house is pushing back against criticism it is not doing enough. msnbc get executive actions boosting access to abortion and contraception. the white house emphasizing that only congress will codify roe v. wade protections into federal law. this all comes as a post rule america begins to really take shape. friday, a louisiana judge ruled that the state can now enforce its total ban on abortions. republicans in pennsylvania just advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban abortion in that state. an amendment that could be valid as soon as next year. president biden works to do what he can to protect reproductive freedom. he is also calling out the high court for its quote, dangerous and outrageous ruling. we cannot allow an out of control supreme court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the republican party to take away freedoms. and our personal autonomy. the choice we face as a nation between the mainstream and the extreme. but we are witnes
he spoke with the committee for six and a half hours with details that we will learn in the couple of days. his testimony comes after a subpoena issued by the committee wednesday after extensive negotiations between he and the panel went nowhere. cipollone, who witnessed trump s worst moments after the election and beyond, reportedly pushing back on the former presidents plan to replace the attorney general, pushing back when trump floated the idea of seizing voting machines. but testimony from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson, cipollone was put in the crosshairs after she identified him of having firsthand all edge of having potential activity in the trump white house. that she made clear, pat cipollone knew about the legal liabilities of january 6th, warning the white house against letting trump join the riot. mr. cipollone some said something to the effect of, please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me, we are going to get
christian rights influence on this court. the republican party gave for the evangelical movement a home in the 80s with the majority. and you saw jimmy falwell and pat robinson and others. and since then, there has been a marriage of necessity between the two. republicans could not win without the evangelical constituency, and the evangelical constituency wanted a political vessel. so they are married at the hip. and what we now see our supreme court decisions manifested in a way that are out of context and out of touch with where this majority of the country statistically is. but that minority is being very vocal and they feel like they ve put in the hard work for 40 years. oh no, david jolly, i think i lost. you but i want to ask you secretary castro, one more question. because the story did not get as much attention as would ve liked to have seen. last, week you have the court limiting how the epa can limit
unconstitutionally in favor of republicans, the courts overturned it there, and the supreme court has taken an appeal by the republican legislature that poses the issue, can legislatures just be completely unencumbered by courts and do what they want and not have the state constitutional restrictions apply? if they hold, and they have four votes for that, then it s a dream come true for minority rule of republicans because 30 state legislators are controlled by republicans and a recipe for 2024 nightmare, where all of a sudden, instead of the people, or even the courts, the legislative political parties controlled in 30 states by republicans are the top dogs and the final arbiters. it is crazy. and completely terrifying. david jolly, i wonder if you have the sense of whether or not republicans rig large
and our personal autonomy. the choice we face as a nation between the mainstream and the extreme. but we are witnessing is in a constitutional judgment, it was an exercise of raw political power. the mainstream, and the extreme. and as you know, it is not just abortion rights. during this last term, the court also expanded the second amendment by making concealed and carry a virtual free-for-all. the justices made it harder for government agencies to fight climate change through regulation. the leading justice ketanji brown jackson, sworn in on the bench, the supreme court leads a 63 supreme right-wing agenda for years to come. next term, the court will hear cases that will give states more power over federal elections. challenged from affirmative action, and lgbtq plus rights in the name of religion.