Part of a threeday Holiday Weekend of nonfiction books and authors. Booktv, television for serious readers. You can keep in touch with Current Events from the Nations Capital with cspan radio audio now. Call to hear congressional coverage, Public Affairs forums, and todays washington journal program. Listen for a recap every day on washington today. Cspan radio on audio now. Call 2026268888. Longdistance or phone charges might apply. Next, a group of women judges discussed the challenges of maintaining their independence in a judicial system that is increasingly subjected to partisan issues. Speakers include one of the florida judges involved in the 2000 bush v. Gore case and an iowa judge who lost her job due to a ruling on samesex marriage. This wass cohosted by the this was cohosted by the National Constitution center and the National Association of women judges. Its an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us and welcome to the National Constitution center. Im j
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us and welcome to the National Constitution center. Im jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution, the National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by dock congress to disemanate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis and to fulfill that inspiring goal, we have a series of programs we call ourselves americas town hall and we bring together the best voices from all sides of the spectrum to debate the constitutional issues in the center of american life. In the next few weeks we have a series of programs that i hope youll join us for, including on june 20, david boies and ted olson will come to discuss their new book about marriage equality. On june 26, well have a wonderful debate with our partners at intelligence squared about the constitutionality of restrictions on Campaign Finance reform. On june 16 well have discussion of the cell phone case thats the Supreme Co
Say these things. This say trend unfortunately we see. Nominees start out in support. They change their mind. Which suggests we cant wait out this issue. Its not an age issue. This is a concern about the public and that we keep hearing this concern that the public wont understand what theyre seeing, that they wouldnt understand oral argument is just a part of the process. They wont understand that the justices have to be harsh on both sides. They mied think someone is getting ganged up on. I find this to be concerning because it suggests that more information is actually going to be bad for the public, that the public needs to be shielded from information. It does seem to have an elitism to it that already those of us who do read the transcripts and li listen to the audio or read the reports from the Supreme Court press corps, that were the types that can understand where oral argument falls but tv would reach a different kind of audience who wouldnt understand it. I find this very con
To understand your will, and make the commitment to follow your leading. Lord, give them the wisdom to live in harmony with one another, so that together they will strengthen america. May the weapons they face fail because of the shield of your divine favor that protects them. Sustain them in their going out and coming in, in their rising up and lying down. Instruct them in the night seasons, providing them with wisdom to illuminate the darkness of our world. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i now move to proceed to calendar 428, the appropriation matters that we will work on. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to
I either take this commitment at face value or someone is playing a different game here and i hope thats not the fact. Coming up on cspan 3 a discussion on Judicial Independence and politics. Then former nba Kareem Jabbar talks about racism in sports. And president obamas ambassador to russia faces a confirmation hearing. American artifacts on American History tv. This weekend our visit to the National Security archives at George Washington university reveals declassified documents about the gulf of tonkin in vietnam. American artifacts, sunday at 6 00 and 10 00 p. M. Eastern and watch more American History tv next week while congress is in recess American History tv will be in primetime monday through friday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern featuring watergate. Now women judges talk about some of the challenges of maintaining Judicial Independence when being subjected to partisan election campaigns. Speakers include a judge involved in the 2000 bush v gore decision and an yoi judge who lost her