The committee has compiled something ekwif lant roughly to a police report. They are trying to examine the facts and the law and draft possible charges against the president. Reporter thats right, george. The Intelligence Committee gathered the evidence and sworn testimony in open and closed door hearings and documented records like Rudy Giulianis cell phone records, and they turned that over in that relentless 300page report in this committee, the Judiciary Committee who will debate on whether the president should be charged. Does that evidence rise to the level of an Impeachable Offense, and thats why the first step in that will be four constitutional law scholars. Three chosen by democrats and one by the republicans, to talk about that word, impeachment which is confusing to some people. What do the framers mean by it, and what does history show, especially when it comes to the president . That is what well hear from, and were likely to hear a lot of rather fierce debate. The Judici
Dr. James iredell robertson junior associate professor of Civil War History at Virginia Tech. He is the author or editor of various books, including shifting grounds, nationalism and the american south, which won the British Association for american studies but prize, the book prize the jefferson , davis award for the museum of the confederacy, and the albert lee sturm award. His work has appeared in journals such as the journal of southern history and the journal of the civil war era. Among his Research Research project are the South Carolina cosman who achieved notoriety by caning senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the senate in 1856. And mapping the fourth of july and the civil war era, a project with colleagues in education, Computer Science and the libraries at Virginia Tech. He serves on the board of the society of civil war historians, the Editorial Board of the journal of Civil War History, the board of the smithfield press foundation and the historians Advisory Board of th
[laughter] so the next time we see it is 1888 and amy swisher harvey through the virginia agricultural tobacco exposition and with that antiquity section and by 1892 they look worked at the John Marshall house in those years previously and at this point they are back in the family home. They had a nephew that the call to the road was tucked away. Now at the space. Mrs. During the harvey sisters. And so its probably in there. And then in 1962 of doctor mason in the room with the enormous conservation effort over 600 hours of work. The Marshall House was transferred to the stewardship of the virginia antiquities and in 1913 the house was open to the public on that Opening Weekend the Star Attraction for the harvey sisters. When emily died in 1920 it was part of the permanent collection. What has been exhibited in various spots around the house generally shown in the mansion including the smithsonian 1967. For many years of display, exposure to late light and stress on the fibers by hangi
and decency over malice. with that, madam president, i yield the floor and i note t objection. mr. cruz: madam president, tomorrow afternoon the senate will vote to acquit president trump in these impeachment proceedings. that s the right thing to do. that is the decision that comports with both the facts and the law. these impeachment proceedings began in the house of representatives in a thoroughly partisan affair, driven by house democrats without allowing the president to participate in cross-examining witnesses and calling defense witnesses. when the matter came to the senate, the senate was obligated to do much better. we had an obligation under the constitution to conduct a fair trial and that s what the senate has done. over the course of the last two weeks, we have heard hour upon hour upon hour of argument. the house proceeding heard testimony from 18 different witnesses. the senate saw 193 video clips of witness testimony presented here on the senate floor. the sen
mr. carper: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. carper: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. carper: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. carper: thank you. madam president, 233 years ago our founding fathers gathered in philadelphia, a few miles north of us in delaware. 11 years earlier, we declared our independence from the british crown, the most powerful empire in the world. despite long odds, david overgame golith. would this new nation endure? when the founders gathered, they began to debate a new form of government. at times the differences between our founders, southern states, northern states, small states, large states, seemed irreconcilable, and an agreement was reached, the constitution of the united states. nebraska senator william jennings bryant remarked, destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. our constitution