Host at our table this morning is the former Trump Administration former u. S. Assistant secretary of commerce here to talk about this debate in washington over what to do about tiktok. The hoaplegislation 35265, oveg bipartisan support. Is this significant . Guest given the scope of tiktok users and how debated this issue has been over the last several years, it is really heartwarming and really encouraging to see the government come together on a bipartisan basis about the threats posed to u. S. National securities, absolutely. Host you said heartwarming, why . Guest in todays era, we tend to overpoliticize issues and it is really nice when in instances where people can put partisanship aside and really come together to address National Security threats. Your second question is this a threat, absolutely. Director wray, director haynes, the director of intelligence has been incredibly vocal about the threat that tiktok poses. When you look at how much they have been issuing a warning,
To assess a foreign domestic threats are real. They come from across the local spectrum. For over a century in addition to taking action against real threats to the lives of american citizens, bureaus and agencies within the United States government has surveilled of those who have expressed what the Cato Institute describes as strong local views that run counter to the prevailing political paradigm. This challenges the notion often expressed by those in support surveillance state of some sort that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. I want to come back to that later on. Maybe you really here to that view, maybe youre on the fence about it. Fine, we will have an opportunity to discuss that later. The history of abuse and mastic surveillance in this country necessitates that discussion is the same tool that can be used to protect citizens in a Democratic Society from legitimate threats can also be turned against those same citizens for less noble and even nefarious re
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Get to Public Comment as he will as possible we have a lot of people here to speak on behalf of several issues please bear with us we will have to allow you want to for everybody to be heard with that said, i want to acknowledge longer commissioner jill wynns in the audience it is good to see you. clapping. section a information for the pun were going on to section b pun were going on to section b complete a speaker card and present it to the executive assistant. Speaker cards will not be accepted if an item is already before the board. Prior to the item called and present to say to the executive assistant according to the board rules and procedures speakers will not be accepted for an item before the board superintendants report. Superintendant lee immigration mr. Walton and commissioners i have a few items to report on. One thing i forgot to do will everyone please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Thank you president walton and something seemed a little bit out of order there so t
My name is Vanessa Beasley and im the dean of the university. We will have a wonderful discussion about the presidency of Richard Nixon and the lessons therein. Im happy to invite you to a conversation we will have on the same theme. Before we get darted in earnest, its fitting we take a moment to remember the space we are in and who founded it. Tonight we are gathered in the First Amendment center at Vanderbilt University which was founded by john segan dollar. For those of you who may not know him he served for 43 years as an awardwinning journalist for the tennessean. He retired as editor, publisher and ceo. In 1982, he became the founding editorial director of usa today and served in that position for a decade. He left journalism in the early 60s to serve in the u. S. Justice department as Administrative Assistant to attorney general Robert F Kennedy. His work in the field of civil rights led to a service as chief negotiator with the governor of alabama during the freedom ride. Dur