legitimacy from the public seeing it as legitimate. we have to make our voices heard, and that s why i would encourage everyone to text join to 954954 to join march for our lives, and that s join 2954954. there was an exchange with justice alito and new york s solicitor general barbara underwood that clearly identifies the two sides of this argument. let s listen to that. all these people with illegal guns, they re on the subway. they re walking around the streets, but the ordinary hard working law-abiding people i mentioned, no, they can t be armed. the idea of proliferating arms on the subway is precisely, i think, what terrifies a great many people. jonathan, what was your reaction to that exchange? well, he seemed to be channelling ernie goetz who gunned down four young black men
over a century but again, the conservative majority and the supreme court appear ready to strike it down and elie, i don t have to tell you this would have major ramifications for other states with similar laws that means more guns in public spaces. you saw in the last block this guy wants to know when we can use guns and start killing people and like the new york city subway for instance where it s the public space they say people can carry guns. listen to justice samuel alito. these people with guns on the subway and the hard working law abiden people can t be armed. the idea of proliferating arms on the subway is precisely i think what terrifies a great many people. now, in contrast with alito, justice steven briar pointed out the obvious implications of up unfeddered access. i think people of good moral
agenda of sup pressing the weather group to hold on to its power by forcing voter suppression laws that expunge and penalize black and brown participation. they can erase white supremacy from the history books, why not because the governors will compile. they can take up arms, why not? the judges will protect them and speaking of judges, we have the conservative court putting abortion rights on the chopping block at which point we have to ask who are we anymore? we got the answer last night. this is very much who america is and always has been and there is nothing shocking about it. joining me now susan, republican strategists, fernan democratic pollster and strategists and erin haynes and named today one of the roots 100 most influential african-americans of 2021 so erin, as one of the most influential l, we ll kick it off with you.
and the plotters, if you will and the voters of virginia and the voters of new jersey in essence said you know what? not a big deal. let s move on. also taking into consideration in virginia, many of the plotters laid out the plans for the armed insurrection. this was the first major quazi national test that s the most important issue in america today you have a republican party that s unveiled and unmasked itself as hostile to american democracy. they don t believe in the constitution and as that clip showed, they are willing to take up arms in larger numbers and the voters of virginia and new jersey in essence said yesterday no problem. it s okay. you get a pass. i don t know where it goes from here. there were no easy solutions, no easy answers and yes, you could look at joe biden s sagging approval ratings and the fact