oklahomattorney general scott pruitt as epa administrator. that s lead to a backlash by many profession. as attorney general of oklahoma, pruitt led state lawsuits to block virtually every major federal regulation on climate or air pollution put forward by president obama s epa. the new york times said it showed mr. trump s desire to dismantle president obama s efforts to counter climate change. pruitt will head the organization he s currently suing. i m joined by eric lipton from the new york times. and eric swallow. where is the status of that suit? is he currently in litigation against the epa? he s got quite a number of lawsuits still pending against the epa and the government in general. he believes in states rights and that states should have their own determination to make environmental regulations. he believes states should do
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an dead people. democrats say that is anecdotal. there is no clear proof on it. the sides are really battling over photo i.d.s. the republicans say if you are going to vote you need government issued i.d. democrats say, one in four african-americans don t have a government issued i.d. voting is right, not a privilege. but polls show that most do support that you need a photo i.d. to vote. rick: so republicans say what the department of justice is doing looking into these different laws is all about politics. as i mentioned in the inthrow, all about trying to guaranty a second term for president obama. do they have a point? well, rick, there is definitely no love lost between republicans on capitol hill and eric holder, the attorney general. other states to watch too that voting advocates have gone after in state lawsuits are pennsylvania and virginia. they say those new laws are unfair and those of course are battleground states. rick: a lot of these laws
thank you, keith. that s countdown this for the 2,526th day since the previous president declared mission accomplished in iraq, i m keith olbermann, good night and good luck. now the story to impeach a state attorney general who will not sue over health care, plus the latest on drill, obama, drill. here is rachel maddow. thanks to you at home for tuning in, we have recently been covering on this show plans to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing by timothy mcveigh with an armed anti-government march on washington. turns out those plans have doubled. that story is ahead, along with our special guest, the attorney general of the state of georgia, who faces impeachment charges in his state because he said that state lawsuits against health reform are pointless and frivolous and he won t waste georgia taxpayer dollars doing it. plus the words committee and comedy are even more like each
today is the day you become a big f-ing man. you know what it is? it is because he didn t become president. he wanted to be president for so long, and now he can t be. it is like he is happy. i agree. he is like, what the hell? he is england. he is not going to be promoted any further. what is he working for. hang out, have a beer. ellis, you said you don t believe the poll that shows that 49% of americans support state lawsuits against the healthcare bill. interesting in a usa today gal lop poll, 49% said they supported the passage of healthcare reform and only 40% opposed. i am not sure 40% can find the drugstore, andy. people are not that engaged in this stuff as you are. you think people other than yourself are stupid. that s because you are a liberal and that s what you all think. stop by later and i will give uh lecture on the