You have said we are in the throes of a national crisis. Define the crisis. Sherrilyn i think the crisis is one of confidence. All over this country, there are people, young people of all races, who have lost confidence in the Justice System and the rule of law. They no longer believe that our Law Enforcement system is legitimate. And for democracy, believe in the rule of law is the bedrock principle. When you lose the public confidence, you are shaking the core. This should matter not just to black people, people in baltimore, charleston, or ferguson, but to everyone. Charlie how did we get here . Sherrilyn people are seeing behind the veil. I think this has come to be consciousness for many americans. During the Civil Rights Movement white americans were shut off , from the reality. And then there were photographs of dogs and fire hoses and consciousness was awakened. This issue of Police Violence against unarmed African Americans is an issue that has been going on for decades. We ha
This constitutional question. Okay i will give you one example. So lets think about the 14th amendment. Part of the 14th amendment is citizenship so we asked the question upon whether or not they believe the birthright citizenship in the 14th amendment should be repealed . We didnt prompt him on immigration or anything like that. We just asked straight up question. Thats part of the constitution, right . Well if it was really just about conservatism, we have a variable in there for which we control that gets that constitutional conservatism. The basic whether or not how liberal conservative you are. So if you guys are correct that in this particular case and this is just an example, if its really just all about the constitution concerns about the constitution than people that support the tea party since we are about constitutional preservation should not want to repeal the 14th amendment. Thats part of the constitution. Is that correct . Is that correct . Well guess what . Control for
Admission. Today a new Supreme Court heard a challenge to that which could change the law of the land on affirmative action. Affirmative action will return to the Supreme Court docket. It involves a white student female who claims affirmative action was the reason she was shut out at the university of texas. For the first time to in ten years the justices are weighing the question has affirmative action run its course . Yes, because discrimination is over. Just look at cnn. They employ on all talent from all ethnicities and backgrounds and thats just soledad obrien. The student denied admission to the university of texas claims her race was held against her forcing her toll attend Louisiana State university. Folks, theres no greater injustice than having to attend your safety school. [ laughter ] i was devastated when i had to go to dartmouth instead of my first choice hogwarts. [cheers and applause] i mean they never [ laughter ] they never even responded to my application owl probabl