The man who didnt get it, charles hughes, Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1915. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he would have been elected how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Hes the one you could write novels about. Charles evans hughes who is on the Supreme Court and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. Fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. 1916 footage of charles hughes, that years president ial nominee campaigned soon after the Republican National convention
We will and with a brief rebuttal from mr. Flynns counsel and the council of United States. Please proceed. Thank you chief judge, may it please the court, general flynn is a defendant without a prosecutor, and litigation without controversy between the parties to the case. Instead of granting dismissal as required as a matter of law, John Sullivan denied defense motions, appointed mr. Gleason to usurp the job of the prosecutor, raised perjury but as iter his head, was noted, the job of United States attorney is occupied. Adding the unconstitutional burdens of process to punish michael flynn, John Sullivan discarded any semblance of the adjudicator. As a cornerstone of any system of justice worth the label. Required. Gs are judge sullivans position for rehearing must be flatly denied with language that a judge has no injury or standing to seek relief in this court. Sullivan has invested himself in the prosecution of general flynn, it is mandated disqualification for the glaring appeara
To see whether he would defer. Were no rule 48, the government could stop pursuing the case and send a letter to the court and that would be done and that would be effective in ending, even though there was a plea that was accepted. Mr wall i think so because there would no longer be any article three between parties and authority beyond rule 48 for the District Court to keep it alive. That seems to me at least as important or more important on the criminal side where you are not just talking about an adversarial contest between private parties, youre talking about a contest between a private that is in and a branch of government private citizen and a branch of government. The district is not explaining how it can keep alive a controversy that is not over the executives objection. If the rule 48 has been granted, then what is the purpose of allowing unnecessary proceedings to play inside that . If the court thinks there are no harms to the executives. I think this has been clarifying,
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Report on the history of the ar 15 in its appeal in american gun culture. They are interviewed by author and journalist paul barrett. Afterwards is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guest totes interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. Thanks for joining us, im here today with the authors Cameron Mcwhirter and just to discuss their new book Cameron Mcwhirter and Zusha Elinson to discuss her new book over the debate of guns in the united states. Much beloved by many lawabiding gun owners and gun rights advocates. The ar15 was once banned in the united states, but now is not only legal, but is the bestselling rifle in america. Cameron, let me start with you and im wondering if you can just provide some basic biographical information about this weapon. What does ar 15 stand for and what is the term semiautomatic mean, in one of the other distinctive aspects of this weapon . Ar 15, both sides of the gun debate dont really seem to understand. Ar stands for armor li