Chairman mccormack, my fellow americans, i accept your nomination. I accept the duty of leading this party to victory this year. [applause] and i thank you, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected to be the next Vice President of the United States. I know i speak for each of you and all of you when i say he proved himself tonight and that great acceptance speech. [applause] and i speak for both of us when i tell you that from monday on he is going to be available for such speeches and all 50 states. [applause] we will try to lead you, as we were led, by that great champion of freedom, the man from independence, harry s. Truman. But the gladness of this high occasion cannot mask the sorrow which shares our hearts. So let us here tonight, each of us, all of us, really dedicate ourselves to keeping burning the golden torch of promise which John Fitzgerald kennedy set aflame. [applause] and let none of us stop to rest un
[ cheers and applause ] for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions in the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable Death Penalty for the killer . No, i dont. I think you know i opposed the Death Penalty during all of my life. I dont see any evidence that its a deterrent. I think there are per and more effective ways to deal with violent crime. We have down so in my own state. Its one of the reasons why we have had the biggest drop in crime of any industrial state in america, why we have the lowest murder rate in any industrial state in america. But we have work to do this nation. W
Good morning thank you for being here. We are honored to have congressman raskin here to lead us through the legislation which is so very important so prepare so for a civics lesson or a lesson on the constitutional United States the 24th amendment to the constitution was ratified with the assassination of president kennedy with strong bipartisan support. Congress has a duty to take all necessary action with that continuity of government and with that democracy for the future that is why a today it is my honor to welcome congressman a constitutional scholar jamie raskin from maryland introducing legislation to establish a commissiono to discharge the duties facing the judgment of the voters which shows the need for us to create a process for future president s and then to strengthen the guardrails in the constitution to ensure stability and continuity of government in times of crisis the 20th amendment has a path if the president suffers a crippling problem and is unable to discharge t
Nancy pelosi and representative jamie raskin of maryland unveiled legislation to create the commission on president ial capacity saying the commission is for future president s. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. We are really honored to have jamie raskin to redistribute legislation which is so very important. I hope you will prepare yourself for a civics lesson, a presentation on the constitution of the United States. The 20 fifth amendment of the constitution was ratified in 1967 after the assassination of president kennedy with strong bipartisan support. Members of congress have a duty to take all necessary action to preserve continuity of government and protect the stability and integrity of our democracy for the future. That is why today again it is my honor to welcome congressman jamie raskin, a constitutional scholar as he introduces legislation to establish a commission on president ial capacity to discharge the duties, powers and duties of the office. This is no
Nomination. Be seated, he appreciates this reception, but he has a message to give to you and the American People. Chairman mccormick, my fellow americans, i accept your nomination. I accept the duty of leading this party to victory this year. And i thank you, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected to be the next Vice President of the United States. I know i speak for each of you, and all of you, when i say he proved himself tonight in that great acceptance speech. From monday on, he will be available for such speeches in all 50 states. We will try to lead you as we were lead by that champion of freedom. The man from independence, harry s. Truman. But the gladness of this high occasion cannot mask the sorrow which shares our heart. So let us hear, tonigh tonight h of us, all of us, rededicate ourselves to keeping burning the golden torch upon us. Which John Fitzgerald kennedy set aflame. And let none of us stop to r