[background sounds] good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is jasmine. It is an honor for me to what commute to our if it this evening. In celebration of constitution day, thank you for joining us for a debate on did american have a christian pounding. It is my pleasure to introduce the moderator for this evening his debate. Is the 24th Brandeis School of law at the university of law. Prior to coming to brandeis, Dean Crawford served as a professor of environmental law at the University Law school in new orleans louisiana. He was a tender member of the faculty at Georgia State University College of law in atlanta. Center for comparative study for metropolitan growth which has developed new models for field based education and compared environmental landuse laws. Dean crawford has a law degree from Harvard Law School and degrees in modern history from cambridge and columbia universities. It was admitted to practice law in state of new york. Please join me in welcoming tonight his mo