Optimism. i am not optimistic about america. i am a prisoner of hope, because i believe that within the american empire, within the america red american democratic spirit, there s always courageous and visionary human beings of all colors who are willing to fight for justice. yes. yes, indeed. well said. cornell west, we will have to leave it there, but thank you for coming on the show. always a pleasure, especially on weekend like this one. absolutely. i salute you, my dear brother. thank you for watching. have a great fourth of july. tomorrow we will be right back here next sunday 8 pm eastern. for now, for me, goodnight. for now, for me, goodnight. here next sunday 8 pm or far from it. you and all your friends, or just you and the open sky. the experiences we never forget come from the choices we make. for now, or the grand wagoneer.
To be that none of the five conservative justices who voted to overturn roe were proved by senators representing the majority of the u.s. population? why does that matter? i ll explain next. don t forget, you can listen to the many hasn t show anytime for free wherever you get your podcasts. for free wherever you get your s 0 minutes more restful sleep per night. 0 the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. podcasts plus, free home delivery when you add a base. ends monday.
Tonight, on the mehdi hasan show, the supreme court s conservatives are trying to overturn american democracy. why aren t democrats doing enough to stop them? i will ask congressman mondale jones. plus, should the justice department work the working harder to indict donald trump, as former lisa graves. then, looking at the state of our union on the eve of america s birthday. my conversation with scholar and intellectual, cornell west.
Election in greater jeopardy than it already, is it would lay the foundations for greater sabotage, and also quite frankly, the reason that no former president s been prosecuted in this way, is because no former no president has behaved in that way trump has. these are unprecedented acts, which require a response from the justice department. yes, well said, a prosecution would be unprecedented, but what trump did was unprecedented. quick question, even if donald trump is too bigger fish to go off right now, that requires more time, what on earth is the doj not indicting mark meadows? why is he walking around scot-free? i don t get it. i think there is a criminal conspiracy with another turnover, them with mark meadows and donald trump, and there are others that you have spoken about on your show, and i think that they are together a conspiracy, and they should all be indicted for the criminal conduct leading up to january 6th and on january 6th, in my opinion. i agree with you,
Everything in their power to save our democracy? to stop this rogue supreme court? joining me now is one of the democratic parties few outspoken court reformers, new york congressman mondale jones. congressman, welcome back to the show. the chair of the republican national committee, running mcdaniel s tweeted today, that if democrats expand their sentiment already, they will pack the court. make no mistake, she says. i wish that were true, i wish she were right. the great irony is, the leaders of your party are not advocating do that. they are silent on this issue, or have come out against it, even as this rogue court overturns roe and tries to overturn democracy itself. i wish wrote to mcdaniel s were right. i wish you are right to. i wish more of my democratic colleagues have the political courage to meet this moment, many. you know that i introduce this legislation with adler, and hank johnson a year before we saw justice alito s draft opinion overturning roe v. wade. because,