it is topsy-turvy live news event kind of day. case in point, in a matter of about two minutes, we expect to hear from president biden. he will address the nation live on a number of topics, not the least of which is the abrupt stepback our country took today away from fairness and progress toward intolerance and discrimination. the conservative supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a colorado web designer, an evangelical named lori smith who refused to work on same sex weddings. the court said that the first amendment protected her from punishment. and it is a turning point decision that will flip the state of equal protections on its head and allow business owners to likewise evade punishment under similar laws in 29 states. and in the longer term, it could again signal a threat to the landmark decision of the 2015 case establishing the case of same sex couples to marry. and if you are wondering of the same sex couple, what they are doing, after being denied basic human decen
a fake elector s scheme, not an alternative in case the court ruled in their favor. that would be huge. but we just don t know that yet. an important note of caution. mike smith fur yore great reporting. thank you both so much for spending time with us today. david jolly sticks around longer because straight ahead, the right wing group playing a big role in the presidential primary today. what we re learning about moms for liberty and their alleged ties to violent extremist groups like the proud boys. that s next. proud boys that s next.
this is a bigger and more profound conversation. does this say more about the republican party? or is this a story about moms for liberty? both. moms for liberty has become one of the most powerful constituencies inside today s primary republican contest for the presidency and arguably inside the party. just because they re powerful doesn t mean they re right. as chris is suggesting, most of what they stand for is antithetical to their very premise. most of what they stand for would seek to marginalize groups that have already been marginalized and withhold history, science and truth to our students. and then they are a group, as chris points out, that because of their youth and arguably inexperience, it is co-opted by some of the real alt right extremist groups. you have a perfect mix of hate