overturning roe v. wade. many have already watched trigger bans on abortion take effect in their states. while conservative lawmakers have a cartoonish message to keep women from fleeing to blue states where abortion is still legal. and president biden must not only preside over this chaos, but use it to drive voters to the polls leading up to crucial midterm elections in november. across the national abortion fight, it is far from his only domestic challenge. as this july 4th weekend has been curtailed by the same record inflation, rising gasoline prices, that have hampered democrats agenda and dented the president s approval numbers for months now. i would be lying if i said our democracy was not in peril this independence day. and i won t patronize you with the easy prescription of vote harder, because marginalized communities will tell you, it s not that simple. so as we mark the nation s 246th birthday, what does fighting back look like? and do democrats have enough tim
from two activists, you and your wife, so it s in their blood, and i certainly remember that you were the one that helped to put that president there, when you endorsed joe biden and turned his campaign for the nomination of the democratic party around. i will never forget the morning of the endorsement, to the political action network in south carolina, led us in the breakfast and we gave you the award in the name of your activist wife. congressman, let me not avert too much. justice jackson joins the court, as one of three liberals, contrasting with the conservative woifb with decisions in the last few weeks, not the least of which is the reversal of roe v. wade. other than authoring dissents to future opinions from the conservative wing, how does justice jackson hold the
a state attorney general can do that, or a grand jury, would actually indict, with the ladiy who is in her 80s now, but frankly, i just think that age should not matter at this point. justice should still be served no matter how long it takes is my view. doug jones and david jolly, thank you both for joining us. coming up, the court, after roe v. wade, it sadly does not want to hear from those who disagree with it, literally. i ll explain next. y. i ll explain next. in ensure hi. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. is this where your grandparents cut a rug with a jitterbug? or return from war, dreaming of the possibilities ahead. where your dad waited for his dad to come home from the factory. is this where they gathered on their front steps
he s also an msnbc political analyst. and former democratic senator doug jones of alabama. doug, let s start with the legal battle the supreme court has sparked by overturning roe v. wade. this week, judges in florida and kentucky blocked abortion bans from taking effect. but supporters of abortion rights face an uphill climb with bans and restrictions on their way in at least 22 states. do you think there are still pathways to protect abortion rights in the courts or should the focus shift to legislation? i think there are very few, thanks for having me this sunday afternoon, before the 4th, i think there s very few legal avenues, some of these states are going to go too far. especially when they re talking about banning travel, where they get into contraception, and those are going to be the main legal battles to be fought. there is still a lot of legal