when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
The constitutional right to an abortion. protests are still raging in many parts of the country. some expect those protests to last for weeks or even months, especially in light of a passage from justice clarence thomas s concurring opinion. thomas suggests that ruling establishing substance of due process specifically once that stop states from criminalizing same-sex intimacy, then in game areas and limiting access to contraceptives, should all be, quote, we considered. the white house was quick to respond, releasing a video featuring jim obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark 2050 marriage equality case. obergefell versus hodges. he s supreme court decisions, they have lasting impacts. that impact can be positive like it was for marriage equality or it can be negative. this decision has the potential to wreak havoc in our nation.
Use against kevin mccarthy if the republicans take back the house. he will use that as part of the evidence as to why he can t support kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. yeah, that and then some. daniel, to jonathan s point, political points out, quote, the mercurial form of the presidents dissatisfaction is filling interview as trump watches hearings that hone in on his election subversion and his role in the attack with no friendly republicans to combat or distract from the panels presentation. behind closed doors, some gop lawmakers view trump s peak over their boycott of the committee as a sign that the january six committee is breaking through with the public. do you view it that way? that the absence of trump defenders is helping the hearings breakthrough in a way that they otherwise may now have? yes, because all the clips that you just played of jim jordan, all the sounds like it
And let me speak for all of us when i say, thank you kevin mccarthy by not filling the committee with qanon bomb throwers and supporters of the big lie. because these have been some of the most damning, consequential congressional hearings ever. our panel is back with us. jonathan, danielle all right, here we go. you guys ready for rock and roll number two? here we go. so, jonathan, in a washington post opinion column quote, mccarthy thought that by walking away entirely, he would be able to discredit the work of the committee as partisan. bad call. with none of his allies there to throw stand into the gears, the committee was able to organize a seamless presentation. your thoughts? oh, absolutely. let s keep something in mind. the reason why house minority
Leader kevin mccarthy opted not to put any folks on the committee was because his master s voice from either new jersey or mar-a-lago said, you shouldn t be a part of this, quote unquote, witch hunt. this, quote unquote, sham process. so at the time when he decided not to put anybody on the committee, donald trump was saying, don t put anybody on the committee. but as we know now, as a result of reporting last week, now donald trump is lake, maybe that was a mistake. and here is what i think. donald trump is going to use the fact that kevin mccarthy followed his orders and the orders turned out to be wrong, as part of the bill of particulars donald trump will