Harland in march of 2016. The leader of the Senate Republicans majority leader mcconnell announced for the first time, for the first timey in the 200 30year history of the senate he would refuse thete president nominate judge garland a hearing and a vote. Senator mcconnell would further say he would refuse to even meet with judge garland. It was a transparent political b decision made by the republican leader in the hopes that a republican would be elected president of vacancy and part of a broader republican politicalre strategy to influence if not captured the Judicial Branch of court system. Not only did the Senate Republicans keep the Supreme Court seat vacant for over a year, they turned the executive calendar into a nomination obituary column for judicial nominees who had been reported out of the Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support. They were hoping a republican president would fill all of those seats and they were prepared to leave it vacant for a year or more to achieve
It has been more than a year since the untimely passing of Justice Antonin Scalia in february of 2016. Under article 2, section 2 of the United States constitution, president obama had a duty to make a nomination to fill that vacant seat. He nominated chief judge merrick garland. But the leader of the Senate Republicans, majority leader mcconnell, announced that for the first time for the first time in the 230year history of the senate he would refuse the president s nominee a hearing and a vote. Senator mcconnell said he would refuse to even meet with judge garland. It was a transparent political decision made by the republican leader in the hopes a republican would be elected president and fill the vacancy and it was part of a broader republican political strategy to influence if not capture the Judicial Branch of government at every level of the court system. Not only did the Senate Republicans keep a Supreme Court seat vacant for over a year, they turned the Senate Executive calend
I want to take you closer to what investigate investigators continue to focus their attention on. Denver Police Actually got an initial call of a possible suspicious death. Just before six oclock tonight. Here in the montbello area. Specifically at this home. At the 14 thousand or 14 thousand block of east andrews. While they are not releasing much more information. We did speak with a group of church members. Who say their Senior Pastor actually lives here. Inside this home. And its the wife who actually passed away. Live look here at the home mind behind us. As the investigation continues. Obviously if we get anymore information from police. Well be sure to let you know. This intersection does remain closed. To traffic. Live this evening in montbello. All right. Also the latest updates on kdvr. Com. National movement to stop a multibillion dollar pipeline project. Protestors in cities all across the country. Pressuring Obama Administration to put an end to the access pipeline. Local
Volunteers who organize a bunch of immigrant kids from all over the worlds who prospects are bleak and suddenly their lives are transformed because they can all play soccer together. Adapted for young people by warren st. John. This is the shorter version. The title rather nicely catches the spirit of this whole enterprise. The act outcast united, the students are taught to think of themselves as outcasts and their united and coming together where they can generate a new more wholesome culture and thats one main reason why lots of classics in the classical sense of books are so cute. 91 of the books assigned in programs around the country were written after these children were born. 91 . So its as though the written word hardly existed before they did. There are a few sort of hints that there mightve been something written down in english earlier, but you have to go to some pretty far away colleges in southern utah and places like that to find them. I would say theres a major exception
So as you are here with the Tucson National festival of books and the main library western National Parks association is very proud to present our special guest today , what a treat to have him back in tucson. With that, i introduce our moderator bill. Thank you. Yes, i am bill bill buckmaster i host a daily radio talkshow on kb oi a. M. 1030 the voice. Also you can listen to the program live anywhere in the world. By going to buckmaster show. Com. I hope you will check it out. Im excited to be here at the tucson festival of books and to be talking with Douglas Brinkley. Just to mention about the fest of your tax donation, taxdeductible donation really makes this all possible. It is a free eve so we do encourage you to visit the Student Union south ballroom or go to the website. Your gift will sternly make a tremendous a difference. Before we get into Douglas Brinkley i want to mention the way this will work, i will be talking oneonone with professor brinkley and then i will allow time