Alex, the 2014 Ferguson Protester fresh in peoples minds here. Ferguson just a suburb of st. Louis. That is why we have seen such a strong show of force from police so early they are determined not to let things get out of hand like they did in ferguson. Point well taken on that, blake. The mayor, was he at home at the time the protesters gathered around the home and started Throwing Rocks and bottles . Reporter we do not believe she was. We held a Press Conference afterwards and she was fine, but the home was damaged. Thank you so much from st. Louis. Now to politics, everyone. A republican congressmans reported steps to absolve Julian Assange for the role the website played in the u. S. President ial election. The office of Congress Dana Rohrabacher is pushing back on the Wall Street Journal report that he reached out to the white house to offer a possible deal
to get him out of jeopardy with the u. S. Government. Assange would offer alleged evidence that russia did not provide hacke
in both cases, you know, it s incredible the way that mothers have to show so much courage in the face of the most horrible thing that i think you can probably imagine as a mother, your child being senselessly murdered, and you know, i can t help but think of ferguson protester josh williams who has been in correspondence with over the years of time that he s been in prison for engaging in one of our most patriotic action. who is protesting and using our first amendment rights and then i m looking at all of these police officers and especially frankly the white police officers who are spending less time in prison for murdering people than josh is spending in prison for being a patriot. and it s tough to think about the fact that not only have these mothers and these protesters stood up for their rights as people in this country, for their right to be
alex, the 2014 ferguson protester fresh in people s minds here. ferguson just a suburb of st. louis. that is why we have seen such a strong show of force from police so early they are determined not to let things get out of hand like they did in ferguson. point well taken on that, blake. the mayor, was he at home at the time the protesters gathered around the home and started throwing rocks and bottles? reporter: we do not believe she was. we held a press conference afterwards and she was fine, but the home was damaged. thank you so much from st. louis. now to politics, everyone. a republican congressman s reported steps to absolve julian assange for the role the website played in the u.s. presidential election. the office of congress dana rohrabacher is pushing back on the wall street journal report that he reached out to the white house to offer a possible deal
respect to municipal find. the law under which michael brown was killed has not been changed. there has not been reform in policing across the state and the governor and legislature would both admit that they are not where they should be. we can t be surprised journalists are treated as poorly as citizens. the changes in personnel and who is actually running things in ferguson are real. when you were back in ferguson and looking at the situation on the ground, do you get the sense people feel more empowered, the citizens who live there? no. i mean, talking to the citizens and residents on the ground, ferguson feels as divided as ever. the business owners and the white community very frustrate ed a year ago remain confounded and the people who have taken to the streets are just as angry and upset and they do not feel in any way more empowered.
positive change if you show up at the protest and you show up on election day, and so that s voter registration. and you say it s not just the jefferson you see was a slave holder, it s if the electoral college was rigged to help actually the south because the thre three-fifths clause meant the more slaves you have, the more electoral college vote you got. thomas jefferson would have lost the election of 1800 against john adams if you hadn t counted slavery. southern states and not the northern states. so the rules for voting matter hugely. very short. sure. when we think about ferguson. ferguson exploded as a consequence of police brutality but also the failure to exercise the right to vote which is why the naacp is pushing for restoration of the voting rights act. and, unfortunately, i have to leave it there. thank you very much. this panel will be back next hour. if you have more thoughts, you can get them out next hour.