with me to talk about all of this is michigan state senator mallory mcmorrow. on the show. let's talk about that attempt. that petition. those republican board members opposed this citizens-led effort because they say that it was too vague or sloppily written and -- i read they were literally nitpicking over the number of spaces between the words but are you optimistic that the michigan supreme court will agree and allow this amendment to make to the ballot on time? >> thanks katie. you are exactly right. i think what is apparent is that the republicans on the state board of kansas were looking for any reason to reject this ballot measure. they actually rejected over spacing. they argue the couldn't read between the lines and they argue that 750,000 people couldn't possibly have known what they were signing. which is absolutely ridiculous. i'm confident that the supreme court will take this up and send it to the ballot because at the end of the day it is about giving people the right to vote and this republican party is expressing just how openly hostile they a