Can we have everyone sit down . Thanks. Thank you. Hi, welcome to the second session of todays symposium. This is titled combating online operations. Im the senior fellow for digital policy at the counsel, and were very lucky to have these experts with us to discuss this issue. We have renee, thomas, and clint. I anticipate a very lively and fascinating conversation. I want to start with thomas. When the Supreme Court and the u. S. Decided on Citizens United back in 2010 it predicated the whole idea that corporations should be able to spend money in elections because the internet, you know, which was then seen as this great engine of transparency and democracy, that the internet was going to bring full transparency to american election. And so that was going to be the magic bullet. And, you know, at the time i was in the obama administration, we were really taken with the idea of internet freedom. But it seems that since then the openness of the internet which we hoped would solve a lo
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And cspan3 in just a moment will take you live to richmond, virginia, where Governor Terry mcauliffe is about to make his state of the commonwealth address. Well have you there in just a second or two. Live coverage here on cspan3. And so once again, here we are in richmond, virginia. Governor Terry Mcauliffe about to make his state of the commonwealth address. This picture and this sound courtesy of wvce in virginia. [ cheers and applause ] the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [ applause ] [ applause ] speaker of the house of delegates presented to you, from the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable Governor Terry mcauliffe. [ cheers and applause ] david, come on. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow virginians, good evening. Speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, i do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [ cheers and applause ]
[ applause ] [ applause ] come on, here. Speaker of the house. My pleasure. To present to you the governor of virginia. Come on. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow virginiaens. Good evening. Good evening. Speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court. Ladies and gentlemen. Of the virginia General Assembly. I do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [ applause ] todd gilbert i would be careful. Last yore every republican i gave a shout out theyre not back this year in the chamber. You guys have done just fine. Before i begin seriously, i would like to thank speaker bill howl for his many years of service to the commonwealth and tell him and his family that we are praying for his speedy recovery. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, mr. Speaker on your election to this historic office. Congratulations. Speaker cox. I am so proud to be joined this evening by so many people who h