They were when dr. King gave his final speech. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex bit. Heres whats happening new this morning. President obama on the offense in his weekly address saying hell work to cut red tape from major transportation Infrastructure Projects with or without support from republicans. If congress doesnt act by the end of this summer, federal funding for transportation of these projects will run out. They have to put some of their projects on hold. In fact, some already are because Congress Wont clear up its own gridlock. If Congress Fails to act, nearly 700,000 jobs would be at risk over the next year. Meantime, republicans are focusing their weekly address on the growing Veterans Affairs probe including reports of delays in care and falsifying records at veterans hospitals. Heres senator john mccain. Its been more than a month of allegations is that some 40 veterans died while waiting for care at the phoenix va were first made public. To date the
Teach civics in school . Americans and lawyers and judges utterly ignorant of the structure of our government and how it functions . I assume everyone knows we have three branches of government and each are equal to the other. The founders took extraordinary measures to prevent too much power by one group. It is based on the longest used constitution. The congress controls the purse and money and executive controls the sword and the judicial watches over and offers opinions as to the constitutional compliance of the other two. And my friend matt and dean in the University School of law points out in a outstanding bockz called judicial qu tyranny. The bill of rights is designed to protect the minority against the majority. But our constitutional make up does not give the minority veto over the majority. The major social questions of our day been given to the majority through the legislative process and taking away the right of the majority will ultimately result in rebelian. To take awa
Teach civics in school . Americans and lawyers and judges utterly ignorant of the structure of our government and how it functions . I assume everyone knows we have three branches of government and each are equal to the other. The founders took extraordinary measures to prevent too much power by one group. It is based on the longest used constitution. The congress controls the purse and money and executive controls the sword and the judicial watches over and offers opinions as to the constitutional compliance of the other two. And my friend matt and dean in the University School of law points out in a outstanding boc called judicial qu tyranny. The bill of rights is designed to protect the minority against the majority. But our constitutional make up does not give the minority veto over the majority. The major social questions of our day been given to the majority through the legislative process and taking away the right of the majority will ultimately result in rebelian. To take away
She loves herself some president obama. The actress gushed as she produced the president to the hollywoodentious lite. She said you are so handsome that i cant speak properly. Paltrow called herself obamas equal pay. Has push for equal pay is important to her because she is a working mom. Sheq we have the executive director of the accountablity project. Good to have you guys here. Emily, i start wu. Gwyneth paltrow talks like she is identifying with the working moms. 6galling. And i am reading like the vanitty fair novel. She has a yard and two fireplace and a cloiming rockwall and makes 16 million a year. And president obama, i can relate to the struggles of working women. And my one movie for 16 million and it is hard on us. I mean, really . More than anything i am court reportered that the president you know favorability went down so much that the only hollywood celebrity he can get is the least popular in hollywood Gwyneth Paltrow. Maybe they deserve each ably not happy about this.
Four dozen hostages released by isis, all of them turkish, no ransom was paid and no conditions were accepted in return for their release. Were going to talk about that. Plus, the president s plan to arm and train moderate islamic rebels in syria. Passed the big test in congress this week in a vote that scrambled party lines and created bipartisan alliances like you have never seen before. We begin this morning with nfl commissioner Roger Goodell breaking his silence with the First Press Conference Surveillance Video punching his wife in an elevator surfaced last week. Adrian peterson was indicted after beating his son with a switch and goodells first appearance, these were the very first public words since all of these controversies erupted. I said this before, back in august 28th and say it again now, i got it wrong in the handle of the ray rice matter. Im sorry for that. I got it wrong on a number of levels, from the process that i led, to the decision that i reached. But now, i wil