in effect what we have seen by virtue of allowing this to go into effect in texas is that the court has essentially allowed the surreptitious gutting of row. they are not performing abortions because they fear being held liable under this law which allows private individual to sue for any violations, and to gain a $10,000 bounty from the clinics if they are actually to prevail on those claims. so, again, it's a formal versus a functional distinction. as a formal matter roe is good law. as a practical matter roe is a dead letter. >> interesting. dahlia, i saw you had something to say about it. now i think we can hear what that is. >> sorry for the tech difficulties. i think that what i was going to say is it reminds me more than anything of mitch mcconnell. remember when they were blockading merrick garland? how can they not hold a hearing