A healthy democracy does not just look like this. It looks like this. Where americans can see democracy at work. Citizens are truly informed and a republic thrives. Get informed, straight from the source. On cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word from the nation mighty capital to wherever you are. The opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Are four panelists are David Cartwright, who is Professor Emeritus at the university of notre dame. And the former director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace in studies. He is the author of many books including ngpeace works, the citizens role in ending the cold war. Peace, a history of movements us and ideas and as the springboard for this session, a peaceful superpower lessons from the largest Antiwar Movement, which was just published this year on the 20th anniversary, more or less, of the start of the u. S. Work in iraq. I think all of you who regist
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Pennsylvania lawsuit cool pennsylvania law school. It is my pleasure to introduce Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We are proud to partner with the National Constitution center tonight. Amy gottman will introduce Justice Ginsburg along with ceo jeff rosen in a moment, but first i want to introduce a bit of history of the roberts lecture. The lecture is named for supreme in g. Ustice and dean oh roberts. Wording of the original agreement about the lecture it says the lecture is to be delivered by a nationally prominent person in either public or academic life who might be expected to make a significant contribution in legal thought. I think we have met and exceeded and blown out of the water that standard tonight with Justice Ginsburg and we celebrate her toy five years on the Supreme Court as well as groundbreaking contributions to american judas lower court judge before she joined the court. Justice roberts himself, was a graduate of penn law. He went on to a tremendous career. He served
The finest attorney general the nation has ever had. A man of commitment, dedication but also a man of leadership and vision. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, let me tell you a little bit about him personally. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, became an attorney general for the state. He became a United States senator. That alone is an enormous compliment. But what he did this past year to restore the rule of law is phenomenal. Ladies and gentlemen, it is giving me no higher pleasure than to tell you you have a friend who is listening and doing exactly what Law Enforcement has asked for years. The list is long, whether it is Asset Forfeiture, returning the 1033 program, or a reversal of the cole memoranda. Please stand and give an amazing welcome to your attorney general, jeff sessions. [applause] sessions thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you indeed. Thank you. Thank you so much. I gotta say, you made my monday morning. Thank you for those
Ginsburg. This is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] good evening. I am the dean of the university of Pennsylvania Law School and it is my great pleasure to welcome Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We are very proud to partner with the National Constitution center tonight. First i want to introduce a bit of the history of the roberts lecture. The lecture is named for our Supreme Court Justice Roberts and was established in 1956. It was cosponsored by the law school. The wording of the original agreement about the lecture says, the lecture is to be delivered by a nationally prominent person who might be expected to make a significant contribution in legal thought. I think we have met and exceeded and blown out of the water that standard tonight with Justice Ginsburg. We celebrate her 25 years on the Supreme Court as well as groundbreaking contributions to american jurisprudence both while on the court and in her tremendous career as a legal scholar, litigator, and lower court judge before