Centers second day of the Supreme Court recap. As a part of this historical experiment to hear Supreme Court arguments life for the first time for those that filed briefs on both sides of the case to help us Learn Together the Constitution Center is a private nonprofit with Inspiring Mission from congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the American People and that is just what we are trying to do a both of whom have filed briefs called amicus briefs on different sides of the case. Walter weber fondled a brief in support of the petitioners known as usaid and of course the cases in usaid versus alliance for open society international. Hes the senior counsel for the American Center for law and justice in washington, d. C. Which is the organization on whose behalf he final debriefing hes written many in landmark cases that the Supreme Court. And in support of the respo
What we have just heard. The National Constitution center is a private nonprofit with an Inspiring Mission from congress, to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is just what we are trying to do as we Learn Together during these important arguments. Joining us to learn and to help understand the arguments we have just heard are two of americas leading advocates and scholars of the constitution, both of whom have filed briefs, called amicus briefs, on different sides of the case. Walter weber filed a brief in support of the petitioners, who are known as u. S. A id, and the case is usaid versus the alliance for open society international. He is senior counsel for the American Center for law and justice in washington, d. C. , which is the organization on whose behalf he filed a brief. He has written many briefs in landmark cases of the supreme aclj an
Got a lot to talk about. With 25 bills introduced in time to be a part of todays hearing. I very much appreciate all of the thoughtful proposals and the great work from the staff, both the republican and the democrat side, and i look for to seeing progress as a move to the next few weeks. These legislative initiatives follow the leadership of President Trumps recent efforts on broadband infrastructure. The bills to be examined in this hearing are targeted at promoting the innovation, cutting red tape, and advancing Public Safety. Its impossible in my a lot of time to highlight each bill butt i do want to call attention to a couple of resolutions expressing the Guiding Principles on broadband infrastructure that should underpin our efforts. First, as noted by vice chairman lance, any funds for broadband inan infrastructure package shod go toac unserved areas. Second, as noted by congressman lotta, the federal government should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace. Any fe
Persons who surpass us in experience age and prudence as to their demonstrations. Aristotle argued that law has no power to command obedience except that of habit. And so laws should not be likely changed. The digest incorporates this view of positive law when describing the enactment of campers cautioning that new laws must have some clear it adage in view such as to justify departing from a rule of law which has seemed fair since time immemorial. So then stories natural law philosophy fits comfortably with his work in approach to positive law. The Crucial Point of similarity between these two theories is this. Both assume that mankind has a fixed nature. The modern idea of inalienable and socially constructed human nature is alien to burke and aquinas and therefore is alien to story and as we will now see stories in view of mans nature was cast aside by our own Supreme Court as it exited the 20th century and entered the 21st. How different our constitutional jurisprudence would be to
And jihadist islam more generally enjoy another victory over a superpower. I think there are many jihadists in afghanistan and around the world who believe that they successfully confronted the soviet union and defeated it. That empowered the movement in ways that have become extremely dangerous for us not only in south asia, but worldwide. And we cannot end up leaving the region in a situation where they can draw the same conclusion that now theyve defeated the United States as well. That is something that i think we ought to keep in mind as a strategic consequence of the way they manage the transition. Theres another point that i want to make. Getting afghanistan right does not require overinvestment on the part of the United States. Its very important to understand that what we need to do for success in afghanistan does not require us to bankrupt the United States, it does not require an openended, uncontrolled commitment of resources. Which is unpopular with the American People. Wh