Court of law, and with winds up happening is you dirty potential jury pool. People watching the news and when they are called to do jury duties cannot erase what has been shown whether it is relevant or not. There is a time and a place for information and we go through proper channels for those things that we dont mess up. Lets say officer wilson had four complaints in the last six months. Into fantasy land. Dont put this on twitter. Lets just pretend officer wilson faced four different complaints of using Excessive Force in the last six months. That information could poison that grand jury. We want to be fair, that would be a complete in justice to keep that secret because that might be relevant. We call apples and oranges. Of the record that is closed while somebody is leaving, just because it has been shown to the public. That is a fair point. Another question coming. There is lack of trust between the public and police but also the public and media. How does this change that relati
United States Senate history, we pause to acknowledge that you are our light and salvation. You are the strength of our lives, enabling us to move confidently toward the future. Empower our lawmakers who are coming and going, sustaining them in all of their tomorrows. Bless also the many other laborers who will be leaving us, who faithfully served without fanfare. Lord, reward their fidelity with heavens commendation. As our senators seek to respond to the voices of the American People, may they make it their top priority to listen to your whisper. May pleasing you be their greatest desire. Let your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the
This is the best of this institution of how it performs. It has been embodied in the Public Service of carl levin for 36 years here. What you have heard is the testimonies on both sides of the aisle that because of how he has conducted himself as an individual and how he has conducted himself as a Public Servant and how he has conducted himself as a leader in this senate is exactly how this institution is supposed to function. Isnt it rather symbolic that on the last couple of days of the session the bill that will be passed is the bill that he has ushered and he never broke tradition. He made sure the Defense Authorization bill was going to be passed by hammering out the differences with the house and shepherding it through the parliament process. And its happened every year because of extraordinary leadership. I will close simply by saying that because he is all of the things that youve heard, the consummate gentleman, the humble Public Servant, the razor sharp mind, the best lawyer,
And it is a tone that will depend largely on the administrations willingness to respect the message sent. That is one of the things that we are discussing on friday. It was a productive meeting and there were a lot that both parties can accomplish over the next couple of years. I hope that happens and i hope im optimistic currid working together requires trust. I think president obama has the duty to help build the trust that we all need to move forward together. And to double down on old ways of doing business. That is why i think moving forward with unilateral action would be a big mistake. As it was last nights announcement to give china a free pass on a mission while herding middleclass families and struggling miners here in our country. Last friday the president said that the American People would like to see more cooperation in washington. He says he thinks all of us have the responsibility and himself in particular to try to make that happen. And that is the kind of tone that th
The congress elected by the American People says. He is instead going to were going to have a vote with the omnibus bill but some of that should be the critical on obama is illegal amnesty. We should consider the constitutionality of his actions. Every senators should be put on record whether he or she believes it is constitutional for a president to disregard federal immigration laws. And a blanket amnesty to millions. Is president believes he can alter a law he disagrees with. There is a form of government where one man or woman can make the laws and change the laws and enforce the law. It is called a monarchy. With the executive power from person were not unfamiliar with anarchy leaf lot bought a bloody revolution to free ourselves from a tyrannical monarchs and the constitution when the framers drafted it and then finds the of mischief of government. The danger refacing here right now is profound as it concerns amnesty and even greater the checks and balances of our government and