Hello, friends please join me once more in welcoming justice back to the National Constitution center center. Thank you for. It is always an honor to welcome our honorary cochair here to the ncc and its extraordinarily meaningful to convene this evening to discuss his new book reading constitution why i chose fragments as im not textualism justice. It is clear from this powerful book which better than any other sums the central methodological debate on the Supreme Court today between the pragmatism of which you are the leading spokesperson and textualism which is embraced by a Supreme Court majority. So im going to begin with the obvious question why did you choose to write this book about why you chose pragmatism . Textualism its a good question because what many people say is the way ive been a judge for 40 years, 48 years on the Supreme Court and want to get across particularly to students and others, how do you go about deciding or how do i go about deciding these difficult questio
Hello, friends please join me once more in welcoming justice back to the National Constitution center center. Thank you for. It is always an honor to welcome our honorary cochair here to the ncc and its extraordinarily meaningful to convene this evening to discuss his new book reading constitution why i chose fragments as im not textualism justice. It is clear from this powerful book which better than any other sums the central methodological debate on the Supreme Court today between the pragmatism of which you are the leading spokesperson and textualism which is embraced by a Supreme Court majority. So im going to begin with the obvious question why did you choose to write this book about why you chose pragmatism . Textualism its a good question because what many people say is the way ive been a judge for 40 years, 48 years on the Supreme Court and want to get across particularly to students and others, how do you go about deciding or how do i go about deciding these difficult questio
Once more in welcoming justice back to the National Constitution center center. Thank you for. It is always an honor to welcome our honorary cochair here to the ncc and its extraordinarily meaningful to convene this evening to discuss his new book reading constitution why i chose fragments as im not textualism justice. It is clear from this powerful book which better than any other sums the central methodological debate on the Supreme Court today between the pragmatism of which you are the leading spokesperson and textualism which is embraced by a Supreme Court majority. So im going to begin with the obvious question why did you choose to write this book about why you chose pragmatism . Textualism its a good question because what many people say is the way ive been a judge for 40 years, 48 years on the Supreme Court and want to get across particularly to students and others, how do you go about deciding or how do i go about deciding these difficult questions and difficult statutory que
Election. This event was hosted by the george w. Bush institute in new york city. It begins with brief remarks from former first lady laura bush. [applause] mrs. Bush thank you all. Thanks, everyone. Thank you, ken. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to todays the spirit of liberty. In 1944, a federal judge and judicial philosopher, judge learned hand, delivered a speech in central park to over a Million People on i am an american day. His remarks spoke directly to the 150,000 people in the audience who had just been sworn in as naturalized United States citizens. He said, weve gathered here to affirm a faith, a faith in a common purpose. A common conviction. A common devotion. Some of us have chosen america as the land of our adoption. The rest of us have come from those who did the same. What was the object that nerved us . Or those who went before us, to this choice . We sought liberty, freedom from oppression, freedom from want, freedom to be ourselves. Behind me, just across colu
George w. Bush institute in new york city. It begins with brief remarks from former first lady, laura bush. [applause] mrs. Bush thank you all. Thanks, everyone. Thank you, ken. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to todays the spirit of liberty. In 1944, a federal judge and judicial philosopher, judge learned hand, delivered a speech in central park to over a Million People on i am an american day. His remarks spoke directly to the 150,000 people in the audience who had just been sworn in as naturalized United States citizens. He said, weve gathered here to affirm a faith, a faith in a common purpose. A common conviction. A common devotion. Some of us have chosen america as the land of our adoption. The rest of us have come from those who did the same. What was the object that nerved us . Or those who went before us, to this choice . We sought liberty, freedom from oppression, freedom from want, freedom to be ourselves. Behind me, just across columbus circle, is central park. 73 years