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Melissa Murray

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
610 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

She was unfamiliar with certain things. And, even though we assume she would be familiar with them, but keep pushing. So I think it was Alex Padilla of California who asked her about her stance on Obergefell versus Hodges, which of course is the 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage around the country.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

And he asked her about whether or not she would abide by that decision and whether she as attorney general would facilitate any moves that would endanger the integrity of marriage's that were constituted between two individuals of the same sex. And she kept saying, I will follow the law. The follow-up question that I wish Senator Padilla had asked is, what if the president says the law is X?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

And he asked her about whether or not she would abide by that decision and whether she as attorney general would facilitate any moves that would endanger the integrity of marriage's that were constituted between two individuals of the same sex. And she kept saying, I will follow the law. The follow-up question that I wish Senator Padilla had asked is, what if the president says the law is X?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

And he asked her about whether or not she would abide by that decision and whether she as attorney general would facilitate any moves that would endanger the integrity of marriage's that were constituted between two individuals of the same sex. And she kept saying, I will follow the law. The follow-up question that I wish Senator Padilla had asked is, what if the president says the law is X?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the president says that there is an executive order that says we're not recognizing these marriages for purposes of this federal law, or benefits, or X, Y, or Z? If that's the law, is that what you're following? Harder questions, more incisive questions, A similar kind of thing came up with regard to abortion. She said repeatedly that she is pro-life, but she would follow the law.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the president says that there is an executive order that says we're not recognizing these marriages for purposes of this federal law, or benefits, or X, Y, or Z? If that's the law, is that what you're following? Harder questions, more incisive questions, A similar kind of thing came up with regard to abortion. She said repeatedly that she is pro-life, but she would follow the law.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the president says that there is an executive order that says we're not recognizing these marriages for purposes of this federal law, or benefits, or X, Y, or Z? If that's the law, is that what you're following? Harder questions, more incisive questions, A similar kind of thing came up with regard to abortion. She said repeatedly that she is pro-life, but she would follow the law.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the law is now the Comstock Act, the 1873 law passed at a time when women didn't even have the right to vote that Republicans have said very explicitly in Project 2025?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the law is now the Comstock Act, the 1873 law passed at a time when women didn't even have the right to vote that Republicans have said very explicitly in Project 2025?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

What if the law is now the Comstock Act, the 1873 law passed at a time when women didn't even have the right to vote that Republicans have said very explicitly in Project 2025?

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

that they are going to use and revive to essentially make it illegal for individuals to send any kind of implement that might be used in an abortion, whether that's medication abortion pills or a speculum that could be used in a procedural abortion. You can't send those through the mail anymore. I mean, it's basically going to be deployed online.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

that they are going to use and revive to essentially make it illegal for individuals to send any kind of implement that might be used in an abortion, whether that's medication abortion pills or a speculum that could be used in a procedural abortion. You can't send those through the mail anymore. I mean, it's basically going to be deployed online.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

that they are going to use and revive to essentially make it illegal for individuals to send any kind of implement that might be used in an abortion, whether that's medication abortion pills or a speculum that could be used in a procedural abortion. You can't send those through the mail anymore. I mean, it's basically going to be deployed online.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

in the manner of a nationwide ban, to effectively have a nationwide ban, if that's the law, are you following that? Are you enforcing that? And nobody asked that question and it made me absolutely crazy.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

in the manner of a nationwide ban, to effectively have a nationwide ban, if that's the law, are you following that? Are you enforcing that? And nobody asked that question and it made me absolutely crazy.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

in the manner of a nationwide ban, to effectively have a nationwide ban, if that's the law, are you following that? Are you enforcing that? And nobody asked that question and it made me absolutely crazy.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think just generally her evasiveness on questions about her loyalty to the man who has nominated her raises questions about who is the client here, right? DOJ's client is and should be the United States, not the president of the United States. And I think the fact that she would not be clear about that

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think just generally her evasiveness on questions about her loyalty to the man who has nominated her raises questions about who is the client here, right? DOJ's client is and should be the United States, not the president of the United States. And I think the fact that she would not be clear about that

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think just generally her evasiveness on questions about her loyalty to the man who has nominated her raises questions about who is the client here, right? DOJ's client is and should be the United States, not the president of the United States. And I think the fact that she would not be clear about that

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

makes it really difficult to feel confident that going forward, this is going to be business as usual. It's not going to be business as usual. Donald Trump has already nominated Todd Blanche to be the Deputy Attorney General. John Sauer has been nominated to be the Solicitor General. We can talk more about those appointments.