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time and period where, quote, there was a time. and we can't let them go back, take us back there. >> let me get a quick reaction to what senator ted cruz said on his podcast this week, predicting that republicans would try to impeach president biden if they retake the house in the midterms. take a listen to this. >> whether it's justified or not, the democrats weaponized impeachment. they used it for partisan purposes to go after trump because they disagreed with him. and up with of the rell disadvantages of doing that, the more you weaponize and turn it into a partisan cudgel, you know, what's good for the goose is good for the garpd. >> just a quick response to that if you have one. >> oh, just sad that ted cruz is using his position in the senate to try to appeal to radical crazy republicans, similar to the people that incharaded the capitol on january the 6th. i think it's just sad. so how far the tradition of
the vote on filibusters for court appointments was a good thing. i think you have to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. and i do think that it opened the door for mitch mcconnell to be able to do it for donald trump and his three supreme court justice appointments, which all of whom i supported, but i have an idea that not everyone on the panel did. >> well, to that point, to sort of zoom out for a second, i think one of the things about the evolution -- and reid was key of this, of sort of moving towards majority vote in the senate, this idea that, like, well, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. that is true. but that's how democracies work. we've got -- there's 50 states in the union that function without -- i mean, i think there's like three or four that have supermajority requirements for some stuff, and most of them function with bicameral systems, majority threshold, and somehow
what's good for the goose is good for the gander is that is true, but it's also like that's the way democracies work. i mean we've got -- you know, there's 50 states in the union that function without -- i think there's three or four that have super majority requirements for some stuff, but most of them just function with bicameral systems, majority threshold and somehow they manage. this idea this is sacrosanct is largely kind of a creation of the last 60 or 70 years. and i think if you have a commitment to small "d" democracy as i know you do, there's really compelling reasons to look to get rid of that. let me go to anon first. >> i think part of loving an institution is having an honest relationship with it the same
weapons, ghost gun kits, we're going to come after you with lawsuits. >> well, it's brilliant and it makes the point that the supreme court absolutely refused to do what it should have done, which is to strike down the decision that allowed sb 8, through which texas gave vigilantes the ability to sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. justice sotomayor helped make the case over and over again how bad that action was for the supreme court. what's good for the goose is good for the gander and i
companies or require comptrollers at the state level, excuse me, to create and maintain a list of financial companies which are boycotting energy companies. and so this is voted on unanimously and would require, i think, a pretty huge administrative lift for pretty under funded offices in a lot of these states, which, you know, these offices don't have a ton of resources to do something like this but they would be required to divest from companies. so pension funds, right, state pension funds would be required to take out any holders if bank of america got too woke and decided they were going to divest and, you know, take on the fossil fuel industry, which they haven't. they haven't. >> what's fascinating is there's a what's good for the goose is good for the gander turn about. the climate movement has been putting pressure on firms on pension funds to divest from fossil fuels, oil and gas. the teachers union of california because they see that as a lever
has been shot? they're not bullet recipients. if you're going to use the phrase loaded question, or loaded term. you've got to apply that equally across the board. and here there didn't seem to be any real explanation as to why what's good for the goose is not good for the gander. >> reporter: long-time criminal defense attorney dan adams has a different take. do you think the judge made the right call here? >> yes, i think the judge made the right call here. you can't be a victim unless there's has been a crime committed. and the decision whether a crime has been committed is the proof dance of the jury. >> i'm in constant pain, excruciating pain, pain that doesn't go away. >> reporter: he's the only person to survive being shot by rittenhouse and is expected to be called as a witness in the trial.
of mine which very few judges, i guess, share with me, that i think it's a loaded -- the word "victim" as a loaded, loaded word. and i think "alleged victim" is a cousin to it. >> to put it mildly, it's very odd. >> reporter: a former law enforcement officer and former prosecutor is floored by the ruling. >> it begs the question of, what else would you call someone who's been shot? they're not bullet recipients. >> reporter: he says judge schroeder's decision is highly unusual and will hurt the prosecutor's case. >> if you're going to use the loaded term, you've got to apply that equally across the board. here there didn't seem to be any real explanation as to why what's good for the goose is not good for the gander. >> reporter: but longtime wisconsin criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor dan adams has a very different take. do you think the judge made the right call here?
odd. >> reporter: a former law enforcement officer and former prosecutor is floored by the ruling. >> it begs the question of, what else would you call someone who's been shot? they're not bullet recipients. >> reporter: he says judge schroeder's decision is highly unusual and will hurt the prosecutor's case. >> if you're going to use the loaded term, you've got to apply that easily across the board. here there didn't seem to be any real explanation as to why what's good for the goose is not good for the gander. >> reporter: but longtime wisconsin criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor dan adams has a very different take. do you think the judge made the right call here? >> yes, i've been making this motion to stop the government from calling their complaining witness a victim for years. >> reporter: has it ever been granted? >> yes, this motion is granted with some regularity. some judges like judge schroeder
cage in full-throated surrender. >> i think it really gave us all a new respect for how social these animals are and sort of the depths that they have in their emotions. >> reporter: i know this isn't your field, per se, but is this love? >> you know, i don't know if it's love, but they really make each other calm and happy and, yeah, i think we could all learn something from them. >> reporter: arnold was released this week, back into the wings of his beloved. and although the couple was in no rush to fly the coop, they won't stick around for long. still, hopefully, their example will stay with us, because what's good for the goose is crucial for mankind. steve hartman, "on the road," in barnstable, massachusetts. >> dokoupil: arnold and amelia make a beautiful couple. we'll be right back. t back.
law barring enforcement of federal gun laws they say infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms. >> the actual origin of this came out of the immigration sanctuary cities and folks thought, you know, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. >> but the voters in columbia county oregon with the furthest, allowing the elected sheriff to determine even what state gun laws should not be enforced. >> this is just, be a county saying if you're going to come and violate our rights, then you're going to pay for it at our county sheriff isn't going to do it. >> gun control groups see a different way. we are filling are michael bloomberg's every town for gun safety is challenging the law support from others. >> i don't think guns is a reasonable [indiscernible] guns are lethal, guns can lead to tragedies. >> a circuit court judge in columbia, was asked to review the law and say whether it's constitutional but he decided to punt, saying there was no one withstanding challenging it. this is a blow to every town by leaving the most far-reaching