A colleague for and faculty of law d a junior fellow its a great plsure to have you here. [applause] the book is available for purchase at the bookstore pen with thing going in random house books as well and then we would entertain questions here and then to ask a question of the panel on the righthand side and then with law degrees from oxfordnd ran the first per gone corporation the pathologica pursuit and power in 2004 and in 20 languages also made into a movie at the time which one the best for documentary at the sundance festival. So with the sql with this new book with the book he wrote in 1987 and social law and with the tremendous around as the subject. Another book im quite keen on with the business targeting children in 2012 and then we will be joined the race of the millennials and a new generation to the future with the young people here and the junior fellow also at toronto faculty of law and Research Associate collaborating center for governance accountability and transpa
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
Soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign, and the contest through which we just passed. Almost a century and a half ago, senator Stephen Douglas told abraham lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, part isnt feeling must yield to patriotism. Im with you, mister president , and god bless you. Well, in that same spirit, i say to president elect bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may god bless his stewardship of this country. Neither he nor i anticipated this long and difficult road. Certainly, neither of us wanted it to happen. Yet it came, and now it has ended, resolved, as it must be resolved, through the honored institutions of our democracy. Over the library of on one of our great law schools is inscribed them on, not undermanned but under god and law. That is a ruling principle of american freedom, the source of our democratic liberties. Ive tried to make it my guide throughout this contest, as it ha
Mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. A motion to vote on the motion