As the National Constitution Center Awards the 2017 Liberty Medal to senator john mccain. [applause] throughout his career, senator mccain has put his the devotion to the u. S. Constitution above faction or party. He is the kind of independent citizen statesman James Madison envisioned when he stressed that the u. S. Constitution created not a direct democracy, but a representative republic. Madison and the framers of the constitution believed that direct democracies have led in greece and rome to rule by demagogues and the mob. By contrast, in a representative republic, citizens would delegate power to enlighten representatives. A chosen body of citizens whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations. Its especially meaningful that senator mccain will be awarded the Liberty Medal accompanied by the chair of the National Constitution Center Vice Preside
Sen. Mcconnell i think most of our members believe that he won the nomination the oldfashioned way. He got more votes than anybody else. And we respect the voice of the republican primary voters across the country. We know the alternative is four more years like the last eight. I do not think the American People are thrilled. Senator thune was talking about the growth rate in this country. I believe it is the case the president has not had a single quarter with 3 growth in his presidency. This country needs to get going again. We know that Hillary Clinton will be four more years of barack obama. I think that is going to be enough to unify republicans across the country. Charlie mcconnells new memoir is called the long game. It spans almost the entirety of the senators life, from his childhood bout with polio to his recent conflicts with president obama and Senate Minority leader harry reid. Historian jon meacham calls it an engaging and compelling memoir, at once entertaining and essen
Our members believe that he won the nomination the oldfashioned way. He got more votes than anybody else. And we respect to the voices of the republican primary voters across the country. We know the alternative is four more years just like the last eight. I do not think the American People are thrilled. Senator thune was talking about the growth rate in this country. I believe it is the case the president has not had a single quarter with 3 growth in his whole presidency. This country needs to get going again. We know that Hillary Clinton will be four more years of barack obama. I think that is going to be , in the end, enough to unify republicans across the country. Charlie mcconnells new memoir is called the long game. It spans almost the entirety of the senators life, from his childhood bout with polio to his recent conflicts with president obama and Senate Minority leader harry reid. The historian jon meacham calls it an engaging and compelling memoir, at once entertaining and ess
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The president s appearance, for one, will break his own administrations guidelines. He arrives amidst four separate controversies, a surging pandemic. Over 7,000 people will be at this event. No social distancing, masks are optional. There are protests by native american groups, for whom these very hilled are considered sacred ground. They have their views, their free speech on this american holiday heading into the weekend about what it means and what they think of this president. Meanwhile, the nation struggling with of course what we have been living through for months, the reckoning, the legacy of slavery, our history, jim crow, and the symbols that accompany all of that. There has been news on that just today. But donald trump choosing to speak in front of a monument with his advisors previewing a speech that will dig into a racial cultural war. Well obviously keep an eye on that. We have the right guests to fact check of it. We wont be showing all of it, but we have guests to giv