tom harkin of iowa. the senators are not sitting as jurors, senator harkin noted. and the chief justice agreed with that proposition. rather, the senate is a court. in fact, history teaches us that for literally decades, this body was referred to in this context as the high court of impeachment. so we re not in a legislative chamber during these proceedi s proceedings, we re in a tribunal, we re in a court. in 1778, he was describing the role of the courts, your role. in doing so, he distinguished between what he called the
retaliatory lawsuit that put two of the men who had raised the alarm about him in jail, and the continental congress realized the pickle they were in here: and they decided they would essentially come to the rescue of those men who were jailed after raising the alarm. they authorized payment for the sailors legal defense. they helped provide the evidence the sailors needed to get acquitted and get out of jail. in so doing, the continental congress put together what is now believed to be the first whistle-blower protection legislation. in july of 1778, it read in part, quote, it is the duty of all persons in the service of the united states as well as all other the inhabitants thereof to giver the earliest information to congress or other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any officers or persons in the service of these states which may come to their knowledge. the concept of protecting whistle-blowers who are alerting the proper authorities about mi
acquitted and get out of jail. in so doing the continental congress put together what is now believed to be the first whistle-blower protection legislation. in july of 1778 it read in part, quote, it is the duty of all persons in the service of the united states as well as all other the inhabitants thereof to give the earliest information to congress or other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any officers or persons in the service of these states which may come to their knowledge. the concept of protecting whistle blowers who are alerting the proper authorities about misconduct by those who hold a position of honor in the united states, that concept is almost almost exactly as old as america. and now 241 years into it it s getting a little bumpy. more on that next. stay with us. bumpy more on that next. stay with us alka-seltzer plus. now with 25% more concentrated power. nothing works faster for powerful cold relief.
legislation. in july of 1778 it read in part, quote, it is the duty of all persons in the service of the united states as well as all other the inhabitants thereof to give the earliest information to congress or other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any officers or persons in the service of these states which may come to their knowledge. the concept of protecting whistle blowers who are alerting the proper authorities about misconduct by those who hold a position of honor in the united states, that concept is almost almost exactly as old as america. and now 241 years into it it s getting a little bumpy. more on that next. stay with us. the unbeatable strength and speed of advil liqui-gels. what pain?
canoe. way before any other culture on the planet is exploring the deep seas. somehow gets here someplace in the south pacific, single most isolated archipelago on the planet. fast forward to captain cook and his identification of native hawaiian. you get a glimpse that these are very productive people. they re industrious. they were healthy, strong. and they had time for the arts. that was a large population, more than half of what we have in hawaii today. fully sustainable because there was no other choice. so, over time, the native hawaiian population goes to twenty-two thousand. it s the same story. introduced disease, inability to deal with it, people die. 1926, the public school system would outlaw language and the practice of culture in public schools. so, the road to extinction is being well paved. anthony: between captain cook s arrival in 1778, and today, disease wiped out most of the population.