Of things. Its both available on amazon prime, a video series called a more or less perfectunion. As well as a companion book. If i can ask you judge ginsburg what was it that made you want to do this . Thank you tony for asking. This is addressed to what i think is a real crisis in our Education System in the us now. In that civics is not being taught as nearly and widely as it should be. Even American History is often neglected. So we have millions of students graduating each year from high school who have never been exposed to how our government works, what our constitution says. What our National Values are even. The younger person is these days, the more ignorant they are likely to be on these topics and we simply cannot have a functioning democratic republic with a completely ignorant population but we are heading in that direction. And i am, what im doing is part of a broader reaction to that in civics education. I think Sandra Day Oconnor started the ball rolling a dozen years
Of columbia circuit. A position he was appointed to a 1986 by president Ronald Reagan. He served as ahief judge of 2001 until 2008. In 1987, speing of judge ginsburg present ragan said he believes as i d that the proper role of the judiciary is to interpret the ross laws not make them. He bieves that inur democracy is for the elect representatives of the people to mak the laws. And the judges must never attempt to substitute their private will for t will of the people. You see, judge ginsburg remembers as i do the warning of james mattis the dissent for which theonstitution was accepted and ratied by the nati is not the guide to expounding a there can be no security for the faithful ercise of the powers. Judge ginsburgs got on to write many books for the cotitution. His newest book voices of our republic is a companion peace to his threepart a me elect perfect unit which shelso talks about this today. This is of our public features about the constitution personalities dignitaries and e
A no fly zone to stamp out its a separate the struggle that mark plans to cold minks in the country to contain a mutated form all of coronavirus. Well its 1400 g. M. T. And the day is just Getting Started its in the eastern United States and its been 3 days since election day but we still cant say who the next president of the United States is things are heating up though every error the gap is narrowing we see donald trump and joe biden lets take you through the state of the race as it stands we have 4 battleground states that are still being counted in any single win for joe biden could effectively and this race he is now i had joe biden is not ahead in. Georgia. In the last few minutes hes just crept ahead in the state of pennsylvania trump though he is still leading in the state of North Carolina but the margins are reserved thin the states being karen says you can see here in yellow and this means that biden has 264 Electoral College votes trump has 214 the number so hits as ever
And at the base of capitol hill, speakers included in the world designer frank perry, former secretary of state, senator pat roberts and president eisenhowers grandchildren david in susan eisenhower. Exploring the american story. Watch it on cspan 3. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the ramification of the 14th amendment to the u. S. Constitution. Up next on American History tv, climbs in University History professor oval vernon why was essential to ratify after the abolition of slavery. This is hosted by the u. S. Capital Historical Society is 45 minutes. Now with great pleasure, i get to introduce our first speaker oval Vernon Burton, who holds the judge math jay perry distinguished chair. In history panafrican studies sociology anthropology and computer science. If you think its weird but i do baseball, vernon does it all. Hes actual one man university. At Clemson University in South Carolina. Hes also the director of the clients Cyber Institute in addition to that, he recei
Enough anger is still growing on the streets protesters are out in force again. The opposition calls it a revote theres anger on the streets of balance following sundays president ial election. And the highest profile arrest yes the hong kongs controversial security nor media tycoon jimmy law is accused of colluding with Foreign Forces. And im sorry the homeless now have all the sport some of europes biggest teams gear up for the euro many tournament in germany which kicks off in less than an hour 7 games in just 12 days that will decide this seasons winners. Were begin this hour with developments in lebanon where the president has accepted the resignation. Of his Prime Ministers government sunday admit president michel al now after announcing his cabinet decision to step down on television the president has asked to stay on the caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed a resignation follows a violent protest after more than 200 people were killed in tuesdays explosion in the ca