This event and provided the video. It is my pleasure to introduce nicole myers. Nikole turner is a sister professor of religious studies. She earned her phd in history at the university of pennsylvania. Her masters in divinity new york and her bachelors degree in political science. From high referred college. She is the author of this sole liberty the evolution of black religious politics imposed emancipation virginia. Before asking her the first question, i want to mention that this appears in this kind of conventional version of a hard copy it also has two other versions. Part of what makes her work so interesting is that it makes it possible to it is available as a conventional verbatim open access ebook and also as an enhanced open access ebook which shows off what dr. Turner was able to do with mapping and Digital Technology in order to develop her research findings. So one of the things i hope we will get to talk about today is how she worked with those sources and what kind of c
His supporters continue that protest outside Voting Centers elsewhere though very different scenes celebrations have broken out as a patient of the outcome. Joe biden is moving closer to the 270 Electoral College votes that will make him the next president of the United States 3 days after americans voted the democratic candidate has overtaken donald trump in 2 key states of pennsylvania and georgia is where we stand at the moment with just a handful of states still being counted biden is leading in most of them based on projections from the Associated Press he secured 264 Electoral College votes so far donald trump is on 214 and he needs both children pennsylvania to get to 270. But its a very close race in georgia most of the remaining votes are from atlanta and its suburbs which tend to lean democrat but it has helped joe biden get ahead the margin is slim though and thats why georgias secretary of state has announced that there is going to be a recount because of that tiny margin t
States like pennsylvania which officials flatly reject. What the president needs to do is frankly put his big boy pants on the show acknowledge the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner. And unresolved election and a nation on edge 3 days after one of americas most divisive and knife edge president ial votes it appears that the democratic challenger joe biden is moving ahead of President Donald Trump in battleground states which will decide the final outcome biden is projected to have won 264 Electoral College votes trump passed 214 the number of course required is 270 bought a nice to win in only one of those undecided states to get over the finishing line. Lets start with pencil very near where biden is ahead trump by just over 16800 votes the remaining but mail in ballots are mostly from democratic leaning cities of philadelphia and pittsburgh biden is also leading in georgia by just over 4000. 00 votes in an unusually tight race but Officials Say they expect a r
Vacancy in this report, we want to turn to what he said back in 1982 on the senate floor. It is my view that ofticularly, if the reality divided government during a time of great change in the courts continues in the next administration, future confirmations must be conducted differently than the preceding ones. Presses intentions on processes existing make a restoration of what came before judge thomas is thomasignite ration was a practical possibility. Having said that mr. President , we face one question, can our Supreme Court confirmation process, so wracked by discord be prepared in a president ial Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us that this is extremely unlikely. Bitter our nations most and heated confirmation fights have come in president ial Election Years. Confirmation fight over raji , thes confirmation senates refusal to confirm four nominations by president tyler in 1844, the single vote badgerons of nominees and black by lameduck president s omar and bucha
The time of great change at the Court Continues in the next administration, future confirmations must be conducted differently than the preceding ones. Mr. President , the president s intentions on the existing process which exploded during the thomas nomination fight make restoration of what came before judge thomas nomination even if it was desirable, a practical impossibility. Having said that, mr. President , we face one immediate question, can our Supreme Court confirmation process sow discord and bitterness in an Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us this is extremely unlikely. Some of our nations most bitter and heated confirmation fights have come in president ial Election Years. A bruising confirmation fight over roger taunys nomination in 1836. The senates refusal to confirm four nominations by president tyler in 1844, the single vote rejection of nominees badger and black by lame duck president s filmore and buchanan in the mid19th century and narrow approval of