Concentrate its effort on the opioid epidemic. So the federal government should step in. So on todays washington journal, were asking for your views on marijuana legalization. If you oppose any legalization, call 2027488000. If you support medical marijuana only, you can call 2027488001. And if you support medical or Recreational Use of marijuana, you can call 2027488002. You can also reach us on social media on twitter. Com cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. And more on the effect of that move by attorney general Jeff Sessions on the Washington Post. Is this stuff legal . Doesnt have a Crystal Clear answer anywhere in america. N many places, it is now simultaneously legal and illegal, the same way first sis will tell you that light is both a particle and a wave. The story goes on to say that attorney general Jeff Sessions took on the Marijuana Industry by rescinding enforcement guidelines that have been issued by the Obama Administration. Those guidelines have finessed the state federal
That is the way, with the possible exception of british emancipation in 1833 in the west indies which was also in a geopolitical situation of danger that britain faced, masters never want to free their slaves. Jefferson wanted to believe these masters were different from masters throughout history because they were enlightened enough to break away from the British Empire. If you could do that, my fellow americans, you can do anything. Not true because of course the revolution in some ways was a revolution to consolidate the hold of slaveholders over their slaves. This is the situation we find jefferson in, that is bucking the opinion of his neighbors and that is the fundamental problem. Can you talk a little more about france . We love france. I will start and you will finish. France is really important. Did people hear her . We are talking about france. The pivot of our book we would agree. What we needed to do was get jefferson out of virginia. He was having a rough time there as you
Days and she deleted she drank some of the water. There are ranches throughout and they have water that are contaminated with bacteria cows can handle and human beings cannot and she became very ill and got to the point she couldnt walk another step. He has a whole group of people with him and they need to catch their ride so he abandoned their 14yearold girl in the desert dragging away the 10yearold brother who begged to stay with her but they took her away and she was left behind. Nobody knew she was missing until the little brother set off the alarm. Three weeks later her body was found by a volunteer. Shes trying to be united with her parents in the United States and thats what im writing about now. In your book acrosstheboard are from the 2001 only 12 of them survived what drew you to this particular story . Ive been writing about the border in different ways for a long time and little brown actually contacted me and asked if i would be interested in doing the buck and i thought n
Purchase a big hand for the festival of books. [applause] you can visit the Student Union for more information on matter visit them at your website. Your gift will certainly make a difference. Out of respect for the authors in our fellow audience members, it is time to turn off your darn cell phones. I will do the same myself here. Lets introduced these guys and get the show on the road here. On stage here is my good friend, Margaret Regan. Ive known market for more than 25 years. We both lived away at the tucson weekly. She is one more journalism awards and i can tell. Shes the author of two books about the border. The death of use and mean and deported stories of immigrant families under fire. We also have to reset duncan, attorney for the author of the guantanamo diary. Im going to get this right. Mohammed do all right. Thats the last time ill say that. Hes been in detention at one time the most since 2002. A federal judge ordered his release in 2010 but the u. S. Government has bee
Author timothy eagan. This is live coverage of the tucson book festival. Good morning, welcome, im going to be moderating this conversation this morning with timothy eagan. I want to expand thanks to cspan tv and book tv for sponsoring and will last approximately one hour, including questions and answers till the end of the panel immediately following the session tim will be autographing books at the bookstore, thats 153 by the university bookstores. Because youre enjoying the festival and im sure you all are, please consider joining the festival of the tucson festival of books. So become a friend by visiting the Student Union ballroom or go into our website. Out of respect for the author, please turn off your cell phones, now, if you would. This morning its our pleasure to have timothy eagan. The worst hard time and the National Best seller the big burn. Tims current book just released last week is entitled to immore eat irishman who became an american hero, a biography of thomas mar.