the founders were designing a government for a country whose entire population was the same size. the same size as the population of brooklyn today. it was inconceivable to the founders that the unexplored areas of the continent would eventually include a state called wyoming, with a population smaller than many of the country s biggest cities. and that even deeper into the unexplored territory, they would eventually be a state named by its spanish speaking settlers that would eventually have a population to rival the size of some of the most influential countries in the world. and the economy of that state alone would grow to be the seventh largest economy in the world, if it were a separate country. the founders would have recognized that the 40 million people of california, being restricted to voting for the same number of senators as the 580,000 people of wyoming, is a crime against democracy. we long ago outgrew the senate formula of two per state, which has evolved to a
Scalise . Who do you think might have the votes to lead your party and the house . All three of those would be Excellent Choices and i think they can do an excellent job. Theyre honorable men, to me at least, and theyve never openly mocked me, anyway. They sure as heck have always kept their word to me. Theres several others that have whispered in my ear during all of this. And of course i dont want to out them, i understand that they have to keep their secrecy about them. But there are several Milling Around that are very interested in doing this. Mark green from tennessee is somebody that people have been talking about. So theres several out there that people are talking about. Im sorry, but i just find this so shocking. What exactly did he say to mock your faith, sir . It really doesnt matter. It was just the fact that i publicly stated on your station, i think, this morning that i was praying about it and i had two paths to go, either go with my friend or go with my conscious, and
the first bill i would vote for, would be able to codify the protections of roe v. wade. we fell a few votes short in the house, and it looks like one vote short and the senate. i m still optimistic. you know, we still need to continue pushing on this issue, because women all across the country are losing their rights. you know, we are seeing in state legislatures, you know, i expect that the house republicans will try to pass a bill that can, you know, take away women s rights, and ban abortion on a federal level. that will not succeed in this congress, but they re certainly gonna try. and we need to continue talking about this issue, pushing on it. and the voters deserve to get some results. and before we go, i want to ask you about where you are right now, right? you are in north carolina. you re representing the people in north carolina. and i think in many ways, that state is a microcosm of the country, right? it s a state that barack obama won in 2008.
ours, you know, knows that if you have those far-right views, the voters are gonna hold you accountable. and what do you think democrats should be doing at the federal level to protect abortion rights? the bill i hoped would be the first bill i would vote for, would be able to codify the protections of roe v. wade. we fell a few votes short in the house, and it looks like one vote short in the senate. i m still optimistic. you know, we still need to continue pushing on this issue, because women all across the country are losing their rights. you know, we are seeing in state legislatures, you know, i expect that the house republicans will try to pass a bill that can, you know, take away women s rights and ban abortion on a federal level. they will not succeed in this congress, but they re certainly gonna try. and we need to continue talking about this issue, pushing on it. and the voters deserve to get some results. and before we go, i want to ask you about where you are
to you that it is coming? what is coming in this country in the next month or so when they make this decision? you and i talked about this the night that we saw this opinion. it felt like a gut punch. it was almost difficult to process because it was so stunning and so brazen in its disrespect for women and their ability to make decisions about their own lives. now i ve lived with it for a week i have to tell you, today was a difficult day for me, personally. i was in touch with some friends of mine who have worked so hard on these issues for so long and it just, it is a hard day to experience this. but you have to persevere. you have to keep on working. when i wake up tomorrow, that s what i will keep on doing. but as i said, i think from last we spoke, lawrence, this is the first time that i can remember that we have seen the supreme of the united states, in my lifetime, take away