senator davis, i m wondering what your impressions were after hearing the arguments today. you know, anderson, when the hearing began, i went into it feeling like we probably were going to learn that a majority of the justices were leaning toward upholding that 15-week ban but otherwise leaving the protections of roe in place. and i have to say after listening to the arguments today, i am much more concerned that roe is actually going to be completely gutted with a return to state law directing what will happen for women s reproductive freedom going forward. and jeff, i mean, do you agree with senator davis on that? boy, i sure do. anderson, i have been to a lot of supreme court arguments, i have listened to a lot of supreme court arguments. i have never heard one where the stakes were clearer and the tension was greater. even though i wasn t you know, i could only listen by
overturn settled law. even something as settled as, of course, roe v. wade has been for the last few decades in this country. wendy davis, jeffrey toobin, appreciate it. thank you. the fight over reproductive rights is flaring again on the hill. so is the battle over gun control. both political obviously lightning rods. colliding at one point yesterday in a passionate speech in the senate. we re back with the lawmaker who delivered it next. there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. feeling sluggish or weighed down? it could be a sign that your digestive system isn t working at it s best taking metamucil everyday can help. metamucil psyllium fiber, gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down.
law. he said that he agreed with what justice roberts said at his nomination hearing, in which he said that it was settled law. senator davis, sure didn t sound that way today, did he? no, he absolutely didn t. and in fact, he s taken great pains to sort of forecast what his feelings about stairi decisis are and whether settled law are something the court should adhere to and he has written out a number of qualifications or criteria by which he believes that we can overturn settled law. even something as settled as, of course, roe v. wade has been for the last few decades in this country. wendy davis, jeffrey toobin, appreciate it. thank you. fight over reproductive rights, so is the battle over gun
system, the constitution is not supposed to be up for election every two years in state legislatures. the constitution says we have freedom of religion, regardless of what the legislature does and that s that s the core of the dispute about roe v. wade. senator davis, what kind of an impact do you think the mississippi law and the arguments today of the court would have on the law in your home state of texas that effectively banned abortions at six weeks? i mean, the mississippi law obviously would be a better situation than texas finds itself in today. but as i said a minute ago, i really don t think that s where we re going to wind up. i think we are going to see an absolute overturning of roe v. wade and we already know what that looks like essentially in texas with the six-week ban that s been in place since september the 1st. um, i was surprised actually when the court handed down some rulings a week ago, and texas
15-week ban. but otherwise, leaving the protections of roe in place. and i have to say after listening to the arguments today, i am much more concerned that roe is actually going to be completely gutted with a return to state law directing what will happen for women s reproductive freedom going forward. and, jeff, i mean, do you agree with senator davis on that? boy, i sure do. anderson, i have been to a lot of supreme court arguments, i have listened to a lot of supreme court arguments. i have never heard one where the stakes were clearer and the tension was greater. even though i wasn t you know, i could only listen by audio because the courtroom is still closed, largely because of covid. you know, everyone understood in that courtroom that roe v. wade was was on the line. and, you know, the three liberals talked about the prec precedent but i thought that quote you read from from