Of their speeches one day before the Vice President ial debate. Does the vacancy on the court, as well as pastoral potential future decisions past or potential future decisions affect your decision . Republicans, call 202 7488001 , democrats, call 202 7488000. Independents, call 202 7488002. If you are a member of a third party, call 202 7488003. You can send us a tweet, cspanwj, or join us on facebook. We are keeping an eye on the Supreme Court as oral arguments begin this week. Yesterday was the traditional red mass in washington, d. C. The is the headline from Weekend Edition of usa today, the court on the brink of transformation. Actions president s could bring on monumental shifts in legal owner stones. From harry reid and Mitch Mcconnell on america garland on the Merrick Garland nomination. Give us a call. David savage of the l. A. Times, is writing about this. , dividedhe headline Supreme Court opens a new term that could bring a historic shift. He says and evenly divided Suprem
Should be made public. Ive written to the acting secretary, sloan gibson, urging that he make public those facetoface audits of v. A. Medical facilities not only for connecticut, but for the whole country. Restoring trust and credibility will be achieved only if theres more transparency. Nondisclosure would be a bad way to begin a new era of leadership at the v. A. And full transparency is absolutely vital to help restore trust and confidence which has been so gravely threatened and indeed undermined. Finally, let me say about secretary shinseki, the immediate challenge is not about replacing one person. It is about fixing a system that is desperately wrong. I respect and deeply so secretary shinsekis decision to resign last week after concluding that his continued service would be a distraction from the urgent and necessary overhaul of the veterans administration. I respect even more his dedicated service to our nation. He is a decorated combat veteran who has led into battle many of
Just like the analysts and special agents who are working these issues, we aim to stay on top of the threat picture and to help devise tactics and strategies and tools for getting ahead of it. Today its standard it is standard procedure for agents conducting counterterrorism investigations to consult throughout the process with attorneys and prosecutors in the National Security division. That is to ensure that all potential avenues for destruction of a threat, intelligence gathering, investigation and prosecution are all preserved. If you asked me to break down how much intelligence versus how much Law Enforcement work we do, i would be hard pressed to give you an answer. We are almost always pursuing multiple tracks at the same time. We no longer have to across organizational lines to bring tools and talent to bear against a particular threat or problem. For instance, our Office Lawyers in the office of intelligence work day in and day out with the Intelligence Community to secure aut
Community including the American Academy that we have been through, it is not an extensive study. But the literature that the staff has been working. Much of what we already had, trying to devour. The most interesting meeting is with an interfaith group. Not only the traditional mainstream protestant churches, the Catholic Council of bishops, but evangelicals. They are reluctant to engage in is because it is may be an attack on a cultural thing related to gun ownership and the like. All these groups with the muslim community, the hindu community, etc. It was really a fascinating discussion. And then we matt with sportsmen groups that is distinct from but do not disagree with the gun owner groups. They have a different perspective that includes the blue water strategies, the outdoor industries. With a gun owners and the marines and troops, headed by a retired Major General to fire arms and export roundtable. The independent firearms owners. There is a difference among them as well. We a
The president declares a transition into an advisory role. We want to find out what you think about what the president had to say about the future of the United States role in afghanistan. The numbers are on the screen if you want to get involved in the conversation. We also have a special line for people who have served in afghanistan either as the military, contractors, or work in afghanistan with the ngos. You can also reach us by social media. cspanwj, facebook. Com cspan, or send us an email. More from this mornings lead story in the wall street journal. Our first call regarding the future of the u. S. Role comes from melinda in columbus, georgia on the line for democrats. Caller yes, but the people want all of our troops that are in harms way, no matter where they are at in the world to be brought home. We cannot fight the whole world. That is not the purpose of the United States. Host do you see any role for the u. S. And afghanistan in the future . Caller know. No. These people