Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131008:00:39:00
Mangt in the house, senate and president. don't, don't blackmail the country by saying we'll destroy the economy if you don't go along with this. >> this gets back to the rules question that jonathan and i were talking about. they're not doing anything that violates the constitution. they're attempting to use, maximize their leverage. they're, they're reacting in a rational way, given the constraints. >> they're not violating the constitution. but they're violating democratic norms. the norms, upon which this government, the operations of our democracy, depend. that norm is -- you allow the ma...