their lives worse. americans voiced that opposition as protests continued across the country today. protesters demanding the federal government step up and act. congressional democrats constrained by slim majorities and the filibuster seem to be passing the buck over to the president. on saturday, 34 senate democrats signed urging president biden invited to take immediately bold action and, quote, use the full force of the federal government to protect abortion rights. more on that in just a moment. now to state the obvious, this decision was not exactly a surprise. back in may, political obtained leaked draft of the courts opinion signaling the very outcome. not much changed from a draft to june s majority opinion. but the decision did offer us a first look at the other side of the dissent. in a scathing rebuke, the courts three liberal justices of said the decision stripped women of their status as free and equal citizens. justice breyer, so to my and kagan warned that no o
when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
we still got a ton to cover in the second hour. amen coming up. lead plaintiff in the case that made same-sex marriage legal responds to clarence thomas s argument that other rights should be reconsidered, now that roe has been overturned. plus, give me a break. modern senators are claiming they were duped by conservative justices on roe. but who are these senators fooling? and, we are going to give a shout out to the one man who single-handedly made the january 6th hearings worthwhile. kevin mccarthy. we will just leave it there. i m michael steele in for ayman moye dean. let s get started. started. is roe just the beginning? that is the looming question that after the supreme court we first nearly half a century legal precedent by eliminating
or, how do you assess what this may mean? i don t think it is an expansion of these investigations. i think it s an outcome of the investigation. keep in mind, january 6th it was stunning to everybody. i was there. i was in the gallery when the mob attacked. when the shot was fired. when people die. and i was outside walking by the gallows. but i have to tell you, michael, i couldn t believe it was happening. and, you know, what s i don t think i m naive. i think i had the same view that all americans had. that we could count on the peaceful transfer of power. unchallenged and without violence. so, when the mob was attacking the capitol, i didn t believe what s happening. what we re seeing with the january six commission, is there laying out the incredible engagement that president trump himself had in, first of all promoting the big lie that it was a rigged election, and
violence or other things can have their guns taken away. you will see people saying that violates their sacred right to keep and bear arms. but generally speaking, the way the law was written as less about gun regulation than about investing in other things. but look, it was certainly constitutional a week ago. i think it s constitutional now, but they have to spend time looking at it to make sure. michael, stick around. i m gonna ask you about another supreme court case right after a quick break. supreme court case knorr s highy pasta and rice sides are now made with no artificial flavors or preservatives. knorr. taste for good. a quick break. right after a quick break. t the team remained calm. because with miro, they could problem solve together, and find the answer that was right under their nose. or. his nose.