And whether we should abolish citizensarned born as president. You can weighin by social media. At can post a comment facebook or leave an email. Here is the piece in the writes. On post. She we will read more from this piece. We will take your phone calls as soon as they start coming in. Citizenhe natural born test the abolished . A couple of comments here. Lots more comments are coming in. We will go to calls. Good morning. Are you there . We can hear you. Caller i learned you had to be a citizen of the United States, born in the United States to run for president. It said you had to be born in the United States. You had to be a citizen of the United States. Thats what i was taught. I mustve been taught wrong. Ahmed writes from twitter this morning. Write rcus goes on to we have marked on the line from ohio. You should be a natural born. His only in issue because ted cruz made such an argument about president obama. At least he was born in the United States. Sorry, rules of gatsby ch
Resolved if you continue to try various interventions. I think American History tv on cspan is one of the best programs available. I wish we could do it more than once a week. And continue to let us know what you think about the programs youre watching. Call us at 2026263400 email us at comments at cspan. Org. Or send us a tweet at next a forrum on Mental Health care and legislation. Former congressman, Patrick Kennedy of rhode island. Virginia state senator and singer demi lovato spoke about their experiences with Mental Health. The National Alliance on Mental Health hosted this event in september. [ applause ]. Hello, everyone. Welcome to our national convention. I am so excited to see all of you here today. And welcome to our national day of action. I hope youre ready to take some action. We Want Congress to act. And so today, our supporters here and around the country are going to be calling, emailing, tweeting and visiting capitol hill. And when you visit capitol hill, i want you
Is life on the other side of those dark times that seem so hopeless and helpless. I want to show the world that there is life, surprising, wonderful and unexpected life. After diagnosis. Im proud to say that im living proof that someone can live, love and thrive with bipolar disorder if at tthey get connec with professional resources and accept support as soon as possible. That is why im participating in a Mental Health listening and engagement tour, by getting to meet people like you im learning more about the issues that face the Mental Health community. I hope to do my part to make things a little easier for others and to reduce the shame associated with Mental Illness. I want to do what i can to make things better for others by becoming the most strong, informed Mental Illness advocate that i can be. Today we have a chance to make history with nami. An organization that has been the forefront of advancing Mental Health in this country for decades. Weve seen increased attention to o
For persons suffering to make statement, he knows it. This is just the beginning, but it is also an example of what we need to do for the other guys. We have more now with celebrity appearances from 2014. Coming up next singer demi lovato. In the past you talk about her with depression. As the speakers have shown of her rning, the power advocacy flows from our lives experiences. Our next speaker is an especially powerful voice. Recording artist, author, Mental Health advocate, demi lovato. Like the title of her album, she is unbroken. Last year, she was honored for her mentorship of young adults with Mental Health and Substance Abuse issues. This year, her book made the times bestseller list. This summer, she embarked on a tour to share a story. We are especially grateful to coming here today in just two days, she starts her world tour. She will be making stops in 20 cities across the United States and canada. [applause] over 24 base includes diehard twitter followers and facebook fans
The country coming together gives me so much hope that changes really possible. Those of us here today know that people ofness affects every race, age, gender, and economic status. It does not discriminate between republicans or democrats [applause] thats why we are here today. We needed to send a simple message to our nation possibly leaders. Nation possibly leaders. Nations leaders. Comprehensive Mental Health bills this year need to be passed. [applause] we have the power to make the difference and the personal experience needed to be taken seriously. We know what it means to have our lives or the lives of people we love get off track because of Mental Illness. That mentald illness is serious and can be absolutely devastating. We also know that Mental Illness can be treatable when we have the access to appropriate comprehensive care. I know it is largely because of our personal experience with Mental Illness that each of us is here today. As i learn more about my own illness and the