one from democratic state rep andy josephson. watch. >> mr. speaker, we decided in 1955 to submit a state constitution. we joined the team. our star is on the flag. i see it there. we didn't have to do that. we demanded it. we implored our 48 sisters, because hawaii wasn't admitted yet, our 48 brothers and sisters, let us join this great team. and, you know, i care greatly about my state. but i'm very proud to be an american. very proud. and for the courts say an administration law is constitutional, it is.

>> successionist talk, democratic state rep andy josephson. that's the kind of existential politics alaskans are up to right now. also right now in arkansas today the democratic governor of alaska, mike beebe decided to ban an abortion ban that dominated both chambers in his state. lsd in indiana today, the senate there passed a new forced vaginal ultrasound bill. this had been the bill where they were going to force indiana women to have two vaginal ultrasounds at the order of the state government, but they pared it down to just one forced ultrasound and passed it today. it's part of a larger bill to try to force indiana abortion clinics to close all together, or to stop them from being able to provide abortion services. next door to indiana in illinois, we just had polls close an hour ago. in the first congressional election since the presidential, this is a heavily democratic district in illinois that used to be represented by jesse jackson jr. until he resigned. today in the primary to replace him, gun reform played a huge role in the race