My name is jamie bosket have the privilege of serving as president and ceo here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. And im honored to be the first to officially welcome you to tonights program. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We are so pleased to be copresenting this timely discussion with our friends at the John Marshall center for constitutional history and civics. Im also pleased to serve on that board. The John Marshall center. But thats not the most important reason why collaboration. These two organizations is such a natural we have shared values in a shared history after all, chief justice John Marshall, as many of you know, was the very first president of this historic society, civics and history are fundamentally linked and alike, essential for an engaged citizenry. So thrilled to present this program together, i just have to take a sidebar because just the other day i was looking at the civics study presented annually by the annenberg Public Policy c
My name is jamie bosket have the privilege of serving as president and ceo here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. And im honored to be the first to officially welcome you to tonights program. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We are so pleased to be copresenting this timely discussion with our friends at the John Marshall center for constitutional history and civics. Im also pleased to serve on that board. The John Marshall center. But thats not the most important reason why collaboration. These two organizations is such a natural we have shared values in a shared history after all, chief justice John Marshall, as many of you know, was the very first president of this historic society, civics and history are fundamentally linked and alike, essential for an engaged citizenry. So thrilled to present this program together, i just have to take a sidebar because just the other day i was looking at the civics study presented annually by the annenberg Public Policy c
My name is jamie bosket have the privilege of serving as president and ceo here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. And im honored to be the first to officially welcome you to tonights program. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We are so pleased to be copresenting this timely discussion with our friends at the John Marshall center for constitutional history and civics. Im also pleased to serve on that board. The John Marshall center. But thats not the most important reason why collaboration. These two organizations is such a natural we have shared values in a shared history after all, chief justice John Marshall, as many of you know, was the very first president of this historic society, civics and history are fundamentally linked and alike, essential for an engaged citizenry. So thrilled to present this program together, i just have to take a sidebar because just the other day i was looking at the civics study presented annually by the annenberg Public Policy c
My name is jamie bosket have the privilege of serving as president and ceo here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. And im honored to be the first to officially welcome you to tonights program. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We are so pleased to be copresenting this timely discussion with our friends at the John Marshall center for constitutional history and civics. Im also pleased to serve on that board. The John Marshall center. But thats not the most important reason why collaboration. These two organizations is such a natural we have shared values in a shared history after all, chief justice John Marshall, as many of you know, was the very first president of this historic society, civics and history are fundamentally linked and alike, essential for an engaged citizenry. So thrilled to present this program together, i just have to take a sidebar because just the other day i was looking at the civics study presented annually by the annenberg Public Policy c
Circuit judge, you could look at what he had decided. We could look, mr. President , you, and i and other members of the senate could look at what he decided and anticipate what his record would look like and it makes a difference. I have no doubt that President Trump will continue to nominate judges who will rule as Justice Scalia, the last vacancy created with the unfortunate loss of Justice Scalia who served on the Supreme Court for 26 years after the person that nominated him left the white house and 13 years after president reagan died. So the legacy of what happens here is important. Justice scalia became profound in his sense that the judge the work of the court was not to decide what the legislature should have done. The work of the court was to decide what the law said and what the constitution said and there are ways to change the law and there are ways to amend the constitution. But a person who is on the court needs to look at what the constitution and the law say. Thats wh