use race as a proxy to discriminate for political gain. We are Living In America in 2024, not 1950s apartheid south africa. I think they wish we were living in 1950s apartheid south africa, including clarence who thinks somehow he might benefit so long as hes some rich mans pet. Let me go to you, david. Lets talk about samuel alito. His contempt for his position, his blaming of his wife, his two coup flags, and then he is the author of a ruling which says, go ahead and discriminate as long as you color it is a political discrimination, because really, hes fine with Racial Discrimination and gerrymandering. Joy, i guess we gave credit to samuel alito that he gave his wife the ability to choose which flag to fly. This issue on the Gerrymandering Decision and all Voting Rights decisions that are considered by this court, is really fascinating to me because of how quickly the thomases and alitos will jump to the argument that racism is over. There is no racism in the United States anymore, and therefore, the protections against discriminated classes no longer need to be there. But all you have to do is go to certain political rallies tonight and youll see racism on display. But set that part aside as well and to suggest that the discriminate impact of a history of racism in the United States is still not affecting opportunities for communities of color across the country tonight requires a professed ignorance when the fact is right in front of their eyes. Perhaps they live in some pretty special neighborhoods where they dont see the disparity and economic inequality. They dont see the access to health care inequality, the access to education inequality. But its there, and that indiscriminate impact or discriminate impact is the result of centuries of racism in the United States, and there still is a role for the federal government. This court will not ever address it, and its why, joy, though i dont personally have a hard stance on this position, i think democrats right now need to Start Talking more about expanding the court. Run on the issue of expanding the court. Because the only way to dilute the power of the alitos and thomases now for the next several decades is to say were a party that will expand the court and expand your freedoms. I will note that democrat steve cohen of tennessee has introduced a bill calling to censure samuel alito for his coup flags, but derrick johnson, i think the i started this by saying elections matter. I think people need to democrats, just americans in general, independents, republicans who care about being a democracy, need to wrap their minds around the fact that if donald trump becomes president , samuel alito and Clarence Thomas will immediately retire, theyre both in their 70s. They want to retire under a republican. Theyre naked partisans. Theyre not jurists by any stretch of the imagination. They will retire and donald trump will replace them with 30something and 40somethingyearold versions of themselves. Means donald trump will have appointed at that point five out of nine members of the United StatesSupreme Court. He will have created a court that will last for 50 years or more. That is the legacy he will then inherit as somebody who did not win the popular vote the first time, who got a stolen court seat that he was allowed to flip after Justice Ginsburg died. This is insanity that people are even considering doing it. How do we get average citizens, derrick, to understand that that is what is at stake . I was in detroit on sunday, can i talked to a group of formerly incarcerated young men and they were talking about their frustration. I listened to them. After they finished, i said listen, in a twoparty system, there isnt a thirdparty candidate option. Thats throwing away your vote. In a game of chess, its not about one election in november. Its about the power your vote means long term. As a result, you have to move away from candidate a versus candidate b. This is about fascism or democracy, this is about the opportunity and the tone that you set and this power game. What we are looking at, unfortunately, is a small set of individuals that are highly funded by billionaires who are seeking to control tax policies, who gets taxed, who does not, and what those taxes are spent on and willing to risk our constitution and this democracy to maintain their supremacy. Thats unfortunate for Clarence Thomas to fall in the pocket of that reality. The bottom line is he thinks theres no racism because hes getting goodies from Rich Black Men and rich white men, as long as everyone is giving him goodies, i think he believes there is no racism. Its a sad state for any man to rely on somebody to take care of your mother. And thats what he has done. Hes not a man. Hes less than because hes depending on a billionaire to pay for his mothers rent to stay somewhere. Thats unfortunate. That tells you a lot about his character. That tells you a lot about who he is as an individual. Amen. You have now also have this world, david jolly, where donald trump is lying about the idea that the current president was trying to assassinate him when the fbi went to his home to get back americas property from his bedroom and ballroom, to get back our Nuclear Secrets from his house. When his actual lawyers have argued that he has the power to assassinate his political enemies. And when he has said he will unleash the police to assassinate anyone they want in this country and use the military to shoot protesters. I dont even know what else to say to people if they think that is a reality they would accept, because they think donald trump will make eggs 2 cheaper. Another very dangerous moment from donald trump, and dangerous because this is where the malfeasance of some republicans meets the ignorance of other republicans. Donald trump knows thats a lie, perhaps, but certainly his allies on fox news and many of the people around him know that it is a lie that somehow joe biden was going to target him with violence. This was standard language in any search warrant. Then it meets the toxic ignorance of the Marjorie Taylor greenes and those parts of the party, and you really see this false narrative, dangerous narrative take hold. The reason its dangerous is Donald Trumps whole theme is that the governments coming for him and theyre coming for you. January 6th was a stole your vote, so go to the capitol with strength, not weakness. Use strength. Now hes saying they tried to shoot me. They were coming to take my life. Theres an audience that hears that and says we have to rally behind donald trump and protect him. The fact is, most politicians, historically, try to deescalate, simmer down tensions. Donald trump ramps it right up and its a dangerous moment. Ill note the exact same guidance was used when President Bidens properties were searched in order its standard, and they believe actually police should have the power and not be accountable for shooting people, so its interesting. I want to end on a somewhat positive note, a good note in many ways. Let me play what marilyn moezby, the former attorney representing baltimore city. Heres what she said when her sentence which is Home Confinement for a year, not a day of jail time, this is what she had to say after that hearing. Im just so incredibly grateful. We love you. Thank you. This is not over. But god was here today and i know hes with me. He touched the heart of this judge and has allowed me to go home to my babies. Derrick, she received 12 months of Home Confinement, three years of supervised release, must forfeit her florida condo over a 5,00050. I want you to comment on that. I know you signed a petition for President Biden to pardon her, but this justice department, this doj is still allowing trump era prosecutions like this one to stand, that absolutely feel like retribution, and i want to note as you answer that question, the fbi has now raided the hines county, d. A. , the one who secured the convictions in mississippis Welfare Scandal when they were stealing from the poor. What is going on at the doj right now . This is supposed to be a democratic doj, but i want you to comment on all of that, please, including ms. Mosby. First, you have a lot of career individuals embedded inside all of our agencies. Some of those individuals are carrying forth political views thats not consistent with equal protection under the law. In 2015, there was an effort, and it was really, really successful in getting d. A. S to be more accountable to the communities they represent. Marilyn mosby is one of those d. A. S. She did a fantastic job. Now she was targeted because she was using her money to provide a better life for her family. I want to commend Angela Wright because shes the advocate behind this. Marilyn mosby must be pardoned because this is a targeted Precaution Cushion that even the standards by which they have used wouldnt meet the threshold. They only go after people with a threshold over a million dollars. Again, we need to do something about embedded Career Employees within doj and other agencies. Well said. Derrick johnson and david jolly, thank you both. 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