Vice president , good afternoon. I like to welcome you to our if it on impeachment and foreign interdependence in Election Security in 2020. It is been several weeks since Speaker Pelosi honestly impeachment inquiry. Testimonies from a number of administrative officials and simply will be moving to public hearings. At the same time, as we head into the 2020 elections, there is concern about foreign interference in the security of our election infrastructure. The concern about hacking veterans or station databases and la discord and spreading disinformation. You should have copies of the constitution at each of your seats. So if there is anything that comes up during the course of this conversation where you need refer to that legal document, create feel free to do so. Dale was given to these issues, we have four distinguished experts. Senior fellow of government studies at brookings, he writes a column for the wall street journal as the author of anti parlor ism and populist threat to
This is an hour. Morning, thank you for that wonderful introduction. Im coauthor of the politico playbook. Sherman, who we write our playbook every morning. For joining us here in austin. To have a great discussion. For those who may not know its the top rated newsletter. Through the noise every day and tell you what you really need to know, whats happening politics. World in its a combination of walter girl. Ite and gossip you can text pb to 66866 if you it. To sign up for his morning were joined here by members of the House Freedom caucus. A specialke to extend invitation to open congress and to our sponsor, pfizer, for politico tent here today. Now im going to introduce our guest. Thank you for the applause. Im going to go down the line. If they dont like a question that means they cant attack us, nd you notice they are on the righthand side of the stage. From the right, jim jordan from ohio, mark meadows from north carolina, who was the House Freedom caucus chairman. Still is. Stil
Political operatives and professionals. We tell you what we really need to know and what is happening around the world in politics. It is a combination of Walter Cronkite and gossip girl. 86 n text pb to we are joined by members of the House Freedom caucus, and i would like to send you a special thanks to our partners for hosting us here and to our sponsor for supporting the tent today. Jake im going to introduce our guests. Thank you for the applause. I will go down the line, and they are very far because they do not like a question and it means that they cannot attack us. You notice that they are on the righthand side of the stage. From ourht perspective i guess. From our this is jim jordan from ohio, the Freedom Caucus founding chairman. Representative meadows who is the chairman. Two more days, so he speaks for the Freedom Caucus, and shift roy, who is on the Freedom Caucus and he has a cardcarrying member. Is there a card . We have a visa card. Jake that is right. You have a passp
On would you anoint to carry that responsibility . Thanks you for being here, i am evan smith. I am spending time today Walking Around and saying hello to folks in the audience at sessions that we consider to be fundamental to the success of this event and are the best aligned with the mission. We worked really hard all year long to get representative andds roy, georgia meadows to have an a diversity of ideas and have folks from all sides. We won people in every room to talk and listen to people they agree within disagree with because we think texas and this country will be better if all of us are at a conversation at the parties of our state and country on all sides. We are honored by the presence of our outofstate guests, representative meadows and jordan. We are pleased that representative roy, although he is not technically in his district. No, this is in your district. You are just pandering, right . Ok. Representative roy has come home doing constituent service. Seriously, the se
Everyone. Fternoon yall find seats and will get our panel going. Good morning. Welcome to the fifth annual mississippi book festival. Im Chris Goodwin with Mississippi Department of archives and history. If you havent done so, please silence your cell phone. This panel on the u. S. Civil war is sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and Mississippi State university. One of the book festivals Board Members from Mississippi State John Marszalek is on the panel. Is Francis Coleman here . Dean of the libraries . Another strong supporter. As is stewart rock off director of the Mississippi Humanities Council. I do believe hes in the room. We thank them for their support and we are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm. Our panelists are Jacquelyn Hall, shelby harriel, ben wynne and john nsmarszalek. You can purchase the books ne outdoors. And you can find the times they will be signing in your brochure. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes and then w