WEBVTT - Alito & Thomas Dissent, Tesla Terror gets a Pass & Democratic Disarray Week In Review

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>It is Verdict with Ted Cruz, the Weekend Review, Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Ferguson with you, and here are the big stories that

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<v Speaker 2>you may have missed that we talked about this week.

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<v Speaker 2>First up, Scotus getting involved in the deportation of Venezuela

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<v Speaker 2>and illegals. It's interesting to see what Alito and Thomas

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<v Speaker 2>had to say about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to break that down.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, you know that Teslaitaris, well, some radical judges are saying, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just let him go. Where's it happening and how

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<v Speaker 2>are they getting away with it? That as well? And finally, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's real CNN sounding the alarm that the Democratic Party

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<v Speaker 2>is in total disarray. So is the Democratic Party over with?

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<v Speaker 2>And are they just going to admit their socialists and

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<v Speaker 2>communists and Marxists. Will break that down as well. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the Weekend Review and it starts right now. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to move also to this second big story. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>some people that are confused. I also think very frustrated

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<v Speaker 2>by this Supreme Court halting the deportations of illegal immigrants

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<v Speaker 2>and cases. Can you break down what this ruling is.

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<v Speaker 2>Alito was in the descent here and the headlines over

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<v Speaker 2>Easter weekend, people are like, wait, what, how, why is

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<v Speaker 2>this happening. I don't understand how we're protecting people that

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<v Speaker 2>are legal immigrants. Yet again, at the level of the

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<v Speaker 2>Supreme Court break this down, so it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Supreme Court early Saturday morning issued in order

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<v Speaker 3>blocking the deportation of Venezuelan illegal immigrants under an eighteenth

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<v Speaker 3>century law. And what it said is that they had

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<v Speaker 3>to halt the deportations until quote further order of this Court.

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<v Speaker 3>And I got to say, Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas,

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<v Speaker 3>wrote a very fiery descent, really disagreeing with it. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going I'm gonna read you part of the descent. Here's

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<v Speaker 3>what Justice Alito and Justice Thomas wrote.

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<v Speaker 1>Quote.

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<v Speaker 3>Shortly after midnight yesterday, the Court hastily and prematurely granted

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<v Speaker 3>unprecedented emergency relief proceeding under the all Ritz Act. The

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<v Speaker 3>Court ordered the quote government not to remove a quote

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<v Speaker 3>putative class of detainees until this Court issues a superseding order.

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<v Speaker 3>Although the order does not define the quote putative class,

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<v Speaker 3>it appears that the Court means all members of the

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<v Speaker 3>class that the Habeas petitioners sought to have certified, namely

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<v Speaker 3>quote all non citizens in custody in the Northern District

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<v Speaker 3>of Texas who were, are and will be subject to

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<v Speaker 3>the March twenty twenty five Presidential proclamation entitled Invocation of

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<v Speaker 3>the Alien Enemies Act regarding the Invasion of the United

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<v Speaker 3>States by Trender Aragua and or its implementation. It also

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<v Speaker 3>appears that applicants have recently moved to amend their class

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<v Speaker 3>petition for Habeas corpus and their motion for class certification,

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<v Speaker 3>so it is not clear if the applicants will continue

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<v Speaker 3>to defend this specific definition or will argue for a

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<v Speaker 3>new one. And although the Court does not specify what

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<v Speaker 3>it means by the government, it appears that term is

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<v Speaker 3>intended to embrace all the name defendants, including the President.

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<v Speaker 3>The Court did all of this even though it is

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<v Speaker 3>not clear that the court had jurisdiction. The Allrits Act

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<v Speaker 3>does not provide an independent grant of jurisdiction. Therefore, the

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<v Speaker 3>court had jurisdiction only if the Court of Appeals had

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<v Speaker 3>jurisdictions of the applicants appeal, and the Court of Appeals

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<v Speaker 3>had jurisdiction only if the supposed order that the applicants

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<v Speaker 3>appealed amounted to a denial of a preliminary injunction. But

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<v Speaker 3>here the order that applicants appealed was what they viewed

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<v Speaker 3>as the District Court's constructive denial of their request for

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<v Speaker 3>a temporary restraining order. That is, the District Court did

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<v Speaker 3>not actually deny their most recent request for a TRO,

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<v Speaker 3>but they inferred that it was constructively denied because the

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<v Speaker 3>District Court failed a rule on that request before the

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<v Speaker 3>expiration of a truncated counts imposed deadline. The denial of

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<v Speaker 3>a true TRO is not appealable, and here it is

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<v Speaker 3>not clear that the applicant's TRO request was actually denied. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 3>an order issued last night the Fifth Circuit held that

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<v Speaker 3>it lacked jurisdiction. For this reason, it is questionable whether

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<v Speaker 3>the applicant complied with a general obligation to seek emergency

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<v Speaker 3>and junctive relief in the district Court before asking for

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<v Speaker 3>such relief from an appellate court. When applicants requested such

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<v Speaker 3>relief in the District Court, they insisted on a ruling

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<v Speaker 3>within forty five minutes on Good Friday afternoon, and when

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<v Speaker 3>the District Court did not act within one hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>thirty three minutes, they filed a notice of appeal, which

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<v Speaker 3>the District Court held deprived it of its jurisdiction. Now

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that that jurisdictional language seems confusing, but

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<v Speaker 3>understand what happened. They went to the District Court and

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<v Speaker 3>they said we want an answer within forty five minutes,

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<v Speaker 3>and the court did not respond one where another forty

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<v Speaker 3>five minutes. They immediately appealed and said, up, they haven't answered.

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<v Speaker 3>That means you've denied it. And the Court of Appeals

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<v Speaker 3>ruled that, well, we're not going to act on this,

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<v Speaker 3>and unfortunately, seven to two, the Supreme Court jumped in.

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<v Speaker 3>And in fact, here's how Justice Leado and Justice Thomas

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<v Speaker 3>end their dissent quote in some literally in the middle

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<v Speaker 3>of the night, the Court issued unprecedented and legally questionable relief,

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<v Speaker 3>without giving the lower courts a chance to rule, without

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<v Speaker 3>hearing from the opposing party, within eight hours of receiving

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<v Speaker 3>the application, with dubious factual support for its order, and

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<v Speaker 3>without providing any explanation for its order. I refused to

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<v Speaker 3>join the Court's order because we had no good reason

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<v Speaker 3>to think that under the circumstances, issuing the order at

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<v Speaker 3>midnight was necessary or appropriate. Both the Executive and the

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<v Speaker 3>judiciary have an obligation of of the law. The executive

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<v Speaker 3>must proceed under the terms of our order, and this

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<v Speaker 3>court should follow established procedures.

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<v Speaker 2>So you look at this and what is this going

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<v Speaker 2>to mean moving forward? And how big of a roadblock

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<v Speaker 2>is this going to be for the Trump administration to

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<v Speaker 2>do what they've said and promised the American people. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, the American people voted for, which was

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<v Speaker 2>we want to secure the border and we want to

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of all the illegal immigrants that came into

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<v Speaker 2>this country, especially those that are violent.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, look, it's not clear how big a challenge it's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be. The most distressing thing about this order

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<v Speaker 3>was that it was seven to two.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven to two is not good.

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<v Speaker 3>It means everybody by Alito and Thomas voted to stay

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<v Speaker 3>to halt the deportations of Venezuelans.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not clear.

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<v Speaker 3>Presumably they're going to write a more extended opinion at

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<v Speaker 3>some point, and so we'll find out more their reasoning.

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<v Speaker 3>But I got to say, look, look, these two stories,

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<v Speaker 3>this story in the first one are connected because I

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<v Speaker 3>will say the Democrats strategy in doing the full Ginsburg

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<v Speaker 3>in some ways, I think their audience is not the

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<v Speaker 3>American people. They've got to know somebody on the Democrat

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<v Speaker 3>side of the aisle has got to know, Hey, this

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<v Speaker 3>is not earning US votes. When we say we're the

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<v Speaker 3>party of illegal aliens and criminals and gang members and

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<v Speaker 3>wife beaters, that's us that.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to be.

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<v Speaker 3>A rocket scientist when it comes to reading public opinion

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<v Speaker 3>to know that's not the most popular of issues to

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<v Speaker 3>stake your entire party platform on. But in many ways,

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<v Speaker 3>they're aiming at a much smaller audience. They're they're they're

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<v Speaker 3>aiming at five They're hoping to get five justices pissed off,

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<v Speaker 3>and to get them pissed off enough that we see

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<v Speaker 3>a series of Supreme Court orders against the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 3>trying to halt these deportations. Now, I don't think that's

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<v Speaker 3>going to happen, but this ruling is troubling that it

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<v Speaker 3>was seven to two.

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<v Speaker 1>Alito's descent.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, Alito was was very concerned about this, uh and

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<v Speaker 3>and the procedural minutia that he that he recounts as

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<v Speaker 3>is very unusual. Uh And so that dynamic it is

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<v Speaker 3>a dangerous process.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh it is.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, there's a little bit of a game of chicken,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think what the Democrats are trying to do

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<v Speaker 3>is piss off a couple of Supreme Court justices and

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<v Speaker 3>get them to rule decisively against the president.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be very unfortunate if that starts to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Simply another question, real quick before we move on, is

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<v Speaker 2>part of this. Could it just be the quickness that

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<v Speaker 2>they were asking for the ruling from the court. Is

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<v Speaker 2>that something that you could change moving forward? Could that

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<v Speaker 2>be part of that issue?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Look, it was done as an emergency appeal, and

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<v Speaker 3>and they're there's another context to where this happens a lot,

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<v Speaker 3>which is dealing with death penalty appeals. And when you

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<v Speaker 3>have death penalty appeals, you have someone who's been convicted

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<v Speaker 3>of a capital offense and they're set to be executed,

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<v Speaker 3>and very frequently you have last minute appeals that are filed.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll tell you when I was a law clerk.

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<v Speaker 3>I was a law clerk for Chief Justice Renquist in

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen ninety six and nineteen ninety seven, and at the time,

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<v Speaker 3>so this gives you a sense, you can now make

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<v Speaker 3>a crack about how old I am at the time.

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<v Speaker 3>The way we would get these emergency appeals is they

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<v Speaker 3>would be faxed in, so they weren't emailed at the time.

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<v Speaker 3>They'd be faxed in and you'd get it off the

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<v Speaker 3>facts and you would get say, if the midnight was

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<v Speaker 3>if the execution was scheduled to happen at midnight, and

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<v Speaker 3>by the way, if it was midnight on the West coast,

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<v Speaker 3>that meant it was three am in d C. But

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<v Speaker 3>if the execution was scheduled at midnight, you would get

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes one hundred page appeal faxed in at ten thirty pm.

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<v Speaker 3>And what would happen. So what plays out when that

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<v Speaker 3>gets faxed in is is the justice who is the

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<v Speaker 3>lead justice for that circuit. So each circuit, each region

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<v Speaker 3>of the country has a lead justice who is the

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<v Speaker 3>justice to whom emergency appeals go. Initially, Chief Justice Renquest

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<v Speaker 3>was the lead justice for the fourth circuit was concerned

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<v Speaker 3>death penalty appeals, and so that was Virginia, North Carolina,

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<v Speaker 3>South Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia in particularly there

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<v Speaker 3>were fair number capital cases. So you would get it

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<v Speaker 3>facts to you, you as the law clerk, would read

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<v Speaker 3>through it. You'd have to read through it very quickly.

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<v Speaker 3>You'd have to prepare a memo, write a memo, you

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<v Speaker 3>then send it to your justice, and a lot of times,

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<v Speaker 3>if this was at midnight or one or two or

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<v Speaker 3>three in the morning, you'd have to call home and

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<v Speaker 3>wake your justice up. Your Justice would be asleep. You'd

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<v Speaker 3>call home, you'd say, Chief, we had an emergency appeal.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 3>Now the Justice would know there was a execution set

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<v Speaker 3>that night, and so would know that there is likely

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<v Speaker 3>to be a call. But you'd call, wake your justice

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<v Speaker 3>up and ask, Okay, here's the arguments, here's what I

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<v Speaker 3>think about it. And you would write a memo from

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<v Speaker 3>your justice saying summarizing the arguments in the appeal and

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<v Speaker 3>making the recommendation. So for Chief Justice Renquist, in virtually

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<v Speaker 3>every circumstance, if someone was seeking to halt an execution

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<v Speaker 3>at the last minute, he would recommend that that be denied.

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<v Speaker 3>You would then forward it to the other eight chambers.

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<v Speaker 3>To the other eight chambers, and there was a law clerk,

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<v Speaker 3>So in the night of execution, at least nine of

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<v Speaker 3>us were there till midnight or one or two or

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<v Speaker 3>three in the morning. And so when you would forward

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<v Speaker 3>your memo, in a memo in a case like this,

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<v Speaker 3>would be anywhere from two to maybe eight pages, depending

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<v Speaker 3>on how complicated the issues were. They would then get

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<v Speaker 3>your memo, and they've gotten the appeal as well, so

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<v Speaker 3>they're reading the appeal at the same time. They would

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<v Speaker 3>then call their justice, wake him or her up at home,

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<v Speaker 3>and they would cast votes at midnight or one or

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<v Speaker 3>two or three in the morning. And a strategy that

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<v Speaker 3>is still quite frequent when it comes to death penalty

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<v Speaker 3>appeals is just throw so much crap at the wall

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<v Speaker 3>that they're hoping that justices say, I don't know, I

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<v Speaker 3>can't figure this out this quickly, all right, just stay

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<v Speaker 3>the execution, halt the execution so we can figure this

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<v Speaker 3>all out. And unfortunately that strategy, that that strategy can work.

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<v Speaker 3>That there may have been some of that that this

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<v Speaker 3>was being done over Easter weekend very quickly, and it

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<v Speaker 3>may be that the justices wanted to say, hold on

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<v Speaker 3>a second, we want to understand what's going on here.

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<v Speaker 3>That's possible, but I do think the democrats entire strategy

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<v Speaker 3>is try to see if they can get a majority

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<v Speaker 3>of the Supreme Court ticked off. And I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>that's happened, but I do think that would be very

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<v Speaker 3>dangerous and harmful if it did happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, if you want to hear the rest of this conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>you can go back and listen to the full podcast

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<v Speaker 2>from earlier this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Now onto story number two.

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<v Speaker 2>Which, by the way, also brings us to another issue

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<v Speaker 2>real quick, and that is, I still can't believe this.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a guy that went viral, a Minnesota state employee

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<v Speaker 2>who apparently caused about twenty thousand, or over twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 2>damages to Tesla's I'm going to say that, make it clear, plural,

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<v Speaker 2>not one, but multiple. It has now led to a

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<v Speaker 2>woke liberal district attorney saying, Nah, we don't really want

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<v Speaker 2>to hold this guy accountable. Let's keep the lawlessness up.

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<v Speaker 2>As long as it's against conservatives and Elon Musk and

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<v Speaker 2>Tesla owners. We're fine with that. No big deal, you're

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<v Speaker 2>good man. We're gonna let you basically go on home.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, there is a suspected vandal. He's thirty three years old.

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<v Speaker 3>He is a government employee. His name is Dylan Brian Atta,

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<v Speaker 3>and he was allegedly spotted keen multiple Tesla vehicles stripping

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<v Speaker 3>their paint off while walking his dog around the city,

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<v Speaker 3>and he caused over twenty thousand dollars in damage, vandalizing

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<v Speaker 3>half a dozen teslas. So he was doing this over

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<v Speaker 3>and over and over again. And by the way, if

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<v Speaker 3>this guy did this, he's dumb as a stump. Because

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<v Speaker 3>tesla's all have cameras on them that video the person,

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<v Speaker 3>any person who walks up to them, so he's doing

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<v Speaker 3>it on camera. Because leftists number one, they're utter hypocrites.

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<v Speaker 3>So they're claimed to care about the Green New Deal

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<v Speaker 3>or complete lies because they've decided now to attack electric cars.

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<v Speaker 3>Why because they hate Elon Musk. And understand, they hate

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<v Speaker 3>Elon Musk not just because he's now supporting Trump, not

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<v Speaker 3>just because he's now cutting the government. They hate Elon

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<v Speaker 3>Musk because he's a heretic. This is religion, and the

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<v Speaker 3>woke leftist cultural Marxist religion five years ago lionized Elon

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<v Speaker 3>Musk and they view him as someone who has betrayed

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<v Speaker 3>the faith. And so this angry government employee, who as

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<v Speaker 3>far as I know, has not lost his job despite

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<v Speaker 3>being a brazen criminal, uh was caught keing and and

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<v Speaker 3>vandalizing six different teslas. And unfortunately, the the Hennemouth County

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<v Speaker 3>District Attorney is a woman named Mary Moriarty, who is

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<v Speaker 3>a left wing George Soros DA and she decided that

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<v Speaker 3>that that that they're not going to go go after her. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>that that that that they're they're not going to charge him.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh and.

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<v Speaker 3>It is unfortunate. So the chief of police, Minneapolis Police

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<v Speaker 3>Chief Brianohra said that the damage in each case was

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<v Speaker 3>the equivalent of a felony. And the chief said in

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<v Speaker 3>escathing statement on Monday, this is from The New York Post,

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<v Speaker 3>that Moriarty's decision not to bring charges is frustrating for

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<v Speaker 3>his officers in the public. And here's what the police

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<v Speaker 3>chief said quote. The Minneapolis Police Department did its job.

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<v Speaker 3>It identified and investigated a crime trend, identified and arrested

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<v Speaker 3>a suspect, and presented the case file to the Henneman

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<v Speaker 3>County District the Keneman County Attorney's Office for consideration of charges.

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<v Speaker 3>The case impacted at least six different victims and totaled

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<v Speaker 3>over twenty thousand dollars in damage. Any frustration related to

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<v Speaker 3>the charging decision of the Henneman County Attorneys should be

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<v Speaker 3>directed solely at her office. Our investigators are always frustrated

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<v Speaker 3>when the cases they poured their hearts into are declined.

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<v Speaker 3>In my experience, the victims in this these cases often

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<v Speaker 3>feel the same. That's the chief of police and the

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<v Speaker 3>sad reality it is that for leftists today, for elected Democrats,

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<v Speaker 3>they are now openly embracing domestic terrorism. They are now

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<v Speaker 3>openly we played on this podcast before Chuck Schumer refused

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<v Speaker 3>to condemn people fire bombing Tesla dealerships, people throwing molotov

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<v Speaker 3>cocktails at Testa dealerships, people firing guns into tested dealerships.

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<v Speaker 3>Somebody's gonna be killed. I don't want that to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>I pray it does not happen. But this escalating violence

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<v Speaker 3>is going to lead to a loss of life. And

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<v Speaker 3>the Democrats are celebrating it. And now the left wing

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<v Speaker 3>DA's are saying, hey, you've vandalized cars and we decide

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<v Speaker 3>we don't like the person who owns the company that

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<v Speaker 3>built the car. Well, tough luck, sorry, Ben, We're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>scratch up your car, we're gonna keep it. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>do thousand dollars of damage and nothing you can do

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<v Speaker 3>about it because we the Democrats, support domestic terrorism.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're absolutely right. And there's also that just scary

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<v Speaker 2>psychological aspect of it. If you know your DA won't

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<v Speaker 2>go after the people that are going after your car,

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<v Speaker 2>is it going to make you more or less likely

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<v Speaker 2>to buy a tesla? That's part of the financial warfare

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<v Speaker 2>against Elon Musk.

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<v Speaker 3>And by the way, what's the DA going to do

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<v Speaker 3>if they commit violence against you?

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<v Speaker 1>What's the DA going to do if they commit violence

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<v Speaker 1>against you? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Like, if this radical leftist is able to vandalize a tesla,

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<v Speaker 3>how about if he walks up and punches the owner

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<v Speaker 3>of the tesla in the face. Yeah, do you have

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<v Speaker 3>any confidence that this left wing nutcase DA is going

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<v Speaker 3>to charge the radical with punching someone in the face.

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<v Speaker 3>Their view is, Hey, if you're punching a tesla owner

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<v Speaker 3>in the face, that's an admirable act of resistance. It

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<v Speaker 3>is lawless. And let me be clear, I disagree with

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<v Speaker 3>the political views of Marxists and communists and leftists, but

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<v Speaker 3>I passionately oppose violence against them. And if anyone engaged

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<v Speaker 3>in violence against a leftist, I would support prosecuting them

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<v Speaker 3>and sending them to jail. Violence is never acceptable. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know what, the Democrats can't say that because they

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<v Speaker 3>support they refuse to condemn the violence against their political

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<v Speaker 3>opponents because it is part of their ideology. And we

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<v Speaker 3>saw that tragically during the Black Lives Matter and Antifa

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<v Speaker 3>riots across the country, where Kamala Harris most strikingly raised

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<v Speaker 3>money to bail out of jail radical Antifa terrorists who

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<v Speaker 3>committed crimes of violence in Minneapolis, same city. Because the

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<v Speaker 3>Democrat Party is a party that supports violence in pursuit

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<v Speaker 3>of their remaining in power.

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<v Speaker 2>As before, if you want to hear the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>this conversation on this topic, you can go back and

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<v Speaker 2>dow the podcasts from earlier this week to hear the

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<v Speaker 2>entire thing. I want to get back to the big

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<v Speaker 2>story number three of the week you may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's.

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<v Speaker 2>Turn to the Democratic Party in disarray and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>real thing right now and CNN is saying it, so

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<v Speaker 2>don't trust us. CNN having a freak out moment on

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<v Speaker 2>TV with new polling data and here is what they said.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, this I think is a revolt, a revolt that

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<v Speaker 4>is going on within the Democratic Party right now. Democrats

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<v Speaker 4>and their leaders, I mean, take a look nationally, Hello

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<v Speaker 4>Democrats on dem leaders in Congress, the belief that they

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<v Speaker 4>will do the right thing when it comes to the economy.

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<v Speaker 4>Last year, at this time, eighty percent believe that the

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<v Speaker 4>Democratic leaders in Congress would do the right thing when

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<v Speaker 4>it comes to the economy. Keep in mind this as Democrats,

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<v Speaker 4>look at where we are now.

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<v Speaker 1>That number has been.

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<v Speaker 4>Slashed in half to just thirty nine percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Toledo.

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<v Speaker 4>That is the lowest number by far in Gallup polling.

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<v Speaker 4>The lowest previous was just sixty percent, which is twenty

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<v Speaker 4>one points higher than this. Democrats hate, hate, hate, hate

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<v Speaker 4>what they're congressional leaders in Washington are doing right now

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<v Speaker 4>on the key issue of the day, the economy, and

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<v Speaker 4>their confidence has fallen through the floor. Mister Berman, all.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, Chuck Schumer is the Senate Democratic leader right now.

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<v Speaker 5>How we're feelings about him, particularly in New York.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, let's go to the state of New York. It's

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<v Speaker 4>what's always on my mind. Right, We're in the state

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<v Speaker 4>of New York right now. New York Democrats on Chuck

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<v Speaker 4>Schumer view him favorably. In December of twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 4>that was just a few months ago. It was seventy

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<v Speaker 4>three percent. Look at where that number has fallen to

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<v Speaker 4>in just a few months. It is now down to

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<v Speaker 4>just fifty two percent. That is the lowest I could

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<v Speaker 4>ever find and see on a college on how democrats

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<v Speaker 4>in Chuck Schumer's home state knew him. And keep in mind,

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<v Speaker 4>if you're thinking about a primary challenge, it would be

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<v Speaker 4>a few years away. But Alexandiocstio Cortes's favorable writing among

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<v Speaker 4>Democrats is considerably higher in the sixties, so he is

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<v Speaker 4>doing quite poorly in his own home state.

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<v Speaker 6>Of New York.

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<v Speaker 4>I never thought i'd see the day in which just

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<v Speaker 4>fifty two percent of New York Democrats with you Chuck

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<v Speaker 4>Schumer favorably. It's almost unfathomable.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's almost un fathomable. Now here's the takeaway for me, Senator.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact that AOC has a higher approval rating than

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck Schumer means the Democratic Party is dead. The Socialist,

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<v Speaker 2>Marxist and Communists have taken it over, and now they're

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<v Speaker 2>out with these old guys.

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<v Speaker 1>We also saw.

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<v Speaker 2>One of your colleagues, Dick Durbin, hanging it up, saying

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<v Speaker 2>I'm out of here, I'm not running for reelection.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what is stunning about that is a couple of things.

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<v Speaker 3>Number One, as they're relaying poll numbers that show Democrats

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<v Speaker 3>unhappy with the Democrat leadership in Congress. The reason they're

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<v Speaker 3>unhappy is they think Chuck Schumer is not crazy enough.

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<v Speaker 3>They think of Keem Jeffries is not crazy enough. The

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<v Speaker 3>problem and end. Listen, We're in a very polarized society.

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<v Speaker 3>Both both sides are pulling further and further apart. But

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<v Speaker 3>people that identify as partisan Democrats, they hate Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm not quite sure what they want Chuck Schumer

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<v Speaker 3>to be doing. Maybe lighting himself on fire on the

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<v Speaker 3>Senate floor, running around naked, screaming at the top of

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<v Speaker 3>his lungs. I don't know, you know, maybe they just

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<v Speaker 3>want him to join AOC and Bernie Sanders on their

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<v Speaker 3>Fight the Oligarchy tour. Oh to be clear, they're flying

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<v Speaker 3>around in private jets to fight the oligarchy, which actually

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<v Speaker 3>may symbolize today's Democrat Party more than anything else. They

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<v Speaker 3>could do to get off their private jet and stand

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<v Speaker 3>up and say fight the oligarchy. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>George Soros, thanks for the money. But the Democrats want

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<v Speaker 3>their elected leaders to be even more crazy that. And

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<v Speaker 3>this is after four years of absolute shambles of the

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<v Speaker 3>Obama administration. And what's striking also about that clip you

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<v Speaker 3>played is CNN, which is a propaganda outlet for the

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<v Speaker 3>Democrat Party, is panicking that they can't believe it. They

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<v Speaker 3>are terrified. The media is in desarray. You mentioned Dick Durbin,

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<v Speaker 3>the Democrat Center from Illinois, announced he was not running

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<v Speaker 3>for reelection. Look, Dick Durbin is the number two Democrat

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<v Speaker 3>in the entire Senate. He is number two only to Schumer,

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<v Speaker 3>and he's calling it quits. He is also the top,

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<v Speaker 3>the ranking member, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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<v Speaker 3>Used to be the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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<v Speaker 1>And so they gut senior Democrats that are saying, get

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<v Speaker 1>me out of this place.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and by the way, he said something that was

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting, how low the bar has fallen. So Dick

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<v Speaker 2>Durbin's excuse for why he is not running for reelection was,

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<v Speaker 2>in essence, well, I don't want to become Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 2>And he put it this way in the interview.

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<v Speaker 5>Listen, a senator yesterday, after you made your announcement that

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<v Speaker 5>you would not be seeking reelection, there are number of

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<v Speaker 5>Democrats who privately really applauded your choice, saying that it

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<v Speaker 5>was that it was something the right thing to do,

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<v Speaker 5>to step aside and perhaps let a younger generation of

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<v Speaker 5>politicians step to the forefront. We know the idea of

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<v Speaker 5>democratic elected officials and age has been a hot topic

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<v Speaker 5>in recent years. Do you hope do you are we

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<v Speaker 5>without thinking? Do you think it is time now for

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<v Speaker 5>younger politicians, the next generation to come forward?

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<v Speaker 1>Well?

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<v Speaker 7>I think this it's more complex. It is not just

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<v Speaker 7>a question of a number, what your age is. Look

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<v Speaker 7>at Bernie Sanders, for God's sake, still drawing thousands and

0:25:15.920 --> 0:25:19.480
<v Speaker 7>thousands of people out for rallies and he's a few

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<v Speaker 7>years older than I am. The bottom line is are

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<v Speaker 7>you competent? Can you still do the job? That's the

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<v Speaker 7>question the voter should ask. But should a new generation

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<v Speaker 7>be interested in public service? You bet. I've spent my

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<v Speaker 7>time in office trying to encourage younger people to get involved.

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<v Speaker 6>Senator Durban it's Ali Vitally. I wonder if I can

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<v Speaker 6>pick up on something you just said, this idea of

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<v Speaker 6>are you competent? Are you able to do this job?

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<v Speaker 6>In the Senate? As you see this push from the

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<v Speaker 6>grassroots that Lamir is talking about here, do you think

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<v Speaker 6>enough of your colleagues are asking themselves those fundamental questions

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<v Speaker 6>about if they can continue to serve.

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<v Speaker 7>I think so. I think if you're honest about yourself

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<v Speaker 7>and your reputation, you want to leave when you can

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<v Speaker 7>still walk out the front door and not be carried

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<v Speaker 7>out the back door.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you hear that, and it's basically saying, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to pull at Joe Biden, and other

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<v Speaker 2>people need to look at this as well. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a I think, clearly knocking Joe Biden and what he

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<v Speaker 2>just said as.

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<v Speaker 3>Well well, And nobody in that discussion acknowledge that Dick

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<v Speaker 3>Durbin spent four years lying to the American people saying

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<v Speaker 3>that Joe Biden was not senile, that he was mentally

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<v Speaker 3>capable to do the job. By the way, CNN spent

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<v Speaker 3>four years lying to the American people screaming that it

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<v Speaker 3>was a conspiracy theory to point out what is obviously

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<v Speaker 3>true and was obviously true then that Biden's mental capacity

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<v Speaker 3>was severely diminished. I will say this, and actually it

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<v Speaker 3>might surprise you. I'm going to say something nice about Durbin.

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<v Speaker 3>So I've served with Durbin for thirteen years. On the

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<v Speaker 3>Senate Judiciary Committee, and I'll tell you what I tell

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<v Speaker 3>any nominees that are coming before Judiciary, I tell them

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<v Speaker 3>durban is the single most dangerous Democrat on the Judiciary Committee,

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<v Speaker 3>because I think he's the smartest Democrat, and he is

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<v Speaker 3>radical and extreme, but he's very good at sounding reasonable.

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<v Speaker 3>There are other Democrats that are radical and extreme, as

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<v Speaker 3>Sheldon white House and Adam Schiff, but they sound like

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<v Speaker 3>lunatics when they're ranting. Everyone knows their lunatics. Part of

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<v Speaker 3>what makes Durbin such a dangerous questioner for Republican nominees

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<v Speaker 3>or Republican witnesses is he's very good at masking his

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<v Speaker 3>extreme policies in ways that sound much more reasonable than

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<v Speaker 3>his colleagues. And so I will say for Democrats, seeing

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<v Speaker 3>Durbin hang it up is a real loss to them.

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