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Roberts and d. C. Circuit court judge Merrick Garland talk about the legacy of the lake Second Circuit appeal Appeals Court jue Henry Friendly. This is just under two hours. Good evening everyone. Im robert katzmann, chief judge of u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. I welcome each of you on behalf of my court, and where especially honored to have with us are chief justice, John G Roberts junior. [applause] today nearly 500 strong, we celebrate an american judicial giant, henry j. Friendly compuserve for 27 years on the Second Circuit court of appeals, including three years as chief judge. ....
And they went till nixon was dumped out of office in 74. the 60s were late 63 to summer of 74. do you agree with my argument politically? the 60s were in that period? larry? i think so. i mean, if you look at what happened to john lennon in 1975 and how it relates to the 1950s, he was allowed to stay in this country. the u.s. government was tracking him for five years. and they took him to court on a marijuana conviction that he received in london back in the 60s. and they went before a judge named irving coffman. irving coffman tells him, you are a testament to the american dream. just by speaking out. nothing s wrong. you can stay in this country. and apply for your green card. that judge, chris, was the same judge who sentenced ethel and julius rosenberg in the early 50s, the atomic spies, to death in the electric chair. we ve come a long way. what changed his life? what changed his life was he saw this guy speaking out for ....
Larry? i think so. i mean, if you look at what happened to john lennon in 1975 and how it relates to the 1950s, he was allowed to stay in this country. the u.s. government was tracking him for five years. and they took him to court on a marijuana conviction that he received in london back in the 60s. and they went before a judge named irving coffman. irving coffman tells him, you are a testament to the american dream. just by speaking out. nothing s wrong. you can stay in this country. and apply for your green card. that judge, chris, was the same judge who sentenced ethel and julius rosenberg in the early 50s, the atomic spies, to death in the electric chair. we ve come a long way. what changed his life? what changed his life was he saw this guy speaking out for migrant workers and freedom of speech and against wars everywhere. not just in our country. he was an equal opportunity protester. and he said, why are they trying to condemn this guy? why are they trying to ....
you don t like the president s decision? i say go for it. but then the question, what s the alternative? specifically, what could president obama have done? what could he do as of this moment to get what he and the progressives want? to end the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. should he really have waited out the republicans till next year? should he do it now when they will control the house of representatives, that s what happened in the election, and by the way, in the latest counts, the democrats dissented based upon those votes last saturday when the democrats lost five members on the issue of tax cuts. they won t have the votes next year either in the senate or the house. so for our guest tonight, those are the questions. how does the president win the fight now after what happened in those elections? let s take we re going to ask those questions of sherrod brown and barbara boxer, two much respected democratic senators. but, let s look at the talk of a primary ch ....
president obama didn t stand up for what he promised. fair enough. progressives have their values. we should fight for them. my job here is to ask the questions. you don t like the president s decision? i say go for it. but then the question, what s the alternative? specifically, what could president obama have done? what could he do as of this moment to get what he and the progressives want? to end the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. should he really have waited out the republicans till next year? should he do it now when they will control the house of representatives, that s what happened in the election, and by the way, in the latest counts, the democrats dissented based upon those votes last saturday when the democrats lost five members on the issue of tax cuts. they won t have the votes next year either in the senate or the house. so for our guest tonight, those are the questions. how does the president win the fight now after what happened in those elections? let s ....