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Ones Michael Beckel joins us now for a discussion on congressional leadership pacs and how congress uses the money that flows through the. Before we get to that report, remind viewers what issue one is. Guest issue one is a relatively based here in washington, d. C. Dedicated to political reform. That makes usngs unique as we are certainly bipartisan and our mission. We have put together coalition of former members of congress, former governors, more than 200 from all 50 states, both parties, almost a 50 50 split between democrats and republicans, all urging for more transparency in election, more government accountability, so we are very active on ethics issues and political reform issues. Host and how do you go about doing that . Guest we do a number of things. We have got a small policy team working here in washington at the capital, pushing for new legislation. And i am the head of our research program. I am a former reporter ....
Escatology are very important in this situation . Buy the book. How many theologianses does the pentagon have . I dont mean chaplains. I mean theologianses that understand the enemy threat doctrine of the group isis . I would say its about the same number of insurgents defeated by air power alone. How do we address it . Youve really hit a crucial question. With the political elite on both sides of the aisles that sees itself as postmodern secular and sophisticated, its very hard to take religion seriously. One thing ive learned working with people who have had multiple tours in theater, five six tours in theater, is that if you dont have religion, i dont care what it is. I dont care if youre a zoro zoroastrian, seventh day add ven tis, i dont care what it is, youll never understand this enemy. You wont be able to absorb the context of suicide bombing. The logic of suicide bombing. We have to you know, take political distortion out of the intelligence cycle. My creator on this earth if ....
As far as the use of transponders, the, these devices of course come in all sizes. When you get to the small uas, were not sure there will be a technology that will allow that kind of equipment. If youre flying in airspace requires a transponder, the uas would have to require a transponders. Same for the new uas rules. When youre looking to smaller vehicles looking for systems that talk to each other and people around them to achieve that sense of a void. If im out there in my singleengine 1959 come manche not with the comanche, i will have the correct transponders on it even a small uas hitting a propeller will take me out. Right. Hitting a small bird will take me out. Are you saying that then were not looking to require it is just, explain what you mean by is it a transponder . It is ininterrogating my aircraft . What is it doing . Here is what i want. I as a pilot i want to know if there is uas flying in my vicinity, so i see it shows up and two, if i get hit by one of these aircraf ....
What is this all like for you . Domenici the tough pretty tough. People think it is like you quit one job and start another. 36 years in the senate and all of a sudden you get a set of rules when you get out of here. Pretty soon you are not a senator anymore. Im not terribly thrilled with the product of the congress ive belonged to come at least for the past 10 years. I dont feel too good about it. It is a great institution, there is no question. It is not easy to say goodbye or to figure out what to do next. Im 76 going on 77. I have some elvises, but i i have some illnesses, but people who watched 10 years ago would sit and just about that good or that bad, whatever it is would say that i am just about that good or bad back, whatever it is. There is a lot more that couldve been done but i decided that it was for someone else to do, and that i could try and maybe take a little more care of my family, and do other things. It looks like it is working out. Host we have some viewers who a ....
This Heritage Foundation event is about 40 minutes. [applause] its a pleasure for know join john in welcoming you to the Heritage Foundation. And also to the first event in our preserve the constitution series, which we have each year at this time. Its appropriate, i think, that we begin our series on preserving the constitution by observing Constitution Day, which, as you know, is the 17th of september. This sunday. Commemorating the day when in 1787 the representatives of 12 states signed the original document and then sent to the states for ratification. I believe that my opinion this date, Constitution Day, in terms of the historical antecedence to our country, is second only to the fourth of july. I say that because as we know on independence day, ....