james madison university in virginia shannon: james madison university sending a stern warning to studentssuspension but some parents are less than thrilled with how they are enforcing the guidelines. fox news at night investigates. students have been anonymously reported through surveillance apps keeping tabs on their every movement. it is about enforcing covid conduct codes but parents are unnerved by the campus court justice system. >> no one is helping these kids navigate the pandemic. >> reporter: in some cases students are immediately suspended based on what is allegedly observed, told they can bring a support person for their appeal. in a statement of fox news james madison university so students can appeal suspensions with an attorney present but when it happened to kevin smith's son he said his son was on his own. >> the attorney we hired to represent was not allowed to speak so he was muzzled. the boys were left to fend for themselves. >> reporter: the university tells us the lawyers are allowed to help students prepare their defense and defending students when they have been fou

he counted upon the steadfast steadfast support in the house of representatives from james madison and in the senate from james monroe. early in 1794 washington sent chief justice john jay to england to go to negotiate a treaty that would result in british withdrawal from forts in the northwest territory in the united states improved the balance of trade between the two countries and curtail impressment or the forcible removal of sailors from american ships by the royal navy. alexander hamilton, drew up jason's instructions and even confided confided much of the american negotiating position to the british in advance to facilitate an agreement. republicans bitterly opposed the diplomatic overture fearing both british intimidation and french anger at the perceived breaking of the old alliance. to mollify the republicans washington appointed james monroe american minister to france in may of 1794. the selection of a prominent republican legislator who was a declared admirer of france was intended to appease america's earthwile ally while while so removing monroe monroe from the domestic

james madison insisted on having what is called the elections clause in the constitution, which gives states initially the ability, the power to set time, place, and manner of elections, but gives congress the power to override that because james madison and others felt state legislatures would be captured by what they called their faction and would pass things that we now call voter suppression laws and gerrymandering. they didn't call it that then, but that's what they're talking about. that there needs to be checks and balances. our national government needed to make sure that people had the effective right to vote. that is what this legislation would do. it would set national standards and modernize our elections in a way that is fair to everyone. what we see with our naked eyes, right in front of us, the racially driven and partisan efforts to restrict the vote across the country. if we aren't happy with that, if we aren't satisfied that's the way to go, sometimes there is a need for action. that is what the bill would do. host: we take a call from miami, florida, democrat, dorot

james madison said the senate should be a complicated check against improper acts of legislation. thomas jefferson said great innovation should not be forced on slender majorities. senate democrats parroted all these arguments when they were the ones benefiting from minority protection. when president trump pressed republicans to kill the filibuster, our democrat colleagues cried foul. and when our republican majority stood on principle and refused to wreck the rules, our democratic colleagues happily used the filibuster themselves. in some cases, they flat-out blocked legislation like senator tim scott's police reform bill. in many other cases, democrats did what minority parties always do and leveraged the existence of the filibuster to influence must-pass legislation long before it got to the floor. there is so much emphasis on the most extreme bills that either party might pass with a simple majority. people forget that the senate's 60-vote threshold is the only reason, the only reason that any routine must-pass legislation is bipartisan except during divided government. big f

james madison said all men having power ought to be mistrusted. the 2nd amendment is not about hunting and not about self- defense, that is essential. but about being against tyranny. there is a reason there was a second right. second only to the first amendment of life of free speech, assembly and and it is the protector. if our 2nd amendment is not safe and with this democratic majority, that right is not safe. james madison there are more instances of the freedom of the people of those in power than by violent we are witnessing the encroachment of our rights by this democratic majority. and i yield back. mr. biggs: i now yield two minutes to my friend texas, mr. cloud. mr. cloud: what we are considering has been dubbed a universal back grouped check can it would criminalize the private transfer of firearms, as part of the march to strip americans, this gun control bill would make it a crime to transfer a firearm without first seeking permission from the almighty government. the dirty secret the proponents wants you to think this is the end of t

james madison university in virginia is sending a search warrant to students tonight comply with the some parents aren't thrilled with how they are enforcing the guidelines. we are investigating. >> students have been anonymously reported through a surveillance app. it's all about enforcing conduc codes. parents say they don't like the campus court of justice. >> there is nobody helping thes kids navigate this pandemic. >> in some cases they are immediately suspended based on what's allegedly observed. they can bring somebody for the repeal. they said students can appeal suspensions with an attorney present. but what happened to kevin smith's son he said he was essentially on his own. >> the attorney we hired to represent them was not allowed to speak. he was muffled. the boys were left to fend for themselves. the lawyers are allowed to help students prepare the defense an a defense suspending's students when they violate rules. a punishment only imposed after they have gone through the various stages of the student conduct process. the punishment does not fit the crime and for stude

there was no founding father who james madison said, hey, what do you think about the filibuster, james madison we just said, what is that? that's a terrible idea. that's not what i want. so the fact that you have senators who are still clinging to this incorrect history of their own body in order to prevent things from actually getting done is really distressing and troubling and i'm glad that we're seeing more and more senators come out on the record as being in favor of getting rid of the filibuster. i think that if nothing else, they have got to make a new carveout, much like budget reconciliation exists, they need to make a carveout at the very least for voting rights. this is about the future of the country. this is about the future of democracy. if you cannot get past a filibuster on that, then the rule itself and the rules of the body are just broken. >> annie karni of the "new york times," and msnbc's daily hayes brown, good to have you to start the hour off. >>> minneapolis is on edge ahead of the first trial over the killing of george floyd. we'll have the latest. >>> plus, i

or it would be, if james madison had actually signed the declaration of independence, but he didn't.guess cawthorn is so into lying that he's even padding other people's resumes now? sooner or later, this dude's going to get his alternate realities mixed up. ( cawthorne ) "and let's not forget thomas jefferson, who left me for dead in that car accident." and, please, don't get me wrong. this isn't the biggest deal in the world. in fact, i'm almost impressed that cawthorn picked the one founding father who didn't sign the declaration of independence. look at those signatures. look at all those signatures. they were passing that thing around like an office birthday card. and so madison cawthorn made history as the youngest member of congress ever. and he celebrated this milestone in american democracy by immediately trying to undo american democracy. >> my first act as a member of congress will be to object to the electoral college certification of the 2020 election. if you don't start supporting election integrity, i'm coming after you. madison cawthorn's coming after you. everybody's

james madison, many of the founders, particularly james madison, set up the senate the way they did becauselitical parties. they called it faction. it was written in the federalist papers and other key writings. so they feared this. it wasn't even intended that there be political parties dominating our government when these rules were made. it was a procedural ruling about 1806 that said you can have unlimited debate which is very unusual. usually in a parliamentary body, somebody can do something called moving the previous question, which means if a majority wants to cut off the debate, they can. so this is a very unusual. "the economist" wrote the other day there is basically no other let legislature in the world that has this. i saw some courageous filibusters over time but it wasn't about supporting your party every time. it was often a sole personal like bill proxmire of wisconsin fighting for the genocide tree. or as mr. smith goes to washington, jimmy stewart getting up and saying hey, there's corruption here. it wasn't about sticking with your party no matter what, even in the face

james madison university in virginia is sending a search warrant to students tonight comply with then. some parents aren't thrilled with how they are enforcing the guidelines. we are investigating. >> students have been anonymously reported through a surveillance app. it's all about enforcing conduc codes. parents say they don't like the campus court of justice. >> there is nobody helping thes kids navigate this pandemic. >> in some cases they are immediately suspended based on what's allegedly observed. they can bring somebody for the repeal. they said students can appeal suspensions with an attorney present. but what happened to kevin smith's son he said he was essentially on his own. >> the attorney we hired to represent them was not allowed to speak. he was muffled. the boys were left to fend for themselves. the lawyers are allowed to help students prepare the defense an a defense suspending's students when they violate rules. a punishment only imposed after they have gone through the various stages of the student conduct process. the punishment does not fit the crime and for stu

after the war of 1812, the president of the united states james madison said, we need to , establish fortifications up and down the eastern seaboard. they recruited general simon bernard, the french engineer, who came and helped us that of forts we use today. fort munro is an example of the largest and best of all of those forts. it was decided was decided that port comfort was the location for fort monroe. it wasn't finished until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like in 1834 when the first soldiers would come to populate this fortification, and be the defense or gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman, general simon bernard, was an intelligent engineer. he created many facets to this fort that made it one of the strongest strongholds here in the united states. one of the things he did was he had several angles on this fort, so as the enemy approach the individual fort walls, their cree crossfire from different angles on the enemy. you also notice it has a moat. , this moat was originally designed to allow them to move materials around the fort to h

after the war of 1812, the president of the united states, james madison said, we need to establish fortifications all up and down our eastern seaboard. they recruited, interestingly enough, general simon bernard, at the french engineer who helped us establish what we call the third system forts that we used today. fort monroe is an example of the largest and best of all those forts. an 1819, it was decided that this location was be the location for fort monroe. they began construction almost immediately and didn't finish until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like in 1834 when the first soldiers began to populate this fortification. and be the defensive for the gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman, general simone bernard was a very and tell agent engineer it created many facets to this. fort and he made it one of the strongest strongholds in the united states. one of the things he did is that he had several angles on the fort. so as the enemy approached, they could be cross fired from different angles on the fort on the enemy. the also notice that has a moat.

you will have alexander hamilton and james madison on this committee. but the guy who will probably take up the pan and do most of the writing is a pennsylvania by the name of morris, a man with a wooden leg. another one of his man is very gifted with the pen. morris is a friend of washington's. there is a story that comes from that summer with morris and alexander hamilton, and basically there is a debt made that hamilton makes with morris. and washington is a very formal guy who doesn't like to shake hands and is the first to bow. he can be a bit on the aloof side, especially kind of public. hamilton says you will never do that. /ñ won't do that. so he does it and washington kind of gives him one of his glaring looks and i'm sure hamilton is in the corner laughing. anyway, morris is the one who will write that we the people of the united states in order to come up with the famous preamble we know. at the end of the day, you have this constitution. by september 15th, 1787, four pages. there is no bill of rights at that time. they kind of talked about a

during this week we celebrate the birth of the fourth president of the united states james madison. madison, as we all know, is the father of the constitution and maybe we don't know so much about him, but he also happens to be a father of the constitution that believed in open government. he believed that access to information and meaningful oversight and accountability are foundational to the american system of government. in other words, the public's business ought to be public. this year i'm continuing the madison legacy by introducing several pieces of legislation. i'm also asking the government accountability office to look into how the freedom of information act or foia as we call it, has been impacted by the pandemic. first, on the judicial side of things. i'm again advocating for cameras in the courts. in the last year nearly every major institution from schools to congress have adapted to the pandemic by being virtual. so i believe bringing cameras into the federal court rooms would also bring in the public and open up access to our third branch of government. at the same t

rather, james madison and 43 wrote that the citizens of the federal district should have a voice. to have their voice in the election of the government which is an exercise of authority over them. well without statehood, we do not have the choice. moreover, even though the constitution is a great, it is not perfect as evidence by the 27th amendment, the original message for electing the president, it was a lot of. and electing centers and has changed civil rights has changed radically such as the 13th amendment abolishing slavery the 19th amendment giving separate women targeted "the issue is" about the civil rights and about the civil rights of the citizens to full citizenship prayed and if you want to argue regionalism, go to founding fathers was to protect the government from bryant's and rebellion printed and rather the district of columbia being the facilitator of the january 6 rights, they came to the rescue we are impeded and trying to see send the dc national guard because we are not estate. in self evidence is the essence of democracy freedom and the only option to gain t

with respect to this issue of separation of powers generally, it is one thing i think james madison did not properly for see. he was prescient in his ability to foresee various pitfalls and advantages of the constitutional system. he did believe power would be made to counteract power and the three branches would have a way of sort of balancing each other out. it is not that all three branches are equal in the sense they are identical. they are different. the legislative power i think is the most dangerous, especially the way they set it up. his point was you are not going to see too much of an accretion of power in one branch of the expense of the other two because the other two will see that happening and respond. the party did not foresee was the rise of the career politician who, in pursuit of perpetual reelection would be inclined to say, yeah, i know the executive branch is exercising too much power and we are asked to delegate more of that power here but i'm willing to do that because it will make it easier for me to get reelected. that is a problem. it is when we have to confron

adam how do you envision men like james madison and thomas jefferson making the lead to 24 century social media? do you think they would think it is useful for getting their message out or do you think that they would think it is a dangerous interaction with the masses. very good question. i think it is an excellent question and thank you for all that you do to teach america's youth. i think that thomas jefferson would have detained twitter and publicly would have nothing to do with it and refused to have an account while secretly having people do tweets that you want people to get out there, we know this because of the famous incident where he had a journalist that dog inspiration and put it out there. i think madison would be more likely to have a twitter account, but it would be a staged twitter account. he would talk about philosophical influences, or he'd have a bill of rights amendment, jefferson would be secretly nefarious. it is a great question. never got it before. the next question is from. hank asks of all the 20 and 20th century presidents, most recent presidents, which famil

this is not what james madison had in mind when he drafted the constitution.ost: is the answer to that limiting people who have access to twitter as in the case with president trump? mr. weigle: i do not think so. i think the answer is for the american people to grow up a bit, stop looking at politics as entertainment, looking elsewhere for entertainment, and demand of the public officials a level of seriousness that we are not demanding today. host: the next profile chosen from your book is daniel patrick moynihan. give us a quick snapshot of who he was for people too young to remember? mr. weigle: he was the only man in the history of the united states to serve in cabinet or some cabinet positions under four consecutive administrations but democratic and republican. he was a social scientist by professional training and one of the most consequential social scientists of our time. a man whose intellectual ideas really worked their way into the texture of our public life, particularly in terms of welfare reform. he was a bold and courageous defender of democra

how do you envision men like thomas jefferson and james madison making the leap to 21st century social media. do you think they would think it was useful for getting their message out or do you think they would think it was dangerous interaction with the masses very good question. i think it's an excellent question and thank you for all your due to teach america's youth up. i think thomas jefferson would have disdained twitter and publicly had nothing to do with it and refused to have an account while secretly having someone else do tweets that he wanted to get out there and we know this because of the the famous for no incident where he had this journalist who would kind of dig up fallacious information and put it out there. i think madison might be more likely to have a twitter account, but it would be a very kind of stayed toward our account maybe he would talk about some of his philosophical influences, or maybe he would, you know have the constitutional amendment of the day or the bill of rights amendment to the day to highlight that so i think he would be more stayed whereas jeff

james madison argued it contradicted the fundamental principle of free government -- majority rule.xander hamilton warned of causing tedious delays, endless negotiations and continual compromises of the public good. filibusters have frequently been a low point. used by southern senators to defend slavery. one almost caused a duel in 1841 on this week. when it emerges, senate had a bigger problem, there was no rule how to stop one. didn't have 2/3 standard until later. modern day opponents. >> can't continue to have minority who are obstructing what the american people want. count me in as somebody who believes that majority should rule in the senate so we can begin doing the business of the american people. >> but this is about more than the minority party, the republicans. senator joe manchin could represent a key constituency for democrats, moderates and independents. he supports $11 minimum wage adjusted for inflation. it has some support but $15 has more. independents who lean democratic would largely like the party to be more moderate. heard the same from viewers. today on "mee

james madison insisted on having what is called the elections clause in the constitution, which givestes initially the ability, the power to set time, place, and manner of elections, but gives congress the power to override that because james madison and others felt state legislatures would be captured by what they called their faction and would pass things that we now call voter suppression laws and gerrymandering. they didn't call it that then, but that's what they're talking about. that there needs to be checks and balances. our national government needed to make sure that people had the effective right to vote. that is what this legislation would do. it would set national standards and modernize our elections in a way that is fair to everyone. what we see with our naked eyes, right in front of us, the racially driven and partisan efforts to restrict the vote across the country. if we aren't happy with that, if we aren't satisfied that's the way to go, sometimes there is a need for action. that is what the bill would do. host: we take a call from miami, florida, democrat, dorothy.

they ought to respect what james madison said in the federalist papers about the purpose of the united states senate. it was to bring certainty and consistency to public policy. if you have -- run the senate like you run the house of representatives every two years, you're going to be changing things. they're going to be changing constantly. the united states senate was supposed to bring constancesy to public policy, predictability to public policy. >> senator, the dnc unveiled an ad targeting you and joni ernst, the opposition to the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. local polls showing you might be in trouble. what is your response to that? people like free money. how do you push back to that? >> isn't it an example of how political this operation was the 1.9 trillion. particularly when we did five bills the year before that were very bipartisan and passed with 90 votes in the u.s. senate. they didn't want to do it because with republicans just wanting to do things connected with the pandemic about $600 billion, the wish lists that the democrats wanted and got wouldn't have been accomplis

he taught for two years at james madison university and worked for one year as a research historian for the national park service. at mary washington. he has taught many courses including military history european diplomatic history of germany western civilization europe since 1945 as well as two seminars of the great war and on nazi, germany. professor blakemore took students to europe on 22 occasions 20 of them for a very popular course. title european capitals dr. blakemore has spoken several times in great lives previously delivering commendable lectures on bismarck and george's patent it's a pleasure to welcome back to the great live series professor porter, blakemore. you good evening, and welcome to douglas macarthur. before i begin i would like to offer a couple of thank-yous first. i would like to thank the sponsor of this talk caldwell banker elite elite their support is much appreciated. and secondly, i would like to thank bill crawley who's involvement in the great lives lecture since the beginning is largely responsible for their success. you both. now the topic i'm going t

so we formed lots of things, but i found the best people, thomas jefferson, henry knox, james madisoners, to be in my cabinet. to help me navigate these uncharted waters. >> and god bless you and thank you so much. thank you a million times. president lincoln, same question to you, what has been your lasting legacy as president of the united states? >> i think a lot of people would say ending or being part of ending the civil war. but i don't think that was the main, because if we would have ended the war, the issue that was underlying the whole civil war itself, slavery could have popped its ugly head out farther on down the road. so i believe it was pushing, very hard, to pass the 13th amendment. to abolish slavery. much of the world had already abolished slavery. and to me it was a slap in the face to our declaration of independence, all men are created equal -- >> yes. >> -- and it was a scourge on our country and i feel that had to be eliminated. and thankfully congress did pass the 13th amendment. so i consider that the high point. >> thank you so much. a million thanks to you,

the first congress to not consist of a lot of wonderful towering figures other than he james madison hero. there were a lot of pretty mediocre people but they all saw that they better established this as an institution that meant something that had respect. they did some quite remarkable things including the bill of rights of course, because they had institutional loyalty in the sense that if a institution could work better get going. the step back a little, bit the constitution was set up to give a inordinate amount of power to the south. they knew it. it wasn't just the way that they set up a portion of the so-called three fifths compromise. the electoral college. the nature of the house of representatives gave them a lot of clout. and because of this determination to maintain slavery. and in the aftermath reconstruction to make sure that they could recapture their power through voter suppression and the use of votes. i would remind people of one other thing or something that most people don't realize. the house started with 65 members. and it was kept in 1929 at 435. it actually d

the council of humanities and director of the initiative of politics and statesmanship at the james madison program in american ideals and institutions at princeton university. he's also a visiting scholar here at the heritage foundation. >> thank you katie. i hope i'm being heard and seenelectronically , digitally and every other way you. >> let me extend a welcome to everyone attending this heritage foundation webinar on university indoctrination, how it started and how to stop it. i am as katie said doctor allen guelzo, a historian and also the visiting fellow at heritages polar institute. the american university system has long been one of the jewels in the nations crown. as long ago as 1910, the united states was home to nearly 1000 colleges and 300 undergraduate students while at the same time france had only 16 colleges with only 40,000 students. but especially in the post-world war ii years with these assistance of the g.i. bill, american college enrollments , by the 1970s had 12 million. by the middle of the last decade that number had reached over 20 million. and almost 4000 diffe

he taught for two years at james madison university and worked for one year as a research

james madison said the senate should be a complicated check against improper acts of legislation. thomas jefferson said great innovation should not be forced on slender majorities. senate democrats parroted all these arguments when they were the ones benefiting from minority protection. when president trump pressed republicans to kill the filibuster, our democrat colleagues cried foul. and when our republican majority stood on principle and refused to wreck the rules, our democratic colleagues happily used the filibuster themselves. in some cases, they flat-out blocked legislation like senator tim scott's police reform bill. in many other cases, democrats did what minority parties always do and leveraged the existence of the filibuster to influence must-pass legislation long before it got to the floor. there is so much emphasis on the most extreme bills that either party might pass with a simple majority. people forget that the senate's 60-vote threshold is the only reason, the only reason that any routine must-pass legislation is bipartisan except during divided government. big f

james madison others to be in my cabinet to help me navigate these uncharted waters and god bless you, and thank you so much. thank you a million times president lincoln same question to you. what has been your lasting legacy as president of the united states. i think a lot of people would say ending or being part of ending the civil war. i don't think that was the main because if we would have ended the war the issue. that was underlying the whole civil war itself slavery could have. popped its ugly head out farther on down the road. so i believe it was pushing very hard to pass the 13th amendment to abolish slavery much of the world had already abolished slavery and to me it was a slap in the face to our declaration of independence. all men are created equal. yes, and it was discourage on our country and i feel that that had to be eliminated and thankfully congress did pass the 13th amendment so i consider that the the high point, thank you so much a million. thanks to you too. president roosevelt your lasting legacy that is a rather difficult question as many people would recall i

james madison must be spinning in his grave. he gave the press freedom and refuse to it. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: dreamers are american citizens. for most americans the only home they have ever known. despite what my colleagues argue, dreamers are not a drain on the economy. they contribute like adding $42 billion to g.d.p. that's six times more than the cost of daca. they create jobs and pay taxes and spend millions of dollars on mr. good:s and services. when the pandemic hit, 62,000 provided life-saving health care to all of us and time to look out for them. they have earned the right to call america home. h.r. 6 provides a path to citizenship for dreamers as well as protected status. i urge my colleagues to vote yes. nothing more american than the dream act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

james madison, for instance, was, quote, not satisfied with referring the appointment to the executive. instead he was rather inclined, quote, to give it to the senatorial branch which he envisioned as a group sufficiently stable and independent to provide deliberative judgments, close quote. it was widely agreed that the senate would be composed of men nearly equal to that of the executive and would of course have on the whole more wisdom than the executive. it is very important to point out that they felt it would be less easy for candidates, referring to candidates for the bench, to intrigue with senators and more than with the executive. during the drafting of the constitution four separate attempts were made to include presidential involvement in judicial appointments but because of the widespread fear of presidential power they all failed. there continued to be proponents of presidential involvement, however, and finally at the 11th hour the appointment power was divided and shared as a consequence of the connecticut compromise i will speak to in a minute, between the two institu

this is james madison. we've got, this is george washington. was established. maybe your favorite over here, stuart, this is ben franklin right here. he was 81 at the time of the constitutional convention. oh, one other thing i got to show you. not everybody signed the constitution by the way. these three gentlemen back here, and, vince, real quick, come over here with me. this is elbridge gary. there is dispute about the pronunciation? >> which remember gerry mandering, so elbridge gerry. reporter: people disagreed now, they disagreed back when they were figuring this all out. what better place to go for tourists than to learn about our government. stuart? stuart: well-said, jeff flock. my question is, if it is a perk, can i get in for free? but don't answer that right now. we'll get back to you on this one. that is a perk. reporter: you can get in free? stuart: get in, thank you very much. you get, see a lot of green on the market this morning? the dow is now up 80. the nasdaq is up well over 100 points. that is the story there. on your scree

we would be the bulwark against what james madison called an anchor, a necessary fence against the fickleness and passions that pervade the house. no offense to our members in the house of representatives. but as george washington has said -- george washington is said to have told thomas jefferson the framers created the senate to cool house legislation. it was the cooling saucer you had with regard to the tea and the cup. indeed the senate often referred to as the world's greatest deliberative body from its earliest days was founded on the right of unlimited debate. that's what the filibuster is. even in the first session of the senate in 1789, senators used this right to debate and debate and debate in order to delay consideration of legislation. now, it wasn't until the mid-1800's that this tactic was coined the filibuster, but the point is this procedural rule in the senate has been here in one form or the other since the founding of the republic. and when you hear my colleagues talk about it as some new, recent procedure, it's just not factually accurate. before the 1900's, there was no