officials on the presidency and law.ule of the federalist society hosted the 90 minute event. judge jones: good afternoon. and i am ajones judge on the fifth circuit court of appeals. this conferences on the powers of the executive office into the the powersce is on of the executive office. constitution prescribes that the president will make sure the laws are effectively executed and swears an oath to that effect upon taking office. norms have developed the control the exercise so presidency is not used as a tool to punish enemies or reward political friends. the questions our panelists will be addressing is how does the rule of law constrain the presidency, what role do these norms play, have norms surrounding the president s and ife of power eroded so, what role has the media, publicmedia and the played in the our guests jack goldsmith. he is a senior fellow at the harvard.- professor at to have his most recent well-known books include after trump: reconstructing the p
time was up. we had to follow the schedule called for by the constitution and our laws. host: we take you live down to a discussion hosted by the federalist society on the presidency and the rule of law. this is on the powers of the executive office and the limits of those powers. panelscussion among the was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. the questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president? ?hat role do these norms play have norms eroded? if so, why? what role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of p
election results. next, former justice department officials discussed the presidency and that the rule of law. this was hosted by the federalist society. society on the presidency and the rule of law. this is on the powers of the executive office and the limits of those powers. panelscussion among the was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. the questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president? ?hat role do these norms play have norms eroded? if so, why? what role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of presid
was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. the questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president? ?hat role do these norms play have norms eroded? if so, why? what role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of presidential power? our distinguished panel of speakers begins with a professor from harvard law. you see in your virtual programs, the bios for each of our speakers are very long. i will cut to the chase. he is a senior fellow at the hoover institution. of his most recent well-known books include after trump
senate confirmation. the ronald reagan presidential foundation and good afternoon. my name is john heubusch. i have the honor of being executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. thank you for coming out. if you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. [in unison] 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 john: thank you, please be seated. in the fall of 1988 when president ronald reagan broke ground at the sight of his future presidential library, i m not sure he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington dc, one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. however, i do know that t