mr. archer was the mentor of mine and he raised the possibility that i might become a lawyer. i was the first person in my family to go to college. mr. archer, my father's lawyer helped me understand that there were possibilities out there for me and helped me along the way. they are always interested adults that you can tap into the the need not be old people like me. they don't have to be that old. for people like yourselves, the county college kids, people that just courage we did from college have a good hit on your shoulders and sense of what they are doing with their lives. but there are people out there that are willing to engage with you and willing to help you become all the you can be. >> our next question is overall this will work we have been doing a lot of things involving civic engagement. what do you believe the true and get rid of civic importance is and all the kids our age? >> i don't ever think it is too early for you all to be actively involved in basically the running of the country to be involved in even if you are too young to vote to be actively involve

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alabama democratic congressman archer davis even delivered a second speech formally placing obama's name in nomination during the 2008 democratic national convention. well, mrs has now switched parties to become a republican. oh, my good es ness. he's also an old friend of mine and of the show. archer davis joins us live from washington tonight. as always, congressman, good evening. >> thank you, good to talk to you. >> let me ask you, when did the light bulb go off? i read your blog, i read the "wall street journal" blog of your blog. when and why did the light bulb go off because this is very strong stuff. >> larry, it's no one thing, but this is the simplest way i can put it. i feel a lot of the innovation, a lot of the imagination, has really drained out of the democratic party. when i first got involved in democratic politics in the late 1990s, bill clinton was in the white house. whatever you thought of bill clinton, it was a place that constantly, his white house was a place that constantly talked about innovation, new creative ideas, whether on tax reform, on welfare reform. the only ideas i see with the democratic party today are expand government