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One thing to be a lawmaker and to be interested with making laws that make sense for adults, it's another thing to be interested with the responsibility to take care of our children, and the fact that this legislature with all the problems that we have in the midst of covid, in the midst of a fail power grid drama that we had in the state of texas, you just wouldn't think that they would go after children in the way that they did. but with this antiabortion bill they went after our kids, they went after orchids as it relates to the anti-trans legislation because one thing that we know for sure...

>> you know, there is no excuse for what they're doing. it's -- it's one thing to be a lawmaker and to be entrusted with making laws that make sense for adults. it's another thing to be entrusted with the responsibility to take care of our children and the fact that this lirpgt with all the problems that we have and the midst of covid, in the midst of a failed power grid drama we had in the state of texas, you just wouldn't think they would go after clirn in the way they did. but with this anti-abortion bill they went after our kids, went after our kids as it relates to the anti-translegislati...

Until the hysteria calms down or the discourse calms down and they go right back to what they do, which is enraging us. so i think the better question is what are we going to do? >> do you think people -- you know, people's attention lasts very short on these sorts of things. and as you said, you know, another outrage or another thing comes along the following day and people move on. and -- and they like -- you know, people use facebook. >> yeah, but supposedly, we elect this body called or senators and our congresspeople to think long-term for us and to stick and be steadfast around these iss...

Long-term for us, and to stick and be steadfast around these issues. and what struck me as kind of typical for this is a bunch of senators said that they were planning to write stern letters to facebook. and it's -- you know, i think what needs to happen is our lawmakers need to start making laws. i mean, i was even thinking today, anderson, we agegate alcohol, certain adult content. what's more dangerous for your 17-year-old daughter? watching dead pool? or having extreme diet sites recommended to her? it's -- it's kind of enough. we know what facebook's going to do. the better question is wh...

Try to get past this. i mean, somebody has got to be held accountable. is it the military's fault? did they give him bad information? did they give the president bad information? was the secretary of state's fault? who is it? whose fault is it at the end of the day we can all agree on that this did not go well. this didn't go well for anyone. this didn't go well for the left, for the right. this is not a bipartisan question of if this went well. who is going to be held accountable. >> lawrence: dakota, do you think the members of congress were asking the right questions? what would you have as...