decided they could govern under a system of choose your own laws. but a government that derives its power from the people cannot endure if its laws change every few years based on the whims of a select few in positions of power. that is, after all, why john adams said, we are, quote, a government of laws, not men, end quote. folks, our laws are not a bu buffet. you can t pick and choose which ones to uphold and which to overlook based on your desires. but that s exactly what we re experiencing today under democratic control. this is a political party that wants to rule but do so without following the rules. they want to break our institutions, rig the system in their favor, and fundamentally transform our country. and today we re seeing the result of this radical agenda. look no further than the biden border crisis. u.s. law requires that immigrants be deported or detained pending determination if they don t have a legal right to be here. but under this administration, enforc
Blessing on our nation and all her people. With the humility never to take for granted their selflessness in the face of givetation in danger and us grace to draw inspiration from the heroes of pearl harbor, as we face the challenges and dangers of our own time. Liberty,hearts to love and guide our bodies, minds, and souls towards the true and lasting peace that is the fruit of moral strength and righteous courage. Greater love has no one than this, the one laid down his life for his friends. Always weys, always, remember pearl harbor. When we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea. Amen. This december in braille seven marks the 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor this december 7 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. Up next on reel america, know your enemy, japan. An hourlong u. S. Army film directed by frank capra. The film portrays japan as a nation is determined to rule the world through military conquest. The production began in 1942, but
Asia and the war in europe, things that were going on there. And maybe the possibility that the u. S. Might get involved. In germany win in europe when germany invaded other countries, it really a topic for the family to , whatbout, about germany the germans were trying to do. Of course it was out there in europe. As far as asia was concerned, since my family came from china we had heard about the invasion in japan and the movement of japan there. Thate really didnt feel. Apan would be touching hawaii and the reason was we had so many japanese Family Friends in hawaii that were like family. It really didnt occur to us about japan invading the united states. Also that theou , wei was fair in school were hearing news about some possibilities of japan at that in invasion of other countries. December 7 was a huge surprise for us. You i was in school, a military school in hawaii up on the hills. Harbor. Ould see pearl i guess the morning of december a. M. , we started to hear these noises.
And his wife, until the day he died, he died in his sleep, almost at the age of 80, two days before my wife and i were supposed to have dinner with him and his wife here in washington with his other friends to celebrate his impending 80th birthday. But he had the courage to keep out of step when everybody was marching to the wrong tune. He how do i say this . He would face wad dilemma, like maybe voting with his caucus or voting with the president , and something that he just thought was wrong, he was amazingly he would, like, say, what is the right thing to do . Ive heard him say this moreen this a few times. As governor, chairman of the National Governors association, here, he would say, what is the right thing to do . He wouldnt say, what is the easy thing to do, what is the expedient thing to do, but what is the right thing to do . He was a person of deep faith. We have a Bible Study Group that meets here every thursday, just upstairs not far from this floor, about seven or eight o
So, im busy, but its a fun stuff and i really in deeply satisfied with being able to communicate. Its fascinating stuff out there. I could talk to you for hours, tangents building a robotic bricklaying machine that has been the dream of engineers for pretty much 50 or 60 years. The machine is named sam. You might sit on it jobsite somewhere. It looks like a hotdog cart with a red arm that grabs a brick and put mortar on the, and does it again and again and again. Im going to make you care about bricks. [laughter] thanks so much for talking with us today. [appla [applause] thanks to everyone for coming. We now have our book signing and signing area one. That was fun. [inaudible conversations] when i tune into on the weekends as usual its authors sharing their new releases. Watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best television for serious readers. They can have a longer conversation and delve into the subject. Booktv weekends. They bring you author after author after author th