do not believe that. reformed jews who have spent a lot of time thinking about this issue morally and theologically do not believe that. why is that view being imposed on people who do not share that religious view. i got to go, alice, quickly. many pro life people believe life begins at conception. great, don t get an abortion. and also to the point don says in terms of making exceptions, i believe there should be exceptions in the case of rape, incest and life of the mother. this is not a blanket across the board ban on abortions. there should be exceptions, but in certain cases, but not in all. we ll continue this conversation. thank you both, i really appreciate it. thanks, don. we ll be right back. this is how it feels to have a dedicated fidelity advisor looking at your full financial picture. this is what it s like to have a comprehensive wealth plan with tax-smart investing strategies
making exceptions for particular bills. a lot of people think the filibuster applies to everything. it doesn t. it probably applies to the minority of things that come to the senate. all the nominations. ambassador nominations, judicial nominations, they are no longer subject to the 60-vote rule. and the federal budget isn t subject to the 60-vote rule. certain trade provisions are just majority. so the question is whether some of these democratic senators and maybe some of the republicans would go along with exceptions for something as vital as voting rights. knowing this is a terrible thing to do in a country that already has an overwhelming racial bias legacy the allow a fbi that has to allow a filibuster that has been used to support jim crow and oppose civil rights legislation over the years. to allow that to harm people s voting rights going forward is unacceptable. so perhaps some of these
far worse than that. it is clear that senate democrats aren t going nuclear to pass the president s agenda. you say there are still things that can be done. like what? well, you know, they may not want to go nuclear to get rid of the entire filibuster. that may not be in the offing. but things can be done like making exceptions for particular bills. a lot of people think the filibuster applies to everything. it doesn t. it probably applies to the minority of things that come to the senate. all the nominations. ambassador nominations, judicial nominations, they are no longer sub to the 60-vote rule. and the federal budget isn t subject to the 60-vote rule. certain trade provisions are just majority. so the question is whether some of these democratic senators and maybe some of the republicans would go along with exceptions for something as vital as voting rights. knowing this is a terrible thing to do in a country that already has an overwhelming racial bias
our subpoenas. the historical precedent we are setting here is so great if we do not pass this article today, the whole impeachment power becomes meaningless. and that last part you saw there is larry hogan. father of maryland governor larry hogan. joining us now, washington post opinion writer jennifer reuben who is also an msnbc contributor. this is an interesting one because we ve puzzled over why republicans find themselves on sides of arguments in the last three years that they ve found themselves on. but this one was turf that republicans owned. they have long advertised being a party of law and order and respect for the law. and that has surprised many conservatives. that that republicans have decided that in this instance, they are making exceptions. you know, and going out of their way to make exceptions for president trump s behavior. as soon as they decided to line up for donald trump, they threw away any claim to be protectors of the rule of law. because donald trum