tell us about that notion a christian sparta and then the different views among the founders about. what kind of public virtue was necessary and possible. you know, this goes back to what professor munoz said a minute ago, that the founders all that religion was good for your good religion is good for a republic. but that left open the question about what the relationship is between the and churches or a denominate. and so you know people new englanders among the founders tended to believe that the model that they inherited from england which was if religious is if religion is important then it deserves state support. and that's model that england has carried through today with the church of england being the established church there and many of the founders. john adams, samuel adams, george believed that there should continue to be at least at state level a, role for the state, promoting the interests religion, hopefully not persecute anyone but, promoting the interests of. and it was widely assumed it would be some christian protestant denomination would would be the denomination

william in sparta tennessee, are you there? [inaudible] you have to listen and talk through your phone. can you mute that television? , yes, ma'am, i did. >> host: all right. go ahead, yes, this is william. i'm calling for unity day in the gop. i'm calling for unity and for them to step up and be strong as a republican. and i have a backbone and stand behind our president to be. >> host: y, william, would you like that to happen today? why is it important to you? >> caller: it's important to me because i have two children that we are raising, and i want to see their future bright. igh feel like this turmoil thats going on, this day in our time, it's not good for the country. it's not good for the future of our country. >> host: william in sparta, tennessee, a republican wantso his party to get to work, and to get to work they have to elect a speaker it's a first order of business with the house gavels and at noon. nothing else can happen until they elect a speaker. no debate, no votes, no coding. they can't even put the rules i

and she's a member of sparta pride, which is a community of transgender military service members and veterans like herself. leila, thanks so much for being with us. what is your reaction to this? >> hi, brianna, thank you so much for having me. you know, i think it's really important to highlight that, um, transgender service members, thousands of us have the individuals have are currently serving in the military, many in specialized positions requiring years of training and expertise. replacing them would result in significant operational gaps, weakening the effectiveness of our armed forces and our national security. so it's really interesting to hear our new secretary of defense say that we're not capable or worthy of that service. >> and i do want to note, um, someone like yourself where so much, so many resources were invested in your training or your husband who is trans and an active duty service member. the first trump military trans ban actually had a lot of exceptions. your husband was still able to serve. i wonder what you're looking for in the fine print on this one to se

public safety at the opposite of law and order these people going to walk free because of donald trump sparta people are disgusted by it my constituents are disgusted by it. i am disgusted by it. it will not distract us from our work to make life better for people. to restore the american dream to bring down costs, defender of freedom, we will find common ground i will find calm growth this president or anyone else if they're going to hurt my people, our people we are going to fight. make no mistake about that. thank you at that altar and osha generally from california congressman trent eight. >> thank you mr. deluzio were yielding to me in thank you chair i want to thank our five person first responders and across the country have been working nonstop to put out the fires in southern california. our heart also go out to those who lost their lives and livelihoods as a result of these wildfires. i visited some of the burn sites with my colleagues was how the destruction to homes, businesses and committee centers firsthand. it looks like a war zone out there. but we saw but we hear from our con

she's also the president of sparta, which is an advocacy organization made of transgender troops.d i want to thank you so much for being here. um, just this order that came out and we finally got to read the text of it this morning. you have almost two decades in your naval career. what is your view of this? >> well, it hit me kind of hard. >> you know, i. >> have dedicated about 19.5 years of service. >> it was my dream. >> to join. >> and fly for the. >> navy since i was little. >> i did the two tours in iraq and afghanistan. 60 combat missions. >> i got a lot of value. >> out of it and a lot of self, you know, self-identity. >> out. of it. later, i went on to be a test pilot. and then the meritorious promotions. i have been at. >> the. pinnacle of. >> naval aviation. i think. >> i'm i'm proof. >> standing here that. >> you know, we are. >> qualified to. >> serve. >> and when you see this in the language of it, i was readin through this because the congressman and i were kind of going back and forth on this last night, and it says that, quote, an adoption of a gender identity in

william, sparta, tennessee, republican, what do you want congress to work on? william?ou have to listen and talk through your phone. caller: yes ma'am. this is glenn. i'm calling for unity in the gop. for them to step up and be strong. have a backbone and stand behind our president. host: why would you like that to happen today? why is it important to you? caller: i have two children. i want to see their future right. this turmoil going on, it is not good for the country, the future of our country. host: william wants his party to get to work. to get to work, they have to elect a speaker, the first order of business when the house gavels at noon. nothing can happen until they elect a speaker. no debate, votes, governing. they cannot put the rules in place for congress. the members who were reelected or elected for the first time, those that continue to serve in the senate, the incumbents, they are all supposed to get sworn in today. on the house side, if they don't elect a speaker, those returning, coming to washington for the first time, do not take the oath today. the