Constitutional convention in philadelphia during the spring and summer that year and profiles the men who wrote and signed it that september day. His book is titled plain, honest men. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted this hourlong event in 2009. I guess were ready. I want to first of all thank steve for that wonderful introduction and especially for not comparing us to bonnie and clyde or abbott and costello. Which if you had been at some of the original conversations, you could have easily concluded. I also want to say to steve and stefan and all of the trustees here and real linch in the audience who are part of the National Constitutional center extended family it is just wonderful to be back here but even more than that, its wonderful to be back here without any real responsibilities whatsoever. If you have any complaints about tonights program or acoustics or parking or accommodations, i can give you linda johnsons email at the end of the program and urge yo
Immigrations and customs enforcenforc enforcement coming out with a surprising Public Statement on this issue. Were going to have more coverage on that over the course of it hour. I also need to tell you weve got senator cory booker here tonight live and in person. Very much looking forward to talking with him. Senator booker has begun making a forceful case in the u. S. Senate that now that Supreme Court Justice Anthony kennedy has announced his retirement from the court, according to senator booker, there are real conflict of interest issues that ought to constrain what happens next here in terms of that Supreme Court vacancy. No president has ever made an appointment to the u. S. Supreme court when he and his campaign were the subject of an ongoing serious fbi counterintelligence investigation. If the president himself ends up personally criminally implicated in that Ongoing Investigation, which is not an insane prospect. The president s Campaign Manager is about to go on trial next