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- With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell takes a look at the reasoning behind Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion and explains how it is the result of minority rule in America.
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I have lost 100% of my confidence in this Supreme Court...
The deck is stacked in the SC. It has lost what balance it might have otherwise had when Trump appointed three justices, even though he knows LITTLE about the Constitution or law. Not to mention, it is hard to swallow that a President with Trump's lack of academic credentials, his history of litigation, bankruptcies and corruption in business, and his track record of being inappropriate with women, chooses life time appointments to the bench. It is an abomination of good judgement!
I have lost 100% of my confidence in this country!
LBanana republic rulings🍌 The Supreme Court should be renamed the MSC..the Macho Sh-- Court. Please 🙏 vote blue..or we lose our freedoms.
Me too 💯
I lost mine at Bush v. Gore.
Lawrence O'Donnell hit a journalistic Grand Slam with this reporting.
Convinced me that putting a hit on my siblings allowed me to grow up a spoiled, only child with daddy issues and no self control.
@@glengillham4629 Or if he knew ANYTHING about the Constitution...
@@glengillham4629 That is a very glib, meaningless response. Please provide actual, valid and incontrovertible detail. Failing that, I can only conclude that the liar is you.
@@brianhurtado7089 Please expand on this, as you imply great knowledge. I'm truly interested in your reasoning.
@Caeruleus vm Hello, Caeruleus.
Expanding on this, fully, would require (at minimum) a full-on Ted Talk... However, the expansion on that for which you asked is:
Yes, the Constitution DOES protect many of the rights that "Larry" claims that it does not. Moreover, there is absolutely NOTHING in the Constitution that protects the "right" to abortion. Iat's not a right. I wouldn't even call it a privilege. It is a serious, moral life-choice. As such, it's not the government's business; nor is it within their power to control, in any way.
With respect to Larry's monologue (of pedantic diatribe), the most critical of the Bill of rights to read is the tenth. Why? Because the Tenth Amendment delegates to the State, anything NOT specifically placed under the purview of the Federal Government. This is critical to the discussion, because the reversal of Roe v. Wade...
***DOES NOT***
... remove the right to an abortion. It simply puts the matter into the hands of the State (where it has always belonged). Further, those that are decrying that the Supreme court is trampling their rights have likely never read it. Much the same as a christian that makes claims about "morality" that are NEVER stated in the bible, Larry is making claims about "rights" that are absolutely incorrect and have NO support within __THE CONSTITUTION__, and he is completely wrong in nearly everything he states in this video.
I encourage you to read the bill of rights, specifically, and then read the remaining amendments. These are the primary LIMITATIONS upon the authority of central governance of the population ... by consent of the goverened...
Those who listen to Lawrence O'Donnell as though he is a worthwhile source of information are not seeking information or truth. They are seeking to hear their preconceived perceptions regurgitated back to them from someone with an extensive vocabulary. He is a part of the "misinformation industrial complex."
I listen to him for a purpose delineated within the Sun Tzu:
In order to defeat your enemy, you must fully know and understand him.
Lawrence O'Donnell is the enemy. Whether you accept it, or not, he is your enemy, too.
“The purpose of religion is to keep the poor people from killing the rich” …… Napoleon Bonaparte
The best analytical speech Lawrence O'Donnell has ever made, and that is saying a lot! Please forward this speech to everyone you know, regardless of the Party they support.
The Supreme Court should not be allowed to operate in secrecy.
At all! The leak was necessary, honestly
Yes,man....👍👍👍
Amen 🙏🏿 💯
When one half of the country has to constantly look to the supreme court to save them from the other half, maybe it is time to admit that the country is built on a broken system.
Neither is the White House. Release all conversation between Demented Biden and Zelensky, Putin and Xi.
Thank you Lawrence. Going back 400 years to control women is beyond belief!!!
@You're Gonna Hate This America IS over 400 years old, 2022 - 1607 = 415 years. The year 1607 is when the thirteen colonies were founded. Looks like you're not a math major.
@You're Gonna Hate This The reference is: Sir Edward Cooke wrote a definition of witches into English law in 1604; the math says 418 years. Nothing to do with America. / Not a math major either.
@@notchbrook556 You mean like English law, particularly 'common law', has nothing to do with current American legal system of laws (read some history please before speaking)
@@bchollis1451 You have misunderstood the context of these comments but it is forgivable.
True. 400 year old reference?? Unimaginable. I can't believe that a GOPper found a reference less than 1000 years old.
I thought Alito was appointed to the Supreme Court, but it seems that he believes that he was appointed as Witchhunter General!
Can we impeach this nut and remove him from the court?
This episode HAS TO BE AIRED ON EVERY TV CHANNEL every single day for at least a month ----THANK-YOU LAWRENCE O`DONNELL!!!
So the guy who says it was "wrong from the beginning", didn't say that during his confirmation hearings. Liars all of them.
The only person who told the truth in this is Trump, in one of his incompetent impulsive blurts he announced the justice to replace RBG would be picked by him to ensure Roe is overturned.
They are republicans. Nothing else can be expected of them.
You wouldnt know a liar if Brandon was sitting on your porch telling you he was the grand poo bah of the water buffalo lodge
Yes, true, but remember, Evangelicals Love Liars. That's one of the main reasons they cherish Trump, well, and for his Adultery with Hookers.
@@vinrico6704 your ignorance is showing Vinny.
Nominated by the most blasphemous president in history - 💯👏😂
And it actually does not matter nor is relevant as the argument against the law has nothing to do with Religion…
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@@Jerome616 Right. That’s why the death penalty is illegal. Wait…
@@Nobddy exactly, we are not a theocracy nor could we become one thanks to the *drum roll*
CONSTITUTION!!! lol
@@gregferguson7737 yep and that was wrong.
Term limits for everyone....SCOTUS included.
Passionate and principled - respect to you, Mr O'Donnell.
well said Michele Z
Lawrence, you are an eloquent, brilliant commentator. Please don’t ever stop educating us, and sharing your wisdom.
A devout Catholic and a decent man, Mario Cuomo's attitude toward reproductive rights was this. He said that although he was personally opposed to abortion, he acknowledged that it was an issue over which decent, well-meaning people might disagree. And he believed it was not his right (nor the government's) to make that decision for other people.
And this is the crystalized truth....even though he ( or his religious beliefs ) rejected it....he knew that he had no right to impose his beliefs on others ( unlike the right wing Christian sects of today)....because from a Biblical standpoint, we are not responsible for the salvation of other humans.
Exactly how I feel.
_“The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion...and as this is the case with Christian theology, it is therefore the study of nothing.”_
*― Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (1794)*
@@xjarheadjohnson
Yeah, Paine was a deist, as were most of the founding fathers. This was a common point of view in the late 18th century -- the French revolutionaries, of course, were understandably anti-Church -- they saw it as a cynical instrument of amoral power. Which it has often been. But not always and everywhere. This is was a common feeling during the enlightenment, and though it has often been true of institutional Church power, it's profoundly ignorant of the broader history of religion.
I mean, I like Bill Maher, but he's a complete ignoramus about some subjects and doesn't even realize it.
@@rickrose5377 That's right.
If those men were alive today, long after Darwin & the light-years of knowledge we have gained about the Universe, (pun intended) I would bet in Vegas they would all be atheist's.
Bill Maher? Who give a $h!t? What does he have to do with our "modern" 21st Century courts still clinging to ancient religious myth & folklore?
The irony is so keen it hurts to think of it. "Deeply rooted in this Nation's history" Alito writes. CRT seeks, among other things, to take a look at the deep roots of the nation's history...
i'd add that if they want to talk about the constitution tehn "Well regulated militia " was defined. and Biden could ask all to sign up and register or they could be locked up for treason.
@You're Gonna Hate This you're gonna love this, we can't talk about both? Argument seems a little like saying, why you walking down the street AND chewing gum? I don't know, because I can.
@You're Gonna Hate This Because Alito wrote the draft opinion they're talking about, maybe?
It was the Justices that made the Roe v Wade ruling in the first place that said abortion was deeply rooted in the nations history, which they then reasoned since they believed this to be the case, abortion should be legal (along with other reasons)
The current Justices are merely attacking what the Roe v Wade ruling said itself. They are not saying things not deeply rooted in the nations history aren't rights. Roe v Wade made that claim. The current Justices are saying that is not true, therefore Roe V Wade was ruled wrongly because Roe V Wade said abortion was deeply rooted in the nations history to justify the Roe ruling itself.
Make no mistake, the democrats know this, they just don't care. They know most people aren't going to read the draft, so they can pick parts of it to frame the draft in the most negative light possible.
@@tripkings547 No, that's wrong. Roe doesn't say that "abortion rights" are deeply rooted in the nation's history. It says that the principles of privacy, personal autonomy, self-definition, the right to choose how and when to procreate, and so forth--which undergird the right to have an abortion--are deeply rooted in the nation's history. Make no mistake, the Alito ruling is an atavistic, self-serving, legal literalism which threatens every right and every protection which is not explicitly stated word for word in the Constitution.
Thank you, Lawrence! Every person in this country needs to hear your words and your extraordinary synopsis of the Republican horrors.
Agreed.
No one on the Right will find this argument the least bit convincing.
@@AtomicBuffalo Agreed. Fortunately they're just an ignorant, brain dead minority who likewise believe in witches. The majority just needs to make itself heard, take charge.
@@AtomicBuffalo Nobody on the right has a brain or a soul, so that's par for course.
If a person can be convinced that we came from dirt man and rib woman who ate magic fruit with talking snake, that person can be convinced of almost anything.
@@MM-kv8uu Utterly ridiculous. Although I would venture to guess that at least HALF of those who claim to don't REALLY buy into the nonsense. It is profitable.
God bless Lawrence O'Donnell for his quiet passion and reasoned certitude.
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Hes a horrible animal who defends child castration and murdering inocent children before they are even born... You are also a horrible animal defending him.
God exists only in the minds of victims of childhood brainwashing.
Is that the same god who advises these conservative religious Republicans judges to eliminate a woman's right to choose 🤔 😳
You see that. Religion poisons EVERYTHING.
For real. He’s one of the only I can listen to.
Your eloquent, incisive commentary hits home, again. Truly appreciate your journalistic integrity and not waiting to publish a book to tell us necessary truths! 💜✊
Witches are real!
@@thomasreaves588 Not the kind that Bible-believing primitive was looking for; Those were figments of myth-induced ignorance and paranoia.
@@thomasreaves588 Only in your wet religious dreams.
@@nebtheweb8885 😂😂😂👍
Right on. Amen.
My mother was born the year that women got the vote. Seems maybe that's not "deeply rooted" in Americas history either. Any government that conspires to take rights away from it's citizens under any pretext, is not a government "for the people" and need not be supported. Exercise your right to vote before you lose that too.
Women can thank the original suffragettes for the 19th Amendment being passed in 1920. I know that I am and I give thanks to my Great Grandmother for being one of those people who were the original suffragettes. I can only hope that people vote in November like their lives depended upon it because it does. We can’t let the current GOP take over both houses of Congress and take away the rest of our rights
They're getting ready to gut voting rights too! You won't have it for long, it wouldn't surprise me if they overturn the last presidential election and say Trump won.
Wont us to be in their cult NO!
donald trump put them Judges in office so Roe versus Wade could be overturned they are bad watches,they wont us to think its Biden we no better then that.
Powerful delivery. All truth. That’s what is so chilling. “We aren’t living in a democracy.” OMG! Heart stopping.
The good people, those of us who believe in democracy have to vote!!!!
Vote blue!!!
Vote blue!!!
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More hypocrite RethugliKKKans than there are Democrats. Vote 'em out!
It might not matter...as the GOP in red and battle ground states....is taking measures of undoing any election result that does not produce a Republican winner.....democracy as we know in this country, is coming to an end....sadly.
For the remainder of my days.
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So the Supreme Court justices have privacy, but WE don’t. 🙄
I know right! I killed some stranger in the PRIVACY of my own home and the police are totally not respecting my 4th amendment rights! Such an injustice..😢
4th and 5th amendments are supposed to protect privacy from the government.
@Hunters Laptop uh it completely does. In fact, the 4th and 5th amendments protect privacy, but not totally.
They'll say whatever they want it to mean and misinterpret it to suit their desires.
@Hunters Laptop The Constitution is an outline...not a menu.
As always, Lawrence O’Donnell is SPOT ON!!!
I am old enough to remember American commentators declaring--prior to JFK'S nomination and election--that Americans would never elect a Roman Catholic-- particularly of Irish ancestry--to the office of the President of the United States. So how did America arrive at a place where Catholics constitute a super-majority of the Supreme Court?
While ideally this should not be a concern, the fact that Trump clearly chose his three Scotus nominees to please--and cement the support he receives from--Evangelicals, as well as other Christian conservatives, and because all three have stressed the need to respect "the Exercise Clause" (the American constitutional protection of the free exercise of one's religion), at times in opposition to the state's right to ensure the common good, makes it a concern.
OMG! Lawrence you are absolutely correct. Bless you! Thank you!
Starting with massive lies about the founders and then lying by claiming the US is a combined country not a Federation not a good start. We actually have to get rid of the States and change to a unified country if we want to change that and let the States that don't want to do that go. But liberals must make up out minds do we oppose local autonomy or not.
Yes. We are much better off aborting our poor and importing cheaper, lighter colored poor....
Some of the best commentary by anybody that I’ve heard in a long time
a masterpiece and rare The Ethical American..
Indeed. Sadly the people who should listen to O'Donnell do not and will not.
Yes! I hardly ever look at this channel, but this makes me want more of O'Donnell.
@@votive3946 thanks
@@votive3946 Tucker Carlson is a fascist, anybody who believes in him believes in fascism.
Beautifully researched and explained. Lawrence is becoming a rock star.
The constitution is like an honorable and gentleman's agreement. This excludes the entire gop.
It's way past time they started to seriously examine ALL the justices currently serving on the Supreme Court, with a view to whether they have committed perjury during their confirmation hearings. ALL of them, just to be sure there's no political bias. Just review their recorded answers and statements, verify them, and indict or not, as needed.
Absolutely Julia... They lied UNDER OATH. ..these are the highest judges in the land. Scum.
To what end? To give them a fine they'll happily pay? There is only one mechanism for punishing justices: impeachment. And the votes aren't there because of our undemocratic senate.
The problem here is that perjury doesn't apply to opinion, they can just say they changed their mind, at least when it comes to them saying they'd uphold Roe.
Whoa man, what a silly thing you said there kiddo. Please, please please leave the thinking to the adults. Go do something useful and for the sake of our nation, I’m asking that all simple-minded people, like yourself, not ever vote, have children or be in charge of anything or anybody. Thank you.
Darkness lies disguised as light
Expand the courts now! Pack the S out of them. Hold these judges who lied under oath accountable.
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Sure, but with Manchin and Sinema on our side .how can we lose.
What can parents tell their child if a child wants to know what the Constitution means to the child? Thank you, Lawrence for this insightful message. In the land of the free and the home of the brave, the historical origins of eradication of witchcraft is now a part of the reason for the eradication of a woman’s right to decide whether to have a child. Not medical reasons or scientific reasons or psychological reasons or legal reasons. The eradication of witchcraft still matters to somebody in 2022?!?!🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
This is an incredible piece. Thank you for putting the ridiculousness of this decision so plainly for everyone to see.
Lawrence, I’m watching your actual show now. Your commentary is superb and on point. These are such disturbing times and your fine journalism helps me cope a bit.
Lawrence isn’t allowed to retire, ever. He had better be doing news from beyond the grave. He’s the last bastion of common sense and fearlessness.
I love 💜him
YAZZZZZZZZ!!!!! Love him!!!
lawrence has graduated: America's Guardian Angel kudos please to the angel-legion staff that put this Evidence of Critical Thinking together..
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I wish this could be broadcast into every home and office in America!
Thank you for your nuance, Lawrence. It’s so important to question these phrases and really examine what they mean.
Lawrence, all your programs are sooo valuable, but this one should be transcribed into our classroom and history books.
absolutely Abe Lincoln Top Quality
Fact.
@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 even Lincoln said "had it been up to him, he'd send all blacks back to Africa." And all the time knowing all so- called blacks were not from Africa but right here in "Turtle Island".
Best of best reporting on this topic!!!! Thanks to all involved! I’m almost in tears. About time these words were spoken on National News.
for the Human History books...
You defined trump perfectly “Uneducated in all things and doesn’t know who Christianity was named after”.
"If you are using 'deeply rooted in this nation's history' as the basis for what... is.... just, then you are morally lost." Indeed, this is American exceptionalism at its absolute WORST! Supreme court opinions are not always simple, but that little nugget of truth resonates no matter what the circumstances. Shame on anyone (even a Supreme Court Justice) who would use that sentiment as even a fraction of a justification for anything.
Also, conservatism in a nutshell. They would be happy if time suddenly stopped and we could all live a short, ignorant, filthy and disease-ridden life some time during the Middle Ages. Conservatives hold it to be true that everything was better in the past, the further back, the better.
Incidentally, there were discussions about invoking the 25th amendment on Reagan because of his cognitive decline that turned out to be due to Alzheimer's.
And,they luv to pick pick on Joe ......Reagan was"duh" and they hid it,Nancy ,then,was the power,and u know if.✌️
Reagan always was stupid.
Relevance?
Alzheimers is cognitive decline. In case there was some question about that.
@@erikehlert Lawrence draws a lot of parallels between Trump and Reagan, and stated that there was serious discussion about using the 25th to remove Trump, so it's worth pointing out that the same was true of Reagan, though a lot less publicly.
Holy Camoly! This was a powerful speech full of meaningful truths!
Have not, can not conceive this to be better presented in a more reasoned, substantiated and eloquent way. Well done!
Also Trump would only have gotten to appoint 2 justices if not for the malfeasance of Mitch McConnell refusing for over a year to process Obama's nominee, holding the seat vacant in the hopes he could hand it to a Republican President. He got his wish and I'm still not sure why McConnell suffered no consequence for refusing to do his job.
The principle of judicial review isn't mentioned in the Constitution either. The Supreme Court gave themselves that right in Marbury v. Madison.
That's what I was thinking too! He (Alito) by his own STUPID 'logic' would basically render the Supreme Court ineffectual, pointless, a buch of empty tittles. I mean *"judicial review"* is as you pointed out is NOT mentioned anywhere in the constitution and is literally their *ace in the hole,* it's what makes them, the so called "SCOTUS" even remotely important as a branch of government.
Thank you for making that excellent point!!
Go read the third amendment. If the founding fathers didn't believe in the right to privacy, there's little point to include that amendment. Roe v. Wade stands on SOLID constitutional reasoning.
Your right. And all gun laws are unconstitutional.
The Hale Doctrine is absolutely disgusting.. the fact he would refer to Hale and that our Justice System has used this Doctrine is beyond egregious.
I’m nominating you the best news commentator on this whole topic. Every single clip I’ve watched so far, you have shot it out the park. Keep it up
Alto probably couldn’t find any more recent authority for his morality.
The religious programming causes their brains to constantly believe that the perfected existence was back in the past somewhere, because the Garden of Eden story is in the mythological past. Getting right wingers to believe that the 'Best is yet to come!' is difficult, despite their rather silly and heavily ridiculed recent attempt at branding it.
What morality?
Barbarism in full display in the 21'st Century. They'd claim that the Earth was flat if they could get away with it...
He's quoting 15th century England? Well I do believe a war was fought to be free from them. 🤔
Abortion is legal in the UK.
Maybe fighting that war wasn't such a good idea.
15th Century England committed genocide.
War is exactly what white nationalist want. They push as far as they can because they know the threat of war helps them get away with it. Like putin is doing with nukes.
@@respectfulwisdom9405 Which country/civilisation *doesn't* have a few skeletons in their cupboard ?
The real shame would be to not learn from history and try to be better.
@@respectfulwisdom9405 yeah so did Americans to the natives
Lawrence O'Donnell thank you very much for this great information. Keep talking about it , this country has to learn the deficiencies of our democracy.
Free speech for corporations is not an enumerated right in the Constitution, and yet we have Citizen’s United. This court has lost all credibility.
Does Alito know that the Constitution also doesn’t mention Alito? If destroying America is the job at hand, then Alito is the tool. ❤️
He shall be tried for treason.
I applaud you for saying out loud what is so very apparent for people who care about democracy: the U.S. is the most undemocratic democracy in the world. It is a shame, really.
Thank you Lawrence for such a powerful voice for our democracy... this speech must be put in the history books! .
Well said Lawrence! That was an unbelievably important and informative 12:30 minutes. Thank you!
its time for republicans to feel the wrath of Americans who like the freedoms we have grown to know. time to vote them out!
Democrats have ran this country the majority of the time , each time they gave themselves more power ,if you think Republicans have more power you can thank Democrats for giving the government that power .
Democrats are taking your freedom and you're too blind to see.
Excellent journalism.
The political system in the US. is rigged to require an ultra-super majority to override the authority of the ruling oligarchs that pull the strings of the Republican party. If the day ever arrives when that ultra-super majority is attained, they will abolish voting altogether. Those ruling oligarchs do not care one way or the other about abortion, for it is neither an asset or a liability for them, but they do want the votes of the anti-choice zealots who are no more than a quarter of the population, but will eventually have their way on 100% of the policy. They will not be stopped until they are stopped.
@@votive3946 the only true 100% birth control is abstinence or to have a woman's ovaries removed or a vasectomy. Other birth control is flawed and doesn't always work. If a person is married do you think the marriage will last very long when practicing abstinence?
Amen 🙏🏿 💯
Thank you for reminding us of the PROFOUNDLY UNDEMOCRATIC NATURE OF THE US SENATE.
Indeed it's sickening 😠😔
You literally vote on them - Abortion is evil, evil has no rights.
That’s because we live in a republic.
The framers of our Constitution knew & approved of the "undemocratic meaning disproportionate" nature of the Senate. They knew tiny Rhode Island would have same # of Senators as New York. It was to offset (like English House of Lords) the proportionate "democratic " nature of House of Representatives. The Senate is currently worthless because of its self imposed rules including the filibuster & 60 vote requirement designed to give just one Senator or a minority of senators the power to hold up legislation for all. This plus corrupt campaign funding has brought us to this low point for both Senate & SCOTUS. Same root problem really.
The simplest solution does not require a Constitutional amendment & it fixes Electoral College until it can be removed formally. Make House of Representatives truly proportionate (as in 1 man 1 vote) AGAIN by striking down the law called Apportionment Act of 1929 which limits Congress to 435 Representatives. Peg every seat to population tied to the smallest district in the U.S. Use US Census to adjust every 10 years. In 2020 census, smallest would be Wyoming's sole congressional district (currently Liz Cheney's seat) representing 581,000 people. Congress would grow 30% from 435 to 567 overnight to fairly represent 329.5 million people AND number of ELECTORAL COLLEGE votes would also expand 30% to MATCH each states delegation. Thus, Californians would have a true proportionate voice in electing President again instead of only 70% of their fair share based on population.
"With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion."
Professor Steven Weinberg
This is, by far, one of the best news reports I have ever seen. So well done!
Robert’s words calling for the investigation: how incredibly ironic 🤦🏻♀️
The true irony is Alito saying the constitution makes no mention of abortion and the only mention of it in the Bible is a set of instructions on how to perform one.
That was an excellent segment, Lawrence!
His whole argument falls apart when asked: why don't you pass a specific amendment rather than making up interpretations. That was the original intent. So, you wanted updated fundamental right? Get an amendment done! You can't have judgments make up gibberish interpretations based on what they feel instead of the law as written. It also circumvents the power of congress to pass laws. The failure to pass new laws is a failure to convince others something is needed.
“Burst of verbal dementia,” great line.
When I was growing up, I used to think the U.S. governmental design was a work of genius. Tragically, over the last 40 years or so, its flaws and fissures have been exposed more and more by unscrupulous men and women and wealthy interests.
Well said Lawrence, it is assuring to hear these egregious constitutional flaws commented from a white man.
Women of all ethnicities thank u this day Lawrence!
Yes, Lawrence has an outstanding record of fair commentary on matters of race in America.
“The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.”
― Niels Bohr
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Excellent and fitting quote!
Exactly killing humans should be illegal. The right to life is above all rights. The baby is not part of the mother. And if u don't want children get sterilized
Biden, and MSNBC never tell the truth.
And a little poison in the right place. -- Pootin
There were also penalties for giving woman pain reducing meds during birth! Do we want to go back to those days?
Some men would be more than fine with that.
This amazingly well done! Thank you for saying so well what NEEDS to be said. Thank you for using your platform to expose this horrific attack on our democracy!
The reference to Donald Trump's "latest burst of verbal dementia". LOL 😄
We love you, Lawrence!
Masterful commentary, once again Lawrence has brilliantly explain with clarity the State of affairs thank you Sir.
Lawrence O'Donnell has been a long time fav for me since first watching him on the McLaughlin Group a long time ago. Just want to express my appreciation for his honest, candid and penetrating journalism that gives voice to many of us progressives/liberals/malcontents. He definitely demonstrates the ability to be hard hitting without the rancor and obnoxiousness of so many political and media figures of the day. GroupMcLaughlin Group
Excellent monologue!
Six Roman Catholics on the Supreme Court - OMG!
Jesus, America is well on the way to becoming a fully-fledged extreme right wing nation!
The six include Sotomayor who's clearly not right wing. Also Roberts apparently doesn't support Alito's opinion. This court is definitely extreme though.
@@loxodoncyclotis1823 O.K., it is five extreme right wing Roman Catholics sitting on the bench of the S.C.
Alito also invoked a 13th century treatise about abortion in the leaked draft! How many women had any say in these historic writings?! It's insane.
Yes the logic is really bad
80 million killed and you don't care. Going along with murder makes you an accomplice.
Evil has no rights - Abortion will be outlawed.
It is so unfair! How many wymen had anything to say in what this lug white-man Alito wrote?
DID YOU JUST SAY THAT.....PEOPLE WHO LOUDLY ADMIT THEY BELIEVE IN VIRGIN BIRTHS and INVISIBLE SKY DADDY might be insane.
YOU ARE MORE INSANE:
YOU TOLERATED THIS LITERAL INSANITY and Normalized these sick super-nazis.
RELIGION is the most EVIL and murderous force in history!
AND YOU ALL JUST SHRUGGED!
Brilliant commentary Lawrence, brilliant.
Lawrence is 100% right on with his commentary.
Man, Just wanna say what a privilege it is to listen to Mr O'Donnell once again playing the role of America's Voice of truth, ;laying it all out as plain as can be and showing just how corrupt the GOP has become. The Next Brokaw in the flesh.. Thank you sir. You are a True Patriot.
An excellent commentary, which is deeply appreciated, particularly with regard to the issue of privacy. Thank you for your consistent integrity and clear, concise reporting.
This is an excellent and so-very-on-point analysis Lawrence… Thank you for stating the truth so poignantly and eloquently.
Bahahahahahaha
Alito and his colleagues should not be allowed to travel any more as it’s NOT clearly stated in the Constitution!
Especially on our dimes and cents
The right to travel is definitely in the Constitution......thanks for showing us that you've never even read the Constitution.
Your statement is like saying "The constitution doesn't say you can breathe so that would mean that no one can breathe". Like stfu. The SCOTUS can't just pull random rights out of thin air. It is Congress's job to amend the constitution, not the Supreme Court.
Jeez. You people are so inept and immoral.
@@TheChopf26 And because I know you don't actually give a single fuxk about what it actually says, and will just probably "report" my comment so no one sees the proof of you being completely and utterlly fuxking wrong: I'll paste the entire Constitution for you I know you've never read it, because of course you didn't.
@@TheChopf26 lol yep, you reported it. Typical lol
Maybe I've missed something but I think having mentioned that abortion is not mentioned in the constitution is more relevant to the argument against this opinion. I seemed to remember that the ninth amendment states, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Seems to me that the case precedent retained the right to the people, which they are now trying to deny them. I am not a lawyer or specifically a student of constitutional law so maybe someone else can explain how they feel this is not an important consideration.
It's the typical conservative mindset, Lawrence. They only recognize power, specifically the power they themselves wield. They are also incapable of viewing anything from a perspective other than their own, unless that perspective is somehow in agreeance with views they already hold. When these two traits of only recognizing your own power and narcissism meet, it usually results in decisions or judgements being made that are in total disregard to precedent or previous policy; based on nothing other than the fact that they now hold the position of power to make said decision. This has shown to be the case time and time again by conservative judges being more than willing to ignore precedent in favor of political gain.
In Trump's case, I'm guessing it was caused by malignant narcissism and was more egocentric. In the case of the Justices, it seems to be narcissism in the form of religious fanaticism. Both are still narcissistic in nature and overcompensate for an inferiority complex, but instead Trump's need of immediate gratification through self benefit and constant praise of others, they appear to actually believe that they are "doing God's work." and are soothing their need to feel righteous in the eyes of invsible their Skydaddy. Refer back to the text messages on Meadow's phone for a plethora of examples of other extremists.
This is dangerous, Lawrence. This is delusion. Within a generation, we will have a theocracy and probably a dictatorial style government. Journalists need to stop playing neutral and take a stance by asking the hard questions to their politicians. Neutral does nothing but make it easier for the oppressor to oppress.
Separation of CHURCH and STATE
Just as most of the Founders wanted. They saw the danger in a theocracy.
This Supreme Court makeup needs to be revoked. Pack the court when the opportunity arises.
This should have been JB's first move.....but has dropped the ball on it.
@@Slo-ryde He was trying to be pragmatic and tried to reach out. But as usual, the GOP strung him along as pretty much everyone knew they would. Then there's Manchin and Sinema who have done everything to derail progress, so even if President Biden wanted to pack the courts he wouldn't have had the votes.
@@earthtaurus5515 i tend to agree with you....but JB didnt even try, or even suggest doing it.....trying to be pragmatic with the GOP is like trying to become friendly with a poisonious snake.
You're tapping into the legacy of men like Kronkite, Wallace & Frost here. Nice job, Mr. O'Donnell! It will be insteresting to see if America lets this stand, or fights to correct it; but in either case I think over the next decade, I suspect we will see a LOT of Constitutional & Government reform, whether that will be a history we're proud of or the something we have to endure will depend on who is the architect for that reform.
These are Human Rights!!! They don’t need to be in a Constitutional Document to be something that no one can take away.
Well said and done. Thank you I wish all Americans saw it that way, but the republican party's base are blinded by grievance, anger , and lies, by their leadership. So sad for America. Vote blue in 22' 💙💙💙💙💙
I don’t think safe abortions were a thing in the founding fathers’ time.
With Alito’s logic, the second amendment only permits muskets.
It also does not include a supreme court. If we're being "originalists" and all.
I dunno, it might allow flintlock pistols, too...
/s
Safe by modern standards, no, but then lots of medicine at that time was unsafe (and ineffective!) by today's standards. Abortion was available, though, and generally legal in early pregnancy. Alito is wrong on the "deeply rooted in American history" claim. It's actually blanket bans on abortion that are not deeply rooted. Most of them didn't come about until the post civil war era.
Imagine robbing a bank at musket-point...
I have one shot, who's getting it? 😅
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Electoral college votes should be assigned by percentage of votes cast in a state, not winner take all. Republicans might have a hard time ever reaching the White House again but after what they've done, I could live with them having to struggle a little.
Brilliant absolutely Brilliant Lawrence O’Donnell. Bravo. This needs to change or else it is back to the dark ages with Alito leading the way.
Roe v Wade was settled before my parents were old enough to vote. So that's already like three whole generations, at least. Those entirely undemocratic appointees said during their interviews that it was settled. How far back do we need to go to find a significant enough historical precedent?
Eve and the serpent? Didn't the bible say that women need to suffer for the sin of ... never mind it's too disgusting to even remember. The bible for heavens sake is one of the most anti-woman documents written.
@@virginiaoflaherty2983 True That!
@@virginiaoflaherty2983 that is because it is political and men believe they are superior to women. It is someone's version of what they think laws should be and women should be slaves to men. Do you think it would have the same laws from God if a woman wrote it?
English law is based on the Sovereignty of the State, while Scots Law is based on the Sovereignty of the People. We still follow Scots Law, English Law is far too subservient for those who still believe in " We the People ".
And yet a women's right to bodily autonomy was passed into law in 1967 in the UK, just 3 years after the US finally outlawed segregation and 6 years before women in the US were granted the same freedom. We the people indeed!
Magna Carta went some way to a Democratic idea, but the King or Queen were always the representatives of the God and therefore had the last word. I like the Scots, one of my ancestors is William Wallace, and they’re right.
The Bill of Rights is a plagiarization of the Magna Carta which gives the lower class some rights but no real power.
Sovereignty of "the crown."
One of the best speeches I have heard in some time! Awesome delivery and examples
My great (x13) grandmother was aborted post-birth by the “good” Christians of Salem in August 1692. Her two oldest boys were tortured in an effort to elicit a guilty plea. My gram never broke because she was not a witch. She was, however, not afraid to speak her mind.
And that was enough for them to sentence and accuse her of being a witch: she being an "undutiful," outspoken woman in puritanical America. This happened to far too many women, just because they wouldn't bow down.
The most powerful and well-researched commentary on the revocation of Roe v Wade.
Hahahahahahahahahaha 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
You know Roe vs Wade is based off a lie right.
@@BROU-bb2uc I envy your knowledge; please enlighten us as to what the lie is that you are referring to. Thanks!
It was based on privacy laws. So how is that a lie?
Excellent, as always Lawrence!!
Truly amazing journalism! Thank you for your integrity and intelligence!!
Thank you Lawerence for articulating better than I could on women's privacy! He has articulated about Minority deciding for the country with two presidents that lost popular vote decing the fate of women's right to choose, better than any lawyer could! He articulated how flawed our democracy is and the democratic process is better than an political scientist could. Salute, with tears.
Down with the electoral college.
And two senators per state.
Yes. Let’s let ballot box stuffing Demo(n)crats determine who the president is
Ahhh I see
Democratic norms are only important if they’re in your own political interests
@@razaahmad9133 Wyoming having the same power as New York is not a democratic norm.
@@j.r.weaver9110 well it actually is based on what we have agreed to under the constitution
Now if you want to get rid of the senate at least be honest and own the fact that you also want to completely upend and alter our system of government and you also have to relinquish your right to accuse conservatives of disregarding institutional norms
Excellent commentary, Lawrence!
Indeed 👍
It's nonsense. Abortion shouldn't be decided by the Supreme Court. The states should have the power under the 10th amendment to decide how to rule on legality and limits on it. For example: The people of Alabama might have vastly different views on abortion than of people in California. We already do this on gun laws and the death penalty and various other controversial issues.
@@thomasorchard States cannot vitiate constitutional rights. I’m sure you remember the good old days, from your point of view, that states did not allow blacks to sit at the counter of certain restaurants, that blacks could not go to certain schools, that certain people could not vote because of their gender, that people had to take test before they could vote, and that only tax paying citizens could vote. States are not the arbiters of constitutional rights.
Total crap! Quit drinking the KoolAid
This has quite rightly seriously got Lawrence extremely riled, resulting in some excellent reporting and commentary.
Excellent Lawrence! This is what the Media needs.