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0 decisis analysis and i want to give you an opportunity to respond. >> the undue burden test is not at issue. that applies to regulations, not prohibitions. the state has conceded this is a prohibition. thats the title of this law is an act to prohibit abortion after 15 weeks and the only thing that is at issue in this case is the viability line. the viability line has been workable. the lower federal courts have applied it uniformly for 50 years, the fifth circuit had no difficulty striking down this law unanimously 3-0. it has been an exceedingly workable standard. if i may return to your q...

Has struck down anti-gerrymandering laws or that has ruled, you know, that kind of -- that the constitution doesn't allow them to rule on gerrymandering. a court that does that because of the workings of a, you know, kind of minority presidential system, right, democrats being seven out of the last eight elections the popular vote and still republicans get control of the supreme court. you have these institutions in american life reinforcing themselves and it is like a boa constrictor squeezing the life out of of public democracy. >> i guess the question is what is the antidote. one thing i th...

Of public opinion in this country is kind of their mom static. if public opinion turns again, it won't matter. because of the way gerrymandering is being used to cement republican controlled the, house you have these states that are basically 50/50. democrat republican states that are going to give you know, 60 70 80% of their congressional seats to republicans. you have a supreme court that has struck down anti gerrymandering laws. or the has ruled that the constitution doesn't allow them to full on gerrymandering. a court that does that because the workings of a kind of minority therrien pre...

Occur against a backdrop of people in texas being unable to access abortion services in state. >> and pete, looking down the road to december 1st, that's when the mississippi case, which will be a major argument, testing the new supreme court on roe v. wade. >> this is the big one for abortion this term. mississippi law that would restrict abortion after 15 weeks, unlike srjt b. 8, this was blocked by the lower courts. mississippi said to the supreme court -- you can rule for us and don't have to overturn roe v. wade, missy said okay, now you really should overturn roe v. wade. the constitutio...

People, especially people like madison thinking you have to go in and resolve with the second amendment and this bizarre belief in what they think the constitution says because the constitution doesn't say anything about what they did other than sedition, than you have the position where you could have violence. they fully intend to take back power, and when they do, they will not rerelinquish. they're on the twitter feeds wondering why we can't do what happened yesterday. >> i think americans have to wake up to this idea that we are not different in substantial ways from any other country and...