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Commentary writer for the daily signal and co-host of the right side of history podcast. i wanted to have you on. before people go and argue with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, they should listen to an expert like you. i have some questions. why did the founders create the electoral college? >> the electoral college was created to preserve majority rules and the rights of the minority. the founders wanted to create a system where by the states would have a role to play not just a giant mass plea in america. they wanted farmers in iowa to have ultimately some say in elections the way si...

On the courts that there is now. chris: the reason harry reid did this is because republicans were filibustering not supreme court justices but a lot of barack obama's appointees. then as we got into 2017, and trump's president, then mcconnell extends that to supreme court nominees. and i guess what i'm wondering is, does the fact that we now are saying you can't filibuster, if the majority rules, does that tend to push the extremes in this whole process? >> i think it is hard to argue if you've looked at the way the senate has worked in recent years that it isn't becoming more partisan. and i...

Trying to take out claire mccaskill this is great news. if you are playing out of position, if you are a republican in a blue state or district every democrat in a red state or district this is bad news. heather: we discussed the impeachment issue but it is not just about donald trump but brett kavanaugh. the i word making a big appearance, can the democrats retake, they are searing -- jerry nadler says it is probably happening. >> the first supreme court appointment that takes place under strict majority rules in the senate and everything we predicted would happen with the nuclear option from...

Way, hiding behind a so-called prosecutor or counselor is the one made by bob corker earlier today when he said they were afraid of saying something insensitive that would be repeated 24/7. they want to hide behind -- >> so grassley gagged his own members? he's afraid they're going to look stupid. >> they gagged themselves. here's the serious thing, chris. we have a constitutional duty. i'm going to be doing my job in the united states senate asking my questions because that is what i have a responsibility to do, advising and consenting. i'm really disappointed in republican colleagues not onl...

Together with the intent of not being governed by any other prison gang. >> bulldogs they're not as organized as your other gangs. they don't have the leadership in their organization. their rule of thumb is, that majority rules. if there's issues on the yard they have to try to resolve, the bulldogs would get together and take a boat, if you will. and the majority rules to go with that, there's no set leader of bulldog. >> if a bulldog has a chance to attack a southern hispanic, it's on sight. if they can get away from staff during an escort, a door accidentally pops, anything. if there's ano...