He argues thaw failures and reinventions we use the constitution as a tool to create our modern core values. The Smithsonian Associates hosted the event. Good evening, everyone. Can you all hear me in the back . My name is ruth robbins and it is a pleasure to welcome you to our program, before we start a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual in our programs, there is no photography and no filming. Also, if youre wondering what our equipment is in the back of the room, its cspan. So make show your nicest smile, brush your hair, in case you get a cameo and when we get to the q and a part, there is a meeker phone in the back of the room that will let you know when its time for that and youll get time to ask your questions. In the rest of times it is always worthwhile to visit the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework of the government. Today our guest speaker Kermit Roosevelt explains these d
The honorable, the chief justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Oh yea oh yea oh yea, all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States to give their attention with the court is sitting, god save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear arguments first this morning in 19 for 65, the lot below and the others versus the state of washington,. Mr. Chief justice and appease this court, the question in these cases is straightforward to the states have the power to control through law how an elector may vote, they do not, then ordinary expected meaning of the words of the constitution against the backlog of the framers deliberation make it clear that the state has no such power in what is also clear, washington is not like the constitution design, ask this court to read the words elector as agents or maybe better minion and it is clear that the board vote elector is not the constant meaning there vot
After the opposition called into the republican election when. Europe meanwhile expresses hope of better. Though. Not everyone. Is convinced. Me but. We expect a 3rd wave in spring the usual season. So we hope this wave will be less powerful when it comes to the rate of infection. In the world this is R T International pleasure company and you. Are breaking news story today. Says it has launched an investigation into a Russian Military helicopter over armenian or space to up to 3 crew members on board were killed russia says it has accepted an apology from unsurprising. We assess positively the fact that book who immediately admitted its guilt we also know the assurances given to us by the as are bijani site that a prompt investigation of this incident will be carried out and the perpetrators will be punished well here i get the latest developments on details with our tease here in the studio. It took the observer johnny saw it only a few hours to admit that it was their military behin
When congressman lewis marched across that bridge 55 years ago to demand the sacred right to vote for all americans, it was so that we the people could decide who represents us, to demand our interest, our health, our prosperity, our rights be upheld, expect respected, and expanded so we could have moments like this one where georgians in their millions have said enough. [cheering and applause] enough incompetence, defeat corruption, division, change has come to georgia. Changes coming to america. [cheering and applause] and retirement is coming for senator david perdue. [cheering and applause] because the majority of georgians have stood up to reject his request for a second term. A senator who saw fit to continue to attack our health care in the midst of a pandemic. A senator who told us this disease has taken a quarter of a million american lives was no deadlier than the ordinary flu while he looked out for himself. A senator who has shown no spine and no independence, who has sold
Has vowed to keep up his legal challenges though saying that he will never give up fighting for the nation. Act as his supporters continue that protest outside Voting Centers elsewhere vote very different scene celebrations are broken out in anticipation of a final result. Well joe biden is edging closer to that crucial number 270 Electoral College votes needed to make him the next president of the United States 3 days after americans voted the democratic candidate has overtaken donald trump in 2 key battleground states pennsylvania and georgia so where do we stand right now there are just a handful of states that are still being counted and biden is leading in most of them based on projections from the Associated Press he has secured 264 Electoral College votes so far donald trump has 214 and needs both children pennsylvania to reach 270 but it is extremely close in georgia right now most of the remaining votes are from atlanta and its suburbs which tends to lean to the democrats and