Mastro, an assistant professor of Security Studies at the edmund a. Wilson school at Georgetown University and american scholar at American Enterprise institute. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks in wartime. And she is currently working on a book about chans challenges to u. S. Primacy. Next we hear from a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, a defense consulting firm. Hes previously served as president of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments in a department of Defenses Office of net assessment and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. Hes the author of several books, most recently publishing the declines of deterrents earlier this year. Our third panelist is dr. Michael green who is a Senior Vice President for asia and japan chair at the center for strategic and International Studies csis as well as director of Asian S
We dont have a gavel. Committee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties is called to order. Authorize to declare a recess of this subcommittee at any time. Welcome, everyone, to todays hearing. Field hearing on evidence. Not a field hearing. On evidence of current and ongoing voting discrimination. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Todays hearing of on current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties over the course of this year to assess the current need for a reinvigoration of the requirement of section 5 of Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen that civil rights statue. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we toss around. Section 4 was cut out so we need to have a section 4 to activate section 5. Section 5 has been made dormant by the Supreme Court saying section 4 wasnt adequate so we need to find a new test to awaken the
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Voter discrimination. Todays hearing on evidence of current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the series of hearings of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution several rights and liberties, for this year. The current need for reinvigoration of the preclearance requirement of the section five of the Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen the civil rights. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we toss around. Its not really reinvigoration. Its degradation. Section four was cut out so we need to have a section for to activate section five. Section five is made dormant because of the Supreme Court staying section four wasnt adequate. So we need to find a new section. Awaken the dormant power of section five. Its widely considered the effective civil rights statute ever enacted on congress. Enormously successful and expanding federal authority to present protect the fundamental right to vote. When the central enforcemen
We are getting more information from the island of maui. That devastating wildfire is changing lives and literally changing the landscape. How some people managed to flee while others are heading to the island to help. Also demanding solutions to crime that cripples their businesses almost every day. The meeting held today in oakland trying to get city and state leaders to h help out. As summer winds down covid numbers are rising. The new way a covid spike is being monitored. Thanks for joining us. The news at 5 30 starts right now. We have new information and new numbers coming in from maui. We also expect another update from the governor of hawaii in about an hour. Sadly we know the death toll continues to rise. 53 people have now been killed by the destructive fires. Bar owner and historic lahaina captured this video showing the terror as the wildfire swept through the popular tourist area. Days later lahaina appears to be leveled by wildfire with hundreds of buildings and homes als