politicians to make the decisions. it s an influence in governmen. paul: how do you see this turning out, alicia, on the court? i think it going 5-4. i think gorsuch will favor first amendment right. paul: will they overturn the precedent of 40 years? i think they will. they ve considered a number of other cases in recent years that they didn t have to go all the way an and overturn in those ca. they were critical of aa booed d its analysis. paul: the case was brought originally by the governor of illinois. he has been unable to move this. if they aren t as powerful in raising money, this could have a big effect on state governance.
they ve become active political parties. the character of the unions have changed materially in that time and so the first amendment issues become much more important, just as mr. janice is suggesting here. paul: is there, from a legal point of view, a distinction between private sector unions, people representing a company like ford motor, and public unions which represent the government? further to dan s point, we re talking about government worker unions in this. paul: correct. where they re guaranteed first amendment rights, not the same in a private sector union. i think going even further, the unions today are a huge force in the political life and i think we said it many times in owed tore y alls. when they re negotiating with politicians, in many cases they re the boss of the politicians, especially for democrats. they re more likely to be in a position ptotic tate t to dice
are no longer just unions, they ve become active political parties. the character of the unions have changed materially in that time and so the first amendment issues become much more important, just as mr. janice is suggesting here. paul: is there, from a legal point of view, a distinction between private sector unions, people representing a company like ford motor, and public unions which represent the government? further to dan s point, we re talking about government worker unions in this. paul: correct. where they re guaranteed first amendment rights, not the same in a private sector union. i think going even further, the unions today are a huge force in the political life and i think we said it many times in owed tore y alls. when they re negotiating with politicians, in many cases they re the boss of the politicians, especially for democrats. they re more likely to be in a position ptotic tate t to dice
it looks like everything will be okay. hopefully that s the kay. dan patrick is joining us now, obviously one we follow closely in the state of texas, lieutenant governor there, and it comes at a time when stang wea sanctuary cities and how to deal with them in that state t seems to me texas has a novel way to handle this. allowing police to at least question illegals. to get around the sanctuary, but maybe i m over simplifying it. good to be with you, neil. i originally filed this bill, i m finally glad we re to the point we can pass the bill. the senate passed it back in february, and this is a bill simply, neil, that says the following. that police should have the tools they need to do a proper investigation on illegal stops. so if you are pulled over for speeding or a taillight out more maybe you re pulled over because you re walking down the street
home, didn t see the dump de blasio signs in front of the press like they did the previous week. they did it further down. hundreds of thousands turned their backs on the mayor. all of this after bill bratton, the police commissioner asked, didn t command, asked that the police officers not do it. that it was a sign of disrespect to the fallen officer. we spoke to one new york city detective that was previously with the new york city police. here s what he says has officers so frustrated at city hall. i do not blame the mayor. what i stated in the past and continue to state t mayor through irresponsible rhetoric he has responsibility to know that empowered a coward to get