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thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with melissa murray in for ari starts right now. hi, nicolle thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we re tracking breaking news out of tennessee these are pictures of celebrations in nashville, tennessee. just moments ago, the national metro council voted to reappointment justin jones jones was one of the two lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for tougher gun laws here is the moment that the council voted to reappointment him. justin jones has been elected as the interim successor for the vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, pursuant to the state law and the rule of governing a metropolitan council. jones is expected to retake his seat in the legislature tonight. and the legislature is gathering into session this hour so we could see justin jones dramatic return to the floor secondly, later this week, a different local council i ....
began. and where the conservative majority, super majority, frankly, on this court, is taking us. we all know our country has three branches of government. each branch is supposed to restrain the others from exercising too much power their checks and balances. that is actually how all this is supposed to work, but the supreme court is acting as if it has no restraints and as if it is the sole decider with its decision in west virginia versus , which on thursday, limited the epa s ability of regulating emissions that cause climate change. as justice elena kagan s dissent, the court does not know how to address climate change, but the quarter points itself, instead of congress or the expert agency, as a decision-maker on climate policy. i cannot think of many things more frightening. unquote. also can t think of anything more frightening than a rogue supreme court whose ruling has run roughshod over the role of congress, the executive branch, prior to court precedents. ....
hi, everyone. happy friday. it is 4:00 in the east on an interesting and important day of breaking news including a pair of decisions from the supreme court, and one for the massive implication of the very ability of our government to function, and another one throwing a wrench in efforts to hold the january 6th insurrections legally accountable. both of the rulings held by the nation s highest court and that court is dominated by a 6-3 right wing super majority. and all of those underscoring the massive and historic and tectonic undeniable prestigious political cycle. last night at the presidential debate, donald trump went unchecked as he blustered for 90 minutes. and there was deep anxiety and bordering on deep panic and kweps of what the biden campaign does to steady all of the angst. after an evening of torrent of lies raised by trump and the two mod rays or the was overshadowed by the performance of president joe biden. earlier today, president biden seeming to un ....
Awakening the people of the state, particularly the young people thank you for reminding us that the struggle for justice is fought and won in every generation and so people of tennessee, i stand with you we ll continue to be your voice here and no attempt to silence us but will only strengthen our movement and we ll continue to show up in the people s house. power to the people. back with me is senior editor and legal correspondent for slate, dahlia lithwick dahlia, what a moving speech what moving events in tennessee. you recently said on your amicus podcast, you talked about all of the various assaults on democracy. justin jones just identified this whole episode as an assault on democracy how do we link these all together to show a complete picture that makes clear the stakes of what has happened? ....
Are pregnant. how might we know that? we might know that they re social media, counselor google searches. think about the level of surveillance and intrusion that we are about to experience. joining us now, a journalist from amicus podcast, also president of pro-choice america. dalia, you wrote that this court is showing, quote, a new kind of lawlessness. that is frighteningly untethered from facts, science, and objectivity. unquote. are we the definition of privacy and allows meant to be at home and women should be at peace nowhere. i feel like you can drop the mic there. well that oh for us for the folks at home, in terms of just how extreme and rogue this supreme court. do you have a couple of hours? it is a doctoral dissertation. ....