Establishing a new government for the United States of america. We have celebrated Constitution Day since 1950 6, 4 years after installing the original parchment document in its place of honor in the rotunda. We have celebrated the constitution in many ways. Tomorrow, we host one of my favorite events, a naturalization ceremony for new citizens of the United States. It is always a moving experience to witness this experience with people from all parts of the world, who stand in front of the constitution and swear to support and defend it. Invitelp guest speakers to help us reflect upon the constitution and its meaning in the present day. We are especially honored to have with us this evening the sitting justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has recently brought together his reflections on the constitution and its separation of powers into one volume, a republic, if you can keep it. We are pleased to welcome him here to the home of the origina
Including a number of u. S. Prima Court Justices who have enriched our community with. Provoking we are fortunate to have welcomed several outstanding judges including a number of u. S. Approval for justice who have enriched our community with thoughtprovoking speeches. Valueeavors to guard the and architecture of liberty, equality, and solidarity found in the constitution. It is done so against the excesses of majority rule, partisanship, or president ial overreach. The Supreme Court, however, is of nine individual human beings. Each with her or his individual perspective on the balances struck in the constitution, guidepostsprecise on decision making. This year is stephen lecturer is the honorable elana kagan, associate justice of the United States of court. [applause] notably, Justice Kagan replaced Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court after the late justice announced his president barack obama appointed her to the court. Justice kagan served as the first female solicitor general of
Tomorrow is Constitution Day commemorating the day when delegates of the Constitutional Convention signed a document establishing the new government for the United States of america. We have celebrated Constitution Day since 1956 at the archives, 4 years after installing the original document in the place of honor in the rotunda. Over the decades, we have celebrated the constitution in many ways. Tomorrow we host one of our favorite events, a ceremony for new citizens of the u. S. It is always a moving experience to watch people from all parts of the world stand in front of the apartment signed by our and swear50 years ago to support and uphold the constitution. Today, we are especially honored to have with us the sitting justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has recently brought together his reflections on the constitution and the separation of powers into one volume, a republic if you can keep it. Himre pleased to welcome here to the home o
My name is matt schera, director of under graduate ppe program. Its honored to be the host of Roger Wilkins lectures. So whats the connection between our pbe program and these lectures . Im glad you asked. As director, i spend a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes Masons Program unique i can go on. Really, i can go on. But today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It exists to serve highly motivated students who want to help create Better Solutions for the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of a complex society. The problems that arise and persist in what Roger Wilkins, in the first chapter of his autobiography, had called with immense understatement, complicated times, such as our own today. Approximate. Pe offers an opportunity for students to build meaningful careers in civil service, journalism, business and the law and other socially engaged fields and endeavor. In this regard its my hope that generations of students will set
Fitting and proper that we should do this perhaps no justice in the history of the Supreme Court has been more associated with the word liberty than Justice Kennedy. Called thet it is tie goes to freedom, Justice Kennedy on liberty. In 554 Supreme Court countless speeches, he thelessly returns to importance of Civic Education for equal liberty for all. The importance of individual liberty and speech and preserving civil dialogue and debate, and the importance of equal dignity and freedom. s first theme is Civic Education for all because he is always and everywhere, a teacher. It aims with Reese Witherspoons commencement address and legally blind. I watched it on youtube and it is a fine speech. Reese witherspoon concludes that with no offense to aristotle, passion is a key ingredient for law and life. Extraordinary experience. We had a tour of the civil war gallery. When he came to the declaration of independence, he emphasized that jefferson saw Civic Education a moral duty. The pursu