Thank you very much. I am very honored to have been invited to speak and i really ouappreciate your comments. Its great to get to know you. Ive been reading you over the years and it isow a delight to have spent the evening. Im very pleased to be able to speak to you at this Hillsdale College of celebration. I am a great admirer of hillsdale. As i was saying i dont get to make many speeches like this. This. Im usually talking about crime rates and that kind of thing. But i wanted to speak at hillsdale because its one of the few institutions of Higher Learning where its worthwhile spending money to get an education at. [applause] and i mean that sincerely. Sadly many coaches these days dont even teach the constitution much less celebrated. One out of every four americans dont even know who we fought the revolution against. That number is increasing steadily as our educational institutions fail us. But at hillsdale you recognize the principles are asked to look into today and important a
Good evening and thank you for coming to tonights program. Im an appellate lawyer here in San Francisco and also the chairman of the appellate section of the Bar Association of San Francisco which organized this event. Id like to extend a warm welcome to members of a few groups cosponseterring tonights program. The historical society, the Northern District california chapter and bay area chapter. Id also like to welcome cspan which is broadcasting it discussion tonight. I find that actually asserting this is the first time cspan has come, so weve made it. Truthfully i do think cspan has some of the most insightful and thought provoking delve. So i recommend you check it out if you dont already. Before we begin id like to ask everyone to phototheir phone on vibrupt. Be sure to signup. Were also going to save some time at the end of the program toomt for question. So if any questions akoor to you while our pnlalists are zgs theyre theyre discussing please write them down so you wont forg
Regarding a democratic motion to begin work on a bill dropping the Justice Department from supporting lawsuits to strike the Affordable Care act. Live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan 2. Eternal god, our heavenly father, we cry to you, but sometimes you seem so far away. In our despair you sometimes seem distant, and we are tempted to surmise that we are all alone. When we shout, we seem to hear the echoes of our anguish. Nonetheless, we know that you are holy, mighty, and good. We have trusted you too long to let go. Empower our senators for these challenging times. Remove from their minds all bitterness and contempt for one another. Keep their hearts clean, their spirits courageous, and their minds clear, as they face these daunting times. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation unde
Stevens. My name is ben feuer. Im also the chairman of the appellate section of the Bar Association of the San Francisco which organized this event. I would like to extend a welcome to members of a few groups who are cosponsoring tonights program, the ninth judicial Historical Society and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. Id like to welcome cspan which is brother aadcasting the discu tonight. In ten years or so that ive been putting on programs like this, this is the first time cspan has come. So weve made it. But truthfully, i think cspan has some of the most interesting programming on all of television, at least when congress is out of session. And so i recommend you check it out, if you dont already. Before we begin, i would like to ask everyone to put their phones on vibrate. The next program that were going to be putting on, on january 28th, is on settling cases in the ninth circuit. If that interests you, be sure to sign up. Were also going to save time at the e
The federal Bar Association, Northern District of california chapter and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. I looked welcome cspan which is broadcasting the discussion. In 10 years or so but i have been putting on that i have been putting on programs like this, cspan is here so i have made it. It is some of the most awful programming on television when congress is out of session. Onthoughtful programming television when congress is out of session. The next on january 28 is on settling cases in the ninth circuit. We are going to save time at the end of the program for questions. If any of her to you, howard panelists areour discussing, write them down so you dont forget. ,o my left is Leondra Kruger associate justice of the California Supreme Court since 2014. Prior to her tenure, she served in the u. S. Department of justice and before that she was the acting deputy solicitor general for president obama. She argued 12 cases in the United States Supreme Court and twice