At the ronalreagan president ial Foundation Institute it is my honor to have judge ginsburg with us was the chief judge on the dc circuit 2001 through 2008 and on the court working with the Reagan Administration top bar and Harvard University of chicago columbia we are excited to talk about this project you have been working on. Amazon video series more or less perfect union. So what was it that made you want to do that . Thank you for asking. This is addressed to a crisis in our Education System in the us now. And those that have been neglected graduating each year from high school never exposed to how the Government Works what the constitution says and the National Values are and simply we cannot have that functioning democratic republic with a completely ignorant population but we are headed in that direction. I am doing is part of a broader reaction to that with Civics Education Sandra Day Oconnor started the ball rolling him and to create educational materials and to distribute so
Of things. Its both available on amazon prime, a video series called a more or less perfectunion. As well as a companion book. If i can ask you judge ginsburg what was it that made you want to do this . Thank you tony for asking. This is addressed to what i think is a real crisis in our Education System in the us now. In that civics is not being taught as nearly and widely as it should be. Even American History is often neglected. So we have millions of students graduating each year from high school who have never been exposed to how our government works, what our constitution says. What our National Values are even. The younger person is these days, the more ignorant they are likely to be on these topics and we simply cannot have a functioning democratic republic with a completely ignorant population but we are heading in that direction. And i am, what im doing is part of a broader reaction to that in civics education. I think Sandra Day Oconnor started the ball rolling a dozen years
Of columbia circuit. A position he was appointed to a 1986 by president Ronald Reagan. He served as ahief judge of 2001 until 2008. In 1987, speing of judge ginsburg present ragan said he believes as i d that the proper role of the judiciary is to interpret the ross laws not make them. He bieves that inur democracy is for the elect representatives of the people to mak the laws. And the judges must never attempt to substitute their private will for t will of the people. You see, judge ginsburg remembers as i do the warning of james mattis the dissent for which theonstitution was accepted and ratied by the nati is not the guide to expounding a there can be no security for the faithful ercise of the powers. Judge ginsburgs got on to write many books for the cotitution. His newest book voices of our republic is a companion peace to his threepart a me elect perfect unit which shelso talks about this today. This is of our public features about the constitution personalities dignitaries and e
Because i dont want to create a panic so youve got to let all that sink in everything we witnessed in the spring everything that came out of the white house and all that you got to let that sink in for a 2nd vet is the president now hearing these calls because this is the president of the United States admitting to lying to the American People many of whom are his deval followers just how truly dangerous cope with 19 is i wonder how many of the now 200000 dead could have been saved had the president stood acted president ial and not played things down and told people to go back to work. You see my friends that that is an Impeachable Offense lying to the American People about their health and safety that is an Impeachable Offense not russia gate and none of this other garbage that has been told that weve been told is impeachable it is also an incredibly Important News story but its not just an Important News story today mere months from election day no no no no it was also a vitally imp
Coming up. The future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg sparking political debate plus her friendship with Antonin Scalia coming up and Kayleigh Mcenany is here and eugene will join me at 8 a. M. Eastern. Mornings with maria is live right now this monday morning. Global markets this morning under selling pressure underway this morning, the down 207 points and cac down 153 and dax in germany down 400 points. 402 loir concerns of growing about u. K. Economy and it is going to go into a second lockdown over the coronavirus cases as they rise. People in the u. K. Who violate selfisolation rules face fines now of up to 13,000. In asia overnight decline acrossed board there as we also on heels of three straight weeks of decline in the u. S. , as you can see japan is closed for a holiday, but the worst performer in hong kong hang seng index down beaters than 2 . Hang seng down 2. As hsb shares slide to a 25year low. Weve got the news on bank th