. >> this is our guest laurie robinson of george mason university, you heard her talk about the work at the white house when it comes to this issue. if you want to ask questions about efforts 202-748-8000 or 202-748-8001 or 202-748-8002. you can text thoughts at 202-748-8003. you talked about the influence the federal government has on this, we heard from attorney general merrick garland yesterday, talking about investigations. i want to play a little bit about the why of why they're doing that and get your response to it. >> we are uniquely aware of the challenges faced by those who serve as police officers. we see their commitment firsthand every day, and we recognize the complex issues that make their already difficult jobs even harder. the justice department is also charged with ensuring that the constitutional and federal statutory rights of all people are protected. as i explained last week, congress has authorized the department to conduct pattern or practice investigations to help it fulfill that responsibility. those investigations and the recommendations and actions that en

pedro: our guest is laurie robinson of george mason university. you also heard her talk about her work at the white house when it comes to this issue. if you want to ask her about police reform efforts, (202) 748-8000 for the mountain and eastern time zones, (202) 748-8001, through the central time zones. you can text us your thoughts at (202) 748-8003. we saw an announcement from merrick garland yesterday, talking about investigations by the justice department on this front. one announced last week, one this week. i want to play you a little bit about the why they are doing that to get your response. >> we are uniquely aware of the challenges faced by those who serve as police officers. we see their commitment firsthand every day, and we recognize the complex issues that make their already-difficult jobs harder. the justice department is also charged with ensuring that the constitutional and federal statutory rights of all people are protected. as i explained last week, congress has authorized the department to conduct pattern or practice investi

we have george mason. of fairfax county. welcome, mr. mason. >> thank you very much, a pleasure to meet you, mr. harris. >> a pleasure, mr. mason. >> mr. madison, the pleasure as always. >> today, we are going to begin with a brief opening statement, as we lawyers like to call them, where i'll give each of these gentlemen a chance to state his case, and an overview. later on, we'll go back and ask more specific questions, both for me and from other people who are interested in this debate. mr. madison, can we begin with you? >> i should be honored, sir. good day. ladies, gentlemen, i shall for the purposes of exhorting an introduction, endeavor to be succinct. first, i will open by saying that from the first moments i was capable of contemplating political principles, i have never ceased wishing success to a well-regulated republic and experiment of government. the success of such in america has been my utmost wish. 12 years ago, we embarked on a sing regular experiment. one which philosophy has waited for, something which humanity has s

virginians james madison and george mason found themselves this is on opposing sides regarding key components of the document. . next a re-enactment of the debate between the two men as they argue about issues about the bill of rights and slavery. hosted by the williamsburg foundation. this is an hour. >>> hello, and welcome to the great constitutional debate right here at colonial williamsburg. my name is stuart harris and i teach constitutional law at lincoln memorial university in knoxville, tennessee. today we have a real treat for you. we're going back to the time when the constitution was ratified and we're going to talk about some of the great debates that occurred during that ratification process. first, let me set some historical context. in 1776 you'll recall we had our declaration of independence. but don't mix that document up with the constitution. they're two very different things and both important. but today we're focused on the constitution. these two documents were sup rated by 11 years, from 1776 to 1787 we had no real constitution. we had a treaty between 13 independent na

george mason university on plans by states and localities to change policing practices.pan's washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. be sure to watch washington journal saturday morning at 8:00 eastern for a live study session for high school students preparing to take the advanced placement u.s. history exam with jason stacy and massing ellington. they will take your calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets about the exam. ♪ >> here's a look at our live coverage wednesday. 10:00 eastern on c-span, a confirmation hearing for several judicial nominees including those picked to serve on the d.c. circuit judge and seventh circuit court of appeals. i two: 30 p.m., a senate judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing on gun violence prevention. at 9:00 p.m., president biden gives his first address to a joyce -- joint session of congress. on c-span two, the senate is back at 10:00 to take up the nomination of samantha power to be head of the u.s. agency for international development. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, labor secretary marty walsh testifies

we have george mason of fairfax county. welcome mr. mason. thank you very much and pleasure to meet you mr. harris a pleasure, mr. mason mr. madison. pleasure as always. now today we are going to begin with a brief opening statement as we lawyers like to call them where i'll give each of these gentlemen a chance to state his case in an overview later on we'll go back and ask more specific questions both for me and from other people who are interested in this debate mr. madison. can we begin with you? i should be honored sir. good day, ladies and gentlemen i shall love for the purposes of exhortium and introduction in endeavor to be succinct. you know first i will open by saying that from the first moments. i was capable of contemplating political principles. i have never ceased wishing success it all well regulated republican experiment of government. the success of such in america has been my utmost wish. now 12 years ago. we embarked upon a singular experiment one for which philosophy has waited for one for which humanity has side for. from

george mason. welcome to the level $3000.00. this week we take out all crystal ball and check out the cities of the future just what will life be like in our world's urban centers in 205100 years we'll look at some of the fascinating ideas already being developed and learn about new technologies and innovations as well as the work of some visionary architects. all of which raises a central question who will actually be able to afford to live in the city of the future according to the i.m.f. slobo house price index over the past 20 years prices have risen and risen with a small dip just after the financial crisis. over the last 10 years the cost of many essentials in o.e.c.d. countries has gone down food for example pleasure banks have been seems closing. up this meanwhile has stayed constant like transportation costs and health. but rents and mortgage repayments have become significantly higher. housing is. becoming increasingly on affordable for many and yet it's a basic human rights as laid out in article 11 of the un his cove

whereas the other states, led by george mason's virginia declaration of 1776, always the best place to begin because madison and jefferson have mason's declaration by their side when they wrote the bill of rights and the declaration, talk about the right of the people to organize themselves in militias to defend liberty in the face of tierney. it's a nonpartisan way of seeing the bill of rights and you can see the rights evolve in realtime. the other extraordinary thing that you can do on the interactive constitution is to have the top liberal and conservative scholars in america nominated by the federalist society and the american constitution society exploring areas of agreement and disagreement. so, once again, click on the controversial second second amendment and find van winkler, the leading scholars with 1,000 words about what they agree the second amendment means. what a remarkable thing to be able to bring to our students. it's like a unanimous supreme court majority opinion, every word in that statement is agreed to by both sides and then you can look at their separate statem

george mason was a hero. he's right to have a monument. it's on the mall. if you're going to the african-american museum, it's not far from there, and it's not too hot today, so you could pay tribute to this great anti-federalist. he originally supported the constitution but came to oppose it because it didn't contain a bill of rights. that concern was remedied by the adoption of a bill of rights. but more broadly, the anti-federalists were concerned about overweening federal power that would be unchecked either by judges or by the other branches. in our explainer about the second amendment, nelson lund and adam winkler have a wonderful paragraph where they describe the conflict between the federalists and anti-federalists. i'm going to see if i can find it. as i look, this is incredibly new app. it's called the interactive constitution, available in the app store. explore it. i'm just clicking on amendment 2, the right to bear arms. and here are nelson lund and adam winkler describing how the federalists and anti-federalists agreed and disagreed. and it sa

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university foundation professor at the george mason university school of law and he was a member of the ftc from january 2006 to october 2011, and he chaired the agency from 2008 to march 2009. kevin rhodes is senior vice president and deputy counsel, general counsel at 3m. he leads that company's legal team on a global basis and he has helped lead 3m's ongoing efforts during the covid-19 pandemic to address fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging of personal protective equipment, most notably of 3ms n95 respirators. i held up one of them a few moments ago. prior to joining 3m in 2000, he was a partner at kirkland ellis in chicago where he specialized in intellectual property litigation. he received his jd magna cum laude from northwestern university and b. ancht from grinell college. cynthia alexander is assistant attorney general consumer protection division in the washington attorney general's office. she played a significant role in leading her office's response to covid-19 scams and covid-related consumer complaints. prior to joining the attorney general's office she served

. >> bachelors degree in law enforcement from george mason university from fairfax virginia. california community college credential and graduate of the management or on - - management labor relations program. nelson: we will licensed police officer various capacities? >> i did. nelson: when did you start your career? america was a police officer in ocean city maryland in the county sheriff's office in arlington virginia and hired by the united states park police which is a law-enforcement branch of the department of interior. nelson: federal law enforcement agencies. >> i started my career with park police washington dc then transferred to san francisco 1977. i went on loan undercover drug task force and in santa rosa police department 1982. nelson: how long we were santa rosa? twenty-two years. twenty-nine years total. nelson: in your capacity as a police officer do you have specialized training or experience? >>z i did. special assignments with park police i was certified by the fbi as a defensive tactics instructor in 1978 i started teaching in the training center and thr

george mason university school of law. he was a member of the ftc from january 2006 through october 2011. he chaired the agency from 2008 through march 2009. kevin rhodes is senior vice president and deputy counsel at 3 am. he leads the company's legal team on a global basis and has helped lead the ongoing efforts during the covid-19 pandemic to address fraud, counterfeiting, and price gouging of personal protective equipment, most notably of 3 am and 95 respirators. i held up one of them a few moments ago. prior to joining 3 am in 2000, he was a partner that kirkland alice in chicago where he specialized in property litigation. he received his j.d. from northwestern university and his ba from grenell college. cynthia alexander is assistant attorney general, consumer protections, in the washington attorney generals office. she played a significant role in leading the offices response to covid-19 scams and covid related consumer complaints prior to joining the attorney generals office. she served for 17 years as a trial att

courses in political science, journalism and political communication at georgetown university and george mason university. during his tenure at mary washington, dr. farnsworth has earned the reputation of being an outstanding teacher, as evidenced by winning the university's three most prestigious awards for excellence in teaching, being the 2017 recipient of the virginia outstanding faculty award from the council of higher education in virginia. he'll be recalled by great lodge regulars with previous presentations. it's truly a pleasure to introduce one of the most distinguished professors, dr. stephen farnsworth. >>> there has never been anyone like johnny carson, and there never will be. from 1962 to 1992, more than 5,000 episodes over 30 years, johnny carson walked through the rainbow colored curtains as he hosted america's top late night show. he tucked americans in at night with his mix of gentle barbs directed at the leading lights of politics and culture and his lists of almost and he always had interesting guests. he offered a nonstop parade of the key personalities of the '60s and th

she's got degrees from cornell, texas a&m george mason and the university of georgia. and right now she's working on a book fascinating book about sabotage irregular naval warfare and masculinity

>> so i have a bachelor's degree in law enforcement from george mason university, which is in fairfax, virginia. i have a california community college teaching credential from san francisco state university. and i'm a graduate of the labor management relations program at university of california at davis. >> and did you serve as a licensed police officer in various capacities? >> i did. >> when did you start your law enforcement career? >> so when i graduated college i was a seasonal police officer in ocean city, maryland. then i was a deputy sheriff for six months with the -- county sheriff's office in arlington, virginia, assigned to the custody division. and i was hired by the united states park police, which is a law enforcement branch of the department of interior. >> is that a federal law enforcement agency? >> that is a federal law enforcement agency. and i started my career with the park police in washington d.c. and then i was transferred to san francisco field office in 1977. then i went on loan to an undercover drug task force in marin county, california. and then i went to

science, journalism and political communication at the georgetown university, mcgill university and george mason university. he has earned the reputation of being an outstanding teacher, as evidenced by his winning the universe is to be most prodigious wards. that distinction further attached -- 2017 recipient of the virginia, outstanding faculty award from the council of higher education. he will be firmly recalled by create -- four previous presentations on presidents harry truman, lyndon johnson, richard nixon and ronald reagan. he's truly a pleasure to introduce one of washington's most distinguished professors, doctor steven farms worth. >> there has never been anyone like johnny carson and there never will be. from 1962 to 1992, more than 5000 episodes over 30 years, johnny carson walked through the rainbow colored curtains as he hosted america's top late night show. he talked americans in at night with his signature mix of mostly gentle barbs, directed at the leading lights of politics and culture and his curated lace have always interesting guest. he offered a non stop parade of the key

science, journalism and political communication at georgetown university, mcgill university and george mason university. during his tenure at mary washington, dr. farnsworth has earned the reputation of being an outstanding teacher as evidenced by winning the you know ver's three most prestigious awards, excellence in teaching with a distinction between the 2017 recipient of the virginia outstanding faculty award from the council of high of education in virginia. with previous presentations on harry truman, lyndon johnson, richard nixon and ronald reagan. truly a pleasure to introduce one of mary washington's most distinguished professors dr. steven farnsworth. >> there has never been anyone like johnny carson and there never will be. from 1962, to 1992, more than 5,000 episodes over 30 years, johnny carson walked through the rainbow colored curtains as he hosted america's top late night show. he tucked americans in at night with his signature mix of mostly gentle barbs, directed at the leading likes of politics and culture, and his curated lists have always, almost always interesting guests

. >> let's bring in the director of the national security law and policy program at george mason universityhere. >> you are jerry nadler say they are unpacking the court. do you see it that way? >> clearly not. they are making an effort to expand the supreme court's, more liberal and conservative. this is just like what fdr tried to do during the new deal where he didn't like having a conservative court and was rejected by his own party, the same happening here again. republicans are post because it doesn't make sense, the same members of the supreme court for over 150 years, it is not sensible. >> the 30 person panel, and prominent conservatives honest. it is more left-leaning. >> the dc circuit, muted conservative, and a number of prominent conservatives in the panel and by far, the law academy is liberal, i worry they may advise the president on the court packing plan and these are sensible people, we are in controversial political times, the president himself, was opposed as a senator and on the campaign trail, committed during the campaign to the commission and we will see what happens

here the constitutional convention began in 1787 in philadelphia virginia's james madison and george mason found themselves on opposing sides regarding key components of the document. next a reenactment of a debate between the two men as they argue about issues from the bill of rights to slavery hosted by the colonial williamsburg foundation. this is an hour. well, hello and welcome to the great constitutional debate right here at colonial williamsburg harris and i teach constitutional law at lincoln memorial university in knoxville, tennessee. today we have a real treat for you. we're going back to the time when the constitutional was ratified and we're going to talk about some of the great debates that occurred during that ratification process, but first, let me set some historical context. in 1776, you'll recall we had our declaration of independence, but don't mix that document up with the constitution. there are two very different things and both important. but today we're focused on the constitution. indeed these two documents were separated by 11 years from 1776 to 1787. we had no r

virginians james madison and george mason found themselves on opposing sides regarding key components of the document. next, a re-enactment of a debate between the two men, as they argue about issues from the bill of rights, to slavery. hosted by the colonial williamsburg foundation, this is an hour. >>> well, hello. and welcome to the great constitutional debate, right here at colonial williamsburg. my name is stuart harris and i teach constitutional law at lincoln memorial university in knoxville, tennessee. today we have a real treat for you. we are going back to the time when the constitution was ratified and we're going to talk

and from george mason university, discussing state and localities changing police practices.nesday morning, and be sure to watch washington journal saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern for a discussion for students pretending -- repairing to take the ap u.s. history exam, with co-authors of fabric of a nation. they will take your calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets about the exam. ♪ >> sunday night on q&a, investigative journalist lawrence roberts talks about his book mayday 1971 which examines the spring offensive when tens of thousands of anti-vietnam war press -- protesters including veterans came to washington dc in an effort to shut down the federal government. >> the story tells a much larger one, a story about how we as a nation, as a people, as individuals dealt with one of those emergencies in american democracy. does the justice system deliver justice? people stay by their principles or are they caught up in their own self reservation or fear to stand against the time? it is a story of the clash between a president, richard nixon, who confronts the social mo

host: laurie robinson at george mason university.o served as the cochair of the white house task force on policing. they queue for the connotation. guest: thank you. host: president biden will address his first joint congress. that's at 9:00. c-span's coverage starting at 8:00. we want to find out from you if you plan to watch tonight and what you are watching for. here's how you can let us know. republicans (202) 748-8001. democrats (202) 748-8000 . independence (202) 748-8002. we watched the president address to congress? call us right now read we will take those calls when washington journal continues. >> as he approaches his 100th day in office, president biden will give his first address to a joint session and conference -- joint session tonight. ♪ >> labor secretary marty walsh testifies this morning on the president 2022 budget request before a house appropriations subcommittee. watch live at 10:00 on c-span three. online at c-span.org. or on the c-span radio app. >> washington journal continues. host: president biden making h

she's got degrees from cornell, texas a&m george mason and the university of georgia. and right now she's working on a book fascinating book about sabotage irregular naval warfare and masculinity during the civil war. and of course that's what tonight's talk is going to draw upon. i think that's all i need to say. so now i want to encourage you all to join me and giving a warm welcome to dr. davis to the virtual podium over to you. thank you. thank you. thank you all for joining me on a friday afternoon or evening depending on what time zone you're in. i want to give a special. thank you to dr. paul quigley and dr. carolyn newhall for creating this event and inviting me to speak to you all. so before we kind of get into the bulk of my talk, i wanted to kind of lay the foundation and kind of set us all on the same page. a lot of what we're going to talk about today is what happened in the civil war during the along the mississippi river and usually when we think about the mississippi river and the civil war we start with general winfield scott's famous anaconda plan, an

joining us, founding and executive director of the national security institute at george mason universityk you for joining us on this saturday afternoon, we appreciate it. taking things off. >> thanks for having me. molly: this issue of russia which has confounded many administrations for decades now. the biden administration, for this that happened during the trump administration, biden says he's not looking at a level of escalation, but he called putin a killer, and along the border again. what is the biden administration doing right, what are they doing wrong and what can be done. >> look, i think the biden administration is taking the right step by putting sanctions on russia, what we saw was an intelligence operation. and the russians might go further, they have deep access to our networks and they're still in there, by the way, to delete information, destroy information or manipulate information and that could be problem. we don't see evident of that, but the biden administration needs to be clear if they do that, we are going to punch back. the 80,000 troops at the ukrainian border

a senior affiliated scholar with the marcotte a center at george mason university. from 2014 to 2019, he taught securities and he is the director of the john w glenn junior business program at the university of virginia school of law. prior to that, he was a partner in the securities litigation and enforcement practice. he also served as deputy general counsel at the sec. from 2006 early 2009. welcome. professor fletcher, would you begin your testimony for five-minute, thank you. prof. fletcher: thank you for inviting me to testify today. i am a professor of law at duke university, where my research focuses on capital markets, and market manipulation. our capital markets exist to channel investor capital into uses. it also is providing investors with simple returns, allowing and to save for retirement or send their children to college. we are here today because we are seeing trading activity that seems to be divorced from this essential purpose. since the start of the year, gamestop stock has gone through quite a bit of volatility. it started at a little under $20 a

we showed our videos to a professor of george mason university, who uses the smoke tube in his studiesid you think about what we found >> it shows very clearly that there are certain areas that are problematic, that are prone to pathogen transmission. >> reporter: he said where the smoke didn't move much could be a higher risk of covid-19 because the viral particles could linger in the air. >> the most concerning to me was the hardware store, and there's barely any flow. if you have another person coming in, even a minute afterwards, you would still have particling lingering in there that were exhaled by the person that was there before. the other scenario that i found very concerning was the one in the cinema this was a very horizontal flow that was slowly rising, so anybody that was exhaling or sneezing in the front, all of those particles were being inhaled by all the rows behind. >> reporter: what would you say to people who want to go see a movie right now? >> wear a mask if possible, wear two masks. the second thing is, only go to a cinema once you're vaccinated. >> reporter: he

george washington's a youth is a stuff for legend, most notably in the folk tale popularized by carson mason about young georges chopping down of a cherry tree and his subsequent statement, i cannot tell ally he confronted by his father. georges had apparently record well before the rest of his body as a youth he worked as a survey here for the fairfax family and later was the official surveyor for cold pepper county. from 1749 to 1752 washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerous properties totaling more than 60,000 acres. during the french and indian war, he served as an emissary for the governor of virginia and later in combat during british general headwork mattocks ill-fated expedition washington also ran afoul of the fortunes of war when he was forced to surrender, he desperately names 14 assess eddie to the french that washington encountered an entire career. washington took it active leadership role through the going he was part of the commonwealth delegation to the first continental congress in the second congress determined, to name a commander, to leave the continental arm

george washington's youth is the stuff of legends. most notably in the folktale popularized by parson mason weems about young george's chopping down of a cherry tree and his subsequent statement. i cannot tell a lie when confronted by his father. george's head apparently matured well before the rest of his body. as a youth he worked as a surveyor for the fairfax family and later was the official surveyor for culpeper county. from 1749 to 1752 washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerous properties totally more than 60,000 acres. during the french and indian war he served as an emissary for the governor of virginia and later in combat during british general edward braddocks ill-fated expedition. washington also ran afoul of the fortunes of war when he was forced to surrender the desperately named fort necessity to the french the only military surrender that washington encountered it is entire career underarms. washington took an active leadership role in the growing conflict between the american colonies and great britain. a member of the virginia house of delegates. he was part of the commonwealth's delegation to the first c

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i'm game king, that is anthony mason and tony dokoupil >>> the minneapolis police chief said derek chauvin violated policy by using his knee to restrain george floyd for a long period of time. how prosecutors are using police officials to undermine the defense >>> only on "cbs this morning," a harrowing escape story, survivors described living through an isis siege in the african country of mozambique. >>> breaking news on the showdown over georgia's controversial voting law. after leaving atlanta, we're learning the new city where major league baseball will likely play its all-star game. >>> and under underestimate the baylor bears. the team's triumphant fin beish to a thrilling march madness. >> baylor is still celebrating. first, it's your "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> do you believe they followed departmental policy regarding de-escalation? >> i absolutely do not. >> the dramatic day in court. >> the minneapolis police chief said derek chauvin did not respect the sank thatty of life when he held his knee to george floyd's neck. >>> hospitalizations are now worse than anywhere in the country. >>> major league baseball is expe

george floyd would still be alive. >> yeah. >> there wouldn't be this fear of black people that is pervasive in every aspect of our lives. and i have to give a shout out to carol masonhis nation has yet to address. >> absolutely. and by the way, the people that rick santorum thinks were the be all and end all, a fair number of them believe witches were real and burned them at the stake. i don't think they got that from jesus. i'm pretty jesus was not burning people saying they were witches. to stay with you for just a moment, we've also got newt gingrich. why let rick santorum be alone on the terribles list. here is newt gingrich saying some things about he doesn't like the flags that are flying at some embassies. >> if you listed every idiotic thing that the biden administration has done in the first 100 days, you begin to realize whether it's threatening everybody who believes in the second amendment or it's attacking everybody who believes in right to life or it is attacking people of traditional values who are appalled that this administration would fly the gay flag at american embassies all over the world. >> so irony died the minute that newt gingrich who was

mason ands murder trial. the fired minneapolis police officer is charged with second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of georgeloyd. it happened last memorial day. >> the key evidence in the prosecution's case is video showing chauvin's knee on floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. chauvin's lawyer claims floyd's drug use and heart disease were what caused his death. the jury will be sequestered as it deliberates. as for how long that might last, judge peter cahill told jurors last week to, quote, plan for long and hope for short. >> we can tell you tensions are high in minneapolis and in many other cities all around the country. police departments have been bracing for possible protests once a verdict is announced. before we can get to a verdict, we have to get through today. and the expectation is that we'll have a closing argument from the prosecution. >> they always go first. >> the defense will respond and the prosecution will have one more chance for a short response after that. we've got jamie yuccas for us. she's outside the heavily fortified courthouse in minneapolis. what can we expect in today's

she's got degrees from cornell, texas a&m george mason and the university of georgia. and right now she's working on a book fascinating book about sabotage irregular naval warfare and masculinity during the civil war. and of course that's what tonight's talk is going to draw upon. i think that's all i need to say. so now i want to encourage you all to join me and giving a warm welcome to