the size of the supreme court for political reasons it interferes with the ability of the supreme court to be a neutral arbiter of what the law says. the minute we lose that, the structure of our constitution gives way. the last time this was attempted was a 1937. as i described in chapters four and five, franklin d roosevelt, also a democrat and a hero and idol of our current president, got tired of the supreme court disagreeing with him, he tried to threaten them by pushing a bill in congress that would've given him power to expand the court to 15 justices. that proposal failed legislative but i got the court sufficiently scared and convinced one supreme court justice owen roberts, to flip his vote in an important case. you can read about it and chapter five, that case for reasons i explained in the book, ended up influencing the way we do business in the federal government ever since then and not in a good way. it has a lot to do with why we are $31 trillion in debt. it is why the american economy struggles under $2 trillion of compliance costs. that is what happened the last time so

i imagine the current supreme court, which just dumped its nose at 50 years of supreme court precedent, making pretty much every state in open carry state, turning every state into texas, i imagine the supreme court will strike down the bipartisan gun law as soon as they can get around to it in 2023 or 2024. if you don't expand the court, reform the court, if you allow six conservative theocrat to control the court for a generation, you get nothing. host: a black guy's guide is the name. what is the black guy's guide to the second amendment? guest: the idea that the right to bear arms includes a right to personal arms is not the original intent of the second amendment, it is not the original meaning, it is not how the second amendment was understood by the people who wrote and ratified it. that is an invention by the nra in the 1970's that the second amendment confers a personal right to own guns and defense. that invention by the 1970's was not given voice in the supreme court until 2008 with scalia's d.c. versus heller decision. all of this is modern. when you want to go to the actua

this idea of expanding the supreme court? >> i think -- look, i -- i'm probably more of a traditionalist than many. i find myself today thinking what do you do -- i quite frankly do believe that we were led by supreme court justices. we had two united state senators who voted for them and would not have been confirmed if they had not voted for them or didn't feel that the truth was told to them. i think we really need to study what are the options. we need to look at do we continue to have lifetime terms? i also think -- i've been someone that's been reluctant on the filibuster to come out. you shouldn't need 50 votes for the majority of the american people feeling the way they do. i think we have to look at everything. i think we need to do it in a calm, intentional way but we need to take the action we have right now, turn it into action, not violent action. i think this country is raw. i'm worried about it as i'm out and about, was at a vigil last night with several thousand people. we need to start voting in november. the

supreme court. the constitution gives congress the authority to change the size of the spring court and congress has used that authority seven times before. expansion is the only way to rebalance the court after republicans stole two seats and undermined the legitimacy of the courts. >> host: senator elizabeth warren part of the youtube video she put out last year. yourou response? >> i live to unpack there and a lot of errors in a statement. she refers to republicans have restored power and the words dole or steal twice. i'm not sure what she's referring to there. there's nothing about the manner in which republicans nominees to the supreme court stole anything or the republican senate stole anything by confirming donald trump's nominees to the u.s. supreme court. she may not like that it happened that way and she may not like republicans held the majority in 2016 when republicans chose not to confirm merrick garland to the supreme court and she might not like the fact republicans confirmed amy con

supreme court overturning roe. this is one of the most significant, historic decisions in modern times, and now it means that abortion is no longer the law of the land. it's up to the state and it's about to become illegal in about half of them, lester. >> pete, as we watch the emotion, the reaction outside the supreme court, let me continue to talk to you about this. you have noted as recently as yesterday, the super majority at the supreme court now really flexing its muscles. >> did he dissent from that part? >> pete obviously getting some lately information. the ruling coming down a few minutes ago. a lot to go through, but you can see some of the emotional reaction outside the supreme court, the fences have been in place there for a number of days in anticipation of reaction to this or any other decisions handed down this week. let me go to mora barrett right now, with the crowds gathered outside the court. mora. >> reporter: lester, tension has been building here between protesters who are both for and agains

the supreme court overturns ro v. wade almost after -- almost half a century after a guaranteed the rights of women to an abortion. the ramifications it will have now and years to come. >> i can't even remember when the supreme court last revoked a right that an american citizen held. >> and weighing in on the supreme court's ruling and the by passage of bipartisanun

supreme court overturned roe v. wade yesterday. in china, preparations and gear for next week's 25th anniversary of britain over hong kong. back to china. that is a look at stories from around the globe. it is officially summer now, that means time to spend time around the pool. meteorologist adam tells us whether we should hold out for those of us looking to take a dip. next. you might be feeling scorching summer heat making its way across the u.s., folks from the northwest all the way down to the southeast bracing for dangerously high temperatures. meanwhile, monitoring the atlantic for potential tropical storm. meteorologist adam has the latest. >> beginning with that extreme heat, we are feeling across the country, current temperatures, highs, you talk about the heat across the north east -- west, excuse me. highs pushing 90 and across the southeast, leucine is lingering for a couple of days, that's where heat alerts are abortions of texas especially over the florida panhandle running you down across the mississippi river and t

that is what we have now as a result of the supreme court. host: for viewers who have not caught or show current work and they find it? guest: i am on commercial radio stations around the country. there is a life youtube stream of it. it is live on twitter and facebook. you can get it off the internet. we are on free speech tv. there are lots of ways to get the show. host: thom hartmann with us taking your calls and questions. kevin is up first. caller: good morning, mr. hartmann. i can understand your concern that the supreme court is going back to the original reading of the constitution. guest: they are not doing that. caller: let me finish. it has been about 100 years and coming. it is when the progressives took control of the supreme court during fdr and after fdr that they changed it where the federal government did have power. that they did not have before. guest: what? caller: i have been a union member. i have paid union dues for 23 years. i wonder how money times you have paid union dues, but -- guest: every year. caller: good. i wo

court saying that this decision was made by a republican-controlled supreme court. there's also a big contingent of black congresswoman led by congresswoman ianna presley writ ing a letter to president biden asking him to declare a public health and national emergency and asking him to use any and all executive authorities to address the public health crisis our nation will face if roe v. wade is dismantled. democrats are also using this to push ahead into november, saying or warning that states will not stop at just restricting abortion access but instead, will push to restrict access to things like birth control. >> we cannot allow them to take charge so that they can institute their goal, which is to criminalize reproductive freedom. this cruel ruling is outrageous and heart wrenching, but make no mistake, again, it's all on the ballot in november. the supreme court has ended a constitutional right. reporter: and we've already heard from the campaign committees at the dnc and others they issue this statement, make no mistake the republican party will not stop at

we clearly care about supreme court justices. but we also care about the families and employees of the supreme court. and that is what we're talking about today. because, again, i just want to remind you, the republicans are misleading you. supreme court justices right now have law enforcement protection details. they are protected by law enforcement. this bill has to deal with the families of supreme court justices. i support protecting them. i also support protecting employees and their families of the supreme court. and that is a dispute. the democrats want to also protect employees and families who are getting threats from right-wing activists, intimidation. you want to talk about intimidation? i tell you what intimidation is. it's trump supporters assaulted the capitol on january 6, brutalizing 140 police officers. that is intimidation. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: and madam speaker, we condemn what took place on january 6. it would be nice if democr

so supreme court overturning roe. this is one of the most significant historic decisions in modern times, lester, and now it means that abortion is no longer the law of the land. it's up to the states, and it's about to become illegal in about half of them, lester. >> pete williams with breaking news out of the supreme court. i want to go right to nbc's ken dilanian, he's outside the supreme court. also neal katyal, former acting solicitor general, joyce vance, nbc legal analyst, and dahlia, seenial editor and host of the amicus podcast for sale. neal, give us a bigger picture of what pete williams is announcing. >> this is as devastating a ruling as can be imagined. it looks very much like the draft opinion that was leaked last month. i haven't done obviously a word comparison, but it does say roe v. wade is overruled. it's a 6-3 vote on the bottom line. the chief justice, chief justice roberts, concurs in the judgment, saying he disagreed with the majority's decision to go so far as to overrule roe v. wade and that

what legal reason did the supreme court. reason did the supreme court have reductions today? 50. reason did the supreme court have reductions today? so, roe v wade and _ have reductions today? so, roe v wade and the _ have reductions today? so, roe v wade and the planned - v wade and the planned parenthood casey decision, the idea of stare decisis precedents, it is an idea that courts use to guide them and to give way to prior decisions, to streamline decision—making for courts going forward, and it makes sense. it is a good principle. but blind adherence to it, asjustice gorsuch recently wrote, is a bad idea. and it would lead to continued reliance on decisions like dread scott, komatsu decision, dread scott, komatsu decision, dread scott, komatsu decision, dread scott, the decision where the supreme court held, relying on history, concluding that blacks were lesser than whites. —— dred scott. 0utrageous, but was a supreme court case, should we rely on that? komatsu, the decision where the supreme court allowed the us government to intern japanese americans during worl

judges to the supreme court clearly the appointment of a supreme court justice is not a presidential prerogative. the sen is an equal partner in the process and has significant obligations attendant to its responsibilities. and these confirmation hearings are a major part. though not the only part of the process by which we attempt to fulfill our constitutional responsibility. the nomination of a supreme court justice signals the renewal of a national debate over the meaning of our constitution a debate. i might add that's been going on for over 200 years without end. and it will go on for another 200 years i expect. how will the broad principles and bodied in the constitution? phrases like due process equal protection rights retained by the people how will these and other a nobeline phrases in the constitution be applied to the realities of everyday life? that is the issue which we've been debating and will continue to be i'd like to begin by asking you. about how you will go about interpreting. our constitution judge judges, as you know better than i do approach this job in many di

the supreme court granted that and then took it away. but this is the first time the court has ever granted a broadly recognized, widely accepted constitutional right and then taken it away. so in that sense, it is historic >> pete williams at the supreme court. demonstrators are still gathering outside the court tonight. hundreds of people there protesting against the landmark decision to overturn roe v. wade most of the pro-life demonstrators who were certainly there in the beginning have now left president biden has called for protests to remain peaceful. still, the capitol police are taking no chances. they erected this eight-foot fence ahead of the landmark ruling to keep people out of the supreme court plaza. the capitol police also boosting security at the capitol ahead of any possibility of unrest. cnbc's shomari stone continues our coverage outside the court emotions certainly running high. >> indeed, shep. emotions are very high a lot of people cried this morning when that ruling came down right now, d.c. police, u.s. capitol p

we need to expand the supreme court. this 6-3 majority is going to continue on a long line of wish lists right wing republican agenda items for the last 50 years, and what we have seen in the last week on guns, climate, torsion is just a preview of coming attractions. it is going to be issue after issue after issue. they're going to be relentless, and the only solution is to expand the supreme court to make up two supreme court justices that were stolen by donald trump and by mitch mcconnell. this is the big decision that we are going to have to make his country, otherwise the problem, as they are being posed, are going to be unsolvable. that is why we have to think big here. a carveout for abortion is good, carveout for voting rights would be good, but ultimately we would have to carve out pretty much every single area of american life with the supreme court is finished implement their agenda. >> senator ed markey, thank you so much. coming up next, everybody. inside the legal fight to block wisconsin's 173-year-old abo

and of the supreme court. and you're watching american history tv on c-span as we look back to see what the current supreme court justices had to say about abortion and the law during their confirmation hearings chief justice. john roberts has served on the court since 2005 the george w bush nominee had this to say when asked about the 1973 roby wade decision. well senator the importance of settled expectations in the application of starry decisis is a very important consideration that was emphasized in the casey opinion, but also in other opinions outside that area of the law the principles of starry decisis. look at a number of factors settled expectations one of them and as you mentioned whether or not particular precedents have proven to be unworkable is another consideration on the other side whether the doctrinal basis of a decision have been eroded by subsequent developments, for example, if you have a case in which they're three precedents that lead and support that result and in the intervening period

yeah, all white male just as a supreme court. yeah, that's that's a great a great way to end and i am i'm so grateful. thank you, jenny, and thank you jim and thank you, david and thanks to all of you who have joined us on this very special occasion. video from this event will be available on the great americans youtube channel and the website at great americans.si.edu. and at your national museum of american history, our mission is to empower people to create a more just and compassionate future by exploring preserving and sharing the complexity of our past.

supreme court decision on abortion. joining us, cnn legal analyst and civil rights attorney areva martin, areva, good to see you. this supreme court ruling is very emotional for a lot of people. immediately 13 state trigger laws banning abortion went into effect. what does the supreme court ruling in your view mean from a legal standpoint as families continue to try to understand what they can and cannot do? >> fred, good morning. devastating decision by the supreme court. can't say that any of us were surprised because we had that leaked opinion earlier of this year. but this decision does change the game as it relates to women's rights to get an abortion. we heard the correspondent say that 26 states have already enacted some kind of ban on abortions and others are looking at how they can also restrict women's rights. and this decision basically throws the decisionmaking about women's reproductive health into the hands of each state. and we know each state has now the legal authority, the constitutional authority to d

supreme court justices. so when we keep hearing about how unpopular this is or how the court is really losing the fate of the american people. do these justices care? they are on the bench for a life. and this is exactly what they wanted. >> that's exactly it, that's the central question here. look at the tone of the decision today. george washington would have said, if you've got power, like a five-person majority. you always exercise it with restraint. you always try to bind the country together. that seems to be what john roberts was trying to do, which was trying to introduce a change in abortion rights but with this decision, it sounds like just donald trump. it was intended to throw scalding acid into the face of people who feel strongly about abortion rights. it was attended to shock. compare that to, for instance, the decision on brown versus board of education, 1954. saying that you took to bed separate and equally. a separate society. oren said privately as he was talking to justice says, this is g

he lashed out at the supreme court. listen to what he said. >> president biden: one thing that has been destabilizing in the outrageous behavior of the supreme court of the united states. in overruling not only roe v. wade but essentially challenging the right to privacy. we have been a leader in the world in terms of personal rights in progress rights. it is a mistake in my view for the supreme court to do what it did. >> so he encouraged people to vote in the midterms to bring their causes, their concerns to the polls. and now he was also asked in a separate question about inflation and high gas prices. these challenges that have really been plaguing his presidency and the american people. he was directly asked to support the war in ukraine or differently. we got these high gas prices around the national average of $5 per gallon to maintain that pressure on russia. in his answer was, yes, it makes sense for as long as it takes. because it is critical to contain russia, to ensure that they do not move beyond ukraine. a

the supreme court was not bully by the far-left mob. threats of violence against the justices did not win. and the truth is pro-life americans are not planning a night of rage. if. [laughter] the reaction to this principled decision by the court, it must be peaceful. and the doj must step up to protect our justices, their families, churches and pro-life pregnancy centershu from unprovoked violence. to the doj, do not be silent. do not stand back and uphold the rule of law. we live in a country that is based on the dignity of all human life. with that, we'll take some questions with. yes, ma'am. >> [inaudible] justice thomas is part of this ruling has said he wants to revisit things likeai the supree court's decision on gay marriage and contraception. what do you say to that? >> the supreme court is a durant branch of government -- different branch of government. i just know what we are doing, andng what we have today is that life matters. that for so many years life has stood up concern. >> [inaudible] support those decisions being revi

thewn only real solution now iso expand the supreme court. the constitution gives congress the authority to change the size of the supreme courty and congress has used that authority seven times before. expansion is actually the only way to rebalance the court after republicans stole two seats and undermined the legitimacy of the court. >> host: part of a video she put out at the end of last year. your response? >> guest: there's a lot of errors in that statement as she refers to the republicans having stolen power. and she said the words stole were steel twice. not sure what she's referring to. there's nothing about the manner in which the republican nominees to the court stole anything or the republican senate stole anything by confirming donald trump's nominees to the supreme court.em she may not like that it happened that way. she might not like the republicans held the majority in 2016 when republicans chose not to confirm garland to the supreme court and she might not like the fact that republicans confirmed amy coney barrett in 2020. a

but the supreme court can and does reassess precedent as a supreme court opinion in dobbs points out, some of the greatest decisions of all time have been decisions in which the supreme court overruled prior precedent, overruled separate by equal doctrine of mesy versus ferguson. the justices did not lie. >> trace: you were a former law clerk for justice roberts, and earlier reporting the decision was 5-4, no it was 6-3, and justice roberts concurred with the dobbs ruling. what did you think about justice roberts' opinion pulling back for going after roe? >> chief justice robert nowhere says roe was rightly decided. what he says is that the court did not need to overrule roe because they could uphold mississippi law on other grounds, so it's 6-3 opinion, so you have a super majority of the supreme court upholding mississippi's law, applies at 15 weeks, and five justices clearly laying out the case and explaining why roe was wrong on the day it was decided and only worse over time. so the roe was agregious decision and should not have taken 50 years for the court to overrule that case.

the us supreme court has entered the constitutional right to abortion. the decision is a major victory for right—wing and religious activists who have campaigned event —— against pregnancy termination since they were legalised in 1973. the conservative dominated court rules fight six votes to three that the decision to legalise abortions in the case known as roe v wade, was legally wrong, as the us constitution does not specifically mention abortion rights. after nominations by donald trump, the supreme court has a strong conservative majority, however, opinion surveys suggest most americans support women are keeping at the right to abortion. let's take you to outside that supreme court, where it clouds the net crowds have been gathering to share their views. —— crowds have been gathering. there were just hearing from my colleague, just to observe what is really an historic moment is there in the states for women's rights, people on both sides of the divide, joining crowds there to share their views. of course, states in the various states are

supreme court decision right. so the supreme court in this decision quite clearly says this may damage the courts legitimacy. this may upset the american people but you know, that's not our problem, essentially. and that's a markable thing to see as well for a court that historically had been constrained by fears of public reaction. clearly, this court is unconstrained. so this is a historic moment when it comes to the protections that are enjoyed by women and pregnant people. and sit historical moment in terms of the role of the supreme court and in our democracy >> mary ziegler of the university of california davis law school. thk you very much. >> thanks, john. >> we are going to hear from leaders on both sides of this issue about what comes next. firs i'm joined by marjorie dannenfelser. she is the president of the susan b. anthony pro-life america. what is your reaction of the antiabortion movement? how much of a victory is this? >> for pro-life, this is the culmination of the greatest human rights movement o

kron 4 dot com on today's supreme court ruling. you can scan the qr code on the screen right now and we'll take you right to our website. we have much more coverage here at 3 o'clock today, including an interview with state sen. alex padilla for us, senator alex padilla. we do have big news out of washington, d.c., another story we're watching is that the u.s. has passed the first new gun safety legislation in decades. the bill enhances background checks for people under 21 wanting to buy a gun. it also prevents convicted domestic abusers from buying guns, regardless of whether they were married to the victim. the bill provides money to states to help enhance red flag laws and provides money for mental health services and securing schools. the senate passed the measure last night with 15 republicans crossing the aisle to move this bill forward. president biden says he will sign it when it arrives at his desk. coming up here at 3 o'clock today, protecting pride. how san francisco police plan to keep everyone safe this weekend. durin

he was asked if he believes the supreme court is broken, saying that he believes the supreme court has made terrible decisions. that obviously coming in the wake of the historic ruling by the court that roe v. wade is overturned. this was a historic moment, the president describing it as painful and devastating. it was a day intended to focus intention obviously on what has been historic gun legislation, the first in nearly 30 years. i want to get to chief white house correspondent kristen welker. she is traveling with the president. she is ahead of him now waiting near the german border where he will be later in the day at the g7 summit. as you and i reported out yesterday, the white house anticipated this ruling on abortion but they didn't think it was going to come yesterday. it did sort of interrupt their desire to better celebrate this gun legislation, the president announcing what he plans to do on abortion and saying ultimately it is up to the voters to do more. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, peter. the timing of this is just extraordinary. if it weren't for the supreme c

supreme court in protest. it's diabolical, and what we're going to do now is rely on 17th century tradition and history. all the decisions coming from the supreme court, you know yours out, put on your your belt because we're in for eight reversal of virtually everything. police in washington , d c. says the department is on high alert. extra officers will be on patrol throughout the weekend, and the decision overturned. roe v. wade was in response to the case. dobbs versus jackson's women's health organizations state law against the clinics claim of constitutional rights to provide abortion. ktvu jana katsuyama goes over that landmark ruling. justice samuel alito writing for the majority, with conservative justices barrett gorsuch, kavanaugh and thomas said to previous supreme court landmark rulings were wrong to uphold the woman's right to choose an abortion. in stark language justice, alito wrote quote the constitution does not confer right to abortion. roe and casey are overruled, and the authority to regu

wade by the supreme court today. will continue to explore what the landmark ruling means here in california and what could come next in this fight. plus we'll take you live to san francisco, where hundreds of abortion rights supporters have taken to the streets tonight to protest the supreme court's ruling on abortion. those stories and much more coming up tonight. live at seven over on ktvu. plus alex. thank you. but first after the break, the san francisco pride parade and festival is back in full swing for the first time. in three years. the preparations in store for this weekend i was injured in a car crash. i had no idea how much my case was worth. call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ in san francisco. and while celebrations are in full swing, today's supreme court decision to overturn roe versus wade has some in the lgbtq community. worried in a concurring opinion , justice clarence clarence t

yeah, all white male just as a supreme court. yeah, that's that's a great a great way to end and i am i'm so grateful. thank you, jenny, and thank you jim and thank you, david and thanks to all of you who have joined us on this very special occasion. video from this event will be available on the great americans youtube channel and the website at great americans.si.edu. and at your national museum of american history, our mission is to empower people to create a more just and compassionate future by exploring preserving and sharing the complexity of our past. we hope that like us you take inspiration from justice ginsburg important life's work and embodiment of what it mean'. gratty. i'm one of the political history curators here at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. and you're joining me in one of our storage areas to take a sneak peek at some of the objects being donated related to associate justice ruth bader ginsburg. we were honored to visit justice ginsburg's chambers at the invitation of her family and

yeah, all white male just as a supreme court. yeah, that's that's a great a great way to end and i am i'm so grateful. thank you, jenny, and thank you jim and thank you, david and thanks to all of you who have joined us on this very special occasion. video from this event will be available on the great americans youtube channel and the website at great americans.si.edu. and at your national museum of american history, our mission is to empower people to create a more just and compassionate future by exploring preserving and sharing the complexity of our past. we hope that

s. supreme court in washington. in his we know, history was made to the inside the building where you are, talk to me about the emotions outside that building. ah, well, as you see there really hundreds of women and men here in front of the supreme court, it only took a couple of minutes before the 1st came after the ruling was out. it wasn't clear that it comes out to more i to day that it came out today. so more and more people are coming here. the majority is kind of morning or they are very sad that there's very important right to get an important for many of them. and very important, right, is being taken away brand. i just want to make clear for our international audience, it's not that abortion is not possible anymore in the united states, but the protection for this nation wide law is taken away. so now it's up to the states, and this is what some women fear here, that in rural places in place as far away from stays in which abortionist illegal or they won't be able to get that done if they are in need to it

i've oversee more supreme court confirmations. and anyone today where this case was always discussed, i believe roe v wade was a correct decision. as a matter of constitutional law, an application of the funding, mental right to privacy in liberty in matters of family and personal autonomy was a decision on a complex matter. drew a careful balance between a woman's right to choose earlier in her pregnancy and the state's ability to regulate later enterprises. a decision with broad national consensus, most americans of faith and backgrounds found acceptable that have been the law of the land for most of the lifetime of americans today. and it was a constitutional principle upheld i. justice is appointed by democrat and republican prejudice alike. roby wade was a 72 decision written by justice appointed by republican president. richard nixon, in the 5 decades is followed roe v. wade justice is appointed by republican pressures from eisenhower. nixon, reagan, george w bush, were among the justices who voted to all the principals set

supreme court where the big breaking news this morning is the fact the supreme court. has now overturned roe v wade sending the decision of what health rights a woman has back to the states to decide at that local level. we have congressman mike thompson now with us with some reaction because, of course, like james just said, >> the states are going to be more important than ever and our representatives. so what is your reaction this morning? >> i think it's terrible of the court took away 50 years of precedent. so first time in my life that anyone in the united states of america has actually lost or right, court took a right away from women, united states of america. and this is only the beginning. others already efforts underway to expand on this to go after contraception and verbal that this is this is going to create serious and compelling problems for women across united states of america. >> what what message do you have for your in the north bay? is there watching this unfold this morning thinking about themselves thinking about their daughters and what this mig

the supreme court was a tremendous obstacle. reelected overwhelmingly in 1936, he decided to use his political capital on his supreme court problem. >> what did he do? what was his strategy? what was he trying to accomplish here. >> well, he took it very personally. actually, he had this dream that the supreme would cooperate with him in getting his programs going. now, maybe john can help me understand, and our listeners, whether roosevelt was being disingenuous or if he really believes the separation of powers did not apply to him. the idea that and he came up with the idea to appoint six new justices and then cooperate with them and he would cooperate. to get his program through it is insane to our way of thinking today. >> it is a mystery to me how much he believes that he could really merge these two branches of government. what happened is, he was really smarting under these rejections. although the court overturning of the nra actually probably helped him in retrospect, because it was so unpopular. he was resolved! it was

to hell with the supreme court. women will be in control of their bodies, and if they think black women are intimidated or afraid, they've got another thought coming. >> tucker: to hell with the supreme court. at roberta mcgaw bay there. we will defy them. really? you will defy our court institution after sending people to prison for questioning the last election, is that what you are saying? don't lecture us ever again about the sanctity of our institutions, about our norms, because you clearly don't care about them at all. what you care about his power. candace owens has been watching all of this, including the press against the supreme court. very closely, we are happy to have her join us tonight. candace, it is kind of revealing. i do think the babylon be put it best, january 6th commission suspends its duties for the day to call for insurrection, that was the fastest pivot may be in history. >> absolutely the fastest pivot and let me say this on behalf of so many women watching this who would like me used to be

and the new deal ran into a supreme court roadblock. in the course of that four-year term, not only did roosevelt have no chance to appoint justices, but the nine who were there struck down major reform relief laws. this is a quick laundry list, the national industrial recovery act, the railroad retirement act, section three of the national recovery act, the frazier-lemke act, the tax component of the agricultural adjustment act, the coal conservation act, the amendments to the bankruptcy law and a state new york minimum wage law that was kind of state-level counterpart progressive effort. so roosevelt was the popular, powerful and democratically-responsive president, and the supreme court was a tremendous obstacle. and so reelected overwhelmingly in 1936, he decided to use his political capital on his supreme court problem. >> what did he do? what was his strategy? what was he trying to accomplish here? >> well, he took it very personally, actually. he had this dream of, that the supreme court would cooperate with him in getting his pr

supreme court. there are people out in droves protesting the roe versus wade decision. but there are some also out celebrating it. i want to get your reaction on today's ruling and what it will mean for the women in your state especially in your view the women of color. >> it's dangerous. it is appalling. i am angry. but i'm also committed. we know that georgia has -- our population is 33% african american. now, as you pointed out, black women face three times higher maternal mortality rate than their white counterparts. for hispanic women, it's nearly the same. and we have two of the largest populations in this state. we also are ranked near the bottom in term of access to health care. we are number two in the number of uninsured. we have a very broken health care system. we have refused to expand medicaid. our maternal mortality rates are extraordinary. we are number six in terms of infant mortality. and what all of this means is that we have a health care system that is not equipped to do the ver

the supreme court did its job. it fixed a wrong decision it made and return power back to the states, which is how the constitution and our founders intended it. host: taking your phone calls this morning, women only in the first hour of our program. we are about halfway through that hour. what do you want from your state on the issue of abortion? states are now where these fights are taking place over where laws should fall. it is (202) 748-8000 for women in the eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 for women in the mountain or pacific time zones. lydia, you are next. caller: good morning. i am an elderly lady, 65. i am no longer of childbearing age. i never condone abortion. it is not something i thought was appropriate for myself. however, it is a woman's choice. there is no reason a man should have any say in what a woman does with her body. if this is the case and we are making loss for women, what about men? when are we going to start making laws for men? it takes two people to make a child, a man and

of the court level right below the united states supreme court. in private, donald trump always marveled that barack obama left him 128 vacancies. he couldn't believe it and i have to agree. i know stephen was there as well but time and again when it came to mexico city policy, when it came to protecting the senate and i just want to say this to america, remember, for most of his adult life this manhattan billionaire had been pro-choice. he changed his mind over a series of years in a series of experiences. that is a very typical in our country. people do change their minds and i think the opinion was the culmination of that as well. uc public opinion, it's only grabs some people but science and medicine have made so many people stop and think, including 47 of the 50 countries have restrictions before 15 weeks. why is 15 weeks important? that is the dobbs measure. 15 weeks gestation. a majority of americans agree with not having abortion starting second trimester. everybody's polls show that. even if you agree on some level not the second and cert

visit ncicap.org] >> where live outside the supreme court this evening with more reaction to the supreme court's abortion rights ruling. from senator joe manchin of west virginia. he was the only senate democratic 2018 to vote to confirm justice brett kavanaugh in one of three democrats to vote for justice gorsuch in 2017. his statement reads in part, i trust the justices when they testified under oath that they also believed roe v. wade was settled legal precedent. i'm alarmed they chose to reject the ruling that has provided for two generations of elect -- of americans. >> [inaudible cheering] >> [indistinct shouting] when donald trump took power, there was an agenda. he was able to put on the supreme court three [beep] that said they were determined to overturn roe. this is a christian sanctioned movement that has been growing for decades. it is no surprise we are living in a country that was built on slavery and genocide -- [indiscernible] unable to end the patriarchy. the only way we are going to be able to do that is by overthrowing this -- [indiscernible] [indistinct chanting] ♪

s. supreme court ruled on ro versus wade. the 973 decision established the choosing to have an abortion is a right protected by the constitution. 7 out of the 9 judges voted in favor at the time they ruled a fetus has the potential for life in the early stages of pregnancy. but is not a person and therefore does not have constitutional rights of its own. decades later, restrictions on the procedure vary depending on state laws. but at least 13 states have what's known as trigger laws that will immediately ban or restrict abortion. after this ruling, the state of missouri has already become the 1st state to end abortion. entirely. republican members of congress are hailing the ruling as a moment as victory. we are entering a new era of freedom, a freedom for the unborn, and i am proud to have always been on the side of pro my pro life brothers and sisters who stand here with me to day and all across america. we always knew we would realize true freedom for all americans. the people of one of victory, the right to life has been

eyes is turn to the supreme court we are joined by senator mike lee a veteran now of four supreme court nominations in the author of the book saving nine. before we get to saving nine, i wanted to get your reaction to the man arrested outside of brett kavanaugh's house yesterday. he had a knife on him, he had a gun on him. your reaction to that incident. guest: there are real problems with showing up at the home of the supreme court justice to protest what you anticipate might be the outcome of a case to try to influence the outcome of the case. this particular instance he appears he showed up to influence the outcome of a case in a way that is unthinkably bad. i am grateful that they caught him, but we have to get serious about the fact that this is prohibited. this is a federal criminal offense. host: showing up to protest or having a weapon? guest: showing up to protest at the home of the supreme court justice is in itself a criminal offense. doing so to carry out an execution is unthinkably bad. i hope and expect to hear condemnation from republicans and democrats alike and from the

. >> the supreme court reverses roe v. wade, ending 50 years of precedent. >> thanks to the courage found within the united states supreme court, this long, divisive issue will be decided by the states. >> it will save countless innocent children. >> let's be very clear, the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk. >> it's a slap in the face of to women about using their own judgment.

edward jones gerry: is been a momentous week for the supreme court and indeed with the supreme court decision is not just on roe v. wade but the right to bear arms, the second amendment, religious freedom, state separation we may have a few more to go early next week read how do we put this into historic context. it's been a remarkable term it does seem to be the solid conservative majority that is there is now really having an impact on the nation's law. let's talk about that now with her piano. laura karen. it does look there are still some conservatives that are critical that the court makes but this is a really really impactful and important court term about the solid conservative majority that seems to upset it stands. you think this'll be remembered as one of the most important in the courts history? >> i do this is an activist court that we haven't seen since the warren court. you were talking about packing the court. i think this is a terrible idea no matter what side you are on at some other point issue will be on the other foot. tinkering with these institutions should be v

i think it is a kangaroo court, the supreme court. that last minute amy coney barrett should not have been put in. you knew she was this for this. this was all prearranged, i believe. host: let's talk to david in riverside, california on the republican line. caller: good morning to everybody. i was born not long after roe v. wade and my mother could have aborted me. we are all former fetuses. abortion applies to all of us. i waited most of my life for this day because i never knew if this would come. roe v. wade was always alive. it was all wrong. it was never constitutional, it should have been stuck down 50 years ago. this is a great day for republicans, and democrats even if you don't feel it. it is a good day for all former fetuses. you can be discouraged if you are pro-human. it is a victory for all of us and our children, praise the lord our creator we are finally free from roe v. wade. host: let's hear from kevin mccarthy, he is the house minority leader about his reaction to the decision. >> i hope you acknowledge everybody wh