this crisis election in 1876, where in the aftermath of the civil war, there were three states where there were real uncertainties about who the state government was. and these three states sent alternative slates of electors. and it took a political compromise that took just up until two days before inauguration day to solve it. and the toefrl count act was passed to try to prevent that from happening in the future. it's designed to deal with these scenarios that we would have thought were science fiction. but now the law is built to deal with them, but it's vulnerable. >> matthew, thank you for your work on this. i recommend it if our viewers haven't read what you've written on it that they da. appreciate your time. president biden has a rare opportunity to make history by nominating first black woman to serve on the supreme court. south carolina district judge jay michelle childs is now the