Has in fact either authorized the bake in or personal the cover up. We were persuaded beyond a convincing case that he should stand trial in the political sense of having to have a trial in the senate but nobody felt great about it. Most people get burdened. They didnt want to. We felt there was no alternative. We were the elected officials and had a duty to see whether the highest officer in the country had breached his duty. William cohen, 1974, a republican member of the House Judiciary Committee. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for being with us on cspans 3 American History tonight. Tv 8 00 eastern time sunday evening we will continue our look at house judiciary committ committee. Our coverage of the 40th anniversary of water gate continues including debate over article two which charge nixon of abuse with power. You will also hear from the forrer director of the library and museum and explains how the committees vote affecting our understanding of president ial power today.
I recognize the gentleman from california, mr. Waldie. Mr. Chairman, i join, i think, with every member of this committee and the recognition of perhaps the unworthiness of almost everyone confronting this enormous decision in their ability to make a decision that will be perfect in all respects. But i also want to make it as clear as i possibly can that i accept that responsibility and that i think it is part of the genius of this system that fallible human beings are called upon to exercise a judgment of this enormity. After having sat through these hearings through the long hours and days and weeks that we each participated in, i think theres no one on the committee thats not aware of how enormously fragile the liberties of this country are, and how deeply subject to abuse they are by those who exercised great power indiscriminately and it is with that recognition that i find myself quite willing to accept this responsibility and, indeed, anxious to perform this responsibility in th
Exec uution of his office. The great wisdom of our founders and trusted this process to the collective wisdom of many men. Each of those chosen to toil for the people at the great forge of democracy, the house of representatives has a responsibility to exercise independent judgment. I pray that we will each act with the wisdom that compels us in the end to be decent men who seek only the truth. Let us be kbleer this. No official, no concerned citizen, no member of which Committee Welcomes an impeachment proceeding. No one welcomes the day whether he must decide whether the high crimes and misdemeanors, serious abuses of official power or violations of Public Interest have in fact occurred. Let us also be clear our own public trust, our own commitment to the constitution, is being put to the west. Such tests historically have km it awareness of most people which are too late when their rights and freedoms under the law were already so far in jeopardy and eroded for people to restore dem
Propaganda. F 1 comes to russia for the first time and thoughts with the driver following his crash in japan last weekend and we will have more later in the program. So the nobel peace price has been jointly awarded. And we report. The Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to two people for their struggle against oppression of young people and children and childrens right to education. Children must go to school, not be financially exploited. Reporter the worlds most pre prestige prize and this is the youngest in 113 year history and the 17yearold was at school when the committee awarded her the prize. Fighting for education is how the teenager rose to prominence and now being educated in the uk she was on her way home from her old school in pakistan district when a taliban shot her in the head in 2012 and she had been campaigning for the rights of girls to go to school and she had been ban when the taliban took over. And she is not alone this
The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 397. The speaker pro tempore on this nays he yeas are 398, the are zero. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove my name as cosponsor from h. R. 2377. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. For what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 627, resolution directing the clerk of the house of representatives to request the senate to return to the house the bill h. R. 4412 entitled, an act to au