Meeting of the rules committee weather Never Trump Movement is hoping to approve rules that would unbind the delegate and allow someone else to become the gop nominee. That is where we want to begin this morning on your thoughts with the last stand for the Never Trump Movement. Democrats at 202 7488000, republicans at 202 7488001 and independents at 202 7488002. Join conversation on twitter as well, or post your comment on facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your thoughts than a minute. Let me first show you this from donald trump on the vp steaks. He said he will make the announcement of the Vice President ial pick on friday at 11 00 a. M. In manhattan. This comes as the present of nominee met yesterday in indiana was several of the contenders. Withy one, donald trum met mike pence Newt Gingrich and senator Jeff Sessions for lastminute gathering after uncertaintysing his on social media and the campaign trail. Governor pence has until tomorrow at noon to file for another run at the go
On opioid painkillers. They are underway to stem that. President. Obama proclaimed next week as prescription opioid and heroin epidemic week. What can be done to deal with that problem here. They are claiming the life of one american attention to colorados on struggle to deal with those who are addicted. Heroin abuse has grown worse to the point that the Drug Enforcement administration has made heroin focus the main focus in colorado. At the stonestreet clinic those on the frontlines of trying to stop the spread spoke about efforts in colorado. They ranked second in the nation when it comes to overall Prescription Drug abuse. Prescription that they are safer than street drugs. As a result you have a misconception that because they are created in a Sterile Laboratory and prescribed by a doctor that there is some level of safety that is there. They pass the comprehensive addiction and recovery act which was signed into law. But the funding mechanisms were woefully low. More money is need
,atters of the constitution and the federal hay be as statute only applies in federal court. The federal habeas corpus can grant if relief is warranted. Says pleasee acknowledge we are holding a prisoner in contradiction of federal law that used to do nothing about it, then the answer is federal habeas corpus . Theres not a second answer the state can be required under the supremacy clause under its own procedures to enforce the federal law . If i were to take that position, im not sure what would support me. Martinez versus ryan suggested there are advantages to citing the federal hay be us statute the hay be a rather than what the court called a freestanding constitutional plan. A major advantage here is if you say the state courts are bound by the constitution, when it would go to federal hay be us, there would be a very efrin shall review. If you say the redress question in state court is a matter of when the issue goes to federal hay be us, it would not apply because the state cou
[cheering] you know what they saying, those civil rights triumphs come in threes. Will it be Brigham Young celebrates first gay quarterback, Cardinal Dolan marches in new york pride parade, mississippi marries louisiana . Whats it going to be . At its annual convention over the weekend, the Texas Republican Party endorsed a controversial therapy that reports to fix gay people. Its known as reparative or gay conversion therapy. Jon what . What . Texas . What . The state that cant even go a week without an oil pipeline spewing thinks its the gays that need repairing . [laughter] while the rest of the country inches forward on gay rights, texas apparently hopping into doc browns delorean and setting the dial to the 1950s. Its the subject of tonights gaywatch Texas Edition remember the nohomo. Repair thif therapy reparative therapy has been deride as praying the gay way. Is there anybody that puts a more positive spin on it . When somebody says people like yourself, others are trying to ge
The smell of barbecue or the chaos in iraq. [laughter] jim . Militants on the move in iraq conquering city after city. Theyve now taken mosul, iraqs second largest city, tikrit, saddam husseins hometown, baiji, an iraqi oil refinery town, and today they are taking direct aim at baghdad. The countrys government and military is literally disintegrating before our eyes. The situation is growing more urgent as American Contractors are forced to evacuate and militants continue their march towards baghdad. Happening now, iraq 2. 0. Stephen yes, its iraq 2. 0, and like any upgrade, its faster, once in a while everything crashes, and you get the error message 404 government not found. [applause] because, folks, the news is iraq is being rapidly overrun by a terrorist group out of syria isis, the Islamic State in iraq and syria. These are some bad hombres. Isis has been described as better arms than the National Armies of syria and iraq, partly because iraqi soldiers are handing over their weap