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
The u. S. Plus, hong kong possibly to, carrie lam issuing a harsh warning to anyone caught violating the new laws. There is that there will be more dip suppression of dissent. That has caused facebook and zoom to reconsider being in hong kong. Tiktok says it is pulling out of the territory. I am brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. Under his face mask it was not clear if a sonata was redfaced with anger or bolsonaro was redfaced with anger or embarrassment. He tested positive for covid19. We will have to wait and see if he Still Believes as measures to keep his fellow countrymen from catching covid19 other those are not worth the effort. From the very beginning of the outbreak, the sonora bolsonaro played down the virus and described it as a flu. He flouted social distancing recommendations and other measures including wearing face masks in public. Bolsonaro tested three times previously. They all came back negative. On tuesday, the braz
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Weather pattern at the moment for the wet weather for scotland and Northern Ireland but set to get warmer into the weekend back up to around 30 celsius. Before that we have this set up, a weather front in the north west of the country bringing rain across Northern Ireland and scotland. That will be quite heavy at times. And some widespread showers across wales and into the north midlands and the north of england. Further south of england and wales join north of england. Further south of england and walesjoin up north of england. Further south of england and wales join up with some sunshine and feeling pleasantly warm. 0vernight tonight the weather front pushing down into the north of england and wales. To the south of that sum drier weather, showers back in the north west of scotland and temperatures between ten, 14 degrees. Tomorrow the band of rain changes direction moving back north so we changes direction moving back north so we have another helping of wet weather for scotland and
And farmers in the uk warn that a no deal brexit will cause severe disruption. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children, has failed in his legal attempt to quash his conviction. An appeal Court Hearing in australia has rejected his argument that the verdict was unfair. The former vatican treasurer was jailed in march, for six years, for abusing two boys in a melbourne cathedral in the 1990s. Chrissie foster is the mother of two girls who were raped by another catholic priest. She campaigns on behalf of the victims of Sexual Violence and was in court when the appeal was dismissed. It has been upheld, this rape of a child of two children. Its. It doesnt happen often. You know, it just always gets overturned. All the appeals, half of them usually win. Its a hard climb to get a conviction in the first place. Hardly anyone comes forward and this has been an outstanding example of justice and. Just amazed. The bbcs phil mercer was in court and