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That he is a lawmaker? a lawmaker is defined as, quote, one who makes laws, not a law repealer, not a law ender, a lawmaker. but his theory firefighters should be judged by how many fires they start. >> we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we ought to be judged on how many laws that we repeal. >> well, mr. speaker, you've tried to repeal health care 39 times. and you failed 39 times. you're not even successful by your own standards. and look at what you're trying to get rid of. it's a law that has given almost a million young people coverage. it's helped more than eight mill...

Who trayvon martin was to them. that's what i want to explore tonight. >> was there any reason, mark, why the prosecution, the state attorneys who were going after george zimmerman with the second degree murder charge, why they didn't speak more about who trayvon, this young 17-year-old kid was? >> i have put a lot of blame on the prosecutors theory and their approach to this case. i think they gave everybody a lot of false hope. i think they attempted to twist the second degree murder to make it work into facts that did not exist and accordingly i think that they're going to come back and cla...

The authority. i felt they were a better chance of a conviction involuntary manslaughter. yes, overcharging a case can affect the prosecution's credibility and help the defense. i think it did in this case. i think manslaughter would have been the right -- with the right charge and would have been the right outcome. zimmerman drove to the scene. brought a deadly weapon to the scene. decided to confront trayvon martin. didn't have to do any of that. he was advised by the police not to get out of the car and not to confront him. the homeowner association rules said don't confront someone you sus...

Don lemon here in sanford, florida, again with cnn special coverage of the verdict and the fallout. let's get back to the conversation about zimmerman's defense attorney don west. he said the prosecution was a disgraceful and fired insults at the prosecution accusing them of being sneaky and unethical. >> oh my god. just when i thought this case couldn't get anymore bizarre. the state is seeking third-degree murder based on child abuse? is the court going to give this any serious contention or consideration? because if so, we have a lot of talking to do. it's not fair to me, it's not fair to m...

Another big day in court. here's martin savidge. >> reporter: unlike his opening, the state's closing began with more reverent tones. almost like a eulogy. >> a teenager is dead. he is dead through no fault of his own. he is dead because another man made assumptions. >> reporter: the prosecutor condensed the state's case into two hours, emphasizing its claim that george zimmerman actively profiled trayvon martin. >> he profiled him as a criminal. he assumed certain things. that trayvon martin was up to no good. and that is what led to his death. >> reporter: the state contends zimmerman is a w...