here's a direct qoart from senator byrd -- a direct quote from senator byrd, proponents of the so-called nuclear option inaccurately alemg that i blazed a procedural path toward an inappropriate change in senate rules. they're dead wrong, said senator byrd. dead wrong. they draw analogies where none exist and create cockeyed comparisons and fail to withstand the slightest intellectual scrutiny, end quote. that's how senator byrd felt about it. before his death in 2010, senator byrd was completely consistent. quote, i oppose cloture by a simple majority because it would immediately destroy the uniqueness of this institution. minority rights would cease to exist in the u.s. senate, end quote. senator byrd shortly before his death. the democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. that democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. this democratic leader wants power so badly he'll misrepresent his own late predecessor if it helps him get it. senator byrd's successor, the current senior senator from west virginia, has eloquently restated the very same points. our c

that's how senator byrd felt about it. down to his final public statements before his death in 2010, senator byrd was completely consistent. quote, i oppose cloture assaulte majority is a with them easily destroyed the uniqueness of this institution. minority rights would cease to u exist in the u.s. senate, end quote. senator byrd shortly before his death. the democratic leader knew how toti serve and protect the sena. that democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. visit democratic leader wants power so badly he will misrepresent his own late predecessor if that helps him get it. senatorce byrd's successor has eloquently restated that very same points. our colleague senator manchin publish them off at explaining why quote, there is no circumstance in which i will vote to t eliminate or weaken te filibuster. senator manchin. he pointed out that find a compromise across party differences and differing regional interests was never supposed to be easy, but it is the work we were elected to do. he noted that

i wish that robert byrd had been here on the floor today. i wish that robert byrd had seen the travesty that had just taken place on a partyline vote. and when i use the word hypocrisy, i use it guardedly. i do not use that word with abandon. but this is another broken promise, another broken promise. i read from an article entitled "flashback." "as long as i am the leader, we will not have a nuclear option." senator harry reid said in a 2008 interview that as long as he was the senate majority leader the nuclear option would never happen under his watch. "as long as i am the leader, the answer is no." he said, "i think we should just forget that. that is a black chapter in the history of the senate. i hope we never, ever get to do that again because i really do believe it will ruin our country."he was talking about 2005 when this side of the isle was the majority and we were going to change, there was an effort that we were able to diffuse in order to do exactly what we did today. in 2008, the majority leader said, we rallied against republ

byrd was never interviewed by investigators. byrd never gave a statement about what he had done.ll comes from a shocking new piece that reveals byrd did not even invoke his fifth amendment right to silence. the f.b.i. and d.c. police just didn't talk to him. apparently they didn't want to. they didn't want the details. and this left michael byrd free to conduct his own personal publicity tour which he promptly did with the collusion of an anchor on "nbc news." watch. >> when you fired what could you see? where were you aiming? >> you suppose to aim for center mass. the subject was sideways, and i could not see her full-motion of her hands or anything. so i guess her movement, you know, caused the discharge to fall where it did. >> what did you think the individual was doing at that moment? >> she was posing a threat to the united states house of representatives. >> tucker: how exactly was she posing a threat? in the interview byrd paints himself as the victim of the killing. here's the key. i could not see her full hands or anything, byrd says. he doesn't explain why he shot babb

but he would say senator byrd began quoting james madison.ry fence. he concluded with, we must never ever ever ever tear down the only wall, the necessary fence that this nation has against the excesses of the executive branch and the resultant haste and tyranny of the majority. eliminating the filibuster would be the easy way out. it wasn't meant to be easy. i cannot support such a perilous course for this nation when elected leaders are sent to washington to unite our country not to divide our country. we're called the united states. not the divided states. and putting politics and party aside is what we're supposed to do it's time we do the hard work to forge a difficult compromise that can stand the test of time. and that's why we're here. 233 years. think about it. wars depressions think of all the hardships this country has gone through, all the people that have suffered and fought for every right we have. we're not going backwards. with that being said we can do better than what we're doing today. we truly can. we must promise the amer

here's a direct qoart from senator byrd -- a direct quote from senator byrd, proponents of the so-called nuclear option inaccurately alemg that i blazed a procedural path toward an inappropriate change in senate rules. they're dead wrong, said senator byrd. dead wrong. they draw analogies where none exist and create cockeyed comparisons and fail to withstand the slightest intellectual scrutiny, end quote. that's how senator byrd felt about it. before his death in 2010, senator byrd was completely consistent. quote, i oppose cloture by a simple majority because it would immediately destroy the uniqueness of this institution. minority rights would cease to exist in the u.s. senate, end quote. senator byrd shortly before his death. the democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. that democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. this democratic leader wants power so badly he'll misrepresent his own late predecessor if it helps him get it. senator byrd's successor, the current senior senator from west virginia, has eloquently restated the very same points. our c

senior then senator and then harry byrd junior. then there was a statue. bi. a governor who helped create the shenandoah national park system. the statue was taken down. harry byrd middle school was renamed five years ago. why? he did these good things like the highways. his statue was taken down because he led massive resistance against brown v. board of education, because he supported school closures that the private kids of education for five years, and because again and again, he and his son filibustered again civil rights legislation. especially voting rights legislation. we all get to decide the kind of senator we want to be. i want to say one thing. chuck, and listening to colleagues has decided that the proposal we will grapple with tomorrow is not an abolition of the filibuster or a reduction of the filibuster, it's instead switching a secret filibuster into a public and transparent filibuster, so everyone on this floor can be held accountable for their actions, that is as it should be. sen. schumer: just to add, a senator

they harry byrd middle school was renamed five years ago. they harry byrd junior school of business at the shenandoah university in winchester, their hometown had the name stripped off the building a few years ago, and i stand to follow the senator who holds lbj's seat, the senator to today argue that the time has come for us to protect the voting rights. i'm just happy to be on the floor talking about a bill. for gosh sake we've been able to talk about voting rights in the morning hour. i've been here since january of 2013. this is the first time since then that we've been able to get a bill on the floor to talk about voting rights and i'm going to admit something to you that will not surprise you because you know me, i am incredibly naÏve. at age 63 i am still incredibly naÏve. i came to the senate in 20132013 and one of the first things that happened as the supreme court struck down the provision of the voting rights act and shall be versus holder. it happened when i'd been here about six months and the supreme court said congress can fix

so byrd testified that the right to filibuster anchors this necessary fence. concluded with we must never, ever, ever tear down the only wall, a necessary fence that this nation has against the excesses of the executive branch and the resultant hate and tyranny of the majority. eliminating the filibuster would be the easy way out. i cannot support such a perilous course for this nation when elected leaders are sent to washington to unite this country. we are called the united states, not the divided states. it is time we do the hard work to form compromises that can stand the test of time. that is why we are here. 233 years, think about it, wars, depressions, think of all of the hardships this country has gone through. we are not going backwards. we can do better than what we are doing today, we truly can. we must promise americans for a brighter future. i think we can do that. >> my colleagues on the others if the aisle say they welcome an opportunity debate -- to debate voting rights legislation. the majority leader several weeks ago offered a motion to proc

harry byrd sr. was governor. his son harry byrd jr. was appointed and stayed in the senate until 1983. for 50 years the byrds held the seat i now occupy. i was at the inauguration of our new governor in richmond on saturday, and i walked by an empty place on the capitol square where six months ago there was a statue of harry byrd sr., the governor who was a great highway builder and infrastructure guy. the governor who came up with the idea and worked with president roosevelt to build the shenandoah national park. the governor who then as senator led this byrd machine and was viewed as the dominant figure in virginia political life during the 20th century together with his son harry byrd jr. the statue was taken down seven months ago. it was renamed five years ago. why was that? highway builder, park developer, dominant political figure. the statue was taken down because of what he did in the u.s. senate, that he would right the southern manifesto with brown versus board, encourage public school stims to shut down rather than integrate

there is a robert byrd everything. highways, parks, you name it. he delivered for his state in that regard. ted stevens of alaska. he basically poured money into the state of alaska, and there were people who accuse them of spending too much money, but there is no doubt that they poured money into the rural portions of their state. up in pennsylvania, you had two members who for decades were basically side-by-side. one was bud schuster, who ran the house transportation committee. the other was john murtha, a democrat from johnstown. they were good buddies, and they worked and help each other. murtha ran the defense subcommittee and they basically poured money into their districts. over time, murtha in particular, both of them ended up under federal investigations because -- and it goes to something else kenny was talking about -- they were raising so much money from corporate pack interests -- corporate pac interests who were not in their district, just looking to get earmarks and money, and there became this sort of triangle of interest, of hiring

robert byrd learned from history. will we? madam president, as i continue on what may feel like a filibuster, some point to senate procedure while others recycle excuses we've heard before. but as the pastor of ebenezer baptist church, i also know all of these arguments calling against the moral action we're called to take are considered distractions. consider this -- there are some things you can do in this chamber with just 51 votes. confirm a supreme court nominee nominee, 51. pass trillions of dollars in investments for our communities, 51. pass massive tax cuts mainly for the richest of the rich, 51. confirm cabinet nominees, 51. raise the debt ceiling, we found a way to do it the other week, 51. but it takes 60 votes to repair the ceiling of our democracy by passing voting rights legislation. i'm left to conclude that if the issue is important enough, the senate feels compelled to act. let me say that i believe that the democracy is at least as important as the economy. recently many of our colleagues have argued that le

. >> byrd: order! all rise!dar in the matter of mullan/thomas vs. granados. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: who's ms. mullan? >> i am. >> judge judy: it's an interesting case. the defendant is a makeup artist. and you hired him to do your makeup for a wedding-vows reception that you were having for yourself. >> yes, in the month of august. >> judge judy: and you retained him and gave him a deposit. >> yes. >> judge judy: how much of a deposit? >> $285. >> judge judy: so far correct? >> it was 280. >> judge judy: did anybody have contract? >> i do. >> he refused to give me a fully executed copy of the contract. so... >> judge judy: well, i'd like to take a look at what he has. so it was 280. >> 280, yeah. >> judge judy: 280. in the meantime, your... is this a cousin of yours? >> yes. >> judge judy: your cousin's daughter was graduating from high school? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and she wanted to hire s

. >> byrd: order. all rise.on the calendar in the matter of noonan versus ergler/schleiffers. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. gentlemen, have a seat. >> judge judy: mrs. noonan, this is what you're complaining about.i. is that correct? >> yes, it is. >> judge judy: and he has some sort of an addiction problem. i don't know what it is. we'll get to it in a moment. as part of his probation period, because i assume he was arrested and convicted of a crime -- i don't know what -- he was required to live in a sober-living residence. and the defendants run a sober-living residence. he was living there. at some point, according to the defendant, your son was asked to take a drug test. this was after his probation period had expired, shortly after his probation period had expired. he was asked to take a drug test along with everyone else who lived in the facility. your son, according to the defendants, declined to take the drug test. and he was evicted, s

parent. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in.g do you know the defendant? >> i met, uh, the defendant in the spring of 2015 in outpatient treatment for chemical dependency. so i had not known her that long before after you met her that you wer >> judud wn? >>- i seed mit sentence for my dwi in april. >> judge judy: april of 2015? >> that's correct. and that was to be for 30 days. and i was in there during april for about, uh, 2 weeks, 15 days. >> judge judy: and then what happened? >> then what happened is, um, i went back to treatment, outpatient treatment. we continued our dialogue. and during that time, we had talked about our -- >> judge judy: no, you went back to jail, is what i'm talking about. >> yes, in may. >> judge judy: for what? >> i violated probation. so i -- i went to meet with my probation officer. i told them that i'd been drinking. i was taken into custody. >> judge judy: for how long were you incarcerated in may? >> i was there, um -- that was for 45 days. i th

. >> byrd: order. all rise.ount of the matter of soliz versus fleishman. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. have a seat. >> judge judy: who's the 13-year-old daughter? stand up next to your mother. it is your claim, mr. soliz, that the defendant's young teenage daughter backed the defendant's car into your car, causing damage. you want the deductible, because your insurance covered the damage, and the cost of a rental car, which your insurance did not cover. the defendant, if i'm getting your answer correctly, you said, "nobody saw her do it." so these are your two defenses. "nobody saw her do it. but it wasn't that much damage. and it was an old car anyway." am i getting your answer right? so do we get to pick which defense you have? >> yes. >> judge judy: well, what defense do you have? >> well, i run into my house. my daughter was in the passenger side. she put the car in gear. >> judge judy: she was in the passenger side and reached over and put

. >> byrd: order! all rise!mber 573 on the calendar in the matter of johnson vs. smith. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: ms. johnson, it is your claim that mr. smith, who is now, according to you, your ex-boyfriend, borrowed your car and totaled it. this was after an argument. you want him to be responsible for $5,000. when did the accident take place? >> it took place january the 17th. >> judge judy: i'd like to see the accident report. okay. mr. smith, tell me what happened. >> on that day, she was at the grocery store. she came home from the grocery store mad and angry and was trying to pick fights and arguments. >> no. >> and -- >> judge judy: i don't wanna hear you. >> and with -- with that, she started arguing and telling me about that she found out that my wife was pregnant. and she was having twins. and so she started packing all of my stuff and was telling me to get out of the house.

. >> byrd: order! all rise!lendar in the matter of wodstrchill vs. cassel. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: did you find the room that you rented from the defendant online? >> yes, i did, on craigslist. >> judge judy: okay. and this was in the beginning of march? >> correct. >> judge judy: and you liked it. and the rent for the room was $750. >> yes. >> judge judy: a month. and you decided you wanted the room. he wanted a deposit for the room. and you paid him $750 with the understanding that you would start to move your things in march 15th. is that right? >> correct. >> judge judy: and did you start to move your things in on march 15th? >> yes. um, i moved them in march 15th or probably a couple days after that. >> judge judy: so, effective march 15th, you were, in effect, living there. >> yes. >> judge judy: your things are there. you are there. >> correct. >> judge judy: so march 15th, and you've paid 750. now, beginning o

. >> byrd: order! all rise!his is case number 580 on the calendar in the matter of moss vs. brown. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. moss, mr. brown is a cousin of yours? >> first cousin. >> judge judy: so is he your mother's sister's son? >> mother's brother's son. >> judge judy: there was an incident that you described that happened about a year and a half ago. >> august 25th, last year. >> judge judy: and this all emanates from that incident. it is your claim that, at that time, mr. brown vandalized your car. well, there's a lot more to that story, which i think is important to get to. mr. brown has a cross-claim for, among other things, harassment. this incident on august 25th, a year and a half ago, you did some jail time, is that right? >> correct. >> judge judy: so i want you to just go back. so, that case is all over. so you can tell me generally what happened on that day. >> well, that morning, i'm co

lavalle. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. seated. have a seat, please. >> judge judy: mr. and mrs. heatley, mr. lavalle is an attorney. and he was an attorney who represented, according to what i've read in your complaint, your son. >> that's right. >> judge judy: in a criminal proceeding. that criminal proceeding resulted -- was there a trial, mr. lavalle? >> no, your honor. there was a plea entered, and there was a punishment hearing. >> judge judy: and a disposition. >> that's correct, your honor. five years in the state penitentiary on each case. >> judge judy: when was that? >> 2014, judge. >> judge judy: what month in 2014 was the conviction and sentencing? >> your honor, the last sentencing was september 8th of 2014. >> judge judy: your complaint is that after your son was sentenced, you retained mr. lavalle for him to pursue visitation rights with your son's children. >> yes. >> well, it was grandparents' rights. grandparents' rights. >> judge judy: no. you say grandparents' rights. you have to understand, grandparent

walker. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in.a seat, please. >> judge judy: ms. basting, how long did you and mr. walker live together? >> about a year. >> judge judy: and you have a child that's how old? >> 9 months. >> judge judy: during the course of the time that you were living together, you bought a couple of cars. >> mm-hmm. >> judge judy: according to you, you put down the down payment on the cars, and then when you were together, he lost his job and he couldn't pay certain of the bills. you covered those expenses. you also claim that when you got sick while you were living together, it was complications due to the pregnancy. you had some hospital bills that he should be responsible for. then you broke up. now that you broke up, you want all this money back. but at the time that it all happened, you were living as a family, right? >> well, with the medical bills and the car insurance and all of that, we were very on and off. we broke up right when i found out i was pregnant due to finding out that he was trying to have se

. >> byrd: order. all rise.the calendar of the matter of braun/cass vs. rosson. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: ms. cass, is this your mother? >> yes. >> judge judy: i want to know what your mother is involved with this case for because what i gather happened is that you and mr. rosson were a couple. and while you were a couple, he wanted a car. he actually bought the car. miserable credit, put the car in your name. >> yes. >> judge judy: your name and your mother's? >> no. >> no, my mom's here with me because she, um, helped pay the half that i had to pay for his damages to the vehicle -- >> judge judy: oh, i don't care. sit down. >> okay. >> judge judy: in any event, the car was in your name. and there was a loan on the car? >> no, the car was... he made payments on the car. >> judge judy: was there a loan on the car? if there's a loan on the car, what was he making payments for? >> i paid the car off, your honor. >> judge judy: g

. >> byrd: order. all rise.is is case number 623 on the calendar in the matter vera vs. farr. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: i'd like the two young ladies who were involved in this fight, or whatever it was, to stand up next to their mothers. tell me your first name. >> mickaela. >> judge judy: and yours? >> brittany. >> judge judy: how long have you been in school together? >> since pre-k. >> judge judy: so you've known each other for 6 years? were you ever friends? >> yes. >> judge judy: when did you stop being friends? >> second grade? >> judge judy: why did you stop being friends in second grade? >> 'cause she started being nasty to me. >> judge judy: nasty? why did you stop being friends in second grade? >> because she said that i was being nasty to her. >> judge judy: were you being nasty to her? >> yes. >> judge judy: i like that. why were you being nasty to her? do you remember? >> um, no. >> judg

. >> byrd: order! all rise!atter of winningham vs. sigmon. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat, huh? >> judge judy: ms. winningham, how long do you know the defendant? >> i've known her since she was 14. >> judge judy: and how old are you now? >> i'm 30. >> judge judy: and came a time when, according to you, you agreed to babysit -- for money -- for the defendant's children. how many children do you have? >> i have four. >> judge judy: and you were gonna babysit for her children when she was working. >> yes. >> judge judy: were you starting a new job? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: had you worked before? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: how long had the hiatus been between your work? >> two or three months. >> judge judy: who watched your children before? >> my mother. >> judge judy: and she wasn't able to watch your children again? >> no, she was getting ready to leave for vacation for a few months. >> judge judy: when she came

. >> byrd: order! all rise! quiet in the courtroom.e number 105 on the calendar in the matter of al shammari vs. staton. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. al shammari, it is your claim that the defendant, who was a former friend and an employee of yours... >> um, partner, your honor. partner and employee, your honor. >> judge judy: ...owes you for the balance of a loan. >> $3,600, your honor. >> judge judy: and he says the loan's been paid. and he's got a counterclaim because he says that you've been harassing him. that's what we're here for. when was the loan and in what amount? >> the loan, i paid him on march 2015, your honor. >> judge judy: how much did you give him? >> $3,600, your honor. >> judge judy: at that time, were you in partnership together? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: tell me the nature of your partnership. >> well, it started two years ago, your honor. and we started a trucking business, trucking company

i've worked with byrd and the three you mentioned, plus mcconnell. i think we would all agree that you and i would agree i should say that george mitchell was just in a league of his own. who could give a better extemporaneous speech than george mitchell? i don't know. he was a fine human being and in my opinion did a great job and senator byrd with the legacies left the country he speaks for himself. i have to say i didn't have a lot of dealings with leader dole but he was always good to me. now trent lott i had a lot of dealing with because i was working under your wing and you gave me complete freedom on the floor, so i made a lot of compromises with senator lott that i would take to you for approval. i found him to be a joy to work with. card-carrying conservative, very pragmatic and wanted to get things done. now, i'm working with senator mcconnell. frist, i talk about him in some detail in my book. bill bris, dr. frist, wonderful man. he didn't have the experience to be the leader. he had -- he was just -- first time in the history of our count

. >> byrd: order! all rise! case 576 on the calendar in the matter of estrada vs. conroy. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge.

. >> byrd: order! all rise!se number 488 on the calendar in the matter of erickson vs. enholm. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat, please. >> judge judy: bottom line, ms. erickson, you believe mr. enholm stole a truck that legitimately belongs to you. >> yes. >> judge judy: and that happened because there was a period of time when your mother -- who is now deceased... >> yes. >> judge judy: ...and who was incarcerated... >> well, no, she was incarcerated 15 years ago. so that was 2001 when they got arrested. >> judge judy: she was arrested with the defendant. >> mm-hmm. >> judge judy: and at that time, they were a couple. >> yes. >> judge judy: so that was a long time ago that they were a couple. >> yes. >> judge judy: what were you arrested for? >> we had picked up some trash on the side of the road and -- >> judge judy: no, no, no. that -- give me the name of the crime. >> oh, possession of... did manufacture methamphetam

gugliuzza. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: mm-hmm. parties have been sworn in.ed. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: they are, uh, such, uh, great-looking dogs. they're called... >> french bulldogs. >> judge judy: french bulldogs. and you breed them? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and you breed them? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: at some point, you allowed your male dog to act as stud for his female dog? >> correct. >> judge judy: and your agreement was that in lieu of a stud fee, you would take pick of litter. >> correct. >> judge judy: was that memorialized in a contract? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: can i see it? all right. it's a pretty straightforward agreement. so your dog was artificially inseminated? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: is that way it's usually done with french bulldogs? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: and how many puppies did she have? >> she had five. >> judge judy: on what date did she have five?

owens. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in.ve a seat, please. >> judge judy: ms. asbury, the defendant is your former boyfriend. you claim he destroyed some property that belonged to you. the defendant says that he didn't destroy anything. he merely tossed it all out in the yard. and, in addition, he says you took off with his rv. so let me go back a minute. where were you and the defendant living? >> we were living at my stepdad's property -- or his house down in ferndale. >> judge judy: were you living in his house or on his property? >> we were living in the rv on the property. >> judge judy: whose rv was it? >> it was an rv that we had purchased during the time -- or he had purchased while we were together for us to live in. >> judge judy: so it was his rv? >> uh, yeah. he didn't finish paying for it. uh, he -- >> that's not true. >> never even paid for it. >> judge judy: shh. don't speak. >> it was our home. >> judge judy: he purchased it. >> it was -- >> judge judy: i don't care if it was your home. he's not your husband.

torres. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. kirkland, how long have you and ms. torres been living together? >> for about 7 years, your honor. >> judge judy: and you have three children together? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: how old are they? >> 4, 3, and 7 months. >> judge judy: what kind of work do you do? >> i build custom cars for wounded warriors, paraplegics, citizens with disabilities. i'm also a landlord. i have rental properties. >> judge judy: have you ever been married? >> no, ma'am. >> judge judy: ms. torres, do you work? >> yes, ma'am. i work for walmart. >> judge judy: how long have you been working for walmart? >> um, i just returned. i had a baby, my 6-month-old. >> judge judy: were you working while the children were little? >> i wasn't working the last year and a half. >> judge judy: prior to that, you did work? >> prior to that, yes, ma'am. i did work. >> judge judy: i'm just curious. is there any reason, ms. torres, that you didn't finalize this arrangement

former senator robert byrd of west virginia wrote about preserving the filibuster. we've heard it many times today. he said we must never, ever tear down the only wall, the necessary fence this nation has against the excesses of the executive branch and the resultant haste and tyranny of the majority. he went on to say the senate has been the last fortress of minority rights and freedom of speech in this republic for more than two centuries, and he said i pray that senators will pause and reflect before ignoring that history and tradition in favor of the political priority of the moment. as leader monell quoted on -- leader mcconnell quoted on the floor yesterday, the smallest majority we've seen in our politics is trying to change the rules for how people get elected in every state. you may recall republicans were asked to dlo this exact thing when we -- to do this exact thing when we controlled every liefer of government and we refused to make that change because of the importance of the filibuster to this institution. eliminating or weakening the legislative fili

[music playing] [music playing] >> one more time, for lena byrd miles!p for them. i really just want to recognize because we made the decision to still kind of try to be live for the performers, even though we wanted to limit how many people were coming in. so i just want to give it up to the theater for opening up their doors and still letting us be safe with each other. for bringing this event to life in the midst of a challenging time. give it up to the folks that are helping us from s.f. gov tv. broadcasting live stream and making it all look great. we have heard amazing stories and voices through song and just the idea and notion of freedom. and freedom and moving towards justice, but the role of music in that. please, if you get the opportunity, re-share the link to this so folks can hear what we were able to witness in person tonight. so, again, give it up for s.f. gov to make it possible to share this. gratitude to the staff members at the m.l.k. north cal foundation, aaron and his team. thank you to derek brown. i want to give a special shoutout

billips. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. judy: miss choi, how long have you been breeding this kind of dog? >> a little over two years. >> judge judy: you sold two of those dogs to the defendant. where do you live? >> in tacoma, washington. >> judge judy: and where do you live? >> olympia, washington. >> judge judy: how far away is that? >> 35 minutes, 40 minutes. >> judge judy: where did you see these dogs advertised? >> on facebook. >> judge judy: do you a other dogs? >> i do. >> judge judy: what kind? >> bullies. >> judge judy: how many? >> five. >> judge judy: who did you buy them from? >> well, a lot of them we produced. >> judge judy: what do you mean you produced them? >> we started out with one we bought from a person in olympia, and then we got another one fr jge judy: did you buy them for breeding purposes? >> yes. >> judge judy: they males or females? >> we ha a

. >> byrd: order! all rise!r 106 on the calendar in the matter of ford versus mcvay. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ma'am, have a seat, please. >> judge judy: i'm gonna start out with mr. mcvay. mr. mcvay, this is your sister? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and there was an incident involving her car? >> mm-hmm. >> judge judy: which resulted in her car being damaged -- >> well, act-- >> judge judy: just a second. there's no question her car was damaged. >> okay. >> judge judy: she blames you for it. >> mm-hmm. >> judge judy: i want you to tell me what date it was and how you think she's blaming you for the damage to her car, which is the side-view mirror, correct? >> the side-view mirror, the bumper, and the rear -- the window shield. >> judge judy: go ahead. >> well, i'm not, uh -- >> judge judy: well, ju-- not you're not. i want you to tell me on what date the incident happened. >> i'm not for sure of the, uh, correct date. >> judge judy:

byrd sr. and h.r.ory byrd, jr., who were known for their -- and harry byrd, jr., who were known for their frequent extended filibusters on this floor against voting rights. l.b.j. is held in high regard today because of his passion for voting rights. harry byrd -- i was at the state capitol in richmond on saturday to see our new governor inaugurated and i walked by the spot on the capitol grounds where a harry byrd statue used to stand. it was removed six months ago. the harry byrd middle school in henrico county was removed. the harry byrd, jr. school of business in winchester, their hometown, had that name stripped off the building a few years ago. i stand to follow the senator who holds l.b.j.'s seat, the senator from the byrd seat to today argue that the time has come for us to protect voting rights. i'm just happy to be on the floor talking about a bill. i mean, for gosh's sake, we've been able to talk about voting rights in morning hour. i've been here since january 120-- january 2013. t

senator byrd shortly before his death. democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. that democratic leader knew how to serve and protect the senate. this democratic leader once power so badly he will help some guidance thunderbird successor senior center for west virginia has eloquently restated the very same points. our colleague senator manchin published explaining why there is no circumstance in which i would vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster. senator manchin. he pointed out finding compromise across party differences in differing regional interest was never supposed to be easy but is the work we were elected to do. he noted current roles guarantee rural and small states and the americans who live in them always have a seat at the table. our colleague also points out the 60 vote threshold keeps federal lot durable and predictable. "as the filibuster is eliminated or budget reconciliation becomes the norm, a new and dangerous precedent will be set to pass sweeping partisan legislation every time t

kkk" byrd. he was worried that his children would grow up in schools that were "racial jungles." joe said that. according to joe if you don't support his federal election take over, you are a domestic enemy of the united states who sides with jefferson davis and the ku klux klan. he must know a lot about it but he's best friends with the former klansman. take a look. >> i know where i stand. i will not yield. i will not flinch. i will defend the right to vote. how democracies get all enemies. foreign and, yes, domestic. and the question is, where does the institution of the united states senate stand? >> sean: the bill is so blatantly unconstitutional it will never pass the 60 vote threshold in the senate. in order for that to become law, democrats now led by biden who said he'd never do it just like you said the vaccine will protect you from getting covid and like he said a lot of other things he reneged on, that would mean a nuke of the filibuster. in other words, getting rid of the filibuster

[music playing] [music playing] >> one more time, for lena byrd miles!kind of try to be live for the performers, even though we wanted to limit how many people were coming in. so i just want to give it up to the theater for opening up their doors and still letting us be safe with each other. for bringing this event to life in the midst of a challenging time. give it up to the folks that are helping us from s.f. gov tv. broadcasting live stream and making it all look great. we have heard amazing stories and voices through song and just the idea and notion of freedom. and freedom and moving towards justice, but the role of music in that. please, if you get the opportunity, re-share the link to this so folks can hear what we were able to witness in person tonight. so, again, give it up for s.f. gov to make it possible to share this. gratitude to the staff members at the m.l.k. north cal foundation, aaron and his team. thank you to derek brown. i want to give a special shoutout to the folks at the human rights commission. every time we come up with an idea,

robert byrd himself recognized this truth that senate rules must sometimes change, and our proposal today is a limited, carefully tailored step we can take to make the rules of the senate achieve this body's original purpose. finally, there are some who fear the consequences of passing this bill with no support from the other party. i would certainly prefer republicans work with us on this issue, and voting rights has always been a bipartisan issue in the past. but we must be honest. we have made many earnest efforts to draft and debate bipartisan legislation that deals with voter suppression, dark money, partisan gerrymandering. but those efforts by many members of our caucus have come up with no takers. the old g.o.p. worked with democrats on voting rights for decades, but unfortunately that is not the case today. in the words of the late senator wagner, whose seat i hold, delivered on this floor nearly 80 years ago, quote, unity in a democracy is not achieved by sidestepping and ignoring issues. that is false unity. that is only the illusion of unity. unity in a democracy is the unity

unfortunately, byrd could not foresee the obstructionism of decades to come. proslavery senators co-opted the filibuster to protect the interests of white southern enslavers. men such as january calhoun eabd the filibuster. 30 measures favored by the sitting president, simple majorities in the house and senate, half of which addressed civil rights, they all died thanks to the filibuster. the same procedural tool proved to be even more useful to southern senators who sought to block civil rights legislation, including anti-lynching bills. not until 1964 did the senate successfully overcome a filibuster to pass important civil rights legislation and scwenlt -- subsequent voting rights legislation. history should act as a teacher to all of us. history will remind us who voted today on the side of the people. i'm proud that this effort includes my native american voting rights act which will ensure tribes and native americans and alaska natives and voters on tribal lands will have equal access to the electoral process, access to the ballot box is the cornerstone o

[music playing] [music playing] >> one more time, for lena byrd miles!ve streaming this on facebook. everybody has been hitting us online and saying, whose voice is that? give it up for josh. this is a term i hadn't heard. apparently it's called the voice of god, like in performance world. so when you don't see the person, but you hear them from the back, so josh has been the voice of god tonight. thank you, josh. i want to thank sarah and william. she was not able to be here, but i want to give her a huge shoutout, because when we had the vision of doing this, sara was ready, willing and able to bring together the amazing talent tonight. give a round of applause. i want to give another shoutout to marcus phillips and top of the mark for being here tonight. awesome job. maria and debbie. give it up for debbie who has been leading and touching hands with everyone. give her a round of applause. on behalf of aaron, derek, thank you to all who joined us, whether here in the theater or virtually online from home. thank you for joining us in this journey towar

they're not acting like robert byrd. robert byrd hated this kind of filibuster.we must raise the question, where's u.s. chamber of commerce? why are we criticizing them? they are the ones that are against living wages and voting rights. if we're going to have a criticism and be like dr. king, we have to go deep. what about the koch brothers? what about americans for prosperity? lastly, -- i know they want to sell this as an end-all be-all, but the reason to vote act with mention may compromise down, what does it and what doesn't it do? one thing it does is it codifies voter id for the first time in the history of the country. not saying it doesn't do good things. the voting rights advancement act, does it really cover states? how many states will be covered under preclearance? what is the formula? one formula is yet have 15 cases adjudicated all the way through the supreme court. comedy states can even be that formula -- how many states can even meet that formula right now? will a grandfather and stop the gerrymandering that is already happening? was part of thei

well, in that letter senator schumer said robert byrd was an advocate of not operating a senate in the past, and changing things as necessary to move forward. and so like mike said, there is an audience of one on voting rights as well. but it's a little bit more complicated with voting rights, because there's also senator kyrsten sinema of arizona who has also resisted changing senate rules. she wants the 60 vote threshold in order to pass legislation. senator schumer is adamant that they are going to bring up a rules change on the floor if republicans continue to block legislation that all 50 democrats support as far as voting rights is concerned. >> leigh ann, quickly, let me ask you about the latest from the january 6th committee. important development in recent days. we learned they want to hear from some of their fellow lawmakers. we know that there have been clashes as they have tried to bring in former trump officials. is there any sense that that's going to be successful? what are you hearing? >> well, it's unclear if it's going to be successful, but we know there are more lawm