Impact of the Second Amendment. Host Carol Anderson, it is july 3, 2022. What is the july 4, 17 76 celebration mean to you . Prof. Anderson it means that we are so precariously pert as this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. We are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the Continental Army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Prof. Anderson weve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. The land attack is the assault on Voting Rights. The sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History. And the air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse. And well seeing that there was all of this violence and threats raining down on electi
Host Carol Anderson its july 1, 2022. What is the july 4, 1776 celebration mean . Guest it means that we are in this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. As perilous as it was with the Continental Army getting their buts kicked as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times for our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Guest because we have got a land, sea and air attack happening right now in american democracy. The land attack is the assault on Voting Rights. The sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History and the air attack is a loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse and while saying there was all of this violence and threat raining down on election workers and election officials. When you are looking at whats happening with voting and if youre looking at whats happening with their Educa
Mediacom, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan2 as a public service. Host im very excited to be here to interview today for your new book, amazon bound. Before we start i just want to tell you when i first started coming amazon about five years ago the first thing i did was read your previous book about amazon, the Everything Store. So for me its a true honor to get this opportunity and im looking forward to it. Guest thanks, eugene. People probably dont know this but the fraternity of reporters who cover amazon is a small one and all kind of know each other, and you just done tremendous work covering amazon. So its great to talk to someone who is steeped in this secretive, bizarre, you know, highly Productive Company like amazon. Host thanks. So i think the first thing i would like to ask is just the timing of the book. It ended up becoming incredibly precedent, the perfect time to publish a new book about amazon, just given jeff bezos stepping down and a couple month
This is so great to be here to thank the oscar winners. And as we have all discussed it has been an extraordinary two years talking about the 2020 election but in 2020 you are prepared for the election in the middle of the once of the century pandemic so lets go back a little bit. And preparing for 2020 and how it went. So when i took office we passed a bill that allowed us to get through and it was a mad dash to get in place to get that all in place with the president ial primary. [applause]la and then two weeks of the voting for the primary and then covid hit everything shutdown and being a contractor but what about Public Health . And thats when you get the election of the pandemic so we needed to make some really quick decisions and presented options but i do want to give our team a tremendous shout out because the time we made the decision to send out absentee ballot applications to all active voters come i believe it was six days and that was phenomenal. When you havest an order
My staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. [ applause ] you folks know how badly needed it is. As a help but badly needed. This will also help mexico by deterring illegal immigration from Central America and by disrupting Violent Cartel networks. As ive said repeatedly to the country, we are going to get the bad ones out, the criminals, and the drug deals and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders. The day is over when they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. We are going to get them out and get them out fast. And john kelly is going to lead that way. [ applause ] also order also does the following. Ends the policy of catch and release at the border. Requires other countries to take back their criminals. They will take them back. Cracks down on sanctuary cities. Empowers i. C. E. Officers to target and remove those who pose a threat to public safety. Calls for the hiring of another 5,000 Border Patrol officers. Calls for the tripling the number of i. C. E. Off