[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. Its likely to receive wide because it speaks to divisions about gun control, immigration, affirmative action and so much more. But about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want to better understand and appreciate those service divisions, thats where we have to turn because thats where theyre grounded. And just to be clear, in speaking about republican constitution and the democratic constitution, professor barnett is not making partisan points; rather, as the books subtitle suggests, hes alluding to two fundamentally different understandings of the constitutions first three words, we the people. Profoundly different conceptions that have deep roots in our constitutional history and farreaching implications for our political order. Once we understand those basic differences, well have a far better grasp of the more immediate
Good afternoon, welcome to the cato institute. Im the director of cato center for constitutional studies and your host for todays forum on professor Randy Barnetts new book, republican constitution securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with forward by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through cato live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper column broad side this book is sure to receive wide attention and deservedly so, i just learned that its available at costco to people who are watching this on cspan can after this forum run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention, as i said because it speaks in a fundamental way to the political divisions we see in america today, divisions about health care, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. But the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes.
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We are securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with a foreword by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience, as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper collins, this this book is sure to receive wide attention and it deserves so. I just learned its available at costco, so people who are watching this on cspan can run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention, as i said, because it speaks in a fundamental way to the political divisions we see in america today. Divisions about healthcare, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. Its about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law of the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want to better understand and appreciate the surface division, thats where we have to turn because thats where they are grounded. Just to be clear, in speaking about the republican constitution a