David duke. Leading up to our question about your thoughts on the tone of the campaign, what do you think about it so far . Perhaps its a pacific topic and endorsement specific topic and endorsement. Republicans, you can dial in. You can post on our twitter page and our Facebook Page as well. The lead story in the Washington Post is about donald trump. Some of theturing tone of the campaign a season so far. Racial overtones and grew uglier on sunday. It goes on to say that trump had disavowed duke on friday. He stammered on sunday. Marco rubio responded by saying it made him unelectable. Thats just some of the stories about the tone of the campaign. We want to get your thoughts as well. You can call and post on our twitter page as well. Somell give you a sense of of the rhetoric that was exchanged. Lets start with donald trump talking about marco rubio. He is a desperate guy. Ive been watching him. He is not president ial material and he does not have the demeanor. He is a nervous nell
People here who will at least remember the place if not agree with me, and so its always nice to be back with old friends. I really date myself here, i even attended an advanced placement class at the old West High School, which was right down here and you have to be really old to remember when West High School was here. People have asked me a lot, why did you write this book . Its so long ago and so obscure. And i usually say because its just a great story. What happened, the events themselves are so amazing. And as a writer, as a fiction writer i would never dare to make them up the kind of plots that this book has. And when i realized that they had all happened i thought that was really terrific. For a long time when people say why, i say because it was such a great story. When i got into the book i realized there was when people say why, i say because it was such a great story. When i got into the book i realized there was more to it than that and the back had an even more profound
Is not to put their self on the side or the other which is what , paul was saying was going on. Susan our guest said there is beginning to be a revisiting of lochner among libertarians. Our final clip is senator rand paul in 2013 on the senate floor talking about lochner. Sen. Paul the lochner case is an 1905. The majority rules 54 that the right to make a contract is part of your due process. Someone cannot deprive you of determining how long your working hours are without due process. So, president obama is a big opponent to this, but i would ask him among the other things i am asking him today to rethink the lochner case. The case in lochner is whether a majority rule, a state legislature, can take away your due process. Your due process to contract. Can it take away your life and liberty without due process . The court rules no. I think it is a wonderful decision. It expands the 14th amendment and says to the people that you have unenumerated rights. Susan as we close, we told folk
Rand paul is taking about talking about a certain view of the idea of being completely free at arms length doesnt hold in a lot of peoples minds. The era ofhold in progressive philosophy. You get the last word. In the last speech, he also cites my book and the argument bee is that this should presumed to be valid and if the government has a good reason, they have to present evidence of that reason in court. They were unable to do that according to five justices, that is what judging should require of legislatures. This is the fourth in a series of 12. Want tohave done if you learn more about these cases and if you are learning like we are if you are not a lawyer, we have ebook available for you that we are selling at cost. Mauro, anden by tony you can follow along with the next several cases of our series. Ofant to thank our guests understanding this case and gentlemen, thank you very much. Thanks, it was a pleasure. Cspans landmark cases series continues on monday evening. We will loo
Filibuster, he also favored restoring the lost constitution. The presumption of liberty. Our liberty should be presumed to be valid and government should only restrict our liberty if they have a good reason. They have a good reason they aould be able to present reason. They were unable to do that according to five justices with respect to the maximum hours lot. Susan so ends our program on lochner v. New york. This is the fourth in a series of 12. We will do this until the middle of november. If youre learning like we are and you are not a lawyer, we have a book available were selling at cost. Moore, tony written by tony morrow, the 12 cases we selected. If you go to our website, you can see how to order it so you cannot follow along. As we close, let me say thank you to Randy Barnett and paul kens for helping us understand this. Our landmark cases series continues next monday. Justice Oliver Wendell holmes wrote a unanimous opinion that the espionage act of 1917 is constitutional, eve