Talk to my colleagues who are here. If you are not already involved, please get engaged. We need you more than ever. I want to introduce our interim president. To tee up this panel discussion, this year as the nation heads into a president ial election season, we felt compelled to pick up on the theme of this whole conference, pillars of democracy, to ask questions about how our structures of government, and the components thereof and our values and commitments are working together, or not. So we asked the question, our democracy and federalism friends or foes . To lead us through this discussion, we could not be more pleased to have this panel with us. Adam is a expert on the Supreme Court, he is a professor of law ucla. He is on the acs board of directors. He is the student chapter adviser at ucla. His 2018 book we the corporations, how american businesses won their civil rights, was a finalist for the National Book award and receive describes award. He is also the author of gun, fig
Topics panel on the appeasement of President Trump. Coleman, andancis i will be your moderator. We have a distinguish set of panelists who will discuss the impeachment of President Trump from a political and diplomatic perspective. We have a video presentation. I will begin with a short introduction of our panelists. Each will speak for 10 to 15 minutes after each has spoken, we will open it up so they can have reaction to each others presentation, and then we will open it up to questions from the audience. We have professor frank bowman, who is the Floyd R Gibson endowed professor of law at the university of missouri. He is also the author of a recent book, high crimes and misdemeanors a history of impeachment before mr. Trump. He is also the author of a blog, Impeachable Offenses. We have dr. Monica f injured. As an anthropologist of model, her extension of work on private property and ukraine is book,sis for her current property and oligarchy. She works in the u. S. , ukraine, and o
Extensive fieldwork on the creation of privacy and post soviet ukraine is the basis for her current work on property and al arche. Teaching and other jurisdictional, property theory, diplomacy, property law and the law of four. Working with ukraine on ukrainian issues for 25 years started before she became a legal scholar. During her time which included a two or of duty at the u. S. Embassy. He is the executive editor of above the law. A frequent commentator. We are looking forward to a very exciting panel with divergent views and takes on the impeachment process. Our first panelist will be from the professor. Constitutionally sufficient charges. Greetings to everyone in washington. I am frank. Circumstances are such that unfortunately i could not be with you in washington today. The organizers of this panel were kind enough to submit this short film in lieu of a personal appearance. Here are some thoughts on impeachment. Sometime in the next few weeks the effort to impeach and remove
Trump because hes broken his convenant with the American People. In doing so, we are using the powers the Founding Fathers enshrined in the constitution. To address a president who has violated his oath of office. The evidence is clear antifacts are without question. President trump is consistently enengaged in a pattern of behavior inconsistent with the rule of law. Hes refused to take responsibility for his actions. He has undermined the checks and balances we rely on by obstructing congress at every turn. Most importantly, he has abused his power by using his office to solicit foreign interference in our elections, undermining the will of the people. On this sad day for our nation, i will do what the president has so often failed to do. I will fulfill my oath to support and defend the constitution and i will vote in favor of impeachment. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from georgia. Mr. Col
About a partisan impeachment in which politics of the majority who have their strength can do what they want to do it regardless of any facts. We are told donald trump is busy at his desk, but he is of course tweeting. Tweeting in caps. This is the scene live in the house of representatives, the debate is ongoing, we will be dipping into it throughout the programme. Hello and welcome, im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. It is impeachment day in america. Donald trump, judging by the long seething letter he sent to nancy pelosi, is well aware that his place in history is about to change forever. And not in a good way. From now on his bio will read, donald trump, the 3rd american president to be impeached. Top democrats say they are approaching this day in a somber mood. And well they might. Its not clear that impeaching the president will do them any political favours. But the charges are serious, putting personal gain above Americas National security interests