About the declaration of indent. He talks about it line by line and he explores what they may have intended by their word choices. Good afternoon, everybody. So for the last six weeks in this class, we have been examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. We have been looking at the debates between officials and american wig patriots and it has come down to one issue which is broadly speaking, what is the constitution and how does it be fine prelations. What is the political and constitutional relationship between the parliament and the port, and over the cover aurt about 12 years, the british par employment passed a series of laws. In 1764 is started with the sugar act and then the stamp act. And then in 1775 the prohib tire act. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation was one over arching piece of legislation that i think was the driving force behind all of these acts. And that meant that par employmeparliment was supreme and the pour and authority wa
Nothing that must be. Right . The fact of the matter is that in 1776 at least a third of all american colonials at that time were self identified loyalists. And the third hadnt made up their mind. So how is it that the americans argue that it is now necessary. So the question is why necessary. So why not say when in the course of human events, it is optional to dissolve our political bans. Why necessary . Im going to come back to that at the end of the time. I think it tells us something deeply important about the logic of those who signed the declaration of independence. Let me break down what are the philosophic ideas, the enlightenment, that are contained in that first paragraph. So the declaration has a meta physics that it draws on. Summed up in one word, which is nature. And we see that when we talk about the laws of nature and natures god. So in the 17th and 18th centuries, natural well call it at the time, natural philosophers, what we would today call natural scientists, they
2015. I hereby appoint the honorable Randy Hultgren to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. We give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. As you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this peoples house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. Bless the members of the Minority Party as they gather these next days. May they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. Bless, also, the Majority Party as they return to their constituencies. Give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. May the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. May all that i
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 232, the nays are 186. The joint resolution is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the payable is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal on which the chair will put de novo. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The gentleman from louisiana. Mr. Speaker, mr. Speaker i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage
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