msnbc.com, ari is an attorney and correspondent for the nation and his writings appeared in the atlantic salon politico and the american prospect. ari practiced first amendment law at a major firm in new york city and worked for the 2004 john kerry presidential campaign and a legislative aide for cannot cantwell. thank you for joining us ari. and the floor is now yours. >> thank you so much. good morning, everyone. so excited about the panel we'll get under way. you know that the tv show that i'm on is popular because she said so. and that's -- that's a good rule ofmwkc thumb. just keep that in mind. just keep telling everyone that. i want to do this very quickly which is call up each of our star panelists one at a time. not unlike a big popular kind of concert or if anyone has been to coachella, you dido the names one at a time. we don't need to do laud applause. michelle jowando to the stage, vice president here at legal progress. you heard about what they do. she worked as general counsel to senator gillibrand and served as national campaign manager at people for the american way. and many