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our president historian michael beschloss will join me. also on this moral monday, waking the sleeping giant. bishop william barber joins me on his new effort to mobilize millions of poor voters. >>> plus, more anti-abortion lunacy from the right as the alabama supreme court rules that frozen embryos are children. as trump reportedly pushes for a 16-week national abortion ban. but we begin tonight with courage versus cowardice. in the days since russian opposition leader alexei navalny's death was announced, ordinary russians are picking up the mantle of courage even in the face of a crackdown from the regime of russian dictator vladimir putin. across russia, more than 400 people have been detained at tributes and memorials to navalny in the most significant wave of arrests since protests against the war in ukraine in september of 2022. by risking arrest to mourn the martyred opposition leader, navalny's supporters provided a fitting tribute to the man who returned to russia knowing he would be arrested and probably killed, but who never g
our president historian michael beschloss will join me. also on this moral monday, waking the sleeping giant. bishop william barber joins me on his new effort to mobilize millions of poor voters. >>> plus, more anti-abortion lunacy from the right as the alabama supreme court rules that frozen embryos are children. as trump reportedly pushes for a 16-week national abortion ban. but we begin tonight with courage versus cowardice. in the days since russian opposition leader alexei...
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>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael said strange things today was that arguments sort of for affirming colorado tend to be historical, textual, and the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the ballot. let's say that we have an election in which donald trump's pulling ahead, going into election day, but the polls are wrong and he loses. let's say that we have an election in which joe biden wins 270 electoral votes to donald trump's 268. totally impossible. that means every state is a deciding state. let's say one of those states was decided by 5000 votes. or, is in the case of florida in 2000 -- what about 2000 votes? what do you think is going to happen under those conditions? what do you think will happen to the country if this man is in that position under those conditions? >> a bigger mob with better weap
>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael said strange things today was that arguments sort of for affirming colorado tend to be historical, textual, and the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the ballot....
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>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael said. one of the strange things today was that arguments sort of for affirming colorado tend to be historical, textual, and the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the ballot. let's say that we have an election in which donald trump's pulling ahead, going into election day, but the polls are wrong and he loses. let's say that we have an election in which joe biden wins 270 electoral votes to donald trump's 268. totally impossible. that means every state is a deciding state. let's say one of those states was decided by 5000 votes. or, is in the case of florida in 2000 -- what about 2000 votes? what do you think is going to happen under those conditions? what do you think will happen to the country if this man is in that position under those conditions? >> a bigger mob with
>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael said. one of the strange things today was that arguments sort of for affirming colorado tend to be historical, textual, and the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the...
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>> joining me is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian.conversations, and yet the moment deserves it, because now we see somebody like greg abbott. he's always been instigator but he's flouting federal authority. has this border issue reached the level of a constitutional crisis? >> not yet, but it has happened in the past. i'm not saying we're on the verge of a civil war like 1861, but what was happening in 1861 was that southern governors and southern officials were saying we southern states have to withdraw from the united states because we disagree about this issue of slavery. abraham lincoln, the incoming president said, you can't do that because that's against the constitution. we wound up fighting a war for four years. that's not going to happen this time. may god forbid that should ever happen. but the tighter parallel is the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s. 1964, the supreme court said segregated schools in america are inherently inequal, so there has to be racial integration. to stop that, a lot of southern states said, w
>> joining me is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian.conversations, and yet the moment deserves it, because now we see somebody like greg abbott. he's always been instigator but he's flouting federal authority. has this border issue reached the level of a constitutional crisis? >> not yet, but it has happened in the past. i'm not saying we're on the verge of a civil war like 1861, but what was happening in 1861 was that southern governors and southern officials were...
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and i'm going to turn program over to michael beschloss. thank you very much, colin. just to make sure you know that you're in the right place. morning, the president. i'll begin by saying that everyone buy a ten copies, read it ten times at least, and share friends and family. it's really a wonderful book and really appropriate that do this here for a number of reasons. one is stuart mcclure, who was too modest to say this himself, who was our leader, had a lot to do with the ronald reagan centennial and the fact that the up the honors that were given ronald reagan's several years after that, that was 2011. and president reagan died in a little bit earlier than that, 2004. but he is very much involved in legacy, understands how to under honor a president not only at a time that a president passes, are our authors have been studying the subject for how many years you don't ever one step up at once a long time. but it's an eternal subject and additionally important, not only because this is the white house historical, but franklin roosevelt's funeral procession went do
and i'm going to turn program over to michael beschloss. thank you very much, colin. just to make sure you know that you're in the right place. morning, the president. i'll begin by saying that everyone buy a ten copies, read it ten times at least, and share friends and family. it's really a wonderful book and really appropriate that do this here for a number of reasons. one is stuart mcclure, who was too modest to say this himself, who was our leader, had a lot to do with the ronald reagan...
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joining me now is the best person to process this day, historian michael beschloss.ou want to go because these are two equally bizarre and different odd things that happened today. which one would you like to start with, my friend? >> i would like to start with another, my friend. that is just as a point of guest privilege, there's another historical event today. that's the publication of your astounding and brilliant and essential new book, medgar and myrlie, which is the love story that changed america. everyone watching us should read it, should order it. go to your book store. you'll be inspired. you'll love it. it's an emotional story. it's also a story that tells us all how to behave in the year 2024. >> you're so kind. >> i'm sorry to spring this on you, but my heart feels it. >> you're so kind. i appreciate you so much. thank you, my friend. well, now on to the shenanigans. let's start with the house, because you know, it is not every day that a secretary in the president's cabinet gets impeached. it's very rare. and the fact that that is where the house majo
joining me now is the best person to process this day, historian michael beschloss.ou want to go because these are two equally bizarre and different odd things that happened today. which one would you like to start with, my friend? >> i would like to start with another, my friend. that is just as a point of guest privilege, there's another historical event today. that's the publication of your astounding and brilliant and essential new book, medgar and myrlie, which is the love story that...
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>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael saidnd the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the ballot. let's say that we have an election in which donald trump's pulling ahead, going into election day, but the polls are wrong and he loses. let's say that we have an election in which joe biden wins 270 electoral votes to donald trump's 268. totally impossible. that means every state is a deciding state. let's say one of those states was decided by 5000 votes. or, is in the case of florida in 2000 -- what about 2000 votes? what do you think is going to happen under those conditions? what do you think will happen to the country if this man is in that position under those conditions? >> a bigger mob with better weapons. e*trade from morgan stanley. with nurtec odt i can treat and prevent my migraine attacks all in one.
>> nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, thank you. >> i want to add to what michael saidnd the others are practical. if we pull on this thread this thing will happen. what was totally missing were practical and prudential considerations on the other side. let's forget about the text of the 14th amendment. let's just think about if you let this guy on the ballot. let's say that we have an election in which donald trump's pulling ahead, going into election day, but the...