wayne, in 1787, thomas jefferson wrote a letter to james madison, talked about how committed he was to. he made this point in latin but it translates as i prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. today, with this. [applause] >> do you have a microphone? you don't? i get to put words into your mouth. >> you're doing great. >> wayne is grateful to me for doing this for the nra. >> on behalf of everyone in this room, gun owners throughout the country and all our members and firearm owners and the great state of south dakota, governor, god bless you. [applause] >> thank you. >> this is executive order number 23-04, the state of south dakota office of the governor, i will be signing it on behalf of protecting those industries related to the gun and firearm industry from being discriminated against by financial institutions, banking, credit card, or otherwise. [applause] >> there you go, thank you. thank you. i will wrap up. .. i will wrap up. then we will go. as you leave today, i want you >> as you leave here today, i want you to remember that quote that thomas jefferson wrote to ja

in virginia, etana dinka, assistant professor at james madison university, focusing on the political history of ethiopia and africa. a warm welcome to each of you. this is going to put ethiopia in a difficult position. it was not that long ago that there was going to be movement on the issues between the two countries, between ethiopia and sudan, particularly when it came to the border dispute, but that has now gone out the window. where does ethiopia landed on this? >> to answer the question, we have to put the situation in context, in international and regional context. the ongoing war between the sudan armed forces and the rapid support forces has been basically managed by the united states. the crisis is being hardly managed by washington, which is trying to pull the parties to the conflict back to the negotiation table. the washington insists it is going to compete with china and russia and batson today and is a strategic point that we cannot afford to lose and it has many other interests, economic, but also linked to the war in ukraine and the factor in sudan. for all these rea

none more so than james madison. his contribution to the philosophical underpinnings of americans representative democracy showed what it takes for that democracy to work. for me, the statement -- quintessential statement as medicines -- james madison's --. to work out differences and make deals. despite the degradation of the term during campaign season, compromise remains the central business of legislative bodies. the madison prices are given to members of the senate or house from each party who exemplified the practice of compromise and to remind us to resolve differences in our society. i know you will join me in sending our best to david in his recovery and our thanks to laura. at the school of public affairs, it is in our dna to promote legislative compromise and civil discourse. these are all at the core of our democracy and necessary elements for our students and partners to embrace. it is now my pleasure to introduce the 15th president of american university and the first woman to serve as president. [appla

the author of the second amendment was jefferson's slave holder penpal, james madison. the ideas its intention was to encourage more uprisings like january 6th is ridiculous. the idea that it was written to make mass shootings possible in a future these men of the 18th century couldn't possibly foresee, is evil. because what republicans are basically saying is that their precious second amendment is a suicide pact, a murder pact, and a national consent to get slaughters at the mall. joining me now is democratic state senator roland gutierrez whose district includes uvalde, site of last year's elementary school shooting, and shannon watts, founder of moms demand action for common sense. i want you to respond to the latest round of useless thoughts and prayers by your state's leaders. >> thank you for having me. listen, i think we have all just had enough with the prayers. we want commonsense gun solutions. we want to get something done because that's what the citizenry across this state and across this nation deserve. we're living in a state of chaos right now, and it's

you go first. >> james madison. i have no you choo.nsive. >> considered switching my answer but stick to the original one. george washington. stuart: i will go with robert e. lee. on grounds it would be a trick question. i got it right. >> someone whispered the answer to you. stuart: some one didn't whisper it to me. i would have paid for that the robert e. lee, was the confederate general in the civil war and he owned the land that is arlington national cemetery. that is remarkable stuff. thanks for being on the show. tomorrow i assume you're on the. >> in for the rest of week. stuart: "coast to coast," wait for it, it starts now. neil: we just heard from the speaker much the house and he outlined what is essentially no progress on these debt talks right now. you can see him there moments ago taking

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federalist 58, james madison said the power of the purse granted to the people of the house was the most powerful tool you can give against the tyranny of the executive branch. my colleagues on this side of the aisle like to go around and campaign against all of the things that the bureaucracy's doing or that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle support. but when it comes down to gametime -- and it's gametime right now -- when it comes down to gametime, are we going to use the power of the purse to defend the american people against the onslaught of the tyranny of the executive branch? are we going to tuck tail, take the first exit ramp off and walk away? because what i'm hearing right now being debated, being negotiated, is taking the first exit ramp off to cut a deal. because that's what we do in this town, cut a deal. but that deal is not a deal for our kids and our grandkids. we passed a responsible bill in april. my message to my republican colleagues is, hold the line. my message to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, quit lying to the american people. quit advanc

catherine gun for joining us and thank you to our viewers, one of america's founding fathers, james madison said that, quote, freedom may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power and quote, he was right when he said that nearly 250 years ago. and those words hold true today. that's why we need people like catherine gun until next time. thanks for joining us. 2 2 the mortgage to search as well as the line. so see what's printing, what was the other one? that's good. sounds good. just so basically of course we need the last name was needed. read it was can, will be used to be live. imagine we have some more for someone who is this, we would show new people to the, the of the, [000:00:00;00] the never be of victory for russia. wait solutions when you're still waiting for them to locate me. of this as a war between russia and the united states. made it comes to know the name of the forces are and you're not in your engage in conflict of the russian forces. american forces are here to defend nato allies. nato escalates even more in the special military operation, bec

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online you the full biographies available director of the chase daily marshall center from the james madison institute for policymakers educators to promote reforms to make it possible for all k-12 students to obtain a high quality education. i love that idea. vice president of ohio state board of education she and her husband launched the excel afterschool program and engages parents to help elementary students improve school achievement and attendance that's not the lords work i don't know but it is. nine, and a 13 based out of minneapolis welcome to this table. that anybody can answer this as well. so what brought you to the point that you decided to speak with a heads your children attend? what drag you into this discussion? >> we moved our kids from one school to two catholic schools so that would've been august of 2020. grateful that they are in school all day every day. even with masks. we move them because we started to be concerned what was being taught at the carter institution. and i think we're pretty successful. and with critical race theory. it started to creep into the everyda

that is what james madison set up. so i think we finally have some grown-ups in the room, and felt a compromise that reaches in the middle, it doesn't cut as much as many republicans wanted, but many democrats don't want anything cut. this is kind of in the middle. and i think this is the way it was supposed to work. >> congressman, the only issue is the way that is supposed to work, if you have differences in what should be spent and what should be raised in terms of taxes. that should really happen in the budget and cause, which, every member that i talked to, whether they are republican or democratic, will say, this is a broken process. it is been broken for a long time. in a real world, that is where this would happen, right? you and your counterparts in the democratic party would be arguing about how much we should spend, how much we should raise, and then we go to ways and means of appropriation. and we would settle this, not on the brink of a debt ceiling default. >> i would say, in a perfect world, but not in t

one of america's founding fathers, james madison said that, quote, freedom may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power and quote, he was right when he said that nearly 250 years ago. and those words hold true today. that's why we need people like catherine gun until next time. thanks for joining us. 2 2 the other way, not to move on to see what's printing what was are up at the moment. this was something good just simply stay, of course with me, the last name was name is read, it was can when we used to live, imagine we have support for someone who is this. we would show new people to the, the, the, the other people's counselors to call the, the european agenda is dave about the gold d. a changes to the 1st section of the security in europe, but now they can see the are of the security on the basis of the confrontation. that was not to date, plastic ball. and the main idea out the west of the counselors, to until the 20th the will never be a victory for russia solutions when you're still waiting much anyway, news not done by can locate me of this as a war bet

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how they force this to happen, i think this is it, and i think it has another added benefit to james madison said congress would fight to the death to protect his article one authority p that may have been true get i would say currently congress will fight to the death to maintain the membership in congress, so we have abdicated our responsibility to agency regulation over the course of the last 40 years, and i think the supreme court is going to was us to do, which is to take tough votes that matter. brigham: let's talk for a second about the chevron doctrine of deference to federal agencies, for everybody who may not be aware of that. congress delegates a lot of power to federal agencies that are quasijudicial, legislative, even that, and the way, what the supreme court has taken out our concerns about agencies exceeding their mandates, if eating their authority, and they are properly subjected to oversight by congress. is that an accurate representation? rep. armstrong: it is accurate. the rains acted as the congressional version of that were anything over i think $200 million would have

james madison said congress would fight to the death to protect its article one authority.hat may have been true. i would say currently congress would fight to the depth to maintain their membership in congress. we have abdicated our responsibility to agency regulation over the course of the last 40 years and i think the supreme court will force us to do what we were sent here to do, which is to make tough votes that matter. brigham: let's talk for a second about chevron and deference to federal agencies. for anybody not aware of that, congress delegates a lot of power to the executive branch, to federal agencies, and in some cases quasijudicial, because i legislative. what the supreme court has taken of our concerns about agencies exceeding their mandate, exceeding their authority and being properly subjected to oversight by congress. is that an accurate representation? rep. armstrong: it is. every year someone on the republican side of the aisle in the u.s. house of rep is in a div act. it is the congressional version of that, anything over i think it's too million dollar

it's ana dink, her assistant professor at the james madison university. he focuses on the political history of ethiopia and africa. a warm welcome to each of you. i'd like to begin in doha. first with i shall bossy ayesha. this is going to put a p o p in a very difficult position. it wasn't that long ago in march in doha, that the war, some optimism that there was going to be movement on the issues between the 2 countries, between ethiopia answered on, particularly when it came to the board. it disputes, but now that's got out the window. so where does ethiopia land on this? does it have a favorite person that it fail? let it once in this war, is it remaining neutral? what's going on? well, it to, to answer the question, we have to put the, the situation in a context in, in the international context, but also in the regional context. starting with the international context of the war. the ongoing war between the, the, the sudan, i'm forces and the rapid support forces. i has, has been basically managed by the us the, the crisis is being, are hardly manage

none more so than james madison. madison's contribution to the philosophical underpinnings of americans representative democracy or coupled to its practical understanding of what it takes for that representative democracy to work. for me the quintessential statement of political theory and practice is madison's federalist ten. .. compromise remains a simple business of legislative body, federal, state and local. they are given to honor members of the senate or outut from each party to exemplify the practice of compromise and to remind us that working out compromises to resolve differences and their diverse infectious society is very important especially these days thanks to center department and klobuchar to have the courage to sink compromise as one way to achieve success. i know you will join me in sending their very best to david and his recovery in our thanks to laura. as a school public affairs and american university for compromise bipartisanship and civil discourse. these are all at the core of our democracy an

she played the james madison crystal flute at the library last fall. as we approach the end of the library's five-year strategic plan and 2019 digital strategy, you also dedicated signature effort to modernizing the library's technology and infrastructure. i know we'll want to hear about that. one topic that i look forward to hearing more on is the library's visitors' experience master plan. a multiyear proposal which congress approved on a significant bipartisan basis in 2019. to improve the visitor experience at the library. the plan clues an orientation gallery to guide visitors through the library, learning resources for younger visitors and new displays. as the project moves forward, it is essential that it is done, as you and i have discussed, in a way that respects and preserves the library's historic building and copyright office to keep pace the way this technology and the priority for our nation and i appreciate in updating procedures and reducing the average processing time for copyright registration. the nonpartisan supported to members of

also celebrated our culture including lizzo who lived in my state for many years and she played james madison crystal flute last fall, as we approach theen end the library 5 year strategic plan, you have legal dedicated effort to modernizing the library technology and infrastructure. one topic they look forward to hearing more on is library's visitors experience, master plan, a multiyear proposal which congress approved on a bipartisan basis in 2019 to improve the visitor experience. the plan including orientation galilee to guide visitors, learning resources, for younger visitors, and new displays. as a project moves forward, that it is done as we have discussed. in a way that respects and preserves the library's historic buildings. i know that changes have been made to the plan for the main reading room. including removing the oculus window from the design, you are working with the acting architect of the capital on these efforts, as you note in your testimony, library also sees something significant to all of us, soon to be more significant with add vent of artificial intelligence, and tha

so the first fruits and vegetables were probably planted on the white house grounds during james madison's tenure so from about 1809 until about prior to the burning of the white house from the war of 1812. but really under the tenure of john quincy adams and alsoso andrew jackson that's when the kitchen garden i was describing really got going and what i find interestingnt and i hope other people will as well i was able to track down the receipts for fruit and vegetable seeds purchased during the lincoln administration. >> can people eat today what american presidents and first ladies aid?li >> absolutely. it's good to have a list like that from any president. it's great if you have it from abraham lincoln. still purchase fruits and vegetable seeds, cucumbers, w beets, turnips, lettuce, cabbage and the like. you can purchase those online evthrough purchased seed growers and as a trade to those attending in person and picking up their boxed lunches, there's going to be a packet of the type of seeds that would have been grown-up the white house during the 19th century. >> that's a wonderful

in the federalist papers, james madison goes on to say that each branch of government must have partial control over the other and that is because ambition needs to be made to counteract ambition. some justices are repeatedly violating ethics laws. this misconduct requires congressional actions. congress has the authority to enact legislation. >> it has been stated, the reason for this hearing is set so many of us are unhappy with the decisions of the supreme court. i might state again for the record that my concern about ethical standards of the court predate this hearing by many years. in fact, 11 years. the first letter that i authored which was signed by several colleagues was made on 2/13/2012. the president at the time, barack obama was not waiting for anyone to get interested in this issue. this argument that we are out to get certain justices. in the course of public inquiry involving justice thomas and others. i have heard every justice named with some question as to their conduct an activity. some would say they are harmless activities. i would add that those who are in public

think it has to start and the book tries to start with the congress taking responsibility for what james madisonaid, ambition must be made to counteract ambition. there's not a lot of ambition being counteracted right now but congress, but there's certainly a lot of ambition among justices. >> how is this undermining our republic? >> the charge comes out most forcefully in chapter six, which talks about election cases, where saw in 2022 just two rulings, one about congressional district maps in alabama and one about congressional district maps in louisiana, where the court, through unsigned, unexplained orders, allowed these states two years maps that lower courts had struck down. there's a pretty good argument that those rulings by themselves might have been a critical part of how republicans took control in the -- control of the house in the midterm elections. if you have the supreme court influencing elections that directly through rulings that are not explaining themselves, i think it is hard to reconcile that with basic conceptions of how a republic is supposed to operate. >> thank you. >>

and ambition must counteract ambition as james madison put it. >> thank you very much. >> senator?>> thank you, mr. chairman and all of the witnesses. i want to talk about this letter that i think 11 democrat senators signed in 2023. the members of the appropriations, it includes a lot of members of this committee as well as others. this is an interesting letter and i want to look at some of the language and what the senators are asking for. they say that congress ought to impose a code on the supreme court, that congress has broad authority to compel the supreme court, compel. they will go on to say congresses appropriations power is one tool for achieving these changes. compel, we going to compel and use the appropriation, congress should withhold appropriations. they go on to say nothing stops congress from treating the judiciary any differently from any other government when faced with judicial recalcitrance. these judges won't do what we want them to do so we are going to compel them to do what we want and use the appropriations power. what appropriations power? they asked for

james madison originally wanted to be part of the original bill of rights but it took, you know, a couple states and for congress to get together and actually pass that. tom foley tried to derail it but realized the ground swell of americans saying no, you guys make too much money. i don't know they make too much but i think this work around of reimbursements smells very, very fishy and essentially equates to a $50,000 a year pay raise. >> sandra: it depends how you break down the numbers. if you consider $34,000 reimbursement per member, 440 members, you are talking about $15 million and the american people say that and that's why they are questioning this. chad pergram had this exchange with hakeem jeffries, from friday. >> is there a concern public may think it's a pay raise, are members getting something on top this, is it a problem? >> no. >> why no the? >> effort to make sure reimbursement for housing expenses has been bipartisan in nature from the very beginning. >> sandra: and by the way, reminder as a member of congress, this is not a bump pushed on you, you don't just get the ch

government students i lead it , with the james madison quote that a people who mean to be their own governorsth the power that knowledge brings. we live in the longest running republican form of government in world history. but that's something that has to be sustained from generation to generation. and if each subsequent generation has not armed themselves with the power that knowledge brings a collective , knowledge of our shared history and a collective knowledge of our institutions and political processes and how to engage in respectful civic discourse, then we won't be able to sustain into the future the gift that prior generations gave us of a democratic framework to govern our society. john: you talked about a collective knowledge of the history of the united states, but history and social studies have become very politicized in recent years and rect days. do you worry that some states will restrict what can be taught in the classroom? >> well, i think that what the survey data from the nape exam shows us is this is not the moment to be restricting history instruction we need to be goi

james madison sore sam sad dams. turns out he was not a president. joan adams.ou know what the answer is? abraham lincoln was a bartender before becoming president in 1861. part owner of a general store barry and lincoln which also had a liquor license. now you know. we're out of time. "coast to coast". ♪. neil: some days it seems we're hanging on by a wing and a prayer quite literally when we're flying. next hour we'll be learning how the administration hopes to make the process less scary are. that does not mean there won't be night cancellations and delays. this time flyers might look forward to some relief. not so when it comes to the pricier airline tickets though. pricier and getting more so. pricier hotel reservation and pricier new cars and pricier used cars and pricier groceries. no wonder what one fed player saying keep prices coming. ceo of kellogg, says and democratic congressman henry kuelllar on the border problem coming thursday. what the buckingham palace. i practiced that a. king's coronation is reportedly a ratings dud. he reportedly migho high

desantis quotes james madison at virginia's 1829 constitutional convention saying he advised the delegatesarated. the personal right to acquire property which is a natural right gives to property a right to protection and a social right, but he left out the part that the property he meant was people. the property he meant was people! slaves! >> yeah. i mean, it was two paragraphs later in the part in the speech that he quotes from that -- that madison makes it very plain that he is talking about enslaved african-americans and he's saying that in this state constitutional convention that he doesn't want white men who don't own property to be able to vote because they could tax slavery into being unprofitable for him and other enslavers. so, you know, desantis is using that quote in his book to say that the founders would have hated the individual mandate in the affordable care act. that's not what madison was talking about. >> the only two black people who seem to appear in his book is obama, bad and dr. king who gets the usual same quote that all of the republicans use. talk a little bit a

. >> james madison. i have no you choo. stuart: lauren is looking pensive. >> considered switching my answer but stick to the original one. george washington. stuart: i will go with robert e. lee. on grounds it would be a trick question. i got it right. >> someone whispered the answer to you. stuart: some one didn't whisper it to me. i would have paid for that the robert e. lee, was the confederate general in the civil war and he owned the land that is arlington national cemetery. that is remarkable stuff. thanks for being on the show. tomorrow i assume you're on the. >> in for the rest of week. stuart: "coast to coast," wait for it, it starts now. neil: we just heard from the speaker much the house and he outlined what is essentially no progress on these debt talks right now. you can see him there moments ago taking questions from reporters and outlining among other things we still don't have a deal. sending negotiators apparently down to the white house later on today but again we don't know what time today. one of the in

. >> the first fruits and vegetables were probably planted on the white house grounds during james madisonure so 1809 may be into prior to the burning of the white house in the war of 1812 but really took off tenure of quincy adams and andrew jackson. that's when the kitchen garden really gotot going and what i fd interesting and hopefully others will, i was able to track down receipts f for root vegetable seeds purchased during the lincoln administration. >> and people eat today what american presidents and first ladies eight. >> it's good to have a list like that from any american president, it's great if you can have it from abraham lincoln. today you can purchase fruits and vegetable seeds, cucumbers, turnips, lettuce, cabbage, beets and the like and you can purchase those online and i believe as a treat to those attending in person keeping up box lunches, there willd be a seed packet of the seeds that would have been grown atat the white house during the 19th century. >> that's a wonderful legacy. i live in washington d.c. and my husband always had a vegetable garden. it was only duri

>> the firstnd fruits and vegetables were probably planted on the white house grounds during james madison's tenure. about 1809 may be on into just prior to the burning of theur white house during the war of 1812. hnbut really, this took off undr the tenure of jon quincy adams and also andrew jackson. that is in the kitchen garden i was describing really got going. what i find very interesting and hopefully other people will as w well, i was able to track down the receipts for fruitnd vegetable seeds purchased during the lincoln administration. >> can people eat today what american presidents and first ladies ate? >> yes absolutely. it's good to have a list like that from any american president. it's great if you can have it from abraham lincoln. you can today still purchase aln manner of fruit and vegetable seeds, cucumbers, beets, turnips, lettuce, cabbage, and you can purchase those online through specialized seed growers. i believe as a treat to those attending the event in person picking up their boxed lunches there's going to be a seed packet of the type of seeds that would have been g

as james madison opined, if framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this. must first enable to government to control the governed and oblige it to control itself. the f.b.i. must be reworked to protect whistleblowers and others who are inappropriately targeted. the f.b.i. can extract anything knee want from me. i swore to defend this country even if it means sacrificing my life. i first enlisted in the army consistently saying here am i, send me. it did not include sacrificing the hopes, dreams and livelihood of my family. my strong, beautiful and courageous wife and four sweet and beautiful daughters who have endured this process along with me. the f.b.i. allowed me to except orders to a position halfway across the country. allowed us to sell my family home and ordered me to report to the new unit when our youngest daughter was two weeks old. on my first day on the new assignment they suspended me. rendering my family homeless. they refused to release our goods, including our clothes for weeks. all i wanted to do was serve my count

>> seth: during a recent concert in washington d.c., singer lizzo played a flute once owned by james madisonis favorite possessions. a black person, i mean [ audience oohs >> seth: look at that, move over, day two. [ laughter ] >> hey, seth, based on that big positive reaction, why don't you tell one >> seth: i don't think i should tell one, jenny. >> just tell one >> seth: i don't feel like it's going to end well. >> come on, do it. >> seth: okay, okay, okay. canada's national governing body for skating announced they'll allow same-sex couples to compete in figure skating. if you've always wanted to see a gay person figure skating, you definitely have already. >> seth? [ laughter ] >> seth: let me try again. >> okay. >> all right >> seth: i think i understand now what we're aiming for. >> okay. >> seth: i miscalculated, and i apologize. >> okay, thank you >> seth: this will be very tasteful >> okay. [ light laughter ] >> seth: it certainly is not going to have a music cue as we've established. those aren't working [ light laughter ] a woman in florida recently asked her ex-husband to be a s

none more so than james madison. his contribution to the philosophical underpinnings of of americans representative democracy couple to his practical of what it takes for that representative democracy to work. for me the quintessential statement that political theory and practice is madison's federalist ten. a special appeal to those of us in the business by invoking the higher purposes of politics. he explained an eloquent terms our system of government depends fundamentally on the willingness and the ability of legislators to compromise. to work out differences to make deals. despite the degradation of the term during campaign season, compromise remains the central business of legislative bodies. federal, state and local. the madison prizes are given to honor members of the senate or house from each party but sofi the practice compromise. and to remind us that working out compromises to resolve differences in our diverse and fractious society is very important. especially these days. thanks to the senators for havi

james madison once said monopolies are the sacrifices of the many to the few. thomas jefferson wanted to include an anti-monopoly provision to the bill of rights. the author of the declaration thought all patents should expire after a certain amount of years to protect against monopoly. george mason refused to saoeupbt constitution due to the lack of prohibit shun. and explicitted anti-monopoly decision never made it into the final constitution. all the founders shared the fear that the power would result in the rich few setting unjust prices all at the expense of the common man. whether it's big tech, big banks, or airline industry americans lose when monopolies form and thrive. americans have almost nowhere to turn. thanks to big tech. community banks are disappearing as the treasury secretary publicly promises to bail out big banks. but let the smaller ones fail. there is clearly something wrong. that right with the health care -- not right with the health care system. there are few but guy tphapbtic -- gigantic entities, pharmacy benefit managers and others

as james madison prudently opined, in framing the government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this -- you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself. the safeguards currently in place at the fbi are clearly inadequate and must be reworked to protect whistleblowers and others who are inappropriately targeted. the fbi can extract whatever they want from me. i'm willing to bear that burden. i have sworn to defend this country from enemies both foreign and domestic, even if that means sacrificing my life. i have lived that oath out since first enlisting in the army, consistently saying "here i am, send me." my oath, however, did not include sacrificing the hopes, dreams and livelihood of my family, my strong, beautiful and courageous wife, and our four sweet and beautiful daughters who have endured this process along with me. the fda allowed me to accept orders to a new position halfway across the country. they allowed us to sell my family's home. they ordered me to report to the new