No worries. Thank you. I really appreciate it. Thanks at home for joining us this hour. Happy to have you here. I will tell you in advance we are having slight technical difficulties in terms of the technical aspects of getting stuff on the show, so in Case Anything Looks hinchey are unlike it usually does, dont worry. Nothing is wrong. At least nothing wrong you need to worry about. Plenty is wrong, trust me. We start Tonight in marshall, Texas In East texas. Really, really east texas. It is close to the louisiana state line, not far from shreveport, louisiana. And she was born there in 1926 in marshall, texas, four east texas. After being born in marshall, texas in the 20s, when she was 12 in june 1939, she and her family moved 200 miles west all the way to ft. Worth. It was her and her two siblings and her mom and dad. They moved all the way from near shreveport, louisiana, all the way to ft. Worth to pay 165 for their house in new York Avenue in ft. Worth in the Fifth Ward in ft. Worth. The neighborhood today, that is interstate and major highways that sort of have the effect of cutting it off from a lot of the rest of ft. Worth, but back in the late 1930s, of course before all the interstate and all that, and the most important thing to know about the neighborhood when it came to young 12year old and her family, was that they were a black family that was moving in for a way out east by the louisiana line, and that neighborhood they were moving into was a mostly white neighborhood. And they move there in june of 1939. They had been told apparently by a local real Estate Agent it would be fine, even though they were a black family moving into a mostly white neighborhood. It was not fine. They did not last a week. And it made the local news in the headlines that are still hard to Look at today. Ft. Worth crowd attacks negros. A crowd of 500 persons stormed otis lake. The men hurled rocks at the house and entered the dwelling and began carrying furniture into the streets. After mr. Flake, wife, and three children fled from the house. He moved into the house last friday for four nights since they had been there, police have watched of the area, to protest the moving of White Residential Negros in the district. Heres another one. Mob evicts blacks from white neighborhood. Police today were investigating and near right which developed last that when a group of about 500 persons drove to otis lake, a negro from his recently purchased home. Here is another one. Tran24 neighbors resisting. That one was actually published in the ft. Worth telegram before the attack that drove the family from their home. This article, Negro Tenants are protested, described a crowd of 150 people who had to be dispersed from outside her home on that saturday night. Its quite possible that article from the ft. Worth startelegram about them fighting the encroachment Of Negros was part of how the crowd the next night ended up at 500 instead of 150, and that 500 strong crowd is the one that actually burned the house. About 10 years ago, but kennedy at the ft. Worth startelegram dug out some of these old headlines of that attack on the Flake Family for a column he wrote about it. From the local headlines and the stories he was able to piece together at the time, he was able to fit together it evolved. Police mightve said they were investigating the, quote, mobbing. Police told the local press at the time that the mob destroyed the Familys Window and broke windows, damaged the building, hit a man at the scene with the baseball bat. The next day, quote, they came and turned on the Gas Jet and fled. The building was burned too. Even though thats what happened and the police were on it and had been on it for four straight nights, by the time the family was burned out, nobody was ever arrested, apparently. According to but kennedy. Nothing further was published about the incident or any investigation. And like i said, she was 12 years old when it happened. One of three children of Otis And Maddie flake, who were burned out of that home in june, 1931. She was interviewed about it by a reporter, angelique jackson. She told the police could not control them. My dad came home with a gun, and the police told him if he busted a cap, they will let that mob have him. If they had given us an opportunity to stay there and be their neighbors, they would have found that we did not want any more than what they had, a decent place to stay, jobs that paid , to be able to go to the school in the neighborhood even though it was a segregated school. We would have made good neighbors, she said, but they did not give us an opportunity, and i feel like everybody needs an opportunity. Again, that attack that burned the Flake Family out of their home of what was literally the fourth night they were trying to sleep in that home, that happened in 1939, the summer of 1939 in ft. Worth, texas. I want to put back up on the screen the second one piece of that coverage from the time, the quote about when exactly it happened. Remember this a lead from the first story from the ap i mentioned . Violent climax of observance of Negro Emancipation Tonight. Violent Climax Observance of Negro Emancipation. What that awkward language from the newspaper in 1939 tells you is that this attack happened specifically on June 19th, 1939. It happened during the observance of the emancipation of African Americans in the united states. It was June 19th, 1865 when general Gordon Granger and his union troops rode into galveston, texas after The End of the civil war, and they issue, he issued general Order Number three. For the first time, bringing news to the 250,000 enslaved black people in texas at the time that, by law, they were free. Its a huge merle there in galveston on the Site Work general granger issued a proclamation. Its absolute equality . You see that . Do 19, it has been celebrated in the state of texas a very long time. It has been a paid State Holiday in texas since 1979. As in that local News Article from 1939, it was a day delicately described as of the observance of Negro Emancipation, but what we call it now is juneteenth. Vice president Kamala Harris said today at the White House, history has been known as many days. Today, she said its a National Holiday. Despite the attack on her Family Home in 1939 when she was just 12 years old, both young and often old enough to be deeply scarred and scared for Life Or Something like that, young miss , again 12 years old when it happened he would she have survived that attack along with her two siblings and father and mother. She would go on to play an important role in ft. Worth, where she lived the rest of her life. She was a teacher, went to work for a local charity, and she ultimately became part of the Tarrant County black historical and genealogical society, which led the local Juneteenth Celebrations every year. But in 2016, when it was President Obamas final year in office as president , as americas first black president , ms. , her name is now opal lee, she decided she was going to go for broke. That she had been doing this work her whole life. She had a special reason for this to mean something very important to her, to turn it into something positive in her life, but she decided she would go big. She had written a letter to President Obama, essentially warning him in the nicest possible way she was going to come to washington at some point , and the point of her trip would be the Texas Holiday, juneteenth, should be celebrated all over the country. It should be a National Holiday marking The End of slavery, not just the Texas Holiday Bureau Chief that we should celebrate it as a country from June 19th all the way to july the fourth for independence day, say way we celebrate Mardi Gras for a big chunk of february. She was saying that celebrate Liberation And Independence as a whole country together for the whole end of june to the first week of July Peered Juneteenth in june through july 4th. In july, lets make that our national Reflection And Celebration of independence, liberation, and freedom. She had sent President Obama her letter, but in 2016 what it was his last year in office, she decided she would walk to washington, d. C. From ft. Worth, texas. She was 89 years old when she did that. Again, that was 2016. She has been leading a national effort to try to have a holiday recognized all these years. She said that she wanted to bring 100,000 signatures on a petition to congress when she went to Capitol Hill in 2020. By the time she got to Capitol Hill with her petition in September Of Last year, september 2020, she did not have 100,000 signatures. She had 1. 5 million signatures on her petition. Now, she did not succeed in her goal on that trip to washington, September Of Last year. But, you know, try, try again. In february of this year, the legislation actually created the holiday was introduced yet again, and this time, well, you know, like she said, everybody needs an opportunity, and when the house passed it yesterday, ms. Opal lee, 94 years old, she was overwhelmed with emotion. Im just so many different feelings. I dont know what to call them all. Im so excited to know that, finally, weve got a Juneteenth Bill passed. So many feeling circling. I dont know what to call them all. The House Today held a Signing Ceremony to formally convey their passage of the bill and send it to the president for his signature. They dont have to do that, but you do that, right . When Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Josten dropped his opposition, Vice President harris signed it as president of the senate. She did not have to do that, but for something like this, you do it, right . President biden was in geneva for his summit with the russian president only yesterday afternoon. It was not at all clear when he would be back and planning to sign the bill, but on June 19th, it is saturday, is a little hurry up was going to be worth it to celebrate it as a country for the first time this year. Not just this year, but this week, right now, and by right now, i mean this afternoon in the East Room of the White House. Ms. Opal lee was on hand for the Signing Ceremony. She was given pride and plays with the front low seat along 80 Members Of Congress and local officials, and activists and Community Leaders who advocated for this. Her role in the offense that led to the passage of the bill warranted her a place in the Vice President s remarks. Throughout history, juneteenth has been known by many names, jubilee day, freedom day, liberation day, emancipation day. And today, a National Holiday. [ applause ] and Looking out across this room, i see the advocates, the activists, the leaders who have been calling for this for so long, including The One And Only ms. Opal lee. [ applause ]. [ laughter ] you just received a very special recognition from the prez of the united states. Opal Lee Today receiving a special thanks and congratulations from a kneeling President Of The United States. You dont see that often. After that acknowledgment, it was President Bidens turn to the occasion. The president noted juneteenth celebrates a day of what he called profound weight, but also profound power. A day in which americans must remember, quote, the moral stain and the terrible toll that slavery took on the country, but also its ordinary capacity to heal and hope and make a better version of our self. President biden said today it was not just enough to commemorate juneteenth , to honor the true meaning of juneteenth we have to continue toward that promise because we have not gotten there yet. He said his administration is committing to getting there. He also referenced the continued attacks on Voting Rights led by republicanled legislatures across the country , saying the journey would not be easy, so long as the sacred right to vote remains under attack, and he too singled out ms. Lee for helping us to get to where we find ourselves today as a country. We are blessed to mark the day with ms. Opal lee. God bless her. I had the honor of meeting her in nevada more than a year ago. She told me she loved me, and i believed it. I wanted to believe it. Ms. Opal, your incredible. A daughter of texas, grandmother of a movement to make juneteenth a federal holiday. You are an incredible movement, miss opal. She made it a mission that this day came. It was almost a singular mission. She has walked for miles and miles, literally and figuratively, to bring attention to juneteenth, to make this day possible. I ask, once again, we all stand and give her a warm welcome. [ applause ] 94 years old. A remarkable acknowledgment of the work of ms. Opal Lee Today at the White House. You think about the two sides of this in her life. 12 years old, juneteenth, 1939, her family is burned out of their home in texas. Thats by a white mob. Is never anybody held accountable, never anybody arrested. She lived her life celebrating the juneteenth holiday in texas, helping texans recognize it, and they do in that state. She discards the country needs to celebrate the holiday not because of what was decided to be done wrong to her. Anytime Somebody Interviews her about the crusade, its about celebrating The End of slavery. Turning that day, which for her family was the darkest day imaginable, into something that is bright and positive and a moment of reflection for the country. After that Recognition Today from the president , of course, to sign the bill, the president called it an enormous to do so. He made sure that mentally, she got a souvenir to the historic day. She got the pen he used. You know, and this is not to say that things are not going to get weird about the Observance And Recognition of this holiday. Things are particularly weird on the right, right now in american politics, so how is this holiday going to roll out across the country . Well see. Congress and the president cannot actually proclaim a National Holiday. Shorthanded it is a National Holiday, but its not pure congress and the president cannot force the white observance in the same way in all 50 states. They can only declare a federal holiday, not National Holiday here that means it is to be observed by Federal Workers were everyday work in the country. It is also to be observed in washington, d. C. , but every state, it is every states Call Whether or not they acknowledge or recognize the holiday and how they do so. And it is an interesting political dynamic that in texas, juneteenth has been observed as a paid State Holiday since The End of the 70s. Maybe that will take some of the fear out of it for republicancontrolled state around the country that texas has done it, and its okay. The photos from the president s Signing Ceremony will reflect for history that Republican Senator John Cornyn of texas was there at the desk when the president signed it, among all those democrats and ms. Opal lee. Yes, ms. Opal lee was there and all the democrats who supported this, but so is John Cornyn of texas , so maybe that will help. But you know, there is at least one republican State Legislature Candidate in Virginia Whos already proclaimed that this weekend he will hold a juneteenth Community Shooting day, a gun rally, Community Shooting for juneteenth. The good folks at Fox News prepared Last Night for the signing of this new law commemorating The End of slavery by running an interview by one of the Primetime Host that was all about how black people just have lower iqs than white people, and that explains why black people do get paid less for their work and why they should get paid less, because of the biological inferiority of the black race. That was in 1939 that that mob attacked in ft. Worth. Actually, that was. That interview on the Fox News Streaming Channel conducted one of the Primetime Host . That was Last Night. We have a new National Holiday commemorating The End of slavery as of today. Federal workers will have tomorrow off in honor of the juneteenth holiday here juneteenth this year is saturday. It will be observed tomorrow. Weve got a new holiday for that as of today, thanks in large part to opal lee. Weve also gone a long, long way to go, and its not going to be a straight line. Ine. 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Yet, i am convinced that Military Action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the united states. Can you imagine how scary it must have been to stand up and say that . We were so terrorized and terrorized as a country, but to have that courage of conviction, to have that sense of purpose and moral compass, to have the bravery to stand up and say, this horrific act has maybe come to a different conclusion than all the rest of you, that every other member congress. Imagine what that took in the moment. California Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the Household Member of congress who decided that date that the tragedy of 9 11 just days earlier, horrible as it was, was not a good justification for an open ended legal authorization to get the u. S. Involved anywhere in the world in what would become decades of war. A year later, the house was set to vote on yet another Blanket Authorization for the use of Military Force. This one heads to an invasion of iraq. That time, when the vote came , Barbara Lee was not alone. 132 Upper House members voted with Barbara Lee against authorizing the use of force for the iraq war. That was not enough to stop the bill, so instead of one forever war, america had two then. This year will mark 20 years, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee took that first Soul Vote against americas unending war. Legal authorization allowed america to use Military Force in the name of 9 11 in a way that was unedited and global. During the time that those authorizations for use of force have remained in place, they have been used as justification for all kinds of military interventions all around the world, even one that had precisely 0 to do with Iraq Or Afghanistan or 9 11. It became a Blanket Authorization for the use of Military Force at the president s sayso without the congress having to weigh in again. But now, all of a sudden, things. To be changing. Today, the House Of Representatives voted on resolutions to repeal the authorization for use of Military Force, the second one that started the iraq war. The Lead Sponsor of the bill to end one of americas longest wars, to end, repealed the authorization of use of Military Force was none other than the congresswoman, Barbara Lee , and this time she not only had company, but the majority was on her side. The resolution to repeal the authorization for the use of Military Force past 268161. Persist. Persist, persist, persist. Take forever. Joining us democratic California Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Congresswoman lee, its a real pleasure to have you here. It has been such a huge day today. Thank you. Nice meeting with you, rachel. I also have to ask you about the Juneteenth Vote and the Signing Ceremony. Am i correct that you were at the Signing Ceremony today . Yes. This is quite a historical moment for our country. We need to make sure that the stories are told about everyone in our country, including African Americans and the horrific, barbaric middle Passage And Slavery and what happened. I just have to say it is hurtful for me also because my grandfather, who helped raise me in texas, was born in galveston, texas in 1875, and my greatgrandmother, fanny wilson, was enslaved in around Galvin State in one of the small towns, so this is really a major deal. We celebrated it all our lives. I moved to california in 1960, but i continue to celebrate juneteenth, and my family did. But this is really a remark a moment, but its also a moment to recommit ourselves to finish the unfinished business of justice and racial equity and true freedom for African Americans. For you, given the personal connection you just described, to the national commemoration of juneteenth, and your personal role, honestly, your legendary bravery on the issue of authorizing Military Force after the terrorist attacks of 9 11, to have these two things coming together at the same time in the house within 24 hours literally, this must be a pretty momentous time in your life. This must be like you sort of have risen to the peak. Rachel, i tell you its overwhelming in some respects, but it just reminds me of what we are in. I hope our young people understand that the fight for justice, the fight for democracy and to protect our constitution, sometimes it just does not happen right away, but we have to be persistent, know what were doing. We have to believe. My dad was in the military, and there was no way that i could authorize the use of force forever, and that was a 60 Word Resolution after 9 11 alteration that i could not support. It was interesting for me to see that it was i think 49 republican members in the house joined more than 200 democrats in making this vote happen. I wanted to ask if you were surprised by hope are partisan this vote was. I see interesting contours where this issue of authorizing Military Force and the use of american Military Force around the world is not always fall neatly on partisan lines. I wanted to ask if those vote total surprise you at all and if that gives you any confidence in predicting what might happen in the senate, which would need to do the same thing in order for this to get to President Bidens desk. We built the support over the years, and i just want to say i have to thank the Chair And Speaker pelosi see and helping us navigate this to get to the floor, but the American Legion supported it, the americans for prosperity, so this does not just happen overnight. We have built bipartisan support over the years, and i was very pleased we got 49 republican votes. I have been working with so many, and i have to remember Walter Jones a few years ago. He helped me start making this a bipartisan effort, so here we are now, moving on to the senate. Were cautiously optimistic that well be able to move this forward. The present has indicated he plans to embrace the issue, a statement of support, so we have to keep working, and im hopeful and confident that, sooner or later, hopefully, this year, we will get this to President Bidens desk for signature. It is your work bearing Tonight'>Fruit Tonight in so many ways. I dont know about your personal situation in your life right now, Congresswoman Lee, but you better have somebody who bought you flowers or at least a Tonight'>Cocktail Tonight because this is the culmination of a lot of very hard work , and its a testament to your leadership, maam. Thank you so much. Really enjoyed being with you. As i said, that bill that passed the house in an overwhelming vote and bipartisan vote, it now heads to the senate, and as Congresswoman Lee just mentioned there, shes an advocate for repealing this authorization for the use of Military Force. Is an advocate for repealing that in the senate has been tim kaine. He happens to sit where this gets a vote in the senate. Senator kaine joins us now. Thank you so much are being here. I appreciate you taking the time with us Tonight. Rachel, its great to be with you and especially to follow barbara because she has been so fantastic on this issue. Juneteenth and the reveal, she needs to buy a Lottery Ticket because i think its a very lucky day. Senator, she said shes talked with you about what happens here next. As i mentioned, i feel like the partisan lines dont match neatly on this issue, either in terms of using u. S. Military Sport Force in specific instances or the openended authorizations where it never has to go back to congress and we feed that power to the president in a way that the constitution did not mean for us to do. Because it does not have meet partisan lines and neat partisan mapping, i feel like these things are hard to predict in the senate. Do you share Congresswoman Lees optimism , cautiously, that this repeal is going to pass the senate too . Rachel, i do, and im not so cautious. I think were going to get a great vote tuesday. I have a cosponsor in this effort for repeal. Congress passed these War Resolutions and never repealed them, and they float up there in space like zombies that can be used by mischief making two cause damage. It was a historic vote in the house because congress does not have a Track Record of repealing, but together with Todd Young, Todd Young, Constitutional Conservative from indiana, marine veteran, he is my chief, so if you think about Barbara Lee, one of the most progressive Members Of Congress, Todd Young , Constitutional Conservative, im 63 years old. I am still not figured out a label for myself, but i think weve got a great path to a strong bipartisan Senate Vote tuesday, and then we have both the House Bill that barbara has championed, our senate bill, and were also writing the defense authorizing that in place to put the repeal of the iraq resolution, so weve got a couple things were going to to talk about and get to Joe Bidens desk, but this will be a big historic step, and he wrote a book about this in 2012, about the way we have switched from congress, declaring war. That was what our framers decided would be best. We drifted to unilateral executive wars, and that is been to our nations detriment. This is one branch trying to pull some of its power back to the way it was intended to be. Because of that, first of all, thank you for plucking my book. This might be a first in cable news history, where they get plugs the hosts book. This is man bites dog. But i will say because of that dynamic that youre describing there, that basic constitutional dynamic which i think is at play here, it seems to me like almost as a positive thing, really important part of this, that President Biden supports doing this. I mean, the beneficiary of these open ended authorizations of Military Force can be used anywhere in the world indefinitely without ever having to come back to congress with their sayso. The beneficiary of that is the commander in chief who can order Military Action without consulting with congress. For a president to say, you know what . I should not have that power in an openended way, and we should return to the way the constitution intended these authorizations should be ended, and if we need a new one for specific reason, we will pass it then, and it will be open ended. That seems like a counterintuitive thing for a president to agree to. Was that essentially the spark to finally get this done after all the debate that you and Congresswoman Lee have led on this all these years . I would say, you know, barbara has been a spark, and i praise Todd Young, my republican colleague. I think the ingredient that has been key is Joe Biden, and i would say is Joe Bidens confidence and competence. No one whos been President Of The United States since lbj has understood more the powers then Joe Biden. 36 years in the senate, and it takes an extremely self confident president to say, i want to inhabit every Square Centimeter of the article to powers, but im not threatening by congress and having every Square Centimeter of the article 1 powers. Most president s feel threatened when congress starts to exert some interest in war powers issues. Joe biden does not feel threatened. He understands congress had to be as vigorous and protective of article one powers as the president is of article to powers, so, i think we will successfully repeal the Zombie Iraq Authorization of 1991 and 2002, and my hope is i september , the 20th Anniversary of the 2001 authorization to Wage War against Terrorist Groups who attacked us, i think we will hopefully reach a Handshake Deal with the White House about the way to more narrowly describe and describe to the american public and provide limits on our actions against terrorists, so we are working closely on the layouts for this, and its Night And Day to have a white House Work on this, versus one that sees it as a threat to their own prerogatives. Right, exactly. One who not only understands the constitutional prerogatives but is not insecure about them. It is amazing, how much progress you can make once you drop that. Virginia senator tim kaine whose led and educated on this issue for so long. This is a big step forward. Im sure the next few days is going to be interesting as it heads to the senate. Keep us apprised. Thanks for helping us out Tonight. Thanks, rachel. Much more ahead. Ahead. Their only competition is each other. The incomparable mercedesbenz suvs. Extraordinary runs in the family. Visit your local Mercedesbenz Dealer for exceptional financing offers on select suvs. Tonight. Ill be eating cheesy Cauliflower Pizza with extra broccolini. My tuuuurrrrn Tonight. Ill be eating cheesy Cauliflower Pizza and yummy Broccolini Doorbell rings thanks. doorbell rings thank you. Is that my leotard . No. Yes. Ehh, you can keep it. What can i du with less asthma . With dupixent i can du more. Yardwork. Teamwork. Long walks. Thats how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. Dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. Its an addontreatment for specific types of Moderatetosevere Asthma that can improve Lung Function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. 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The Supreme Court first upheld the constitutionality of obamacare nine years ago. I was a 54 ruling. 60s ago, they upheld the constitutionality again with a 63 ruling. Even though today the court has three justices appointed by president trump, it was even more lopsided. Its gone from 54 to 63 to 7 2. They ruled that the republican officials in texas and the other republican states that were suing did not have standing to bring the suit. But it does seem at least for now that this fight is over. Republicans could keep trying, but i might recommend that they get a new hobby. The Majority Opinion indicates it was written by the centerleft justice, stephen breyer. Stephen Breyers Name has been a lot of headlines recently because hes been facing impassioned calls to step down from people who worry about a repeat of what happened in 2016, when republicans blocked President Obama from filling justice scalias seat. Nobody is confident that Joe Biden would be allowed to put his own nominee on the court. We expect a little more than a dozen other outstanding cases to be decided by the Supreme Court. In three different days, they have rulings next week, but the biggest ruling of the term is now decided. The affordable Air Cac today. Should we expect news of significant . Is nobody i would rather talk about this than with dahlia lisick. Dahlia, it is great to see you. Thank you for joining us Tonight. That time of year. Good to see you, rachel. I know weve got three more days and which were going to get more ruling. I think its monday, wednesday, and friday, but the most consequential ruling we were Waiting On was on the affordable care act. There was a collision between religious liberties and civil rights and Foster Care in philadelphia. That also was quite a narrow decision. I think youre right here this is the one a lot of folks were holding their breath around. In terms of the close of this court session, as we Look toward The End of next week and the court issuing all its rulings, a lot of people around the country are Looking at the court and wondering if Justice Breyer is going to retire, so he can leave on his own terms, and it gives not only the democratic president but the democraticcontrolled, narrowly democratically controlled senate right now a chance to replace him. What do you think of all the drama around that . It is such a funny situation, rachel, because the only person in The End whos the determinant of what hes going to do is stephen breyer, and he has made clear time and time again, including in an interview he gave me at christmas time, that he just does not think that Court Justices are political, and this is a political question, and he will retire when he wants to retire, but all of the sort of swirling questions about we have a 50 50 senate, Mitch Mcconnell announcing this week hes not going to ever confirm a biden nominee if he gets control of the senate. None of that seems to be part of Justice Breyers calculus, and i would think paradoxically, the more he is pushed , theres a bunch of ads that are coming out in the next couple of days, a whole bunch of liberal scholars, 18 scholars that signed a letter saying please get off the court. The more he is pushed, the more in some sense hes persuaded this Looks political, so he better stick around. In terms of how the court is operating right now, weve had some unusual flips in terms of the number of votes. I think people were surprised to see justice thomas on the side he came down today for the msnbc eight ruling, although it was decided on these narrow standing grounds. I wonder, people also read into the fact that Justice Breyer wrote the opinion in the affordable care act, that that was a sign we should read into whats going on with the justices. Do you think those are Tea Leaves worth reading in terms of how the votes split happened, how the Consensus Efforts are going led by this Chief Justice, whos writing which opinions. We treat it like criminology, but do you think that step is worth watching or no . I mean, its worth watching, but i will be super, super precise to say that at the same moment, this morning, that a lot of Court Watchers were saying, John Roberts signed the Aca Case to Justice Breyer. That is him probably telling him that his work is done peered equal numbers say John Roberts signed the Aca Case to Justice Breyer. That im not sure what to make of the fact that the Chief Justice assigned this to breyer, but i think its just of a piece of this larger effort to say, why is it that everybody wants Steve Breyer to retire . I think the more we push him, the more he digs in. Im not pushing. I would never push. Ive never pushed anything in my life, why would i push now . Dahlia hosts the excellent Amicus Podcast on slate. Dahlia, thank you as always, always great to have you here. Always a treat, thank you. Where everybody knows your name and theyre always glad you came welcome back, america. It sure is good to see you. [tv announcer] come on down to our Appliance Superstore where weve got the best deals on refrigerators, microwaves, Gas Ranges and grills. And if youre Looking for. Among my patients i often see them have Teeth Sensitivity as well as gum issues. 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