First, we were asked we asked senator senate emeritus historian richie for his perspective on that time in American History. When we think of this time as we think of this time as demonstrations in the street. What is important is that leading u. S. Senators were siding with the end the war faction. They were doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way. This was a very Important Movement for the antiwar movement. That it was not just in the streets. You had not seen this before. What is your impression . Your first reaction to the tone of this thing . It is a very serious piece. These are very earnest men, who are both republicans and democrats, moderate and liberal. People who come to the conclusion that the United States should not be fighting in this war. The tragedy has mounted so much that they have to intervene to stop it. They are trying to use the legislative branch to bring the war to an end. In essence, creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the pr
A pandemic seems the moderate taliban really only cares about their own rights and nobody elses meanwhile way down in the great state of texas there is another protest involving weapons taking place but in this one the protesters are unarmed and are actually calling for safety over selfishness akil alessi of the intercept reports that workers of lockheed martins plant in Fort Worth Texas have protested the reopening of their facilities saying they were concerned about exposing family members to the virus and that the company wasnt properly cleaning facilities remember it was these merchants of dep that we have actually called the Defense Industry that lobbied the u. S. Congress to declare of these workers essential employees because good apparently nothing nothing is more essential to the safety of every u. S. Citizen in a time of pandemic than being able to make an supply 2000000000. 00 worth of weapons sales to india morocco in the philippines. So today my. Lets use that most powerfu
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What is important is that leading u. S. Senators were siding with the end the war faction. They were doing it in a very cool and calm and rational and thoughtful way. This was a very Important Movement for the Antiwar Movement. You had not seen this before. What is your impression . Your first reaction to the tone of this thing . It is a very serious piece. , theyare very earnest men are both republicans and democrats, moderate and liberal. People who come to the conclusion that United States should not be fighting in this war. They are trying to use the legislative branch to bring the war to an end. Creating a bit of a constitutional clash with the president of the United States. Those are all very prominent. I knew them and work with them. They look much younger in these pictures. They are really earnest about what they are saying. They had to fight to get that Television Program in the first place. They made the most of it. Article one, section eight of the constitution reads as fol