representative john conyers also called for a moment of silence for martin. martin was shot last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman in florida. >> i would like to say thank you. thank you for the spomplet as i said before and i'll say it again, trayvon was our son and your son. it breaks my heart. >> zimmerman said he was -- there were sources that said it began with a few words, changed. >>> students and faculty from the school without walls marched to the white house today. they chanted "no justice, no peace." they want president obama to call for a federal probe into trayvon martin's death. >>> over the weekend jason grier posted comments on wwjltv about the local protests over martin. one comment read act like a thug, die like one. >> including in those comments was that he was a member of the nopd which caused me great con sernlt i suspended the officer immediately and without pay indefinitely and directed chief westbrook to conduct a they rope investigation into the comments. >> now the officer posted his own name on his facebook

john conyers. >> thank you, chairman bobby scott. i would ask everyone to give you a round of applause. as a matter of fact, this is a forum. let's thank chairman bobby scott of virginia for all that he's doing. and with the tragic of one young man in our country, trayvon martin, which has electrified the nation, here comes chairman bobby scott with a forum on the youth promise act. that's worth another round of applause because it's right on time. and what this bill does is it makes us safe and on top of it its cost effective and it brings greater hope and justice for our youth. as chairman scott said, we incarcerate more people than any other country on earth. and it's way too many and i celebrate what we're doing here today. i close with this observation. hill harper was late coming to this forum. and attorneys bobby vasser and i were trying to determine whether we should issue a warrant or a subpoena to bring him here one way or the other. i'm glad we don't have to do that now. and i thank you, chairman scott. >> thank you, mr. c

parents testified in front of a group of lawmakers, including sheila jackson lee, representative john conyers. representative wilson who represented the district and kai rine brown, who represents the area where the sanford police department is. >> we have got to make sure that what has happened in sanford with the police department and how they handled this situation never happens again in the united states of america. >> they talked about several issues, including the stand your ground law. racial profiling, neighborhood watch programs, and why the sanford police department has not arrested the shooter, george zimmerman. >> there is no doubt that there was a failed investigation. >> it was february 26 when the 17-year-old was fatally shot by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman. he claims he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. >> i believe he was racially profiled. >> i want to say it like i see it. trayvon was hunted down like a rabid dog. he was shot in the street. he was racially profiled. >> the shooting sparked national interest and outrage. protesters all o

i bet you if john conyers was still chairman of the judiciary committee there would have been a hearing on this judge. and keep in mind, he's not just a federal judge. he is the chief federal judge. he is the top honcho. >> in the state of montana. >> that's right. >> i'm glad you raised that, joe. let me -- both of you stay with me a moment. let me bring in paul rothstein, constitutional law professor at georgetown university. professor, thanks for joining me. >> thank you for asking. >> let me ask you. you are the expert here. what does it take to remove a federal judge from office? >> well it has to be the impeachment process which they tried to do to president clinton. it requires a majority vote in the house of representatives. and then it goes over to the senate and it requires two-thirds of a vote in the senate. an actual trial in the senate. and then two-thirds vote to kick the judge out. so it's very, very difficult. and the standard is very high. this good behavior standard that's in the constitution has been interpreted to be the equivalent of the standard that applies to the

so john conyers says, i'll go with you. so he goes with me and we meet with the polaroid workers. and at the end of the meeting said, we'll work with you to introduce a's of legislation to bring sanctions against south africa. that was the very first bill that was introduced to brink sanctions in 1971, 1972, and there are only two sponsors, ron dellums and john conyers initially. fast forward the 80s. the foreign affairs committee is bringing out -- reported out of bill. now, i believe that there are two factors over which every one of us have absolute control. everything else you don't really have control. two factors over which i think you do have control. your fidelity, your faithfulness to what you believe in, and your willingness to show up every day for the fight. you have control over that. all right? so, with that in mind, i, keeping fidelity with the movement and based on the idea that part of our responsibility as members of the cbc, the progressive voice here, was to take the struggle, the pain, the anguish, the screens from the street, put them in legislative form. wha

. >> so john conyers, chairman of the house judiciary committee wants a hearing but not impeach him.s this the practical effort to put pressure on this judge to resign? >> well, sure, and remember also there could be other courses of action he could be censored, there are other things that could come in terms of outcomes of an investigation, and a hearing. i think the point that conyers is raidsing, this kind of conduct we can just let this go without taking a very big time-out and saying wait a second, this is not okay. it's a lot like, i got to tell you ed, the stuff we have been talking about with rush limbaugh. at some point we have to stop and say "this is not okay" a federal judge should know better than do something like this. >> karen finney, good to have you with us tonight appreciate your time. big news about rush limbaugh tonight, of course is the chairman of the senate armed services committee carl levin wants to make a move to take rush limbaugh off armed services radio network, which is heard around the globe by our forces. we'll follow up on that story tomorrow. >>> th

you and john conyers have asked for hearings.ou get hearings, this judge would then come before the house committee to explain how he used federal property to distribute these vile and racist e-mails? >> we certainly could ask him to attend. i don't think he would be required to attend. there's a separation of powers. but i think if there were hearings, i think he would -- i think he'd want to attend and i think he'd want to give any defense he might have. it certainly looks indefensible. it's certainly racist. it's disgusting. and it doesn't reflect well on the bench. and i think that the judge should welcome the opportunity to clear his name if he can. otherwise, there's a stain on his name as well as the judiciary. when you are a judge, you are supposed to be like caesar's wife and be beyond reproach. that's why the canons exist. and it does seems like he's violated several of the canons. >> now congressman, what could be the possible reasoning or logic that chairman smith would not have hearings given the gravity of what this

martin luther king, john conyers has proceeded with his legislative history from the time of his embracing of the 1965 voting rights act as an ongoing where we have joined on that committee dealing with issues of police brutality, dealing with issues of voter protection, dealing with the re-authorization of the voting rights act, dealing with the maintaining of the constitution through proceedings for john conyers. we know from which they have spoken and beyond a whole litany i could give in terms of giving rights to people, his dear friend, harry belafonte, is about to approach a wonderful birthday. since i count him both hero and friend, i wanted to join briefly for a moment in some other issues i'm going to discuss is to, again, thank a warrior for peace and justice and one who -- let me just say that he would not say sacrifice, who wanted to ensure that the movement leaders , dr. king, jose williams, andy young, the soldiers and the mississippi and alabama, south carolina, georgia, north carolina, and places beyond have the kind of financial and hollywood structure that they would argu

congressman barney frank and congressman john conyers who both volunteered during the freedom summer. congressman bob filner who spent several months in jail after his efforts of the freedom rider and he takes great pride being invited back. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who was an organizer of the student nonviolent coordinated committee, and congresswoman terri sewell, who, along with congresswoman roby, co-sponsor of this legislation, as congresswoman sewell is from selma and her family opened their home to travelers on the 1965 march from selma to montgomery. sure, there are more, but all of these people played a role. john lewis, of course, an icon in our country for his leadership at that time. these members of congress and these american heroes made history. they also made progress for our country. i urge my colleagues to join in supporting this legislation to ensure that our history and our -- and the heroes, that that history lives on long after we are gone. with that, madam speaker -- mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle

john conyers had a great plan. bill: how much will that cost? >> more socialism. >> what did you say? you toss around the world socialism. people indiscrimenantly use the word socialism. >> alan, you're recommending socialism. government-run single-payer program. i'm not espousing it. you are. >> call it anything you want. bill: economy jumps on back of rocket takes off you're still looking at 15 trillion dollars in debt. that is one thing not changing. >> if the economy gets better that will be good. >> thank you, gentlemen. we'll pick it up soon. alice. alisyn: i'm not sure they were done. some lawmakers are asking voters to do their dirty work. we'll explain. plus? >> before take off. get out of my way. >> hey, guys. bill: well that was a take-down before take-off. now we have new video of this flight attendant with serious issues on board. >> looks like they're physically restraining a flight attendant. >> okay they're physically restraining a flight attendant? >> yeah. she lost it. people are helping out. bill: take you live to the south la

john conyers. >> thank you, chairman bobby scott. i would ask everyone to give you a round of applause. matter of fact, it's a forum. let's thank chairman bobby scott of virginia. [applause] for all that he's doing. [applause] and with the tragic loss of one young man in our country, trayvon martin, which has electrified the nation here comes chairman bobby scott with a forum on the youth promise act. that's worth another round of applause because it's right on time. [applause] and what this bill does -- and on top of it it's cost effective, and it brings greater hope and justice for our youth. as chairman scott said, we incarcerate more people than any other country on earth. and it's way too many, and i celebrate what we're doing here today. i close with this observation: hill harper was late coming to this forum, wasn't he? and attorneys bobby vassar and attorney carol shawdrau and i were trying to determine whether we should issue a warrant or a subpoena to bring him here one way or the other. [laughter] i'm glad we don't have to

we have many laws that are coming into play, and i want to thank chairman conyers, chairman john conyers, i call him chairman, he's now the ranking member of the judiciary committee, i want to thank him because he is taking the lead today on a forum that will take place. in fact, he's making it possible for us to have this forum today. and at this forum today there will be some clarity brought to how the federal government is involved in these kinds of circumstances. in 2009 there was a hate crimes law that was passed. there would be some considerable talk about this hate crimes law that was passed. federal jurisdiction has been expanded under the 2009 law. pursuant to the 14th amendment and the equal protection provided thereunder. there will be talk about how the justice department has a role in these processes from time to time. there will be talk about how financial support can be accorded the local constabulary under certain circumstances. there will be talk about how federal charges can be promulgated and enforced under certain circumstances. so i will be honored to have an opportu

so i want to thank the chairman , ranking member of judiciary, john conyers, for giving me this time and i will yield back the balance. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: i'm meezed to yield such time as he may require to the gentleman from georgia, doctor gingrey, who happens to be the sponsor of this the legislation we're considering tonight, the health act. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. gingrey: i thank the chairman of the judiciary committee for yielding to me and the opportunity to follow directly my colleague from georgia on the other side of the aisle a number of things were said and i feel grateful to have the opportunity to address those. one of the comments that the gentleman made, the gentleman is my good friend and he would agree with that, but in regard to this emergency caucus meeting with the tea party caucus on the republican side with our majority leader, eric cantor, i am an original member of the tea party caucus in the house of representative

john pender grast. >> thank you, carson scott, carson conyers, congressman sue will for your unswerving leadership on these issues. i'm humbled to be on this panel and we can only hope we'll get some paraphernalia from csi: new york at the end of this for our reward. this isn't my primary profession just like it isn't in hill's. my qualification largely stems from stumbling onto a life-changing path at the age of 20 years old when i was visiting a friend of mine who was working in a homeless shelter right here in washington, d.c. and i ran into this guy right here to my left, michael maddox, who was all of 7 years old. since my experience as a mentor is why i'm here on this panel, i want to tell you about three of the ten guys i've worked with over the last 25 years. and the very different trajectories which resulted, i would argue, from their varying access to the kinds of programs, the very programs that this youth promise act would be supporting. first story i want to tell you is about nasir. he was actually the biological brother of my first formal little brother the in the big brother, big siste