Abraham lincoln and the 16th president s influence on his successors. George weltumnist looks at judicial review and the constitution. He argues that majority rule is inevitable but not inevitably reasonable. A concept he believed lincoln would support. This is an hour. Host a splendid institution where i am honored to serve as dean. Im pleased to welcome you here to the auditorium where the second lecture in a series, hosted by the college of law entitled the new lincoln lectures what lincoln means to we aret century. Privileged to be hearing from a remarkably accomplished and ideologically diverse set of national thought leaders on lincolns legacy and his relevance, 100 50 years after his passing. As i said when i introduced our woodward lecture bob in january, the law school has chosen to focus these lectures on Abraham Lincoln in part because lincoln undeniably is among the greatest lawyers in americas history. The fact that he assumed many other important roles, president , legisl
Hosted by the college of law entitled the new lincoln lectures what lincoln means to the 21st century. We are privileged to be hearing from a remarkably accomplished and ideologically diverse set of national thought leaders on lincolns legacy and his continuing relevance 150 years after his passing. As i said when i introduced our inaugural lecturer bob woodward in january, the law school has chosen to focus these lectures on Abraham Lincoln in part because lincoln undeniably is among the greatest lawyers in americas history. The fact that he assumed many other important roles president , legislator, military strategist, newspaper owner, etc. Merely adds to his legacy , and his legend. As we know, many of the themes of lincolns life and his lifes work, the treatment of race and noncitizenship, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the scope of executive power, the interplay between the president and the Supreme Court, the conduct of a president ial Election Ca
Governor pat mccrory escalate the nations clash about transgender rights and sued the Justice Department which said last week the state had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1954 went passed a law that prohibited people from using Public Restrooms that do not correspond to the gender listed on the birth certificate. The government accused the Justice Department of a radical reinterpretation of the law. They said the loss by the access provision was a bulwark against Sexual Assault but critics many of them demanded a full repeal said that section of the law effectively allowed this commission against transgender people. You can read more about those actions at nytimes. Com. Tonight on the communicators, republican fcc commissioner Michael Oreilly on several key issues facing the fcc like Net Neutrality, spectrum auctions and settop boxes. He comments on the political divide within the fcc. Is joined by Howard Buskirk. The direction from leadership including the chairman to take the most
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