To guard against a 2nd wave of infections. And. The u. S. Consulate in the. The u. S. In Houston Texas. Welcome to the program istanbuls highest afia as open for muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in more than. It follows a controversial decree from turkish president. To turn the former museum back into a mosque himself was in attendance along with several 100 invitees originally a cathedral the building has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years. President personally began friday prayers with a recitation from the koran this is the 1st time muslim friday prayers have been held in the hog use of fia for 86 years just 2 weeks ago turkeys highest Administrative Court canceled the building status as a museum then ordered it to be used as a mosque despite covert 1000 thousands of believers began gathering outside the istanbul landmark last night just for us its a symbol of islam or rather the hockey is a few years symbolizes the victory of islam over christianity. Thanks to our
Election in november whats trumps moat. Plus the coronavirus mutes festivities as muslims around the world mark the start of the pandemic precautions are changing centuries old traditions for the face. Of god as welcome to the program hong kong has Just Announced that Septembers Legislative Council elections will be postponed by one year the vote would have been hong kongs 1st since a controversial security law was brought into effect at a press conference earlier today leader kerry lam cited the spike in coronavirus cases as the reason for the delay basile position lawmakers accuse the government of using the outbreak to slow their prodemocracy movement which is what lam had to say at the press conference. We are going to invoke emergency regulations all dinner and this is in. 3 d. Laid off the elections and the certainty of course the main content off to. Do. Justice to somebody to a greater unknown foreign only we have the support of the Central Government in making this decision. O
A reflection under gerald ford and nixon under an American Society that said, these people can sit downstairs in the movie theater, they can register to vote, why are a majority of americans can support this. My general view is, affirmative action has been enhanced. Thats what i told the president. And he was pleased to know. That when you lose, what five to four . Eight to one . Seven to one . What it is all said that in the ninth hitting you lost great. Decision all persons having business for the honorable Supreme Court. Landmark cases, see spans special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the Court Welcome to landmark cases. Tonight, affirmative action, in 19 78th a Supreme Court issued the decision in this on what is called the bakke case the ucs affirmative Action Program was declared unconstitutional. The
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 would either of your guests argue or say theres legitimacy to that argument that affirmative action per se is a right and my second question is about affirmative action on the federal level, a number of years ago i remembered there was a president ial candidate and one of his big campaign stump lines was the first thing he would do when he took his hand off the bible after he became president was sign an executive order to outlaw all federal affirmative action. Would it be that easy for a President Trump or any president to get rid of affirmative action that way . Thanks very much. Thank you. Let me start with your first question and then, randy, im sure has a lot of thoughts as well. I was involved in that case, the Southern Michigan case that youre talking about. I thought your question was great. It totally summarized exactly the issue which is you have in michigan and california state referendum that ban affirmative action in t
The Brookings Institution hosted a conversation with the bureau chief of the National Guard, topics included the guards role during the birx pandemic and protests following the death of george floyd. The chief of the National Guard bureau which means a member of the joint chiefs of staff and officer for overseeing the army and air force National Guard combined the total strength of half 1 million airmen and soldiers under his supervision and command and he is the distinguished airmen and fighter pilot, texan, formerly of activeduty air force in the 1990s and did a number of students in various positions, sometimes in more of a guard capacity, sometimes full time and for the last eight years have been at the leadership of the National Park bureau in washington, now as its top officer, we are privileged to have him today as he prepares for imminent in the rotc entry, the graduation from the rotc program was 1981. He has been serving his country long and very well despite his youthful app