the character ofjudy the character of judy garland, the character ofjudy garland, a woman deeply scarredbused by her studio in the 1930s. it resonates deeply because of hollywood's recent self—examination. it is really hard to deny that she had very little say in the course that she was being sat on at the time. i don't know that she would look at herself as a victim. the movies is what united us. it shaped conversations, it shaped fashion, it shaped the decisions you would make about what a good life looks like, what you aspire to have ought to be. it was shaped by film and to be part of that, to be a start of cinema, you know, what would you do. at 50, age is no barrier to her success. last year was a surprise wind for olivia colman in the favourite over glenn close for the wife. other recent winds include meryl streep, julianne moore and cate blanchett. but much has been made of the actress stepping away from the spotlight for years, not months. actress stepping away from the spotlight foryears, not months. she previously won a supporting actress oscar in 2004 for cold mountain. much

as performances go, it is a comeback to rival any one ofjudy garland's.ak from the film industry. bridgetjones reprisals aside, her role asjudy garland towards the end of her all—too—brief life is the first major one for a decade. portraying one of hollywood's greatest legends offered all the satisfaction and terror for an actor looking for a challenge. i was curious immediately, because i knew so very little about this chapter injudy‘s life, and it seemed like certainly there is more to it than what was written about her after her passing. so i came over to england. they said just come, we'lljust chat, we'll talk about it, and then maybe we'll try some songs, and we'll see where we are and where we might want to go. and we started experimenting with a black wig, and let'sjust try her stage make—up. just went on like that. i read that you started preparing for the role a year before rehearsals, renee. is that true? yes, thank goodness. yes. critics raving that zellweger manages to embody the essence ofjudy garland, it is no surprise she is a front runner

well and here is that is max blumenthal go ahead garland. well and here's the difference max won't blumenthal is an investigative journalist and he's searching to find the answer the difference max won't blumenthal is an investigative journalist and that he's searching to find the answer these are people who in my opinion are searching to move up in there are people who. in my opinion are searching to move up in their you know field of employment basically so they're it we're looking at people who you know they see the 30 year old of employment basically so there it we're looking at people who you know they see the 3rd rails and they see what happens to people like. gabbert or drills and they see what happens to people like. gabbert or you know in the instance of journalism actually lumen thought and the message is clear to them if you want to move you know in the instance of journalism actually lumen thought and the message is clear to them if you want to move up if you want to get that 10 or $12000000.00 a year you've got to be like rachel

last 30 seconds goes to you garland go ahead. what these people don't understand it goes to you garland go ahead. what these people don't understand is their power is in their anonymity their strength is in people not knowing what they do but nothing is their power is in their anonymity their strength is in people not knowing what they do but nothing makes a tree grow like pruning it they're trying to cut people off at the root and that's going to cause plagues to tree grow like pruning it they're trying to cut people off at the root and that's going to cause people to push back more and to want to know what they're trying to hide i think ultimately this comes back to people to push back more and to want to know what they're trying to hide i think ultimately this comes back to bite them in the butt and that it's going to expand. independent media rather than buy them in the butt and that it's going to expand. independent media rather than rather than make it smaller good point there that's all the time we have general and many th

states on the other you know garland i will mention all these united states and the other you know garland i will mention all these important points that the great zone and max and ben and aaron have been working on here important points of the great zone and max and ben and aaron have been working on here but these are these are 3rd rails speakers not only there's an interesting confluence here but these are these are 3rd rail speakers not only there's an interesting confluence here you have mainstream media that is angry that the real reporting is being done by real journalists who have mainstream media that is angry that the real reporting is being done by real journalists here and then you have policy makers that are being shown up for what they're doing all around there and then you have policy makers that are being shown up for what they're doing all around the world and with the mainstream media and let's use the term deal world and with the mainstream media and use the term deep state or the intelligence community they live off of each other and that's why they do not like people w

critics raving that zellweger manages to embody the essence ofjudy garland, it is no surprise she isl of winston churchill. there is a cake — don't eat it. hollywood also loves to talk about itself, and judy dives back into the golden age of the studios, when garland was making the wizard of oz. finally, hollywood likes to reward effort. zellweger brings more than total transformation. she brings her own live singing, though she didn't plan on it. # clang, clang, clang went the trolley. ..# mum, please don't go to sleep now. renee, how do you feel about singing live, and particularly singing over the rainbow, as well? well, i could lie to you. i could tell you that it was fantastic, and i couldn't wait. i was horrified, i couldn't believe it. in the actual experience of it, it was so fun, it was so special. the character of judy garland, a woman deeply scarred by her experiences of being psychologically abused by her studio in the 19305, resonates deeply because of hollywood's recent self—examination. it's really hard to deny that she had very little say in the course that she was be

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well if the leader alexander garland who wants to retire from that position does protests that are unanimous is that be continuously shifted to the right but he does protest a bit too much because the wing the extreme right wing of the party just gained some successes in regional elections picking eastern states and their figurehead. can according to court ruling be called a fascist in germany so. has a rather large following but we've also heard from the stage behind me here to day concerns that the party could become less possible to particular west voters if it continues on that very course so it's absolutely decisive whether it's on the government gets his way and his favorite as his successor gets elected here today over whether somebody else potentially more further to the right gets voted in to lead this country into potential next elections come 2021 and just how strong is the more radical wing of the party. constantly been void by those recent elections that we saw in saxony into going in were become came the 2nd strongest force we also saw a couple of officials from angola macas co

in garland, texas, northeast of dallas, tribute was paid to 103-year-old andre martin at the trinityptist church. he defended the u.s. in world war ii over 75 years ago. the mayor proclaimed the day andre martin day in garland. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," rock star jon bon jovi joins us to tell us about his new song "unbroken" which pays tribute to veterans. >>> our top stories this morning tribute to v s. won' neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair's derm-proven retinol works so fast, it takes only one week to reveal younger looking skin. neutrogena® i don't make compromises. i want nutrition made just for me. but i also want great taste. so i drink boost for women. new boost women with key nutrients to help support thyroid, bone, hair and skin health. >>> our top stories this morning -- an arctic cold front is set to grip two-thirds of the country. the cold temperatures could shatter dozens of november records in the midwest and new england. forecasters say a freeze is also possible as far south as the gulf coast. >>> and it's a critical week for the white house. on wednesday, t

. >> reporter: offensive lineman ben garland got behind the wheel and was able to open it up on the watert was incredible. i can't imagine this being my everyday job. it's gorgeous out here, having a blast. >> reporter: the 49ers watched a search and rescue demonstration. and gave ate thumbs up. then it was time to climb on board a u.s. coast guard ship. it's all part of the nfl salute to service program. >> this visit to the coast guard was extra special for ben garland. he's a reserve in the national guard. to memb g to the captain. >> they've gone don a lot for the community. for us to be able to provide a little bit back to them to say thank you for all they have done for us, that like that who's truly committed, i couldn't think of anyone more deserving than that man. >> reporter: then a meet and greet, a chance to take pictures and get autographs. for the players, a chance to say thank you. >> cool event by the 49ers. another cool event, the parade for the washington nationals. thousands lined the streets of d.c. the nationals beat houston in seven games to win the city's first worl

it's not tied to kavanaugh or gorsuch or garland or scalia. this is finally in the mainstream but it's been going on for a long time. i think it's a positive for americans to be thinking about what they want their supreme court to look like. host: the fbi current director testifies about threats. 40th anniversary of the iranian hostage crisis. then on c-span3, american history tv. a discussion about sandra day o'connor. the first woman to be appointed to the supreme court. c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we'll talk about the impeachment brookings study senior fellow and a discussion on president trump's impact on the federal judiciary. c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. >> tomorrow, the senate judiciary committee is holding a hearing on reauthorizing the usa bans the bookich collection of private records. the 2020 campaign coverage continues as president trump hold a campaign rally in monroe, louisiana. you

they certainly felt in these individual voices was no longer sustainable and we heard from alexander garland something that could be seen as his legacy that the aim is that a weakened c.d.u. angela merkel's party would be so we can that has no other option than to cooperate and join a coalition with the far right if this is wishful thinking here but it's something that's already openly debated in some conservative c.d.u. circles and hence the direction that the party will take here is crucial. ok make electricity to these chief political editor from the far right party congress. to iraq now where prime minister says he will resign after 40 people were killed in the latest clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters the death toll stands unrest broke out in october has now surpassed 400. i celebrate sions at baghdad's liberation square protesters traded stones for songs after the prime minister announced he would resign following months of deadly protests but his departure alone will not be enough. this is only the 1st step the 2nd will be parliament resigning we will not l

massachusetts contending memories and hopes and demands this art installation visions in motion at garland's brandenburg aides commemorates the fall of the berlin wall the basic idea there's the physicality of it which is to create a surface that is the lightest possible that floats on the wind that creates this this feeling of. something happening that's bigger than yourself you know we're all aware of the wind on our on our skin and you feel it in your hairs in your skin and you know it's happening but become if you become used to it it's like that's just what's there but when you can see it and sense it and hear it and feel it coming and all of a sudden you're aware of a bigger presence around sharon was eager to involve as many people as possible in the work force installation the organizers collected massachusetts on line on the streets and workshops with students. this piece of art here is made out of 30000 masses just from people from all over the world explaining what the fall of the virgin wall 30 years ago means to them and what they think should be different today. in motion seeks

. >> ben garland and daniel brunskill traded in helmet and pads for wheelbarrows and seeds.guys or having to push anybody around, digging up soil and planting some of this seed for plants and stuff is awesome. >> we're trying to give back. we're with a bunch of military veterans. we're serving, continuing to do what they did in their uniforms. >> it's important to the nfl. our players, our clubs, alumni. giving back to those serving overseas. we wouldn't be able to play on sundays without them. >> the league is encouraging everyone to give 100 minutes of their time. >> it provides 26,000 pounds of produce free of charge. farms always need help. veterans have a lot to give. air force grad and current national guard member, garland won the nfl salute to service award last year. >> one of my friends put it best. putting on the uniform is like being superman. i think the same with the military members. they are the superheroes. they do incredible things for us. at some point they have to take off the uniforms and become clark kent and do the normal jobs and help out in the commu

coordinate their drug shipments in the murder of police officers, terrorist, the 2019 attacks in garland, texas, where two islamist extremists carried out an isis-claimed attack. one terrorist had 100 instant messages using an end to end encrypted app. today the bureau has still not been able to determine the content of the messages which could provide useful intelligence. >> gun violence, the 2017 church shooting in southern springs texas where a gunman killed 26 people and injured 20 more. the fifth deadliest shooting in u.s. history at that time, even with more advanced commercial tools, 600-plus days later the bureau is still not able to crack the code to access the gunman's phone with today's tools and capability, it still could take years to unlock the device. gang activity and murders. they use encrypted apps to green light assassinations. this is not a theoretical problem. but there is positive engagement we have to have for safety and with access, and with our partnership with communication services and their platforms we have achieved great success. a general attorney barr and

massachusetts contending memories and hopes and demands this art installation visions in motion at garland sprung brigade's commemorates the fall of the berlin wall the basic idea there's a physicality of it which is to create a surface that is the lightest possible that floats on the wind that creates this this feeling of. something happening that's bigger than yourself you know we're all aware of the wind on our on our skin you feel it in your hairs in your skin and you know it's happening but become if you become used to it it's like that's just what's there but when you can see it and sense it and hear it and feel it coming and all of a sudden you're aware of a bigger presence around sharon was eager to involve as many people as possible in the workforce installation the organizers collected masochists on line on the streets and workshops with students. this piece of art here is made out of 30000 masses just from people from all over the world explaining what the fall of the virgin wall 30 years ago means to them and what they think should be different today. regions in motion seeks to

attacks in the 2015 garland, texas where two islamic extremist carried out and isis claimed attack. one terrorist exchanged 100 instant messages with an overseas terrorist using an end to end encrypted app. gun violence. church shooting in southern springs, texas where a government killed 26 people -- where a gunman killed 26 people. even with more advanced commercial tools, 600 plus days later, the fbi still is not able access thee code to phone. it still could take years. gang activities and murders. they use encrypted apps to greenlight assassinations. this is not a theoretical problem. there is positive engagement we have to have to improve public safety. with access to such communication and with the cooperation of partnerships with communication services and their platforms, we have achieved great success. eight -- general attorney and others wrote a letter to the ceo of facebook. more than 90% of the 18.4 million total reports that year. facebook acted against 27 million pieces of terrorist content between october 2017 and march 2019. more than 99% of the content facebook too

he's not going to hold up the process, as he held you want merrick garland process. so at least we know that much. but once it gets into the sate chamber, it will become a very different kind of ocess then the one you see, for example, in the u.s. supreme court, even john roberts is sitting there as a judge and the senators areth essentialljurors. >> sreenivasan: jami floyd, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, hari. >> sreenivasan: across the nation, urban living becomes moreopular, cities are facin housing shortages and are searching for solutions. c from oregon toifornia, governments are altering decades-old zoning rules that have long been conside sacred. the forefront of one big change. e.wshoureekend's megan thompson has mor >> reporter: john edwards, a freelance graphic designer, lived in south florida for most of his life. then, about seven years ago, he decided he wanted a change. >> minneapolis has a strongon ecy, has high quality of >> reporter: edwaroved into a minneapolis neighborhood called "the wedge."e it's a walkablea that allows him to live

ravel begins for the most part did not vote for me or justice sotomayor and or for judge garland. democrats did not vote for justice alito or justice score such or justice kavanaugh. you know, it's gotten to a bad place and it makes the court seen political and way i do believe the court is political and somehow people have to get back to where they were. >> i want to -- most people here are undergraduates and i'd like to -- they're probably not familiar with the process by which cases are decided. i would like to ask you to step-by-step go through it a bit. the first step or case is the supreme court has to decide to take it. it gets 6000 positions -- petitions and we choose roughly about 80 a year. my first question is do you read all 6000 of those petitions? >> well, not really. no. [crowd boos] do the clerks read it for you? or do the clerks from the different chambers share and summarize and get to read the same summaries? >> yes, most of the judges, seven of us, i believe, are in what's called a search pool and what happens is those thousands of petitions divvied up and one

>>caller: i recall niche mcconnell one.mitch mcconnell in 2016 saying on fox news that 2 with the garlandings that the republican senate would not consider a nominee not approved by the nra. i thought that was so staggerin staggering. so the question that i have significant big it was the national federation of independent businessess. so with those special interest groups that i understand the constitution of advise and consent and secondly, clarence thomas is political active along with his wife with left-wing politics. and he does not recuse himself as a donor or a speaker and an activist. >> to my knowledge he hasn't donated to political candidates since he has been on the court but with mitch mcconnell it was that very afternoon on februar february 13, 2016 the republicans would not have a hearing and let the american people decide. we have mechanisms in place to ensure the continuing functioning of the court. we are we do have former cases one - - judges in justice souter is still hearing cases on the lower court he can ride the circuit or any other federal court in the country as l

heart and soul into this and for someone to do this, it just, it is really sad >> blue ornaments, garland, and an angel remain in shelley a menaces front yard in san jose. not nothing quite like the spectacle was before. this is what families in the willow glen neighborhood saw this past weekend. all a yard full of holiday cheer and the winter wonderland theme no longer up as a thief dimmed the holiday lights >> when i open the shutters and i look out and it was empty right here. i was in shock. i could not believe what i was seeing >> on monday morning shelley discovered most of her props were stolen including a horse and carriage. she believes the theft occurred sometime overnight and that there was more than one thief given the size and weight of the props. the display did not just bring joy to the community but a menaces son, chris. go it is just senseless. i mean what are these people going to do with these. i mean this, it is not the monetary value of course but, the meaning behind it. we showed you last month the excitement, the clown filled this way brought chris. at age 24 he is

garland --ere judge democrats to not vote for justice alito are justice gorsuch. or justice kavanaugh. it's gotten to a bad place. it makes the court seemed political in a way i don't believe the court is political. somehow people have to get back to where they were. most people here are undergraduates and they are probably not familiar with the process by which cases are decided. i would like to ask you step-by-step to go through it a bit. is thatep for a case the supreme court has to decide to take it. it doesn't have to take it, there are 6000 petitions, and you choose roughly these days about 80 per year. is, do youestion read all 6000 those petitions? >> not really. >> do the clerks rated for you or do the clerks from the jeff and -- from the different chamber shirt and you read the same summaries? >> yes, most of the judges, seven of us i believe, are in what's called the cert pool and all those thousands of cert petitions get divvied up and one clerk will get a petition. each petition is red front to back by the very least one person and the clerk will writ

forgive her, and undergrad, but most importantly today she had an opportunity to clerk for merrick garland on the dc court of appeals and then for justice kagan at the court. for those of you that have any inkling of that, the law clerk to judge relationship is a very important one, partly because judges are so isolated. isolated. your clerks are your family, they are your when i went t goie world, and i know that elizabeth is thrilled to be here with us and justice kagen db to kagan and vice versa. i will hand over to elizabeth wilkins. [applause] good afternoon and thank you, for that introduction. it is a pleasure to be here today speaking at the lecture that honors our dad and also introducing my former boss and mentor. it feels fitting to me that we are in a sense bringing together these two intellectual giants that have dedicated their career to public service. above all else, our dad taught to us, his students coming in freely to anyone who would listen or read that we each have a fundamental civic duty to make our country better. he brought all of his considerable talents and intel

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mitch mcconnell denied barack obama the hearing from garland.ou'll we stand on the constitution and this judicial stuff, yet you smirk and turn your back on the constitution when a democrat is in power. a lot of these judges are being -- rigged on being unqualified, totally unqualified, getting lifetime positions. how do you justify that? that is not democracy in this country and that is not what our founding flowers -- founding fathers expected. downhief justice will go as a disgrace because of the way he is running his courts, currently. look at what is happening with voting rights, voting suppression. you don't talk about that. >> ok nancy. >> let me address the first question. the caller is right. they have kept a vacancy open through 2016. she is wrong to suggest there is a constitutional obligation to do otherwise. what senator mcconnell dated biden- did and 2016, joe did the same thing, if a vacancy rosen, senator schumer did the same thing in 2008. this is the first vacancy since clarence thomas was nominated in 1991. of one partysident

because mitch mcconnell denied barack obama a hearing for merrick garland. you stand on the constitution and this judiciary stuff, yet you smirk and turn your back on the constitution when the democrat is in power. these judges are being written about being unqualified, totally unquailified, and they're getting lifetime positions. how do you justify that? that's not democracy in this country. and that's not what our founding fathers expected. the punitive rulings, i mean, john roberts is going to go down as a disgrace to chief justice because of the way he's running his courts currently. i mean, look at what's happened with the voting rights. the voter suppression that's gone on. you don't talk about that. and your judges are happy about it. host: ok. ed whelan? guest: there's a lot there. let me address the first question. the caller of course is right, that senator mcconnell kept the scalia vacancy open through 2016. i think she's wrong to suggest that there was any constitutional obligation to do otherwise. what senator mcconnell did in 2016, basically be

it's not tied to kavanaugh or gorsuch or garland or scalia.s is finally in the mainstream but it's been going on for a long time. i think it's a positive for americans to be thinking about what they want their supreme court to look like. host: there's a lot more at fix the court.com. gabe roth, thank you for being here. we will wrap up the program with your calls and comments. your top public policy issue. a year from now we will be voting for president across the country. we will also look at the latest in the impeachment inquiry and welcome your phone calls next to here on washington journal. ♪ >> campaign 2020. on theur live coverage campaign trail and make up your own mind. c-span's campaign 2020. your unfiltered view of politics. c-span3 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. watch samples of our history coverage featured every weekend on american history tv. tonight supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and sonia sotomayor reflect on the impact of the first woman supreme court justice, sandra day o'connor. on wednesday african-american history. thur

. >> as justice scully passes away and then to block the appointment justice garland so as this was printedith ukrainian leader. what are your thoughts of the impeachment inquiry in response to these accusations and quid pro quo to help themselves politically? >> first you see the asymmetrical approach of truth to defend against these very serious accusations against him the first line of defense who is this whistleblower? he is a spy he is committing treason attacked by someone who has remained anonymous and then he is informed by third parties that we don't know so that's the first line of defense that that whistleblower statute if they weren't anonymous there would be no whistleblowers. in the statute which was amended shortly before this incident allows the whistleblower to rely on hearsay but so does a grand jury and agent testifies before the grand jury that they interviewed somebody and these are the facts. and they can indict that - - based on that so there's nothing inherently wrong for the list of lore to rely on hearsay. then the whistleblower complaint first was tried to shield

it presented him from putting merit garland on the court and establishing a liberal majority that couldast as opposed to a conservative one that is in place. some of that was inescapable because a lot of it happened in 2010. that was the worst midterm election for a president since 1938 and franklin roosevelt and that was a backlash of the affordable care act. the benefits were not apparent. i think as he wept on the case becomes more clear. 2014 was another miserable election for democrats even when the economy was recovering. president trump has suffered losses as well. that is the reality. president's parties usually lose ground during their presidency. but there's no question that obama's focus on this national majority that he built, first democrat to win the popular vote, over 50%, twice, you know, since franklin roosevelt, i guess, took his eye in some ways off of what was happening way down below. >> let's move on. we have a newcomer to the 2020 race. former govern of massachusetts deval patrick is making his way. he gave his first official campaign speech where he distanced him

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guest: it is an normatively -- how damaging was the whole american garland -- merrick garland episodeguest: it was enormously damaging. thats not just some idea it was late in the term -- it was a republican commitment to not allow democrats to appoint new essences during a period of time where it appeared hillary clinton would be elected -- republicans were hinting that if hillary clinton were elected, appoint anyone under her either. host: do you think senator mcconnell would not -- abide by his own rule? guest: appoint anyone under her either. absently not. senator mcconnell is good at doing what he needs to do to advance his own political objectives. he has demonstrated that over and over, ever since he announced he would try and make pre-about a one term president by blocking his entire agenda. host: we go to diane on the republican line. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. 2008, 2009, and 2010, i watched the democrats lead the house, the senate, and the presidency and spent us to a huge amount of deficit. went.een where that money it remodeled offices. they put wind

it's a republican senate that didn't even give merrick garland a hearing. that was playing in putting this court in this political thicket and it is entirely predictable that you were going to have calls -- how could you not when that is what they did and took that and destroy the process? terribly good at the court is in this position. i know where that fault lies. >> i will take issue with that but what i will do is broaden the lens. see when youyou seek dysfunctional confirmation hearings, political candidates talking about expanding the court and court packing and the like, to me, that gets back to the idea that the court is deciding so many important issues, so many politically charged issues and congress, by contrast, is kicking a lot of the issues that the framers thought it would decide and wrestle with to either the courts or the executive branch through inaction. i you put all that together, don't know how you can be surprised that in the very few instances in which the political process can influence these nine unelected people who are deciding e

i was younger, thinner, think judy garland, that was my goal at the time.hat was about the timing met you, too, will. phil couldn't be here today, but , you know, san francisco, i thank you said we are a city for everyone that works for everyone , and where everyone can work. there's something really powerful about that statement. the state legislature has worked very hard over the last nine years to reduce prison sentences , review prison sentences, to make sure that we have opportunities for californians and goodwill has been a leader in that to allow people, as mayor breed said, with criminal histories to be able to get jobs and we want to thank you. and for people with mental illness and mental health challenges, they say the best thing you can do for a person with a mental health issue is to get them a job. so we want to thank you, goodwill, for all you have done. thank you, google, microsoft, all of the other partners who have supported goodwill. we can only turn around the challenges of our city with the work of everyone and this is just a great exam

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a republican senator didn't even give merrick garland a hearing when justice scalia's untimely passing on february 13th, and that was putting the court in this political -- entirely predictable you have caused to court pack now. how can you not when that is what they did, and destroyed the process. i feel terribly that the court is in this position. and i know where the court lies. >> i will broaden the lens a little further because i think what you see when you see kind of dysfunctional confirmation hearings, when you see political candidates talking about expanding the court, court packing and the like means to me that gets back to the idea that the court is deciding so many important issues, so many politically charged issues and congress by contrast is kicking a lot of the issues i think the framers thought it would decide and wrestle with to either the courts or the executive branch. .. of course when the political process gets a bit of an opportunity to influence that institution, either by delaying a vote on one nominee or by trying to derail another nominee or saying look, the

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