this more specifically. they also say the constitution says that anybody serving in a cabinet level job has to be confirmed by the senate. now, rod rosenstein was confirm the by the senate. so weare a number of other peop at the justice department the president could have put into this position but didn t. for those two reasons, they say, matt whitaker is not legally qualified to serve as attorney general. so where does it stand right now? when should we expect a ruling from this judge? well, the papers were just filed a short time ago. the state asks for a temporary restraining order. the judge could act simply on that request. the judge could ask the government for a response, which i think is the more likely thing here. this is kind of a case of first impression and a strange way to do it here by coming kind of in the back door on this question of who should be substituted for the name jeff sessions in the caption on this lawsuit. so there s no timing on this. it s really up to
certified the governor come thursday after that balloting is finished. in the senate race and in the ag commissioner race, they re likely going to hit that quarter of a percent, which will trigger a hand recount. that s when we get into this all over again where some of the bigger counties will have to keep working around the clock to make sure they re counted in time. so mark, let s talk about the consequences of the rhetoric we ve been hearing for the past few days. desantis is looking likelier to win, but at the same time, you have the president, you have one of his counterparts in the republican party in florida, rick scott, saying that there s fraud and there s cheating going on. they re saying that. you could call it a case study in how to undermine the integrity of an election. how do you go from saying this is not fair, this is not being done correctly, then declaring a republican winner? do voters in that state have faith in their electoral system? that s a great question.
they are loving what he is doing from a policy standpoint. i agree with what nicolle said. we have to deliver on the big thing. but his people are standing by him. bill, they re not standing by the removal of sessions or the specter of that because they feel like he s the only one delivering not the president. but we re just getting started. coming up this white house revels in obliterating political norms as we have been discussing, but are we inching toward autocracy? a tactic that s raising eyebrows. and ahead, despite his displeasure with the man at the justice department the president has very few options when it comes to replacing the ag. today senate republicans warn that there would be holy hell to pay if sessions is thrown out. we ll take more about the nasty barroom brawl between two men in the president s inner circle who both earn taxpayer funded paychecks, but seem more focused on settling scores. we are a little bit like brothers where we rough each other up once
president obama has made it the centerpiece of his second term agenda. he did it again today. this morning he nominated thomas perez to be the next labor secretary. perez is the head of the civil rights division at the justice department the president also marked women s history month today, but talking about the long fight for equal rights. 100 years ago this month, thousands of women were marching right outside this house, demanding one of our most fundamental rights, the right to vote. a century later. its rooms are full of accomplished well who have overcome discrimination, shattered glass ceilings, and become outstanding role models