of them are her age, 80 years old that would be representative clyburn and steny hoyer and then the younger one who seems to have the inside track is hakeem jeffries, all three of them are considered moderates in the party. i think you are going to see a fourth candidate from the radical wing come forward and we will see who wins. it will be very interesting. i don t think the top three are going to give the radicals the same deference that nancy did. pete: interesting. rachel: interesting to see if one of them takes the lead what with will happen to the squad. maybe it will be aoc. pete: maybe, comrade cortez might throw her hat in. you never know. rachel, i will see you very soon. thank you so much. great insight. rachel: you got it. pete: coming up pastor pete delivers a sermon. let s see if i can get an amen.
massive effort by the republican party, more than 400 bills nationwide trying to suppress the vote of americans. and i think representative clyburn is right on, and i think what senator manchin is missing is there is some naivete, if i may say, on what has happened in other countries. having come from latin america, i recognize the parliamentary tricks that the republicans are using to suppress the vote. we are in a point in our democracy that if we don t pass legislation that protects the freedom and the right for every american vote, we will lose our democracy. we are in more danger now than we were on january 6th, and republicans have taken advantage of that. i think that is why we are starting the year taking advantage of the fact that we democrats stand for democracy. it s the only the only line that we have between authoritarianism and our democracy and the values that we hold so dear. eugene, talk to me about the role that vice president harris
voting rights and constitutional rights the same thing you ve done for the budget. we have asked respectfully that you allow the same kind of reconciliation of constitution rights that you allow on budgetary issues. that s all. tim, that argument has not worked on any republicans in the senate. it s not worked on kyrsten sinema and joe manchin so far. what do you think of it? first, simone, welcome to the other side. the water is warm. i ve made the transition. it s not too bad o here. far be it for me to push back on representative clyburn. i think on the merits of his argument, he s correct. i think that there is some practical concerns. number one, how you just led in there, ali, there are no republicans who are interested in giving an inch on this. they do not want to give the democrats any wins.
democratic representative in new york, the house judiciary committee man, congressman jones. i had a great conversation yesterday morning with your colleague, representative clyburn, who has been saying that on a federal level the thing you have to do is bust through the filibuster for things that are as important as voting rights. you have chuck schumer in the state who said by january 17, martin luther king day this year, there will be a vote in the senate to get this done. how do you see this unfolding? it s great to be with you. this is of existential importance. as someone who is very serious about legislating and defending american democracy and who draws from the people who came before him in defense of civil rights and social justice, including the fundamental right to vote, i have got to remain optimistic
atmosphere when we pretend the only way you can demonstrate qualifications is to go to certain schools. well, i don t think that s right. melissa, he s advocating for a south carolina federal judge. do you think that s dispositive with this white house? i don t know if it s dispositive. i would like to push back on representative clyburn s view that own lee the quality of one s school projects a diversity at the court. in fact, all three of these perspective nominees have very diverse work experiences. judge jackson was a public defender before becoming a judge. justice kruger would be the first justice to have state court experience since david suitor and sandra day o connor. i want to say the fact of going to a public school will be a great asset. we saw that with amy coney barrett who attended schools outside of the ivy league. that s not the only diversity