A reflection under gerald ford and nixon under an American Society that said, these people can sit downstairs in the movie theater, they can register to vote, why are a majority of americans can support this. My general view is, affirmative action has been enhanced. Thats what i told the president. And he was pleased to know. That when you lose, what five to four . Eight to one . Seven to one . What it is all said that in the ninth hitting you lost great. Decision all persons having business for the honorable Supreme Court. Landmark cases, see spans special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the Court Welcome to landmark cases. Tonight, affirmative action, in 19 78th a Supreme Court issued the decision in this on what is called the bakke case the ucs affirmative Action Program was declared unconstitutional. The
Im here with my wife and fiveyearold son, brady. Give them a welcome. Wave everybody. All right. He is like when every going to the bumper cars . I told him about the deepfried oreos. Hes ready to go. I really appreciate the opportunity to have 15 or 20 minutes to speak with you about how i feel this country needs to be. The direction i think we need to go. I believe we need to move from a conversation about reforming our systems that are all broken in the United States to transforming them into new systems. I think we have to move from the conversation about left or right. We have to have a conversation in the United States about new and better. The whole conversation i dont know how it goes with you. Where are you at . Left, center, centerleft, right . Where are you on the political spectrum . The the entire world, economy, education, research, throughare has blown the traditional leftright divide, and i believe the next democratic nominee has got to be somebody who talks about new a