In august i approved a major disaster declaration for california. I approved, i think, gavin, about 40 stafford act declarations, so very quickly, because we want to get this thing taken care of including Fire Management assistance grants to help multiple states stop the fires. More than 28,000 firefighterrers and First Responders are combating the fires in california, oregon and washington. Over 230 soldiers are fighting the august complex fire, and thats the largest fire in california. Thats the biggest. Yep. And we want to thank all of the brave fighters. We want to thank these incredible people, the First Responders, Service Members who are racing to the extreme peril, really, to their lives and extreme danger. Lou and the president is now on his way to phoenix for a Campaign Round table with latino voters there. It will be his seventh state that the president has visited in as many days. And where is joe biden . Well, well find out later in the broadcast. And red storm rising, the
Fight the wildfires. In august i approved a major disaster declaration for california. I approved, i think, gavin, about 40 stafford act declarations, so very quickly, because we want to get this thing taken care of including Fire Management assistance grants to help multiple states stop the fires. More than 28,000 firefighterrers and First Responders are combating the fires in california, oregon and washington. Over 230 soldiers are fighting the august complex fire, and thats the largest fire in california. Thats the biggest. Yep. And we want to thank all of the brave fighters. We want to thank these incredible people, the First Responders, Service Members who are racing to the extreme peril, really, to their lives and extreme danger. Lou and the president is now on his way to phoenix for a Campaign Round table with latino voters there. It will be his seventh state that the president has visited in as many days. And where is joe biden . Well, well find out later in the broadcast. And
Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Number 7 59. Since row against weighed. Quite often, and very famous decisions, are ones that corked took that were quite unpopular. Let us go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually, what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believed in the rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspan and the National Constitution centers landmark cases. Tonight, we are going to be examining a 1944 war powers case of the Supreme Court. It is the story of korematsu v. United states. Aaa iaea detained through the course of the war. Mr. Korematsu said that was wrong. We have two people helping us learn the story. Peter irons is the civil rights attorney and editor of ten books including justice at war, the story of the japanese american internment cases. In the course of researching his book on this case, he found th
Amendment. That fight led to the formation of a voting bloc that remains an unstoppable Political Force and has become the base of todays Republican Party. But enough hearing from me. Id like to introduce now our guest lecturer, Phyllis Schlafly. Shes been called the godmother of the modern conservative movement. Shes been a conservative leader since 1964 when she selfpublished her best selling book a choice, not an echo. Shes been a leader of the pro Family Movement since 1972 when she started her National Volunteer lobbying organization, eagle forum. In a tenyear iafly trainedsch and led a Grassroots Army to victory over radical feminists when they, she stopped the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Economist George Gilder wrote in his book men and marriage, and i quote, when the histories of this era are seriously written, Phyllis Schiafly will take her place among a tiny number of leaders who made a decisive and permanent difference. She changed the Political Landscape of
Mallory factor. Prof. Factor todays topic is cultural conservatism and the religious right. Our discussion will center on the genesis of the pro family grassroots movement. Our speaker will share with you never before shared details about the ordinary people that sparked culture shifting events and a movement that led to the rise of the religious right and the nomination of Ronald Reagan. Youre going to hear about the role of bringing people from across denominational lines to fight the equal rights amendment. That fight led to the formation of a voting bloc that remains an unstoppable Political Force and has become the base of todays Republican Party. But enough hearing from me. Id like to introduce now our guest lecturer, Phyllis Schlafly. Shes been called the godmother of the modern conservative movement. Shes been a conservative leader since 1964 when she selfpublished her best selling book a choice, not an echo. Shes been a leader of the pro Family Movement since 1972 when she sta