you >> thank you. >> in alexander hamilton you went to an extent with the march key delafayette's relationshipoh with mr. hamilton. how did washington take the marquis and kind of the french outlook in help with the war to the extent there was any, and how did he accept foreign support -- >> how did he accept foreign support? you know, with difficulty. all of these french officers who came over during there revolutionary war, many ofvo tha cameme over for veryested self-interested reasons, you know? they wanted to win battlefieldd glory, andgl they felt they wout then go back to france and get a promotion. and a lot of them couldn't even speak english. and so washington really felt that it was, you know, the banee of his life as commander in in chief that he had to placate all of these french officers who w came over. in fact, the story with lafayette is very interestingesi because lafayette comes over at the age of 19. he quips a ship with provisions and munitions. armedmedo philadelphia with a letter from ben lin franklin, and franklin writes to the continental congress, youow know, please tre

alexander hamilton people still secretary of the treasury. henry knox, secretary of war and thomas jefferson legal secretary of state. everyone can agree the best cabinet we will ever have by far. he assembles the american all-star team. like all great executives washington was not afraid to hire people who were smarter than he was. although he was very smart he felt fully confident to be able to control these had strong prima donnas. we are all engage in back nostalgically. it is right to do so in terms of the integrity of these people. it was a nasty political period. i did a piece in the wall street journal last summer on the founders, john adams, benjamin franklin, his entire life is in good decency and manners. franklin said of adams he is always an honest man and wiseman. and absolutely -- for this was a kid stuff compared to adams, he was called the bastard brat of a scotch kettle. hamilton, quote, had a superabundance of secretions to draw off. doesn't get any stronger than that. hamilton gave as good as he got. john adams is as wicke

alexander hamilton felt it was unnecessary. there's something called article i, section 9 of the constitution. it's, you know, it's still within congress' article of the constitutioning that comes right -- constitution that comes right after the commerce clause. and it forbids three things; suspension of habeas corpus except in times of war or rebellion, it blocks things called bills of attainder in which, basically, congress acts as a court that finds people guilty or innocent, and ex post facto laws which are laws that are, that criminalize something that wasn't criminal at the time the act was committed. and that should be enough. that takes care of it. and hamilton made that very case that you were just saying that, well, you know, if we begin to enumerate rights that are being protected, there are sure to be others that we're not going to enumerate, and will those simply be unprotected? but, i mean, i certainly think that judicial interpretation by the supreme court, you can kind of look at the incredible breadth of protec

even george washington and alexander hamilton would be appalled at the extent to which government hasintruded in the lives of americans today. for better or for worse, government today is in our bedrooms, our bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, our kitchens, garages, tool sheds ,-comcome in our workplaces, our cars, trains and planes, in the food we eat, water we drink, the air we breathe, and our lakes and streams, our mountains, our skies, and the ground beneath us. the hands of government too often, the hands of corrupt officials reach into our pockets for more tax and dollars every day during our lifetimes, even after our deaths. more than two centuries ago patrick henry warned americans against every one of these government intrusions. if i'm asked what is to be done when the people feel themselves and target oppressed, my answer is, overturn the government, any constitutional way. as we saw in the recent elections, a lot of americans still agree with patrick henry. patrick henry died here at his home in red hill at the age of 63, in 1799, at the roar of the lion still echoes

you know, i'm working on this hamilton mix tape-- this alexander hamilton concept album that i got toing... i got to perform at the white house. >> hinojosa: right. a friend of michelle and the prez... >> yeah, which was... and that was the first time i'd performed that song in public outside of the shower. so it was really terrifying and thrilling and amazing. but you know, that is... requires all this historical research and this part of my brain that has long laid dormant in terms of, you know, being accurate historically while getting to really play with contemporary music. and then you know, slipping back into my old heights bathrobe and writing those songs. so the fun for me is in trying to get as much done as i can. >> hinojosa: but more can you dream about? i mean, if you already have a play on broadway that's been a success and it's going to be made into a hollywood movie, kind of what... you know, what's like, the next thing? >> well, you know, you just continue to... i think the goal of any writer is to continue to find stories that move you, and... whether they're self gen

this is what james madison and alexander hamilton and all of the other members of the founding generation did. they said congress is not only going to be the most important part of this new government, but perhaps the most dangerous. they of, of course, had experience with a very weak legislative body under the articles of confederation. they did not want to repeat that. they wanted to make sure congress had sufficient powers, but they did not wanted to do too much. what they did was set forth the powers of congress in excruciating detail. while there are many powers that are given to congress, they are clearly specified in article 1. it is interesting to note that the scope of article one exceeds that of any other article in the constitution. if you do an actual word towns, the number of words in article one exceed by a factor of two- to-one the factors of both the president and the supreme court. it is pretty of for that. they did certain things -- important. they did certain things that almost ensured there would be controversy. i do not think there is another provision that has genera

alexander hamilton supported the general welfare. saying that they could use it for whatever they wanted. that was supported by the report on manufacturing from december 5, 1791. these conservatives spread so much hate and it is time to stop them. i support the sheriff. fox is going after him out, trying to tear him down. host: william kristol will be done in half an hour. at 8:30 our guest will touch upon the shootings and related legal issues and give a view of the supreme court's second half of the current term. anthony is on the line. republican line, good morning. caller: how are you doing? unfortunately we could be talking under better circumstances. i wish to congresswoman the best of luck, along with the other 16 victims. i just hope that we do not overreact, like some callers are doing already. we had a very unpopular politician in the 1970's named wallace. he was shot. blantyre point is that we did not go crazy when president reagan was shot to the point of clamping down on our own people without trusting them. horrible thi

nathaniel gorham, rufus king connecticut -- william samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben

nathaniel gorham, rufus king connecticut -- william samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city of new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben

this debate came up early in her history and alexander hamilton introduced his report on manufacturing in 1791 which was an industrial policy scheme for the country. congress almost immediately shelved that. there were not about to engage in that kind of expansive government. the debate that took place between hamilton on one side and jefferson, washington, and everyone else is illustrated of the point. hamilton says there is an independent power in congress to tax and spend the general welfare. if that were the case, since money can be used for anything, then any time congress wants to do something that is not authorized, but has no power has been given under the doctrine of enumerated powers, they can simply say they were tax and for the general welfare and they can run around the doctrine of the enumerated powers. what was the point of having enumerated converses other 17 hours if at any time they wanted to do something -- enumerated converses the other 17 powers if they wanted to do something? they could have stopped right there. there were absolutely right in that. host: pennsylva

alexander hamilton explained that a supermajority requirement means a small minority can destroy the energy of government. hamilton said that the government would be subject to the caprice of an insignificant tour by lent or corrupt government. hamilton's word. moreover, reform of filibuster rules meet squarely with the tradition of updating rules as needed to foster a government that can handle the challenges of the day. the senate has adopted rules that forbid the filibuster in certain cases such as the war powers act and the budget. imagine that. what could be -- what should be more debatable than the budget? our rules do not permit a filibuster of the budget. we pass the rules here limiting the filibuster. since 1917 we passed four significant reforms concerning the filibuster. the fact is as senator tom udall made clear, section 15 # falls in the constitution, specifies each house follows rules to the proceedings. record byrd was opposed to filibuster reform, and we had a great debate back in 1995 as he emphasized, and he said this, he said that any time 51 senators are determin

nathaniel gorham, rufus king connecticut -- william samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben

alexander hamilton explained that a supermajority requirement would mean that a small minority could destroy the energy of government. hamilton said that government would be subject to the caprice or art physicals of an insignificant turbulent or corrupt." reform of filibuster rules meets squarely with the tradition of updating senate rules, as needed rs to foster a government that can respond to the challenges of the day. the senate has adopted rules that forbid the filibuster in certain cases, such as the war powers act and the budget. imagine that. what could be -- should be more debatable than the budget? but our rules do not permit a filibuster of the budget. so we've passed rules here limiting the filibuster. since 1917 we've passed four significant reforms concerning the filibuster. the fact is, as senator tom udall has powerfully made clear, article 1, section 5, clause 2 of the constitution sphesifies -- quote -- "each house may determine the rules of its proceedings." as senator robert byrd, who was opposed to filibuster reform -- he and i had a great debate back in 1995 on

alexander hamilton supported the general welfare. saying that they could use it for whatever they wanted. that was supported by the report on manufacturing from december 5, 1791. these conservatives spread so much hate and it is time to stop them. i support the sheriff. fox is going after him out, trying to tear him down. host: william kristol will be done in half an hour. at 8:30 our guest will touch upon the shootings and related legal issues and give a view of the supreme court's second half of the current term. anthony is on the line. republican line, good morning. caller: how are you doing? unfortunately we could be talking under better circumstances. i wish to congresswoman the best of luck, along with the other 16 victims. i just hope that we do not overreact, like some callers are doing already. we had a very unpopular politician in the 1970's named wallace. he was shot. blantyre point is that we did not go crazy when president reagan was shot to the point of clamping down on our own people without trusting them. horrible thi

nathaniel gorham, rufus king connecticut -- william samuel johnson, roger sherman new york -- alexander hamilton mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from kansas, kansas. >>new jersey -- will livingston, david brearley, william paterson, jonathan dayton pennsylvania -- benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, gouverneur morris . -- governor morris. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: the preamble to the right of rights. congress of the united states, begun and held at the city off new york, on wednesday, the fourth of march, one thousand seven hundred eight nine. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, mrs. roby. mrs. roby: the conventions of a number of the states, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declare torrey and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government, will best ensure the ben

alexander hamilton explained that a supermajority requirement would mean that a small minority could destroy the energy of government. hamilton said that government would be subject to the caprice or art physicals of an insignificant turbulent or corrupt." reform of filibuster rules meets squarely with the tradition of updating senate rules, as needed rs to foster a government that can respond to the challenges of the day. the senate has adopted rules that forbid the filibuster in certain cases, such as the war powers act and the budget. imagine that. what could be -- should be more debatable than the budget? but our rules do not permit a filibuster of the budget. so we've passed rules here limiting the filibuster. since 1917 we've passed four significant reforms concerning the filibuster. the fact is, as senator tom udall has powerfully made clear, article 1, section 5, clause 2 of the constitution sphesifies -- quote -- "each house may determine the rules of its proceedings." as senator robert byrd, who was opposed to filibuster reform -- he and i had a great debate back in 1995 on

connection with a double shooting that left two men seriously injured at the hamilton marketplace shopping center. alexanderoil was arrested a half hour after the shooting. people at the safeway were shocked to see the crime scene. >> i come here every morning for coffee before work: it is upsetting. >> investigators say it is not clear if coil was the shooter or in the suspect vehicle at the time of the shooting. >>> the santa clara county coroner identified the man killed by a vta light rail. his death is being investigated as an accident. >>> the woman whose body was found on highway 101 also in san jose was identified today by the county coroner as a 21- year-old of san jose. the california highway patrol is keeping tight lipped about other details concerning her death. her body was found on the northbound side of the freeway on saturday at 4:00 in the morning. >>> the grapevine is open to traffic but caltrans is advising those with trailers and campers not to use i-5 overnight. from sunday afternoon until noon today, snow and ice closed part of the route which connected the valley to los angeles. >>> i

connection with a double shooting that left two men seriously injured at the hamilton marketplace shopping center. alexander coil was arrested a half hour after the shooting. people at the safeway were shocked to see the crime scene. >> i come here every morning for coffee before work: it is upsetting. >> investigators say it is not clear if coil was the shooter or in the suspect vehicle at the time of the shooting. >>> the santa clara county coroner identified the man killed by a vta light rail. his death is being investigated as an accident. >>> the woman whose body was found on highway 101 also in san jose was identified today by the county coroner as a 21- year-old of san jose. the california highway patrol is keeping tight lipped about other details concerning her death. her body was found on the northbound side of the freeway on saturday at 4:00 in the morning. >>> the grapevine is open to traffic but caltrans is advising those with trailers and campers not to use i-5 overnight. from sunday afternoon until noon today, snow and ice closed part of the route which connected the valley to los angeles. >>>