By george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper column broad side this book is sure to receive wide attention and deservely so. I just learned that its available at costco so people who are watching us on cspan after this forum can run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention as i said, because it speaks in a fundamental way to the politically divisions we see in america today, divisions about health care, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. But about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want a better understand and appreciate those surface divisions, thats where we have to turn because thats where theyre grounded. Just to be clear in speaking about the republican constitution and the democratic constitution, professor bar net is not m
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. Its likely to receive wide because it speaks to divisions about gun control, immigration, affirmative action and so much more. But about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want to better understand and appreciate those service divisions, thats where we have to turn because thats where theyre grounded. And just to be clear, in speaking about republican constitution and the democratic constitution, professor barnett is not making partisan points; rather, as the books subtitle suggests, hes alluding to two fundamentally different understandings of the constitutions first three words, we the people. Profoundly different conceptions that have deep roots in our constitutional history and farreaching implications for our political order. Once we understand those basic differences, well have a far better grasp of the more immediate
Good afternoon, welcome to the cato institute. Im the director of cato center for constitutional studies and your host for todays forum on professor Randy Barnetts new book, republican constitution securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with forward by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through cato live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper column broad side this book is sure to receive wide attention and deservedly so, i just learned that its available at costco to people who are watching this on cspan can after this forum run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention, as i said because it speaks in a fundamental way to the political divisions we see in america today, divisions about health care, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. But the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes.
Boulevard, where we are now, it was coming down a few minutes ago. We just passed the heaviest. It caused ponding on some of the roads. A little slip and slide out there all ready up and down wilkinson. This is now 277. The next couple days, well add more rain to this and well have a Severe Weather threat and a flooding threat. Meteorologist john ahrens, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Remember you can track the rain in your neighborhood right alongside our team of meteorologists by going to wsoctv. Com, scroll over weather and click on our interactive radar. Back to live pictures from inside the Government Center in uptown charlotte. Rows of people packed in here at the City Council Chambers to sound off on the controversial ordinance to ban discrimination in businesses and Public Restrooms for the lgbt community. Governor pat mccrory promised vote to approve the changes tonight. Blake hanson is live just outside the Meeting Place with more on the potential battle now brewing between charl
Coast and the bay, and we have an update on the traffic. Getting more crowded. Good morning. Looking at a commute where the traffic will get crowded at the toll plaza, a 20 minute delay before making it into San Francisco. No major problems. Traffic is tight as you come into the city. Also looking at interstate 880 north and southbound, traffic moving nicely, no major problems. It is getting more crowded south. Showing you on the maps, starting to see some slowing passing highway 92, and westbound 92 and 84 are doing okay getting out to the peninsula. There was a deadly wrong way crash on interstate 880 south of the venetian martinez bridge, the driver was going southbound, and crashed with all lanes blocked at one point, and now they are back open. You can see that the damage was extensive to the vehicle. New this morning, the adventure continues for the pilot of the solarpowered plane expecting to flight around the world. And we want to show you what is happening life right now, look