He said the time has finished, so i will have to finish. Can you hear me . Were good to go . Okay. Im going to ask a few questions and engage in a bit of discussion here, and then turn it over for questions. Sir, one thing thats allowed isis the Islamic State to make gains in iraq have been the divisions in iraqi politics and iraqi society. Theres been a lot that iraq is developing a more inclusive government, but your government doesnt have a minister of defense, it doesnt have a minister of interior, theres a plan to engage the sunni tribes but the plan has not yet been implemented. Can iraq form a truly inclusive government now given all the failures of the past . Why can it work this time when it hasnt worked before . Tep interpr translator before there werele many sensitivities between various iraqi groups. In iraq, we are still dealing as groupswere many sensitivities between various iraqi groups. In iraq, we are still dealing as groups who unfortunately citizenship has not been
Until his death in 1864. Majoritydelivered the opinion in the dred scott case. Talks about him and how it was shaped in a changing Political Landscape reading up to the civil war. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event. It is a little under one hour. [applause] thank you very much, mr. Goldman. Historians like me because every respectable law faculty has a legal historian on it but how important they are depends on how much you think the history behind the constitution or any other statute depends upon what was the understanding at the time, which is what historians can tell us. I use historians more than most people and they like me more than most people. [laughter] well, im happy to welcome all of you to this i guess its the third in our series of lectures named after the former president of the Supreme Court Historical Society. And this lecture is as you have heard on its the third in a fourpart series on the Supreme Court and the civil war revisited. The Historical
Building. Isnt that right . In other words, the officer was right. Yes. Ultimately, the officer was right. The Washington Post story says this agent subsequently reported her concerns to investigators. Was there an afteraccident report about the 2011 shooting . Did it include recommendations related to agents reporting their concerns without fear of being criticized . Do you know . I dont know. I would say that the officers statement to our interviews, that occurred with secret service employees, are different than the officers statements to the fbi and officers conducting the investigation. I have asked them to go back and have a robust conversation with that employee to make sure she feels supported, knows that we want her to come forward with information, and that we understand what some of the impediments may be with the Management Team where we feel like we can make improvements to make sure that never happens again. Let me say this, and then i will close. Former director sullivan
Changing the expense side. That is happening right now. I think that is an area where you could see some consensus. One that i also think was messed in the whole debate over obamacare. Frivolous lawsuits. There is some issue with regard to the federal versus state role. There is a clear opportunity to reduce cost. The Budget Office has laid it out for us repeatedly. It is over 50 billion over 10 years. There is some areas here where you can find some common ground. What about Medicaid Expansion in your state . This is a decision that our state made. The governor and legislature. We will see what happens. My concern has been that i think these important programs, unsustainable programs on the entitlement side, need to be addressed. A vital program, but we need a way to pay for it. Right now, these programs, medicaid, medicare and social security, are not sustainable. I am curious that some in the other party are talking about expanding these programs at a time when they are already look