Home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob la follette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob la follette is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was a United States senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the Great Ame
Lafollett. It is a glorious service. This service for the country. The call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob lafollett is probably the most important political figure in Wisconsin History and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was United States senator who recognized who is recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in american history. He was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. Above all, Bob Lafollett was about the people. After the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of Small Farmers and small producers and small manufacturers, and by the 1870s and 1880s, 1890s, we had concentrations of wealth. We had concentrations of wealth, we had growing inequality, and
Case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado civil rights commission. The case arose when Charlie Craig and david mullins, a gay cupple who walked tomorrow when Masterpiece Cakeshop in lakewood, colorado, owned and operated by Jack Phillips, a devout christian. As with all of his customers, phillip said no problem with selling the couple anything off the shelf, but he declined to make a custom made cake to celebrate the couples wedding. Citing his religious convictions. He was willing to direct them to nearby bakeries and would design a cake as he had done with others. Unsatisfied, craig and mullins filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission alleged that phillips had violated the colorado antidiscrimination act. Finding in their favor, the commission ordered phillips, among other things torques conduct comprehensive staff things, to conduct comprehensive staff training including his family members who worked at the bakery. After supporters of craig and mullins picketed the
I dont know if your web but theres a very similar case about to go to the United Kingdom Supreme Court, ashes bakery, which is based in northern ireland. Gay marriage is still illegal. They fought issue in northern ireland, but what the bakery was refusing to do was to make a cake with a slogan on it saying support gay marriage, and they said that they were quite willing to serve gay customers. In fact, the customers they refused to serve a regular customers. They would have refused to make that cake for a heterosexual couple or whoever, what they were not prepared to convey that message. And yet they have been caught so far all the with the legal system on antidiscrimination legislation. So its discrimination against gays but indeed they are being forced to support one side of a very difficult legal debate in northern ireland. Because it causes squirted the issue of race right at the end. Right, the easy answer would be thats not this case but im not going to leave you with that. That
Injustice are just the same. The reality of discrimination is it is not just about the person, but it is also about those who are impacted a married couple whose experiences face discrimination at every turn. [indiscernible] years after their son was born, he was denied the opportunity to attend day care with his friends just be has because he had to wo moms. He and his community are living in a world that stigmatize their family, denied the opportunities as those of other children. Not the world we want for the next generation. It is time to fulfill the promise of equality for all our families with no exception. Applause]d good morning. [indiscernible] includes all of us, regardless of whether you are lesbian, a, black,l, or transgender, that you know, or a person with a disability. Not get to pick who they serve and who they will not this country has a long and sordid history of using religion justify the rights justified the denial of rights this is not a case about religious libert