Culture are created and that the government has a positive role to nurture that pluralism, that kind of principled pluralism. So i do think there are some deep political philosophic agreements behind this that are not going to be solved by dealing with the details of cases. How do we deal with pluralism in an increasingly Diverse Society . Very carefully. At the end of the day, i think there needs to be humility and there needs to be empathy. The word empathy is derided in some circles when lawyers say it, but i think its important. I think its important on both sides. We are a Diverse Society. We have people with diverse views, and we cant always get everything we want. Sometimes we should get what we want and sometimes we shouldnt. I think what has disturbed me and many of my colleagues about the weaponization of religious freedom restoration act he said rfra. I did say rfra. When im at church, if i want to pray with only people of the same race and religion and sexual orientation, i
Nixon had a movie on the wall that showed the campaign. He had an idea that people would write down the questions and pass them on and they would answer just the questions the staff wanted them to answer, but it looked like they only came from the audience. So these are all yours. I might put them in a certain order, but i promise not to edit them. So one of the questions that we have is would the Civil Rights Act have passed if nixon had won in 1960 and 64 . I think it probably would have, because in 1957 when the Civil Rights Act was pending on the senate floor and lbj scaled it back and compromised, dropped entirely this provision that would have allowed the attorney general being sued and compromised the jury panel, effectively all white juries in the south, nixon was close to tears. It seems so paradoxical now, but he had a good record on civil rights. In 1960 when Martin Luther king was in jail, nixon didnt do it because he thought it would look like a grandstand play and he didn
Washington national ballpark. Reporter walter perez with our sister station is live in washington, d. C. Now with the latest on whats happening. Walter . Well, dan, carolyn a confirmed death toll is 13. That does include alleged gunman identified as a 34yearold aaron alexis of fort worth, texas. Tonight they continue searching for a possible second shooter, it was like a scene from a war zone, people were rescued by way of a basket lowered from a helicopter. Inside witnesses say it certainly looked like a war zone as well. P. O. W. , p. O. W. , 30 seconds later i heard four more shots. Then, we ran. The navy captain says it started around 8 20 this morning he was about to sit down for a morning meeting. We heard gunfire very loud. Close by we looked up here on the floor there were bullet holes in the wall of the conference room. Among those killed is the expected gunman identified as a 34yearold aaron alexis from fort worth, texas. A civilian contractor at the ship yard, so far, saying
This is a live picture at a very busy intersection with police activity, Authorities Say gunshots were fired on capitol hill leading to a lock down. Now we have just heard that fox news is reporting that lock down is no longer in place according to Capitol Police. It has been lifted. There are reports that one officer was injured after the gunshots were reported, at the u. S. Capitol according to Capitol Police and there is another Senate Leader saying there are reports of injuries plural but at this point we have only gotten word from Capitol Police of one officer who has been injured, a warning was sounded inside the capitol, the house went into recess, lawmakers left the chamber floor, they were told to shelter in place in their offices. People inside the building could not get out, people outside could not get in. The house by the way had just finished approving legislation aimed at partly lifting the government shut down by paying National Guard and reserve members. People standin
Sculpture of the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tapped by president roosevelt in 1942 to head the office of Strategic Services. That organization had grown out of an earlier one hold the called the coordinator of information, our countrys first nondepartmental intelligence agency, established by president roosevelt to coordinate intelligence with the war growing overseas. The single star behind us commemorates the loss of 116 ossers who served during world war ii. The cia seal is a piece everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people will walk around it. You see museums filmed in the movies filmed in the lobby, people crossing the seal. It was an interesting piece, in designed by the same group that designed the tomb of the unknown soldier. It has the eagle. Our nations symbol of vigilance, the eagle. Everybody here works for the president of the United States. We carry on our badge is the great seal of the United State