Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
and right now there are many forces that are attempting to purposely, i believe, weaken our democracy. you can see that complete interview on politicsnation, saturday at five pm eastern here on msnbc. joining me now is the reverend al sharpton. rev, so glad to see you. congratulations on the interview. that question answer was so quick, so immediate. she didn t have a second thought. what do you make of the way that she is framing the threats to democracy that we are facing right now? i think that she realizes that, and she expressed this in the interview, that she is the result of people that including her own mother. when we talk about that. and this is the first woman and first woman of color to be vice president, and when you look at, you just talked with senator shevrin brown, we had a big march with