Thank you to the federal society for hosting this debate at. Im delighted to be here for the question, should the Electoral College be abrogated . Electoral college choosing a president. In their respective states electors choose wedding for president and Vice President. Electoral college would provide Vice President Alexander Hamilton wrote in federalist 68 that the Electoral College would provide a practicable obstacle to cabal intrigue and corruption. He said that it would interpose capable men of discernment for deliberation over the selection of the president. Moreover, hamilton thought the system best designed to prevent tumult and disorder. Debates about the Electoral College once again emerged over the desirability of our constitutions method for selecting the president. So this debate is an important one about our republic. And about our constitutional form of government. It raises questions of principle. What are the values to be promoted in a democratic republic . In a feder
Meridian international center. Thank you for joining us for this program this morning with and belay cp president naacp president derrick johnson. Convenings focused on leaders that may provide insight into some of the big challenges we have today. We have been going through a series of looking into the pandemic and we hope the good ours is recent h something we can count on going forward. Even if that takes place, there is a huge amount of work to be done to rebuild economies and create a future for people. Just as significant has been our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, and looking at Racial Injustice in the United States and around the world so we can help come through this pandemic someook at the future and of the real challenges we have had historically in our country. This program is being livestreamed. It is on the record and we are resa, who to have te will be joining us to moderate the panel. She has an extensive background in journalism. Welcome. She has been with p
International center, this is about 50 minutes. Good morning from washington d. C. Thank you for joining us today. The president and ceo of Meridian International center. We thank you for joining us this Motor Program this morning to naacp president derek johnson. As you all know meridian is a nonpartisan institution that is been focused on diplomacy, leadership and really convening leaders who may provide insight into some of the challenges we have today. As you know we have been going through a series of looking into the pandemic. We hope the good news of recent hours is something we can use going forward. But even if that takes place there is a huge amount of work to be done just the significant has been our focus on diversity equity and inclusion. Looking at Racial Injustice in the United States and around the world. So we can help come through this pandemic and look at how we look at the future and look at the real challenges we have had historically in our country. This park is b
We have from new york claims of fraud hunger for the Us Democratic system. Hold mr woodward you know. Youve got to do whats good for the people good marriage of people trust is a direct threat to our democracy trump hes trying to time hes to find what hes trying to for because to be some kind of approach to this country and its people the accident scene said not seemingly the rest subdivision of u. S. Society as both by do not Trump Supporters continue to rally all across the country. You want you all to International Im sauce to tell you that this is my calling dont reports on it some day here in moscow so its 5 days since the voting in the u. S. Senate looks like we might finally have a result. A number of media are projecting that joe biden has been elected the 42nd president of the United States having secured 298 up to World College its just a reminder of course 270 are needed for victory the form of the piece when in his home state of pennsylvania has pushed him across that thres
Various issues in various counties including a decision by the state Supreme Court that the ballots could continue to be counted 3 days after the election ballots that arrive within 3 days after the election can continue to be counted that case is still pending in the Supreme Court could actually be weighing in on that all of this of course causing lots of anxiety and uncertainty you were just talking with heidi about the possibility of civil unrest thats been a concern here in pennsylvania as well and we were just driving around the city and seen police on pretty much every Street Corner around city hall here no protesters and demonstrators on the streets at this point however but tomorrow morning well actually it is morning here already and a few hours after the sun rises ballots will again begin to be counted and while poll workers are resting the ballots are being guarded in a safe place the governor tells us and this will all. Pick up again in the morning. Race results could take