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The new school here in new york. counselor, i d like to start with you. do you think this this time, no matter what motivated all these statements over the years, why someone would say all those things, do you think this time will bring the appropriate response? i think we already have seen a lot of the appropriate response from the american public around white supremacy. and as you have said, brian, there s nothing new about steven king s white supremacy and the republican party has taken action against him in january despite the fact that they had actually promoted him to chairing a subcommittee, for instance, on constitution. and so despite the fact that since 2002 he s been vilifying latinos and elevating all kinds of tropes around white supremacy. so i think the shift in the country has already started. i think the republican party has started to recognize it cannot win on a platform of hate. ....
well, with what here with us to talk about it, eugene robertson, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the washington post, and maya wily, former u.s. assistant attorney for the southern district of new york now with the new school here in new york. counselor, i d like to start with you. do you think this this time, no matter what motivated all these statements over the years, why someone would say all those things, do you think this time will bring the appropriate response? i think we already have seen a lot of the appropriate response from the american public around white supremacy. and as you have said, brian, there s nothing new about steven king s white supremacy and the republican party has taken action against him in january despite the fact that they had actually promoted him to chairing a subcommittee, for instance, on constitution. and so despite the fact that since 2002 he s been vilifying ....
Yet to remove the stain on the reputation of our great state. the law signed by outgoing republican governor pat mccory in march sparked outrage across the country and resulted in economic losses across the state with businesses, sports associations and cultural figures all pulling out in protest and the justice department file a suit to challenge the matter. mccory pointing the finger at democrats on wednesday say in a statement that was the third time that pressure from the left sabotaged good faith agreements. we re on on constitution. are you planning voting no against the repeal? i m planning on voting no because it s all unconstitutional. the one side accuses the other of failing politics and failing to live up to the agreement. reporter: the legislature is ....
Attach, with a five-year felony. secondly, the other day, when they had the hearing, the overwhelming majority, over 80 pe persons came to the general assembly and said, we do not need this. the reality is, this is not a matter of polls, it s a matter of constitution. in the south, if you would have polled people years ago on segregation, they would have wanted it, but the constitution says it s wrong. the 14th amendment, equal protection. the 24th amendment, no poll tax. north carolina s on constitution says all elections must be free and you can t pay us laws in north carolina that are in violation with the united states constitution. this is a frenzy being created by a fraud. thousand, i was interested in mr. tyrrell s, because for seven years or many, they ve been saying fraud, fraud, fraud, fraud. and last week, he said, oh, you know what, it s really not fraud. you got us. it s really not about fraud. exactly. and once the statistics came out and the media started digging in ....
So 27% to 54%. evan wilson, the culture has changed, but the culture has been changing a lot. is this too late? not at all. i think president clinton s journey to understanding why marriage matters to gay people and how wrong exclus is very much mirrors the journey that the majority of americans have taken as you ve just shown. we ve literally doubled the number of americans who supts the freedom to marry and who understand that creating a gay exception to the normal way in which the government treats married couples has no place under our on constitution. and of course president clinton is joined by not just democrats, but republicans, not just labor leaders are but business leaders, all which have have filed brief after brief after brief in front of the supreme court saying this needs to be struck down. ....