do we move from here? what does the next generation do? i want to start with the arizona law. it still says racial profiling is going to happen and it doesn t do anything to curb that. are you troubled by that? it s a poison aspect of the decision. it leaves open the possibilities for persons like joe arpaio in my state who sees that as no consequence and civil liberties and civil rights as no consequence, so that s why he s in court, to abuse that police authority that local officials have. we have great people in our state, sheriffs, police chiefs across our state, who are saying that this law was wrong from the beginning, and that it was a liability for local communities. what do you make of jan brewer s response? this law was delusional when it began. and unfortunately, our governor continues to be delusional. the fact that the core about
and that we will move forward and now it has been validated unanimously by the united states supreme court. you know what this country needs? a real dose of honesty. why can t the republicans and the democrats just come together on this issue and start from this vantage point? we both have failed. your party and our party, we haven t been able to get it done. can we start over now? jan brewer is the baghdad bob of right wing immigration laws. she says the court upheld the heart of senate bill 1070, but it only upheld the right for the law enforcement to ask for documentation. brewer is proud of one key achievement. the ability to racially profile suspected undocumented immigrants. republican officials like brewer and sheriff joe arpaio, you have to ask yourself the question, are they really interested in real immigration reform? if they were, they would be
the supreme court ruling today shows the importance of immigration reform, no doubt about it. arizona was smacked down in trying to get its own immigration policy in new crimes to target racial profiling. this is an issue to be decided on the federal level. it s interesting how a right wing court said no state rights here, guys. it s got to be the federal law. the one presidential candidate that has a comprehensive position on immigration is the guy that already has the oval office. the other guy is out to lunch with billionaires. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans pay the price at the polls for their position on immigration? text a for yes, b for no, to 622639. you can go to our blog. ed.msnbc.com. we ll bring you the results later on in the show. can we start from this vantage point? that both parties have failed on this issue but it s an awfully big lift, and this president has really done something whether
jan brewer is living in fantasy land. well, today the state of arizona and senate bill 1070 was vindicated. the arizona congressman is torn by the ruling and he s here tonight. the supreme court doubles down on citizens united in one of the most destructive rulings ever for the country. montana governor brian schweitzer and e.j. dionne are here with reaction. and it turns out republicans love obama care. as long as you don t call it that. former insurance executive wendell potter on what it means if the individual mandate dies and the rest of the affordable care act lives. good to have you with us. thanks for watching. right wingers can no longer hide behind states rights when it comes to creating radical immigration laws. a ruling from the highest court in the land proves states can only go so far. the supreme court ruled 5-3 in favor of striking down most of
protesters gathering outside romney s fund-raising luncheon in arizona today. the supreme court ruling today shows the importance of immigration reform, no doubt about it. arizona was smacked down in trying to get its own immigration policy in new crimes to target racial profiling. this is an issue to be decided on the federal level. it s interesting how a right wing court said no state rights here, guys. it s got to be the federal law. the one presidential candidate that has a comprehensive position on immigration is the guy that already has the oval office. the other guy is out to lunch with billionaires. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans pay the price at the polls for their position on immigration? text a for yes, b for no, to 622639. you can go to our blog. ed.msnbc.com. we ll bring you the results