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Several books including the law of the land a grand tour of our constitutional republic. I akhil was voted most popular professor at yale. At least he is my most popular professor. And you are all here because he is your most popular professor. Before we welcome the popular professor upon the stage, please turn off cell phones or Electronic Devices and join me in welcoming akhil reed amar. Thank you. [applause] dr. Amar good evening. Welcome. Thank you so much for coming. York historical society. Were going to be talking about the Supreme Court and we will be talking about these Supreme Court history, but also talking about the new york angle on all of this, because this is the New York Historical society. And, yes, why is this night different from all others . Is one thought. It is really only this week it has become, i think, pretty apparent that the upcoming president ial election will be a subway series between [laughter] two new not just yorkers, but two people headquartered in me
Constitutional republic. I think that akhil was voted the most popular professor at yale. At least he is my most popular professor. And you are all here because he is your most popular professor. Before we invite our popular professor upon the stage, please turn off cell phones or Electronic Devices and join me in welcoming akhil reed amar. Thank you. [applause] dr. Amar good evening. Welcome. Thank you so much for coming. This is the New York Historical society. Were going to be talking about the Supreme Court and we will be talking about these Supreme Court history, but also talking about the new york angle on all of this, because this is the New York Historical society. And, yes, why is this night different from all others . Well, here is one thought. It is really only this week it has become, i think, pretty apparent that the upcoming president ial election will be a subway series between [laughter] dr. Amar not just two new yorkers, but two people headquartered in men. Headquarter
Excellence and is the author of several books including the law of the land a grand tour of our constitutional republic. I think that akhil was voted most popular professor at yale. At least he is my most popular professor. And you are all here because he is your most popular professor. Before we welcome the popular professor upon the stage, please turn off cell phones or Electronic Devices and join me in welcoming akhil reed amar. Thank you. [applause] dr. Amar good evening. Welcome. Thank you so much for coming. This is the New York Historical society. Were going to be talking about the Supreme Court and we will be talking about these Supreme Court history, but also talking about the new york angle on all of this, because this is the New York Historical society. And, yes, why is this night different from all others . A well, here is one thought. It is really only this week it has become, i think, pretty apparent that the upcoming president ial election will be a subway series between
The era of reagan. Those are the tide turning president s, washington and jefferson and lincoln and fdr and reagan, and if this is the choice thats before us, my fellow citizens in 2016 if Barack Obamas former secretary of state, his wing woman, Hillary Clinton, were to win we would say about obama or historians might say the tide has now once again turned, president won, won reelection handed off power. And if the democrats we only know this in the next two or three elections. If they become basically the dominant president ial party at least, then you would now, okay. So thats the structure, the rhythm of the presidency. And if youre a democrat im going to bum you out on how powerful actually we still lincolns gravitational pull is because, remember, the democrats are overwhelmingly the dominant Political Party until lincoln. And the civil war loomed so large in our memory that since lincoln there are only two democrats who have won two popular votes for the presidency. Franklin roos