1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Jesse Kelly Show. My name 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: is James T. Harris. I am a talk show host 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: out of a Phoenix, Arizona. I could be heard of 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: five fifty KYI in Phoenix, seven ninety knst and Tucson, 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: my adopted hometown, happen to be sitting in for Jesse Kelly. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: My friends, the Republicans are doing it again. We're watching 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: it in real time. The soul called Party of Fighters. 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: They're clutching their pearls and they're hiding behind tradition while 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: the wolves are at the door, literally at the door. 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: The Republican's on fire, and we've got senators arguing about 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: whether the fire extinguisher might leave a residue if their 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: house is on fire, you don't argue over whether using 13 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: the fire hose might make the carpet wet. President Trump 14 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: did sit down with these men, grown men elected to 15 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: to fight for this country, and he laid it out plane. 16 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: If we don't in the filibuster, we can't pass election reform, 17 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: can't we can't secure our deportation efforts. We can't stop 18 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: Democrats from shutting down the government every time they want 19 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: more handouts for illegals. If the Supreme Court decides that 20 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: the President Trump's tariff actions are unconstitutional, I can't even 21 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: begin the fulbar to describe the full bar that we 22 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: will be in. This is not necessary. It didn't have 23 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: to be like that. The President didn't have to start 24 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: off his presidency by signing a plethora of executive orders. 25 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: The problem is the Republicans didn't have their ducks in 26 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: a row. They're not ready, They're not on the same page. 27 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: Look at what's happening on the left side of the dial. 28 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: They are marching in lockstep. They don't give a hot 29 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: damnation that their actions are creating pain across the country. 30 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: They don't care about their constituents. They don't care about 31 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: their voting block. They simply care about power. When will they? 32 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: When will they? With the shutdown in We have no 33 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: idea because you know what that election last Tuesday. We'll 34 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: talk about that a little bit more during the Jesse 35 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: Kelly Show. That has emboded in them. The Democrats. Back 36 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: when when Trump was number forty five, they had the resistance, 37 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: They had the courts that you know, usaid was funding 38 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: all of this craziness. President Trump got into office and 39 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: right away first thing, Doge killed their money line. The 40 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: media is not as influential as it used to be. 41 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: So now what do you have. You have the Democrats 42 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: going full out. You have the Democrats using their nuclear option. 43 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: We're going to shut down the government, buddy, and we'll 44 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: blame the Republicans and the media. Oh, they're so dishonest 45 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: they won't even report. Now this is a Democrat action. Well, no, 46 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: see the Republicans they have the presidency, and they have 47 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: both houses of Congress. They're running the government, not mentioning 48 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: that a little procedural move in the Senate, an antiquated law, 49 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: is giving Democrats all they need to shut everything down. 50 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: Oh do you remember during the first administration of Trump, 51 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: how President Trump was about to make a deal the 52 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: Art of the Deal. Hey, look here, Democrats, I will 53 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: give you amnesty for the dreamers. We're talking about seventeen 54 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 1: twenty million people. I'll give you amnesty. All I want 55 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: is funding to build the wall. That was the moment 56 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi decided that they would 57 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: no longer communicate with the president. They broke off all communication. 58 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: Do you remember they did nothing for the rest of 59 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: his term except for collude and undercome and scheme and 60 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: start a coup. They refused to work with them. They 61 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: don't want to deal, they don't want to solve the problem. Well, 62 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: they came into this new administration. They didn't have all 63 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: the tools. They weren't powerless though. No, they decided to 64 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: shut the government down and then I mean they started 65 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: taunting the Republicans, Oh you can you know, what all 66 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: you got to do is get rid of the philibuster. 67 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: They'll never get rid of the philibuster. They're a bunch 68 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: of woosies. They're not gonna do that. Democrats will in 69 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: the filibuster the minute they get the chance. They've said it, 70 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: they've promised that, they dream about it. And yet here 71 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: we are. The GOP is worried about decorum. Decorum, oh man, 72 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: and we need to name some names because because because hiding, 73 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, the time, I mean, the hiding time is over. 74 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, he's a smart man. I 75 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: like him, folks. He charmed funny one liners, all of that. 76 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: But earlier this week he said the role of the 77 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: Senate is to kill bad ideas. What bad ideas, sir? 78 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: The bad ideas are winning. They're burning down the country 79 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: while you quote Mark Twain and talk about what might 80 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: happen one day when we're in the minority. Sir Kennedy, breathe, 81 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: We're not living in normal times. The enemy is not 82 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: playing by the rules anymore. They changed the board and 83 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: you were still reaching for Robert rules of order. Senator 84 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: Tom Tillis or Thom Tom Tillis, Tom Tillis, fifteen Republicans 85 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: ready to block inding the filibuster, and you're proudly leading 86 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: the choir. This would change the institution of the Senate forever. Yes, 87 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: it would. It needs to be changed, Senator. The Senate 88 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: has already been changed. It's been weaponized, corrupted, purchased. This 89 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: is not mister Smith goes to Washington. It's Game of 90 00:06:54,800 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: Thrones without the dragon. Senator John Thune, the majority leader 91 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: who leads nothing. The votes aren't there, dude, The votes 92 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: are not there because you won't lead. You won't whip, 93 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: you won't pressure, you won't fight. You'd rather keep the 94 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: appearance of order to achieve victory. This is not leadership. 95 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: This is management of decline. Senator Mitch McConnell, the great 96 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: ghost of Republicans past. He didn't just say no, He 97 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: said no, we're not gonna do that. No explanation, no argument, 98 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: just to shutdown of the fight. This is the man 99 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: who has spent his entire career preserving the Senate while 100 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: losing the country. In meanwhile, there are some men willing 101 00:07:55,360 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: to fight Senator Ron Johnson, Tommy Tumberville. They get it, 102 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: they understand what time it is. Senator Johnson said, let's 103 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: not be schmocks. It's correct. Let's not be the suckers 104 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: who saved the democrats favorite tool of obstruction just so 105 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: they can use it to destroy us. Later. We will 106 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: be speaking to Senator Ron Johnson later in the Jesse 107 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: Kelly Show and My Friends. There's a John corner. This 108 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: is a Senator John Corny of Texas. Oh this guy, 109 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: this is beautiful. Suddenly he's opened the carveouts. Well why well, 110 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: because Kin Paxton, Wesley Hunt. They're breathing down his neck 111 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: in the primary. So only when his job is threatened 112 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: does he hear the call of the republic. But even 113 00:08:55,880 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: then he offers half measures. We're not in a moment 114 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: for car bells. Oh okay, we're in a moment for clarity. 115 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: We are in a moment where the quote the commentators 116 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: who understand more, you know than the Senate, the old 117 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: status quote is gone for good. Republican senators need to 118 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: unite with the president. No more prima donnas. Fight for today. 119 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: Tomorrow will take care of itself. Traylor park Hoays have 120 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: more foresight than the United States Senate. So let's speak plainly. 121 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: If Republicans do not end the philibuster now, they will 122 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: never pass election integrity. If they do not pass the 123 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: election integrity, they will not win again. And if they 124 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: do not win again, the Democrats will in the filibuster anyway, 125 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: and then they will go buck crazy. Do our Republican 126 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: senators realize this, do they? Well? The Democrats, Yeah, they're 127 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: not even plain. They're not you know, you know, screwing 128 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: around anymore. They're telling you they're they're taunting us. We'll 129 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: hear from some of the Democrats who have been talking 130 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: about in the filibuster for eons. That's coming up next. 131 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: James T. Harris sitting in for the Jesse Kelly Show. 132 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: My name is James T. Harris. I am a talk 133 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: show host out of Phoenix, Arizona. I could also be 134 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: heard in Tucson, biggest conservative talker in the state. Thank 135 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: you very much. Five fifty KFYI in Phoenix, seven ninety 136 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: K and st and Tucson. You can follow me on 137 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,599 Speaker 1: x at James T. Harris. We are talking about the 138 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: Republicans and I have to tell you the great frustration. 139 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: We had a constitutional expert on and we were going 140 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: back and forth about how, you know, all of this 141 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: stuff that President Trump has been doing could be codified 142 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: by the by the House, by the Senate. We have 143 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: the House and the Senate, we have the Presidency. We 144 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: even have a conservative leaning Supreme Court. But with all 145 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: of that, we're in control. And you know what the 146 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: Democrats are saying, you're in control. It's their economy, it's 147 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: their government. The Republic is our control. It's time for 148 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: us to act like it. Because the Democrats were in control, 149 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: you know what they be doing. They would get rid 150 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: of the philibuster and they would have at it, and 151 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: they tried it before. The only thing that stopped from 152 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: was Arizona's own Kirston Cinema and the Senator from West Virgina. 153 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: They said, if they get back in, they're going to 154 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: go at it. If the Democrats get a chance to 155 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: get rid of the philibuster, and they will. They're going 156 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: to pack the Supreme Court, they told you they're going to. 157 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna make DC and Puerto Rico, you know states, 158 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: They're gonna submit one party regime for a generation, and 159 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: the Senate Republicans who preserved tradition will have preserved nothing. 160 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: The Republic is on the line. We either act like 161 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: we know what time it is, or we go down 162 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: in the history as a party that surrendered out of 163 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: fear of looking impolite. This is the moment, not tomorrow, 164 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: not when we're ready, not when it feels right now, 165 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: because if they can't fight when the fire is at 166 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: your feet, you will never ever be a defender of 167 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: the Republic. And I want to remind you, I mean 168 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: the Democrats, they have provided us the way to do this. 169 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: You had Hakeem Jeffries in the House spell out why 170 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: the philibuster must go away. 171 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 2: Congressman, you tweeted yesterday that the filibuster is a racially 172 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 2: tinged artifact of the Jim Crow era. We cannot let 173 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: it stand in the way of progress. 174 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 3: High priority issues for the American people that are being 175 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 3: held up in the Senate right now because of the 176 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 3: presence of the filibuster and so a minority of senators 177 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 3: are allowed to block progress for the majority of the 178 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 3: American people, really, and that's something that has to change. 179 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 3: Was first deployed by Senator Calhoun in the run up 180 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 3: to the Civil War to try to protect white supremacy 181 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: as well as the institution of slavery, and then in 182 00:13:55,640 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: terms of its modern form, it was really deployed in 183 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 3: the early part of the twentieth century to stop civil 184 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 3: rights legislation, including anti lynching legislation that passed the House 185 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 3: of Representatives in the early part of the twentieth century 186 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: but could never break through a Senate. 187 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: Wowbuster wow. 188 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 3: And that is part of the legacy of the absence 189 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 3: of progress that we're still living with to this day. 190 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: The legacy of the absence of progress. This man is incredible. 191 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: Here is you know, all of these the anti lynching 192 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: laws on these are the things that the Democrats, the 193 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: Democrats did want. The Democrats wanted to lynch black people. 194 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: The Democrats didn't want civil rights. It was the Democrats 195 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: that were philibustering. This is this is brazen, brazen, What 196 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: he's all you're saying is oh, oh, you know what, well, 197 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: you see the reason why we can't do this is 198 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: because it's racist. He's seeing that the philibusters is racist. 199 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: So that's all we need to do. You know what. 200 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: We're going to help the Democrats here. They didn't have 201 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: the power to do themselves. But just like we stepped 202 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: in and dellwed them out with the civil rights legislation, 203 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: all we need to do is say that the filibuster 204 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: is racist. That's our reasoning for getting rid of the filibuster. 205 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: We just do take their words here. You got Barack 206 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: Obama back in the day talking about the filibuster. 207 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 3: By guaranteeing that every American citizen has equal representation in 208 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 3: our government, including the American citizens who live in Washington, 209 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 3: d c. 210 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: And in Puerto Rico. They're Americans, speak of that, they're 211 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: Americans in Puerto Rico. He's talking about naking Puerto Rico 212 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: a state by ending some of the partisan jerry mandarin. 213 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 4: So that all. 214 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: Voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the 215 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: other way around. Huh, jerry manding. You know what? You 216 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: is that exactly what the what the the what California 217 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: did with Proposition forty and all the other states they've 218 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: been doing this. I mean some states. You know, we 219 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: got forty Republicans there, but no Republican representation. Hopefully the 220 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: Supreme Court will you know, get rid of the racist 221 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: jerrymandering that allows for black folks to use that same thing. 222 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: Oh but if they do well, Barack Obama is laying 223 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: out the reasons why we need to get rid of 224 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: the filibuster. 225 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 3: Let's takes eliminating the pilipbuster another Jim Crow relicto in 226 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 3: order to secure the guy given rights of every American. 227 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: Then that's what we should do. That's what we should do. 228 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: Why because the philibuster is racist. It's racist, I tell 229 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: you it is. It is is crazy to me that 230 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: we have the Democrats who are just kind of laying 231 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: down on or let's just say the Republican's laying down 232 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: on this. They've got plenty plenty to go with James 233 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: Harris sitting in for the Jesse Kelly Show. You are 234 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: listening to the Jesse Kelly Show. My name is James C. Harris. 235 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: I am a talk show host out of Arizona. You 236 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: can hear my show on five fifty KFYI the Conservative Circus, 237 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: and that's Phoenix seven ninety K and st in my 238 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: adopted hometown of Tucson. I want you to stay tuned 239 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: because coming up in the next segment, we're going to 240 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: have a conversation with a Senator Ron Johnson about the philibuster. 241 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: But I think that the Democrats have shown us the 242 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: way they've shown us a way to justify getting rid 243 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: of the philibuster. I mean, if we don't give it 244 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: in a philibuster, Democrats are gonna put black folks back 245 00:17:54,800 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: in chains. We can't let that happen. We can't let 246 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: that happen. We need to get rid of Jim Crow 247 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: two point oh. But really, here we have senators that 248 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: are making excuses. I mentioned Senator Kennedy out of Louisiana, 249 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 1: who I very much respect, But this time I just 250 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: think that he's very, very wrong. He's not reading the 251 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: tea leaves. He's not he's not checking out what is 252 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: going on in the room. 253 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 5: He called me. I explained to him, I said, mister President, 254 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 5: the job of a senator is not just to advance 255 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 5: good ideas. The job of a senator is also to 256 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 5: kill bad idea. 257 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 6: Huh. 258 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 5: How did he take care of response, Well, like you 259 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 5: would expect, he's happy. 260 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: Well, he didn't. 261 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 5: He wasn't unhappy. I mean, the President didn't yell or anything. 262 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 4: Of course, there's all He's. 263 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 5: Never yelled at me. There's always the first time, you know. 264 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 5: But but he doesn't agree with me. Yeah, and sometimes 265 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 5: reasonable people disagree. But my personal opinion, I could be wrong, 266 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 5: but I doubt it. 267 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: We're not going to change. 268 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 5: She filibuster or the bullshlip while we're in charge during 269 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 5: your or my natural lifetime. 270 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: That ultimately means there has to be some sort of 271 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: bipartisan deal to reopen the government the just I don't 272 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: We're not going to do it in our lifetime. All 273 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: the Senate loves the Senate more than it loves the country. 274 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: Every time he gets in one of these moments, one 275 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: of these national crisis where the American people are watching 276 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 1: Washington hoping someone, anyone will step up and show some courage, 277 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: we are reminded of a painful truth. The United States 278 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: cares in the United State, Senate cares more about protecting 279 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: the Senate than it does about protecting the Republic. They'll 280 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: tell you that they are defending norms they'll tell you 281 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: that they're the guardians of tradition. They'll tell you that 282 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: the philibuster is some kind of sacred holy relic carved 283 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: from the original tablets of Mount Sinai. But what they 284 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: won't tell you is the real reason that they cling 285 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: to it. Their power, their comfort, their status, their way 286 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: of doing business. The filibuster has become the sentence, emotional 287 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 1: support animal, their security blanket. They're shield against accountability because 288 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: the filibuster means that they can avoid making hard choices, 289 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: they can avoid being held responsible, they can avoid taking 290 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: the side of the American people when doing so would 291 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: make the cocktail circuit uncomfortable. And look at who's leading 292 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: the charge, leading the charge to keep it. Not the 293 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: Democrats anymore. No, Democrats use power when they had that, 294 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: They eliminate barriers when they want something, judges, spending, social transformation, 295 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: you name it. It's Republicans that cling to this thing. Now, 296 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: the Republicans. President Trump, like I said, he sat down, 297 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: He's like, look, look, look, fellas, we really we're playing 298 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: with fire here and we're wasting time. When the Democrats, 299 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: Democrats get back in, you know what they're going to do, 300 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: and they'll do it too. 301 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 7: They'll immediately do it. You know they're gonna What they're 302 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 7: gonna do is what the Democrats will do is they're 303 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 7: gonna make Puerto Rico estate. They're gonna make DC estate. 304 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 7: They're going to pack the court. They're gonna end up 305 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 7: with more electoral votes. They're gonna end up with four 306 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 7: senators because of the two states. Are they gonna do 307 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 7: this one? They would have done it except Mansion and 308 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 7: Cinema got in their way. They would have done it. 309 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: So if they're gonna do it, I would. 310 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 7: I would do it before then. 311 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: See if they're gonna do it, I do it before them, 312 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: and that would have all of my ducks in a row. 313 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: The Founders didn't fight a revolution so that the future 314 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: generations of American statesmen could hide behind procedural choke points 315 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: and Senate parlor games. I'm sorry. They did not pledge 316 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: their lives, their fortunes, and sacred honor so that the 317 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: greatest nation on earth could be stopped dead in his 318 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: tracks by a Senate whose first priority is its own 319 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: self image. Yes, I said it. The Republic is bleeding. 320 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 1: We have tens of millions of illegals in the country. 321 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: Families are being crushed by the Democrats not wanting to 322 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: fix the economy. Our cities are lawless, our enemies are emboded, 323 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: our institutions are rotted from the inside. And the Senate, 324 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: the Senator is worried about whether the Senate will feel 325 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 1: like the Senate. This is over with. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 326 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: Washington did used to be this way. Washington used to 327 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: produce leaders. Now it produces caretakers, babysitters of a dying system. 328 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: But the American people are watching all of this. I'm 329 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: telling you, we're watching all of this. We're watching who's 330 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: responsible for the shutdown. We're We're watching the lies coming 331 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: from the Democrat Party. We're watching the propaganda coming from 332 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: the media that's trying to give the Democrats cover. You know, 333 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: but this is so egregious that you we have many 334 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: folks in the media, or I should say many some 335 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: even on CNN that are starting to ask questions, you know, 336 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: Nancy Pelosi, really, do we really need to go ahead 337 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: and shut down the government like this? I mean, we 338 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: didn't shut down the government. It's the Democrat Republicans that 339 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: shut down the government. Really, Nancy, is that how it is? 340 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 4: Trump? 341 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 5: Is the worst president for children in America's history. 342 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 8: Of what we're seeing is President Trump and Republican leaders 343 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 8: are saying they're not going to negotiate on extending the 344 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,719 Speaker 8: healthcare subsidies. 345 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 4: Until the government reopens. 346 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 8: So I guess my first question is, what's wrong with 347 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 8: that position? 348 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: Yeah? 349 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 8: Why not open the government and then negotiate again? 350 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: Nancy? Why don't we just open up the government and 351 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: then negotiate, you know, and then that's how it's supposed 352 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: to be. I mean, this is just supposed to be 353 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: continuing a resolution to keep the government going while we 354 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: have you know, these discussions. We do our job. Why 355 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: can't we do that, Nancy? 356 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 2: Why government was opened and then the Republicans closed it 357 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 2: because they did not want to extend healthcare subsidies. 358 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: We didn't want to extend healthcare subsidies, you mean, the 359 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 1: ones that you negotiated and you negotiated an end date 360 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: on it, and now they're over and we're supposed to 361 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: come in and bail you out again. Nancy. 362 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 8: Just I mean, I understand what you're saying about where 363 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 8: the differences are, and they are very big. They are 364 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 8: voting yes on what we say here in Washington a 365 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 8: clean cr a bill to keep the government running for 366 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 8: seven weeks, and Democrats are voting now and for the 367 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 8: reasons you just said, So how are they starting on 368 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 8: the government. 369 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 4: It isn't a clean CRH, so relate to that. 370 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: It's okay, well, how's it dirty? What junks in there? Nancy? 371 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: It's the same cr that you all that the Chuck 372 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: Schumer signed last time. Same thing. What's different Nancy? 373 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:00,679 Speaker 4: Going into that. 374 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 8: The point is, and the conditions are that you want 375 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 8: them to just automatically raise or extend I should say, 376 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 8: the subsidies for Obamacare. 377 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 4: Not to cancel them. But also it has to build 378 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 4: in the wall when you. 379 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 8: Say canceled their they expire at the end of the year. 380 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 4: So they must be. 381 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 8: Without any kind of negotiation over it. 382 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 4: Because they want reforms. What reforms do they want? They 383 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 4: wanted to reduce they want so you just don't buy 384 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 4: any of them. 385 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: You see, clearly, clearly, Nancay Pelosi is not ready for 386 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 1: this line of questionings. She's used to being coddled. She's 387 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: used to being coddled here, she's not used to this, clearly. 388 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,159 Speaker 1: She said, why don't you even ask me these questions? 389 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: Dana bashed. 390 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 4: I'm telling you what they have been on TV saying. 391 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 4: Con that's what they say on TV. But look at history, 392 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 4: look at the experience. 393 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 8: No, they're giving a tax cut to the rich four 394 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 8: hundred for I mean four trilling. 395 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: Now we know why she's like like retiring. She didn't 396 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: have it anymore. And more importantly, you have the media. 397 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: That's they're not playing the game anymore. They gotta worry 398 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: about themselves and their own credibility. That's what we're watching. 399 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: I can't get over the fact that the Democrats are 400 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: willing to destroy the country in order to hold onto power. 401 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: And I don't know why I can't get over that. 402 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: They're dubious people. Coming up next, Senator Ron Johnson James T. 403 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: Garrison sitting in for the Jesse Kelly Show. President Trump 404 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: sat down the Republicans in the Senate, grown men elected 405 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: to fight for this country, and he laid it out plane. 406 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: If we don't in the filibuster, we can't pass elector reform, 407 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: we can't secure the border. We can't stop Democrats from 408 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: shutting down the government every time they want more handouts 409 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: for illegal aliens. The Democrats will in the filibuster the 410 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: minute they get the chance, they said it, they've promised it, 411 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: they dream about it, and yet here we are. The 412 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: GOP is worried about decorum. However, Senator Ron Johnson is 413 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: one of the few in Washington still fighting to keep 414 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: the Senate a place where people are represented. And Senator Johnson, 415 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: we've talked to a lot on the show about how 416 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: the Senate has become more obsessed with protecting its traditions 417 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: than protecting the American people. Now you've suggested that you 418 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: are open to ending the filibuster, if that's what it 419 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 1: takes to make the Senate a functioning institution. Are you 420 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: still do you still have that position. 421 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 6: I've always been a huge supporter of the philibuster is 422 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 6: it has kept this nation from being a socialist nation, 423 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 6: one party nation for decades. But you have to face reality. 424 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 6: Democrats have purged through remaining senators that actually respected the filibuster, 425 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 6: respected the rights of the minority in the Senate. There's 426 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 6: not one senator right now, Democrat cendor that wouldn't vote 427 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 6: to linear philbuster. There won't be one Senate candidate running 428 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 6: for office that won't pledge to be limited the filibuster. 429 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 6: So President Trump is right. I don't even think he 430 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 6: really likes having to recommend this, but he's right. They 431 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 6: will do it as soon as they have an opportunity 432 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 6: to it. They're going to do it to consolidate their power. 433 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 6: You know, more justices, you know, pack Supreme Court, more 434 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 6: US Senate seats. Again, it's all about acquisition. Maintenance of 435 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 6: power turns this into one party nation. So we have 436 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 6: to recognize that reality. As awful as that reality is, 437 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 6: we have to act beforem and we'll do it for 438 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 6: the benefit of the American public. We'll fut further scre 439 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 6: of border, will secure elections, you know, we'll get the 440 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 6: government back open, Okay, Hopefully we'll start working toward a 441 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 6: more balanced budget. Hopefully we can repair the damage done 442 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 6: by Obomacare and transition to assystem actually works. So we'll 443 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 6: do it for the benefit of the American people, not 444 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 6: for our own acquisition of powers. Democrats will do but not. 445 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 6: I just I hate to admit it, but now it's time. 446 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 6: President Trump made a very convincing case the White House, 447 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 6: and I told him in that breakfast meetings in miss 448 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 6: President again, I reluctantly agree with you. This is the 449 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 6: time to do it. Again, I understand where my Republican 450 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 6: colleagues that don't agree with that, they're just not recognizing 451 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 6: the awful reality. The Democrats will do it. There's one 452 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 6: half percent chance they're gonna do it. We better do 453 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 6: it first. 454 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: So where are your colleagues on this? Where are the 455 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: other Republicans on this? Though you agree you see the 456 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 1: danger here? Where are some of the more moderate Republicans 457 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: on getting me to the filibuster? Do you think pressure 458 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: could build up to bring them to make the right call. 459 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 6: Well, first of all, we've been very unified, and you know, 460 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 6: we want to maintain the filibuster again, so people are 461 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 6: going to be having to change their minds. White knee reluctantly. Okay. 462 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 6: So I'm sure there's a lot of people say, now, 463 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 6: we have to maintain the philibuster. It's the only thing 464 00:30:56,440 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 6: that's kept us from a socialist state. I mean, guncrats 465 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 6: do that. In other words, they're just not recognizing the 466 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 6: reality that we face right now. 467 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: They don't. 468 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 6: They just they don't want to believe it. 469 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 4: Okay. 470 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 6: Again, I'm maybe it's because I'm from the private sector. 471 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 6: You know, whether I like reality or not, I acknowledge 472 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 6: that I accept it. So it is pressing Trump and 473 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 6: that's what he's pointing out. So I don't know where 474 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 6: this all ends up. We'll see whether whether Democrats come 475 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 6: to their senses and reopen the government, you know, just 476 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 6: vote for that CR or if they don't do that, 477 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 6: at least vote for my shut Shutdown Fairness Act, which 478 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 6: will at least pay their trapped controllers so we can 479 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 6: open this open up disguise again. 480 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: Senator Johnson, I don't think they have any inclination to 481 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: close the government at all. I don't think they have 482 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: any inclination to make any kind of deals. I think 483 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: that in their mind they see that the government shutdown 484 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: is working for them. They don't give a hot damn 485 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: that people are suffering from it. They want power and 486 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: they want control. And if the Republicans in the Senate 487 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: don't have that sentiment as well, then I think it's 488 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: just a matter of time before they do get their 489 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: way one way or the other. 490 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 6: So we didn't want to change the rules to make 491 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 6: sure that President Trump could staff his administration. But the Democrats' 492 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 6: behavior is so obnoxious, so egregious. On a unanimous basis, 493 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 6: or said yeah, we have changed rules, I mean, we 494 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 6: we have to let a duly lecting president. The Democratic 495 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 6: Republicans staffs administration, so we change the rules with you know, 496 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 6: fifty votes, and I think what will ends up happening 497 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 6: is probably the exact same thing. When when when the 498 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 6: Democrats continue to be this obnoxious, this oblivious to the 499 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 6: harm they're causing to federal government ployees. I think what's 500 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 6: so bizarre about the Schames. They've taken their own family 501 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 6: member hostage the government. They're the party big Government. We've 502 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 6: been trying to help them free their own family member 503 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 6: from you know, from bondage. 504 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: Here. 505 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 6: They're not taking yes for an answer. So I think 506 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 6: as this plays out they continue to be this obnoxious, 507 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 6: I think more and more Republicans will come to the 508 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 6: sad conclusion that both President Trump and I have come 509 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 6: to we we better do it. So I'm going to 510 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 6: do it for the benefit of the American people. 511 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 1: Well, that's how the Republicans work. We were not doing 512 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: it for power. We're doing it for the people. We're 513 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: doing it for the republic. The Senator Johnson, I want 514 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: to thank you very much, Senator Ron Johnson, from the 515 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: great state of Wisconsin, doing the work that the other 516 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: Senators are slow to do. He's come to the conclusion 517 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: this is a man from the business sector, someone that 518 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: I actually campaigned for to get into office back when 519 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: I lived in the great state of Wisconsin. Like President Trump, 520 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: they see that the Republic is in danger. I think 521 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: it's a cumbent upon the listeners of the Jesse Kelly Show, 522 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: especially those who live in a state that has Republican senators, 523 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: to give them a call and give them a piece 524 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: of your mind and tell them to get on board. 525 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: And let me remind you, if the Supreme Court decides 526 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: that President Trump's tariffs are unconstitutional, we will need the 527 00:33:56,560 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: Republican Congress and Senate like never before. The Republic depends 528 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: on it. James T. Harris sitting in for The Jesse 529 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: Kelly Show.