Congress passed a twoweek funding bill ahead of the deadline. Later, we talked to a reporter about al frankens host good morning, it is friday december 8 are the headline, congress reels from resignations. Said on the floor yesterday that he would resign from his seat here it the house side, republican franks of arizona will also step down over allegations that he asked female subordinates to bear his child. ,epublican line guest 202 7481 ,emocrats line 202 7488000 and independents 202 7488002. Arizona line today for residents. 202 7488003 host many of you just listend to al franken on the floor yesterday. This is what he had to say that he came to noon eastern time. [video clip] statesing in the United Senate has been the great honor of my life. I know in my heart that nothing i have done as a senator, nothing has brought this honor on this institution. I am confident that the Ethics Committee would agree. Nevertheless, today i am announcing that in the coming weeks, i will be resigni
N theus a tweet or joi conversation on facebook. Com cspan. Mail journal cspan. Org we will get your thoughts in a minute but joining us on the phone is richard wolf to talk about yesterdays decision. Background first on this case, how it came before the Supreme Court. Me. T thank you for having the last set of major cases are in 2003, both out of michigan. One of which said that the university of michigan undergraduate school could not use quotas, racial preference quotas. Lawother one said the school could use race among. Ther factors that said opponents of racial preferences to get a sed,titutional minute pas they succeeded in 2006. It has been the subject of legal efforts. To thee finally gets Supreme Court after the lower. Ourt ruled one way the Supreme Court yesterday, after oral arguments in october, the Supreme Court took six months to come up with this decision and in a 62 decision said it was not for them to overrule what state voters wanted visavis preferences at universitie