Come so far. It is those same principles that guide us farther still cared was both that understand that powers derived from the people and not from government. Calvin coolidge understood this in his own time. Andive in an age of science the value of material things. This did not great our declaration. Our declaration created them. The spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all of our material prosperity will turn to a barren scepter in our grass. He was right. The things of the spirit do come first. We must act now to protect them. The temptation to ask richard and his fractious battles from practical terms, it would only matter to those who value religious freedom and that was won over the course of centuries of persecution and blood. We should not surrender without a fight. The word religious they would is a war over free speech. Without the first, there is no such thing as a second. This is not a battle any of us would have chosen. And done we should join so gladly with our heart and mind set on things above. I really just liberty should not be linked to the everchanging opinions of the public. The contrary, we must understand that our freedom of conscience protects all in all of every persuasion all americans of every persuasion here it is unmistakable that most of the Obama Administrations attacks on religious liberty are aimed at conservative christian. The fact is that our religious liberties were designed to protect people of all faiths the best described as an evangelical catholic, and extended families quite diverse when it comes to matters of faith. Our liberties would mean equal protection for all. Third, for those of you who follow pop culture, you might e taken note of the recent duck dynasty and the producers and broadcasters for the duck dynasty show. You had noticed one of the first and the loudest and most aggressive defenders are the Robertson Family and the governor of louisiana. [applause] you may think i was defending them simply because on the governor of their home state, louisiana. You might have thought i defended them he cut my boys are huge fans of the show. You would have been wrong about that i defended them because my boys are huge fans of the show. You would have an wrong about that. Of course, they can choose what to put on their. The air. There was a time when liberals buthis country believed, that is increasingly not the case for the modern left in america. The modern left is growing tired of debates. The new strategy simply to try to silence their critics. These left is a newly mobilize and did all they could not to debate the issues, but rather to attempt to silence the robertsons. As you well know, the same thing with another week demonstration of intolerance from the entertainment industry. Featuringorking on Twin Brothers who graduated right here from Liberty University in 1988. I would like to ask them to stand up. Lets have a round of applause for the current and the grace. [applause] their grace. D [applause] show thisled their week allegedly because they learned that one of the brothers protested the democratic arctic invention and the other protested at an abortion clinic. Convention and the other protested at an abortion clinic. If i are the them have dated at convention, if either of them had road tested at a conservative convention, they probably would have gotten a raise. There is intolerance. To paraphrase, a liberal is who the modern left is completely intolerant of the views of the people of faith. A completely Secular Society where people of faith keep her views to themselves. Ronald reagans that freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It must be fought for and defended constantly each generation. In america are not being burned to the ground. Christians are not being slaughtered for their faith. Theres no comparison to the persecution of people of faith inside our borders and outside. We have established that our culture has taken a secular turn. We have established the persecution of christian is on the rise throughout the world. To establish religious liberty here is under siege. We have established that the left is no longer wanting a debate and simply wants to silence us. Now what . What do we do about it and what should you do about it . You should be optimistic and be of good cheer. This is an exciting time to be a believer. It is true that christians are the last group that it is ok to discriminate in america. So what . If god is with us, who could be against us . [applause] to the graduates, couple of last dont seedvice yourself as a victim. America has enough people seeing themselves as big ones. Go out as victims. Go out into this world that need you more than ever before. You should be bold in your faith and embrace opportunities to stand up for the truth. Just like those people in my life, you never know who you might be landing the seed of the gospel that could change someones life for all eternity. God bless you. Congratulations on your graduation carried god bless congratulations on your regulation. Bless and cancellations and congratulations to the class of 2014. [cheers and applause] with graduation season upon us, cspan is asking what is your advice to this years graduates . One posts Massachusetts Governor patrick spoke of the commencement anniversary at the university of massachusetts in amherst. He addresses Climate Change and supporting clean Energy Initiatives. Governor patrick is scheduled to leave office in generally when he finishes up his second term. This is 15 minutes. [applause] thank you. Chairman thomas the members of the board of trustees, members of the faculty and staff, senator rosenberg, representatives, honorees, distinguished guests, family and friends, and the proud and worthy members of the u mass class of 2014 cap underline applause]s and congratulations for reaching this milestone and thank you for having me. Handain event is dating in the degree for which you had worked hard for. Im aware of that and how important it is for me to get on and off as quickly as possible. I get it. Question is what is next . ,rom the time you were little some and had almost certainly been asking you what you wanted to be when you grow up. It is what adults ask kids, especially parents of their own kids. The kids answer with gusto. As young people get closer to seemsgrown up, the gusto to fade. When my daughters were college seniors, i would ask them and their friends what plans they were making for their lives after college. They hated that question. Is it made them feel pressured to choose a career before they felt quite ready to do so. I tried to be patient. Try to leave the site mentioning when i was their age, i do not have the option not to choose a path for myself after school. I also wanted them to understand as i do you that the choice you make now need not be and probably wont be the choice for all time. Wonder whereday, i in the world would we be if nobody ever wanted to be anything . I certainly hope there are future doctors, lawyers, engineers here. [applause] i guess there are. I hope there are future soldiers and sailors and nurses and elders here. [applause] apparently there are some of those, too. I hope there are some of you who will have more than one career in the course of their working lives and i hope that whatever you choose to do that you do it with integrity. Above all, i hope you will choose to be good citizens. Emphasis onmuch education as a pathway to a good job. I get that. Education will be the key to your success and ours as a nation. Despite strong job gains in massachusetts, we still have 220,000 people looking for work. Vacancies. The players keep telling us is that they cant find people with the skills that they need to do the job that they have. Your education here is more than just being prepared to be good employees. It is about preparation for citizenship itself. Good citizens take an interest in people and issues outside themselves. They understand community. They inform themselves about what is happening in their community and a volunteer. They listen. They both. Good citizens do not just live and work in a community. Community. What a Beautiful Community you are. You are 5500 graduate strong. Race,present nearly every ethnicity, and religion on the planet and scores of languages and culture. Many of you are the first ones in your family to learn english or to go to college or to graduate school. Through this community, you are connected to each other and to the larger world. Many of you clearly understand that and live out way. Live that way. I remember a student who grade a program to connect Homeless People to local resources for food, health care, and jobs. Or another student and other massnts of the u Engineering Team who designed a mechanical arm to help the disable kindergartner feed himself. For air force Staff Sergeant who having served two combat tours toiraq was to use his degree make Higher Education more acceptable to returning veterans. [applause] you and so many others exemplify the highest form of dreams and by seeing struggles. We are caught up in an Inescapable Network of mutuality, dr. King used to say. Tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Andany of you are living acting in that spirit and making the kinds of choices good citizens make. It makes this faculty, your family, and a very proud indeed. It seems to me that same spirit has to infuse more the public policy. Surely no policy choice before this community and common law in this nation is more emblematic and Climate Change. We cannot continue to consume so much of the worlds energy. It takes little responsibility for the impact of that consumption and the lives of others and the life of the planet itself. Week the Obama Administration released a report coauthored by over 300 independent scientists that catalogs the evidence of Climate Change and its impact. Assessment demonstrates that finally change is an issue right now and not just for future generations. The impacts that are being held in all corners of the country are in a range of manifestations including heat wave, coastal flooding, and intense precipitation and more extreme storms. Of those weather changes have. Mplications most of these conclusions are not new. We are seeing more Severe Weather extremes in our commonwealth and our region and more hurricanes and wildfires and more coastal damage and blizzards. Starting seven years ago with that future in mind, we massachusetts took a fresh look at the energy reality. We knew that it we harnessed massachusetts grown Energy Sources and reduce Energy Consumption and protect our natural resources, we could strengthen the environment and our economy. I am proud of the progress we and then example example we have set. Today we have nearly 500 megawatts installed and we will triple that by 2020. This to over 300 megawatts of wind capacity and today we have 103 megawatts of landbased wind and are poised to go home to the nations first offshore wind farm. We have tripled the energy we are saving from the Energy Initiatives and lead the nation in Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas reduction. Working with other states that the regional Greenhouse Gas initiative, a lobar the Carbon Emissions throughout the region and demonstrated that that market based cap and trade approach worked. Between 2000 and 2012, the electricity generated from coal in england drop from 18 to three percent. Electricity generated from oil is down from 22 to less than one percent. We have reduce the Greenhouse Gas emissions by 60 below 1990 levels already and we are well on our way to the goal reducing emissions i fully pray five percent by the year 2020. Our economy reducing emissions fully by 35 by the year 2020. Our economy massachusetts grew at a healthy 2. 6 rate. ,n the last quarter massachusetts grew 69 faster than the National Growth rate. With over 5500 clean energy nearly 80,000 clean energy workers, massachusetts is one of the strongest Clean Energy Market in the nation. We can do more. By generating trace 15, generally 2015, we will make our communities more resilient. Several plans have been closed and the recent years and to remain. Years, bothext four should shut down. Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation. To cleaner natural gas. We should be mindful of the hazards of pipeline leaks to our immediate safety and to the environment. We should have that same care that the source of extraction. We should double down on solar, wind, and hydro generation. We should migrate away from fossil fuels and transportation. Find better sources for Energy Efficiency. We are getting the Cleanest Energy possible at every moment. It is not the ideal today, but it will get us there tomorrow. It is how we move from good to better the best. It is an economy driven by homegrown independent sources and Renewable Energy and Cutting Edge Technology and hyper efficient cars and buildings. It is a feature within our grasp. We do not have to wait for disaster. Remember the stone age did not end because we ran out of stones. It is because humankind imagine a better way. Good citizens who no longer compromise the water and air we , why . Because good citizens understand we are all connected and bound together in the Inescapable Network of mutuality. I think of a young lawyer on my staff. He was at equal distance from the first explosion from the second one on boylston street. There are no strangers here. My daughter was walking towards boylston street when the first bomb went off. She helped care for the injured. We are not strangers. We are all connected to each other. We share the same fears and the same hopes and community. We are tied in a single garment of destiny. Affects one directly affects us all indirectly. We are one community. Be good citizens. The kind u mass has prepared you to be in your future and the world will be bright indeed. Congratulations graduates. God bless you. Good luck. [cheers and applause] as part of the 2014 commencement coverage, we are joined by an english professor who has participated in the schools commencement selection ross says. He is also served as president of the American Association of the university of professors. His latest book is no niversity is an island. Professor nelson, thank you for joining us. How does that university go about screening who to choose for the commencement address . What we do is we focus on the Commencement Speakers were who are going to receive an Honorary Degree which is rigid across ch is the case the country that has been speaker receives an Honorary Degree. The Faculty Senate has about 200 faculty members who are elected. They tie do consider them worthy of the speech and award a degree. In a senate meeting, we discussed the possible people. On a number of occasions, we have advised that the university not go forward with a particular person. In fact, just this year, we recommended against two people. They were not used. Im not going to give their names. But we might when their a kegs are given out to 150 faculty members, that gives you a pretty good test of whether they are likely to be a problem with other people on campus. It is a wide enough constituency that if there will be problems, the problems will be raised at that point. Do they take into account the wishes of the graduating seniors . No. All i can say really is that this year there were no graduating senior responses. I think the problem of doing that is that if were going to turn someone down, we really want to avoid publicity. You wouldnt want to embarrass someone. The whole purpose is to have a vetting process that avoids insulting or embarrassing a potential speaker. Of course, thats whats happened on many campuses this year. By the time a speaker is announced and they have not been through the vetting you ss, so thats when. Ave protests others have been concerned there be public demonstrations. The whole purpose is to avoid it. Im not sure you could really put a lid on the names. We want to show our viewers a recent cartoon of the boston globe on that particular issue. Some of the professors say, we believe we found some who will offend no one. And someone is screaming, hold on isnt that the walmart face . [laughter] typically, is this the sort of process that happens where the faculty has a Strong Influence on who gets elected . You have to get a broader feel. The commitment speech is an on location. People, controversial people speak on College Campuses all the time. They draw a large audience and it might speak before their particular constituency on campus. I think it is important that students and faculty be challenged by talks on campus and that they have many occasions to listen to controversial points of view. But commencements are odd. First of all, parents are there. Public is trans. They are a very large audience. So people tend to want someone with whom around a greater consensus can be. You mentioned Honorary Degree. What about payment . Do most get paid . And what about a speaker being withdrawn . With that payment still be would it still be due . I doubt if the payment would still be due in most cases. The truth is that sometimes when an Honorary Degree is off is offered, the spea