in 1855 and petitioned the legislature to enlarge the boundaries of kossuth county. that included all of bancroft county and two townships in humboldt county the legislature agreed to the request and bancroft county was no more.. as kossuth county grew..a few years later another attempt to form a new county to the north the legislature did approve that and crocker county was established. it was in existence for 19 months, there was a supreme court case that was brought by some of the algona residents that said that was unconstitutional because it was not a full twelve townships. again, kossuth county largest county in the state 819 wanted to retain that honor more or less of saying they were the largest county. then as more and more settlers came to this region modern technology figured out how to drain the land, some using large equipment...tiles were made in the area... that meant more farmers could develop what is now some of the best farmland anywhere. 3656 we had a lot of sloughs that have since been drained. at the union slough national wildlife refuge, near ba

that is my record in the legislature as a leader. i will fight against anyone of any party when they do harm to use. and i will find along the side of anyone of any party when they want to do our state good. ... >> today on c-span, washington journal is next. interviews with freshmen members of congress who iraq war veterans. we talked to a democrat from massachusetts and a republican from oklahoma. at --ns day observances a look at the mental health of america's veterans with a doctor of the veterans health administration and a kernel of the washington, d c medical center. ♪ host: good morning. it is veterans day. at themarking that day tomb of the unknown soldier. president obama will be laying a wreath there this morning and we will talk about veterans issues on the program coming up. we want to talk about the fourth gop debate. the candidate squared off on taxes, trade, foreign policy. what was your take away, democrats 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001.

we have a great relationship with our legislature. it helps with things like this.we had to do a lot of preplanning before a bill is drafted. so in this case we said, hey, before we do this, why don't we see -- bring together all the stakeholders and find out what's going on and the sponsors of the -- the potential sponsors of the bill. i really like that idea. and so not this past general assembly, but the one prior, a task force or senate resolution to form a task force. we included the division of motor vehicles. we had our state homeland security adviser. law enforcements representation. we had members of the hispanic community. we had four legislators, both representing the senate and the house. and the list goes on. and we spent several months just debating this topic whether or not delaware should enter into the business of offering a driving privilege card to undocumented immigrants. and the need was clear. you know, these folks are residing in our state, driving on our roads. there are highway safety implications by not having them properly credentialed. ab

our legislature since the 1960's has been full-time. prior to that, it was part-time. because of that, we had many people being able to be reelected over and over again. by the 1990's, people thought it might not be a good thing to have career politicians. so in the 1990's through a proposition, we became a state of term limits. here the assembly, after 1990, the assembly members would serve two-year terms, and they could repeat that three times, six years total. over in the senate, it was two four-year terms. and term limits were changed again. between 1990 and 2012, many attempts were made, all reported down. but in 2012, the voters decided that it legislature could serve a total of 12 years in either house. interestingly enough, we had two really significant assembly members here in california prior to the term limits, and one of them served 15 years as speaker. the speaker of the house is elected by the members themselves. a gentleman named willie brown, who was born in texas, raised by verygle mom, became influential in politics. he was here for quite a while and

when i was in the state legislature, i had a condo in atlanta. now he has a condo in atlanta. i don't know how that works, but that is how that worked out. he is doing exceptionally well. he is enjoying himself. host: a big smile on your face when you talk about your grandkids. mr. carter: oh, yeah. again, identical twins. host: how can you tell them apart? mr. carter: it is not easy. my wife and i baby sat a couple weeks ago. and we were actually putting them down in their crib, and got up the next money and relaxed we had put them in the wrong crib. -- next morning and realized we had put them in the wrong crib. [laughter] host: what is your routine here in washington? mr. carter: first of all, i stay in my office. there isa cot -- host: a cot directly behind you. mr. carter: yes, there is. my wife vic -- experiment -- my wife spared no price in that cot. it is from bed bath & beyond. there are over 80 members of congress who stay in their office. we have a membership that we pay dues to, and we have lockers and showers and it is like living in a dorm. it is really good for

also present the legislature. rep. chris hall says, "we have got between now and january to meet with the community and constituents and people in our community" vo: hall also acknowledge the fact that there is a need for more information on the issue and a continued effort by lawmakers to clarify what needs to be done. sot "it really is an educational process we have a lot of new legislatures across the state over the last 5, 6 years." mary lahay is the head of the organisation and was an instrumental part in creating the 2010 "puppy mill bill" that created some state oversight over the issue. a new bill planned for the january session would further tighten the laws around dog breeding but what needs to happen is something different. sot "people who care about whats happening in this these facilities to be contacting their legistlatures to ask them to support the bill." and according to hall it's not just about business. sot: more imorant than the business aspects is the fact when we look at dogs they are more importa

a little farther down the road in san jose was were the first legislature met. they also met in vallejo and the nation which is close to san enoughco but still close to sacramento. when they first decided where to place the capital, they wanted it closer to an area people to get too quickly. sacramento had a lot going for it because of the gold rush in 1849 it brought a lot of people in. we have roads and a way to get here, the sacramento river. eventually, sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital. this building started in about 1860. it took about 14 years to complete, as is the case with a lot of state capitals throughout the country, the civil war era brought a lot of stops and starts. the capital in 1971 went through a distinctive seismic test, a two-year test, to see if the building would withstand an earthquake. there was a huge earthquake in the southern california area in 1971 that turned our attention to the fact that with modernization, floors, mezzanines, trying to make this victorian building with modern, they decided to go ahead and see

. >> let's talk a little bit because now governor wolf and the legislature is still doing their budgetance, which is not that entertaining, of course, to schools, counties, and nonprofits. they have had budget issues on the brink now for a while. the tentative budget deal looks like it could collapse. the long-term deal was voted down as a possibility last week. a split vote there. the lieutenant governor had to make the decision. so that went to the wayside, deciding on property taxes or not. where does it leave us? and now the governor says he wants something new or old or redone or more votes by december 4th, next week. is that gonna happen? can anything change here? >> it can, but, i mean, we have a classic situation here where republicans added. people voted to put more republicans in in the election of 2014, but due to tom corbett being an ineffectual governor, he was the one republican that was defeated. so you have this struggle of the two parties, and republicans are not looking to cave in this time around, and you have these big moving parts, as i see it -- liquor privatizati

that is the bottom 10% of shh legislature. why should voters think that is a pro-economic, workforce development record, that will grow jobs and the economy? >> theluti louisiana associatio businesses gave 90 legislatures f grades and i was one because it didn't like the way we supported the universities, hospitals and people of louisiana. i will tell you the louisiana association of business and industry is headed by someone who is a very strong supporter and former executive council and chief of staff to bobby jindel. today they endorsed you because they want a third jindel term except they would like to have it on steroids. when it comes to voting records, i don't intend to give anybody a hundred percent except for my wife. >> again, john bel, you try to portray yourself as a conservative. the record is the report -- record and it suggests something different. i am not talking about this year giving these f's this year. i am talking about a lifetime rating of 25%. i am talking about comparing that life time rating to mitch

legislature was only a 40 day session every year. from the second monday in january to usually march or april. fact, that was one of the big adjustments i had to make. march, i wasd of thinking ok it's time to go home. they told me you can't go home. that is probably the biggest adjustment. >> usurped from when? suburb.nas a it's on the coast. down in southern georgia. district and i represent the entire coast of georgia. >> why did you decide to you love a full-time -- a part-time job for a full-time? always aspired to serve at this level. i had to wait until he had to leave before i got the opportunity, but i got kind of , but realize what a great opportunity to serve as mayor. to know, god has a way making sure we understand that it's his plan and not our plan. editorialme, it is an cartoon passing the baton to you. morningis from the news. that is from the day i was sworn in. generally six of this year, which is my oldest son's birthday. jack's family and my family are very close. they went to school together. our families are ve

now turn to the state legislatures. although if you're a loyal democrat, you may want to avert your eyes to this. in 2009, democrats won full control of 27 state legislatures. republicans had control, full power, in only 14. now the gop is in full control of 30 state legislatures. the democrats hold power in just 11. [ applause ] >> in 24 states, republicans control the governorship in both houses of the legislature to give a total control over the political process. that increased power at the state level has already led to serious consequences for both democrats and anti-gun rights lobby. for their political future and for their goals have been put in jeopardy. the gun rights movement has already identified over 16 million gun owners that are registered to vote. we're on schedule to double that number by election day 2016. [ applause ] >> and most of that work is being done in battlegrounds states and contested congressional districts. this data vault, so to speak, is important to bloomberg's attempt at any ballot mea

we passed a constitutional amendment in the legislature, you have to do that with two different legislatures and it has to be voted on by the people. we passed in one house based on geography and the other house based on population. it happens that before baker versus carr was decided, that was turned down by the voters of the state of iowa. if it had not been turned on by the voters of the state of iowa in the referendum, it would've been overturned by baker versus carr, which said that it has to be based purely on one person, one vote. so that is the way the 50 state legislatures are now determined. >> the chief justice at the time, earl warren, describe the baker decision is the most in the vegan during his tenure. which is quite a statement to make, considering the cases during his tenure. why did he make that statement? sen. grassley: and has been a long time since i read baker versus carr. this is the way i look at it. there is an obscure part of the constitution that says the federal government has to guarantee a republican form of government in each of the states. that is probably th

court should take a backseat the legislature. so he would say that everything from this is perfectly consistent with his testimony. the other thing about john roberts if you go back and look at his testimony in 2003 when he was confirmed to the d.c. circuit, he had an interesting exchange about whether he was a strict constructionist. some other republican senators were concerned, what was the? was he really going to be, follow some of those principles. and he would not engage at all. he said he doesn't like labels. that's not demonstrate construction can mean one thing in one case, one thing another. at the time to stop that's a very savvy answer. but john roberts doesn't like labels and we can see right now, this bill will show he decries them anyway. i think other nominations, that president bush made and we'll talk not just about john roberts but the roberts court more broadly, was samuel alito and that was an absolute home run. alito's opinions are beautifully written. his presence on the bench has been an enormous asset to

what's happening with the legislature is in the. >> so we're going into a new budget year now, the legislature will be discussing what the budget will be for the upcoming year, it will be incredibly important that our elected officials understand that people who are homeless need resources and that those resource help and they're the cycle of homeless people for people 0 we would love to have our elected officials embrace an increase in the line item funds programs, and anybody who's watching the show can call somebody . >>> and give our viewers, just look at some information on the screen where they can get nor information, and reverend, very briefly, what's the most important thing you would like everyone to take away from this segment today. >> well, i think with the increase of heroin addiction, it's important to be able to provide more funding to help people break that cycle of addiction, and homeless people struggle with this addiction, it's important for us to provide some support for that. good luck in getting help with with a very important issue. well that's this edition for urban up

mark-viverito, francisco moya, state assemblyman, first elected ecuadorian american to be elected to the legislature. >> former guest here on "tiempo." >> and, you know, as well as presidents of several hhc hospitals in new york city. >> we mentioned that the deadline is quickly approaching. >> the deadline is december 14th, joe, and so anyone that has any questions should just reach out to our website. >> okay, we've put it up on the screen for you. how difficult was the application process, esteban? >> it's definitely something that you need to think about it and work with it a couple of >> you need help from different mentors, as well. >> essay? essay? >> yeah, several different essays. >> several different essays? >> yeah. >> oh, because they want to make sure that they're investing correct in the right person. >> absolutely. >> talk to me financially. what kind of scholarships are we talking about here? >> so, joe, the scholarship is worth over $70,000 to each recipient that is accepted as a

sovereignty rests with the respective colonial legislatures. the last thing the americans want to do is create a federal government separate from the states because that looks like a domestic version of parliament. they don't want to do that. the assumption most people have that there is this seamless natural evolution from 1776 to 1787 doesn't work. it is not true. you got to figure out a way to explain how you get from independence to nationhood, if in fact most people don't want it to happen. and they don't. if you took a poll, most people are born, live out their lives and die within a 28 mile radius. there is no, i know this is a surprise to some young people, there is no internet. they can't communicate. i am saying american history is headed in a particular direction after the war. it is headed for the european north american continent, headed towards a e.u. rather than a united states, is headed towards a confederation model. somebody changes the direction in which american history is headed. there is a reason lincoln has to falsify his

. ♪ >> at the statehouse, demanding that the state legislature give everyone over 16 a drivers licensendocumented applicants, illegal immigrants, everyone. >> an open door. >> a new mission. $70 million. his best impression of walking on water, skating on ice. >> bionic legs are allowing people to escape. >> making people's dreams come true. [speaking in native tongue] >> giving everyone over 16 a drivers license, undocumented applicants, illegal immigrants, everyone. >> 500,000 immigrants living in new jersey who will benefit from drivers licenses. >> they try to pack the budget committee room, licenses for illegals, new source of money and akita safer roads. >> five times more likely to be in a fatal car accident and ten times more likely. >> on the monday after scores of people were killed and so many more wounded there were questions like the ones assembly woman holly ship easy raised about whether the bill would lower security standards. [inaudible] >> questioning, aa proponent of the bill. it is important not to confuse road safety with national security. >> and to know the laws.

they controlled both chambers of the state legislature. every statewide office is controlled by republicans. what's happening on this side of the border is the democrats are really trying to reorganize. they have spent several election cycles losing at all levels except the seats they're gerrymandered in. one congressional seat and a lot of house and senate seats. now you see a whole new generation of democrats in south carolina that are no longer happy with that status quo and they're trying to figure out how to build. they saw a lot of excitement around barack obama, a lot of organization around barack obama in 2008, which is how south carolina really became obama country in '08 for the democrats. they want to build on that. the new generation in the democratic party in south carolina are tired of having a shallow bench. they're tired of losing at every level. but the truth of the matter is electoral politics are against them for several cycles but rebuilding has to start somewhere and that's what they're trying to do. >> and you see ene

the legislature has certain powers. the governor has certain power. and i do have the power veto and the legislature if they feel its inappropriate can override that veto and they didn't. and that's why we believe the court made the decision they did governor branstad says the state is redesigning how the state deals with mental health care... adopting a more community based system, institutions in cherokee and independence will remain open. six people are behind bars after osceola business. five of the suspects are charged with prostitution. daveta williams is charged with and driving while barred. all six are being held at the clarke county jail. four departments helped the osceola p-d conduct the sting. the polk county health department says meat served at a roosevelt high school luncheon, is the source of what made people sick. 58 teachers and staff got sick after the lunch on october 22nd. the district canceled classes because so many staff members had food poisoning. the health department tested the food and conducted more than 100 interviews. w

that will go to the governor's desk next month and the legislature next year. >> we get the bill first, the public works and highways committee, and we don't change it a whole lot. but there will be some things that we probably, some tweaks to make sure we get some of the possible. reporter: representative chandler says there's a lot of work to do, but first he would like to identify potential trouble areas to prevent failures like the sinkhole. >> somewhere we need to get an inventory or a study of where situations like that might exist, where municipalities have drainage couple verts, the old type system underneath the new state highways. reporter: the legislature is currently considering a bill that would bring funding to highway maintenance by taxing drivers of electric cars. some lawmakers argue those motorists aren't subject to the gas tax. >> some of us look at that as just fairness. the people who are driving on the roads should pay something. reporter: d.o.t. is finishing as many construction projects as it can before the weather and cold temperatures limit what crews can do.

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the legislature established the superior court consisting of the same judges. this court convened in 1693 at salem. three were found guilty and none of them would hang. the most unusual part of the panic was the fact the authorities eventually admitted their terrible mistakes, only the third time the history of western witch trials this had happened. the tragedy is too often remembered as a spooky clichÉ or as symbolic of misery caused by the other witchcraft cases when those more damaging episodes are forgotten. the stereotype recounted as an example of how other people could go wrong, not like the shining's examples of human progress that we are. the point of six women of salem to personalize the tragedy, to focus on a few specific individuals, how the events affected the people involved, living individuals with lives before everything seemed to go wrong and to show what their lives were like after the crisis passed if they survived. despite the centuries and different lives i tried to get inside their minds and see through their eyes. what did it feel like t

when i was in the state legislature, i had a condo in atlanta. now he has a condo in atlanta. i don't know how that works, but that is how that worked out. he is doing exceptionally well. he is enjoying himself. host: a big smile on your face when you talk about your grandkids. mr. carter: oh, yeah. again, identical twins. host: how can you tell them apart? mr. carter: it is not easy. my wife and i baby sat a couple weeks ago. and we were actually putting them down in their crib, and got up the next money and relaxed we had put them in the wrong crib. -- next morning and realized we had put them in the wrong crib. [laughter] host: what is your routine here in washington? mr. carter: first of all, i stay in my office. there is a cot -- host: there is a cot directly behind you. mr. carter: yes, there is. my wife spared no price in that cot. it is from bed bath & beyond. there are over 80 members of congress who stay in their office. we have a membership that we pay dues to, and we have lockers and showers and it is like living in a dorm. it is really good for me because you buil

going into tonight, democrats controlled the legislatures in just 11 states. republicans controlled them in 30. in 2010, there were 26 democratic governors and 24 republican governors. going into tonight, there were just 18 democrats and the number of republican governors had grown to 31, including four in states where democrats controlled both houses of the state legislature -- maryland, new jersey, massachusetts, and illinois. joining us now is the executive editor of vox, and stuart stevens, columnist for "the daily beast" and a strategist for mitt romney's presidential campaign. nbc universal has made an investment in vox. david corn, of course, is still with us. >> no investment. >> just wait. the results coming out of kentucky tonight, we were talking with someone from the louisville courier in the last segment, and he said the election in kentucky has more to do with social and cultural issues, including kim davis, than it is a referendum on the aca, on obama care. but the implications for those kentuckyians who have gotten access to health care, under

so we're really doing our party building tonight and that has implications on the state legislature, the down-ballot races. so we're very committed to making sure that the party is organized and everybody that can participate and wants to participate has a place at the table. >> are you surprised the democratic ticket there's only three candidates? were queue expecting more? >> honestly i believed all along this would be a competitive race. i think that bernie sanders, and his crew, have brought an enthusiasm to this process. i think martin o'malley -- he hasn't shown himself in the polls to be formidable yet, i think he has an opening, we believe he has an opening. so, i think that the clinton campaign is taking every one of them seriously. after watching their debate i believe they are in fact really addressing the issues that are on people's minds. so i feel very proud of the campaigns at this point. >> here with tom miller, the longest serving state attorney general in the country. tonight we're at the j-j dinner how much does this stack up to others. >> it's one of the best. we

that means the gop controls the virginia legislature, the entire legislature here.hat is not good news, obviously, for governor terry mcauliffe and his plans to push forward gun control and medicaid expansion. >>> in prince william county a win in senate district 29. jeremy mcpike beat hal parrish to secure that seat. new era in alexandria. bill eul's write in campaign failed and he lost to allyson silfverberg. >>> big news in loudoun county. phyllis larandle defeated scott york. stacy kinkaide will keep her title. she'll be the sheriff another four years after defeating brian wolf for a second time. we compiled a list of all the races in maryland. the winners from last night's election, you can find that in the nbc washington app. >>> one of those races is making history in college park. patrick wojahn was elected mayor. he becomes the first openly gay man to win the office in college park. he says he wants to bring more amenities, high quality development and businesses to college park. and we want to tell you about some other high profile races around the country

that shows the gop dominance of state legislatures across the country. much of which has been a product of the obama era. but here's, you know, here's -- here's the question. right? i mean, mitt romney lost latinos by 40 points. the electoral college is such that the next democratic nominee can lose three or four states that barack obama won, and still win the presidency, right? >> yep. >> it's an uphill battle at the national level and if you go back and you read that postmortem by the rnc after 2012, very little of that is implemented. where's the republican party right now? >> well, it's funny. howard and i in our 50-state strategies have had exactly polar opposite effects. and results. in the case of democrats, what howard did was laid doubt the predicate to win nationally and they did. he made the democratic party competitive in parts of the country where they weren't before. north carolina, south carolina, virginia. and they won. they won presidential races. when i got into the rnc, i had very much like howard had inherited a mess. we focused on gr

meant popular sovereignty did not mean legislature. dayswas literally two after the king decision came down. said howtice roberts, do they distort the word legislature, proving yet again that the supreme court is an irony free zone. again, confirming the theory. those are the big picture areas. i think the biggest difference between chief justice roberts for example, and the conservative members of the court, is the emphasis on incrementalism where he wants to take a step at a time. he has done that in a variety of contexts. and mayk a small step come back to it. the shelby county decision striking down section five again. prefaced by certain small steps. i am actually arguing a case this term. is cast upon the constitutionality of agency fees from people who don't belong to the union on first amendment grounds. think -- i am not entirely sure why this should be a conservative principle that says incrementalism is scalia-likeo eight approach. the point that always make is, in 1954 written brown v board of education to say that the blac

it's not for ohio's seats in congress, this is just for the state legislature.till. 71% of the vote. that's a big deal. and somewhere in america in law school that tulty housing, lawrence lessig is celebrating ohio or cursing himself for getting out of the presidential race too soon. >>> in the great state of pennsylvania, three open streets on the supreme court in that state. and yes, while, it is creepy to vote for judges particularly in partisan terms, in pennsylvania last night, democratic candidates took all three of the supreme court seats that were open. that will give democrats a majority on that state's supreme court for basically a decade. now, is it weird to talk about a partisan majority on a court? yes, it is. but pennsylvania's partisan majority on the supreme court is now democratic after the most expensive judicial elections in state history. in the big cities of indianapolis and charlotte, north carolina, and orlando, florida, and philadelphia as well as salt lake city in utah, voters in all the cities picked the democratic and or progressive ch

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the two senators were appointed by the state's legislature. they were not elected by the party.ey were not part of the people, they represented state interest, so their whole purpose was different, and the compromise in the constitution because state legislature, of course, were controlled by the big financial interest of each state. this was to give the people representation, they gave the house of representatives equal powers, even greater powers in certain areas than the senate, the senate was considered equivalent of the house of lords, body of patricians and they were given powers over foreign treaties. the house was given powers of spending our money because they are our representatives. so they have our hands in their pockets. sorry to say that. [laughter] >> the purpose of the senate was different from the purpose of the house and that was one of the greatest compromises, creating a legislature, one representing the people because the constitution begins, we the people of the united states. and the other representing slightly more interest, foreign affairs, things that o

it would be left to the state legislatures and the in the democratic process to make these decisions.what was your response to that? >> guest: with the constitution means for the bill of rights and here it's the 14th amendment in that issue is that sometimes legislatures passed laws that violate the rights of the minority groups and sometimes they cannot be justified given the constitutional guarantees. and of course legislatures passed laws all the time in the vast majority because constitutional muster. usefulness of the african-american civil rights and again in the gay civil rights there are laws that are passed into the only reason for passing the law is to treat to treat a certain group differently than anyone else. about gay marriage isn't really about marriage. they really were not about any other kind of policy. the word about separating gay people and making sure that under the law they were different. and that is what he we call the constitutional no-no in my world. >> host: the legal term. >> guest: exactly the legislature shouldn't be in the business of doing that. and pa

vote heavily not just in the marquee races but down-ballot where control of state legislatures liverssame legislatures that dra w coongal districts that current magnify getting born and makes political analysts salivate and no political power stays from staying home. i'm ray suarez and that's the "inside story." the news continues right now. the u.s. orders enhanced skirt and russia constituency all flights to egypt. suspicion grows that a bomb downed a russian jet in the sinai. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. >>> bereaved buy sea of toxic red mud. two dams burst in brazil. >>> talks in the making, the leaders of china and taiwan set to meet in

vote heavily not just in the marquee races but down-ballot where control of state legislatures livers legislatures that dra w coongal districts that current magnify getting born and makes political analysts salivate and no political power stays from staying home. i'm ray suarez and that's the "inside story." the news continues right now. after a bloody civil war and 60 years of mistrust, the leaders of china and ty wan are now shaking hands for the first time. hello i'm jane dutton in doha. also on the program, russia suspends all flights to egypt after a bomb is believed to have caused saturday's

vote heavily not just in the marquee races but down-ballot where control of state legislatures livers legislatures that dra w coongal districts that current magnify getting born and makes political analysts salivate and no political power stays from staying home. i'm ray suarez and that's the "inside story." the news continues right now. ht now. >> president obama says the key stone xl pipeline is a no go. back to work, the unemployment rate reaches a seven year low. suspended, russia is stopping all flights to egypt. the democratic presidential candidates hope to make in-roads with southern voters.

democrats and republicans in the 1975 legislature were thinking, first anymore? erin: tonight at 5:00, adam that saved the new hampshire primary, and why heightened tensions over the vietnam war played a role in that decision. investigation. families of the victims of saturday' s crash over egypt. lawsuit filed. after a salmonella outbreak possibly linked to chipotle restaurants. kevin: warm continuing to build out to our west and all headed in our direction the next several days. and look towards the weekend, coming up. erin: and it' s time to winterize your perennials. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. r i'm hillary clinton p and i approve this message. erin: welcome back. the grim task of recovering and identifying the victims of saturday' s plane crash over egy

that this was inappropriate to the courts to step in and sway that it should be left to the state legislatures through the democratic process to make these decisions. what was your response to that? >> guest: we have this thing called the constitution, and what the constitution means particularly the bill of rights and 14th amendment at issue in the amendment is that sometimes the legislatures pass laws that violate the rights of minority groups. and sometimes they cannot be justified given the constitutional guarantees that every american has and of course legislature passes laws all the time in the vast majority they pass constitutional muster. but every once in a while, you saw this in the african-american civil rights and we now see it in gay civil rights where the only reason for passing the law is to treat a certain group differently than anyone else. they were really not about marriage, they were not about any other kind of policy reason, they were about separating people off and making sure that under the law they were different and that is what we call the constitutional no-no in my w

and the compromise in the constitution, because state legislatures of course, for the most part, were controlled by the big financial interests of each state, this was to give the people representation. that's where they gave the house of representatives equal powers, even greater powers in certain areas than the senate. the senate was considered the equivalent of the house of lords, patrician, a body of patricians. and they were given powers over foreign treaties and foreign affairs that the house lacks. but the house was given power of spending our money. because they are our representatives. so they have their hands in our pockets, sorry to say that. [laughter] but that, the purpose of the senate was different from the purpose of the house, and that was one of the great compromises they made at the constitutional convention creating a bicameral legislature, one representing the people. because the constitution begins "we the people of the united states." and the other representing slightly more esoteric interests, foreign affairs, things that ordinary people would not understand or

and the maine legislature have authorized her to use. jennifer: the maine department of health and human services says people from out of state can get medical marijuana from maine dispensaries, but they do need to have an i.d. card from their home state. tom: commitment 2016 now, it was a busy morning at the secretary of state's office with three republicans adding their names to the first in the nation primary ballot. jennifer: all three spoke about the importance of new hampshire's role in the race for president. and the very real threat it's facing. wmur political director josh mcelveen is here now with more. josh: with the possible exception of ted cruz, it could be argued that none of the d.c. who file forward the primary today would even be in the race if it within for early contest states like new hampshire and iowa. these candidates are also in agreement. new hampshire is in real danger of losing its first in the nation spot. hooking -- poking a little fun at the recent patdown he received from secret service this week, lins yea

week, both asked the legislature to reject a deficit reduction plan by bobby jindal.have to get into it right away. we're talking about some major deficits in the upcoming years, $1 billion or more for the next five, so there is no honeymoon period. they're going to have to find a nice scotch, settle in and just embrace the lunacy of the next four years. >> all right, going into election night, who would you rather be, edwards or vitter? >> well, i try not to make predictions, but the polling trends right now do favor john bill edwards with david vitter starting to see more of his conservative votes come back home. so, it's going to be an interesting night in louisiana. >> less than a field goal? >> that's what i'm thinking, it could be a one to three-point race. it could get tight. >> that's my gut, too. chairman alford, thanks for your wisdom. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news to report to you. nbc news has confirmed that a u.s. citizen was among those killed on the attack in the radisson blu hotel in mali. the state department is not releasing

>> how to get access, meet the legislature. and you'll be surprised it is a very basic question of i have a problem, i have an issue i want to get involved in, how do i access my legislator and it is surprisingly simple, you just kind of call or just pick up or a lot of legislators have office hours. you can go, they have open office, they have staff, so it's relatively simple but it is surprising how many folks just don't know that. >> you've been moving in these halls a lot. are most pretty accessible and open to the little guy. the person off the street who is not some big name or associated with some big organization, do they actually listen and sit down. it is both. a lot of legislators. >> it varies, it is just like any business, like any field, it varies. >> it depends on who that person is. >> exactly. >> i've worked with legislators who will take any appointment at any time and they'll go to any event for any constituent and i've worked with some who are sort of, i don't want to say above it, aloof i guess is the bestw