Hello, friends please join me once more in welcoming justice back to the National Constitution center center. Thank you for. It is always an honor to welcome our honorary cochair here to the ncc and its extraordinarily meaningful to convene this evening to discuss his new book reading constitution why i chose fragments as im not textualism justice. It is clear from this powerful book which better than any other sums the central methodological debate on the Supreme Court today between the pragmatism of which you are the leading spokesperson and textualism which is embraced by a Supreme Court majority. So im going to begin with the obvious question why did you choose to write this book about why you chose pragmatism . Textualism its a good question because what many people say is the way ive been a judge for 40 years, 48 years on the Supreme Court and want to get across particularly to students and others, how do you go about deciding or how do i go about deciding these difficult questio
Once more in welcoming justice back to the National Constitution center center. Thank you for. It is always an honor to welcome our honorary cochair here to the ncc and its extraordinarily meaningful to convene this evening to discuss his new book reading constitution why i chose fragments as im not textualism justice. It is clear from this powerful book which better than any other sums the central methodological debate on the Supreme Court today between the pragmatism of which you are the leading spokesperson and textualism which is embraced by a Supreme Court majority. So im going to begin with the obvious question why did you choose to write this book about why you chose pragmatism . Textualism its a good question because what many people say is the way ive been a judge for 40 years, 48 years on the Supreme Court and want to get across particularly to students and others, how do you go about deciding or how do i go about deciding these difficult questions and difficult statutory que
your beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. as i called him, mr. jordan. this past year, many of us in leadership positions have faced the challenge that is not new but is uniquely present. and that is the challenge of giving people a sense of hope. we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope throughout this pandemic that it will one day end, and i do truly believe we are close to that day. we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope that racial injustices as old as this nation, many of the same injustices that mr. jordan was fighting for in the 1950 s and 1960 s, will also to end one day. and we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope that our democracy, as imperfect as it may be, is not broken, and that we can, and we will protect it and expand our most precious american rights. and that s the right to vote. when i think of mr. jordan, i think of a man who is expert in providing that sense of hope, but even more expert in providing a bluepri
do solemnly swear. i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. but i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and i will well and faithfully discharge the duty upon which i am about to enter, so help me god. congratulations. thank you. congratulations. [applause] congratulations, general garland. here s look at what is live friday. at 11: 30 a.m., house appropriations subcommittee looks at some of the challenges facing the v.a. health care system. in c-span two, a hearing from house subcommittees. c-span3, microsoft president brad smith joins officials about maintaining a free and diverse press. that gets underway at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on a night in q and a, a catholic theologian and author talks about some of the people he profiles in not forgotten. he is new book of elegies and reminisces. henry hyde, s
The chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. To theome everyone hearings and oversight in the department of justice. I begin by recognizing myself. Today we welcome attorney jeff sessions, the annual Department Oversight hearing. General, you have a long and distinguished career in public service. Even when your decisions are not always well received. Leaving theear department of justice has not been without difficulty, which is expected at the outset of a new administration. While much has been done to theect the proper under Obama Administration, more work must be done to ensure the department is operating to impartially administered justice. Our last doj oversight hearing was beyond disappointing. Loretta lynchal gave the least. And at least transparent testimony i can recall in my time in congress. It was lame a disservice to the American People. Ms. Lynch failed to respond substantively to every question posed by this committee. Former miss lynch and f