i have a standard thing where i don't follow pope benedict xvi, barbara streisand or robbie george. but i did waive that for this occasion, and i'm already regretting it. there's a topic which we propose to vet to discuss here for the next hour and 15 minutes or so. whether it has a question mark or not, perhaps the key word is unprecedented. it's no secret that it's obvious perhaps that this conference arises from the confluence of con ver jans of two feelings or indentives more or less articulate, but one sense is that something is happening with religious liberty in the country that is new, perhaps dramatically different and a cause for concern. call that unprecedented. and the other sense that percolated up is that something needs to be done. so it's not just a matter of getting together for another talk fest, but rather to talk, and with a view to talking about what is happening, what needs to be done, what could be done effectively. so that's the genius of this whole project is that it's not just another academic celeb city gathering, but rather that but also geared to underst

. >> he worked with robby george and the two of them teach a course together and that's what you'd want college course, it's kind of the ying and yang of political philosophy. tavis: i haven't had time to sit on the course but it's one of the most popular courses to have west and george in the same classroom. unbelievable. >> when he met my son, he said your father is conservatisms emanuel kont. you're supposed to know this if you're at princeton. tavis: i'm glad to have you on. you mentioned the book of poverty. but i love this book, "the book of man." there's so much to talk about tonight. since you mentioned poverty, today "the new york times," you made the front page, a story of paul ryan. you saw the story? >> i did. tavis: the front page story of "the new york times," we'll put it on the screen in a second. front page about paul ryan, the chairman of the house committee on this tour. we were in georgetown last week, one night, two nights later, paul ryan showed up for this major policy speech about poverty and what his views were. he's been pushed back as you know well by the cath

think of bill as robby george without the banjo. >> but with a jazz piano. i'm going to focus my remarks on the recent statement of the u.s. catholic bishops concerning religious liberty, a document that in my judgment warrants sustained reflection. in doing this, we have to do our best to decouple our inquiry from the overwrought polemics of our polarized contemporary politics. the church in my judgment is not conducting a war on women, and the obama administration is not conducting a war on religion. there is, instead, a genuine disagreement over the respective roles of religious obligation and civil law. this disagreement takes place against the backdrop of an enduring fact. there is no guarantee that the requirements of citizenship and of faith will prove fully compatible in a religiously diverse and nontheo kratic society and there is also disagreement about what to do when they come into conflict. i propose to examine the bishop's statement not simply as an intervention and a political debate, though it is that. but as a document grounded in an interpr

but although you can think of bill as robbie george without the band joke -- but we have the jazz piano. i'm going to focus my remarks on the recent statement of the u.s. catholic bishops concerning religious liberty, the document that, in my judgment, warrants sustained reflection. in doing this, we have to do our best to decouple our inquiry from the overwrought positively he will i can of our polarized contemporary politics. the church, in my judgment, is not conducting a war on women, and the obama administration is not conducting a war on religion. there is a disagreement over civil law. this disagreement takes place against the back drop of an enduring fact. there's no guarantee that the requirements of citizenship and of faith will prove fully compatible in a religiously diverse and nontheocratic society. there's also disagreement about what to do when they come into conflict. i examine the bishop's statement not simply as an intervention and political debate -- though it is that -- but as a document grounded in an interpretation of history, constitutionalism, and natural law, as

[laughter] he led a country and bluegrass robby george andpea friends. please welcome the banjo playing professor, robert george. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. now that i have been outbid by my friend as a bluegrass banjo player, i should at least assure you that i came by it honestly. i was born in west virginia and brought up there. bluegrass band shows are issued to baby boys at birth. [laughter] some of you might have heard of west virginia. it has been in the news recently. last tuesday's primary where 41% of the vote went to a convict in a federal prison. president obama did prevail. he got 59% of the votes. i am very grateful to my friend for that generous and kind introduction. i also want to express my gratitude to brian walsh for the leadership he has provided. a special word of thanks to the matthew -- to matthew frank. he is that a great leader in this movement. and, above all, i want to thank my dear friend and colleague, governor mike leavitt with whom i have been working now for many months. especially on building the american religio

robby george is the mccormick professor of jurisprudence, and the director of the james madison programat princeton university. he has served on the president's council on bioethics and is a presidential appointee to the united states commission on civil rights. he is a former judicial fellow at the unitednine states. he is a very helpful and trusted friend and advisor. please join me in welcoming professor robert george. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much. it brings me great pleasure to chair the panel. this panel brings together distinguished leaders, all of whom have been active and dedicated in the cost of fighting for religious liberty. of course, you can see, literally see with your eyes, the wonderful nature of this panel. we have representatives from several of the major traditions in the united states and the fact that people are working together across the lines of historic theological difference, i think it speaks very well for the ultimate success of this battle for religious liberty. brian, i'm going to have to make my introductions of the panelists, each of whom

robby george is the current professor of jurisprudence on princeton university. he's served on the united states, and former judicial fellow, and he's currently a commission on the u.s. commission of international religious freedom. and he also is a very good friend of our programs and a trusted and very helpful advisor. help me in welcomeing professor robert george. >> well, thank you very much. it's my great pleasure to be chairing this panel which brings together some of our nation's most distinguished religious leaders, all of whom have been very active and dedicated in the cause of fighting for religious liberty. and, of course, you can see literally see with your eyes the wonderful interfaith nature of this panel. we have representatives from several of the major traditions in the united states and the fact that people are working together across the lines of the theological difference i think speaks very well for the ultimate success of this battle for religious liberty. i'm going to have to make introductions of our distinguished panelist, each of whom de

but robbie george is the first holder of the chair who also cut a bluegrass cd. here it is. it is signed by robbie, and i propose to auction it off in a silent auction. you can't imagine woodrow wilson doing this, right? [laughter] i do wish to turn to our panelists now. here is the basic plan. there are many of us come and i pledge to ruthlessly for our time limits, about 12 minutes or so, for each of the speakers. five minutes plus myself. a judge there is enough time remaining, what i want to allow for prepared remarks, i will come back and say a few words myself. before we do the next thing on our agenda, the agenda for this panel, which is to invite comments among the panelists, the speakers, for about 15 minutes. then we will turn, hopefully with about 25 minutes or so left in our time slot for q&a from the audience. we do have a fair amount of time. there is a lot to do. there are many of us. we can get a lot done. i am the person to enforce the time limit. i rely on all of you until you if you don't already know, i was a prosecutor in manhattan for several years. it

robbie finally broke down. >> he has so much burden on his shoulders. >> the pain began in september 2010 when the 18-year-old jump off the george washington bridge. it was discovered said robbie use a web cam to spy on clemente and tweeted about it. he became a poster child not on bullying. the judge commend his demeanor in court. >> i have not heard you apologize once. we did the judge condemned -- the judge condemned his demeanor in court. he has been ordered to get counseling and will have to pay $10,000 toward a program to help victims of hate crime. >> we are following a developing story, where it appeals maryland lawmakers and now are closer to a special session on gambling. it will likely be held on july 9. they will consider a casino in maryland. if the bill passes, it will be placed on the ballot until a referendum this november. good >> new tonight in just 24 hours we will know the winner of a dancing with the stars so we have a super soprano and patella novello star who gave it their all at tonight's competition. >> there can only be one winner. here are the finalists. catherine jenkins and the actor. live from hollywood with a look at

robbie to just 30 days in jail. it is far less than prosecutors wanted. shortly after the cyber bullying, clemente took his own life, jumping off the george washington bridge. >> we had no idea the torment and despair tyler was feeling. >> robbie's mother spoke in court, saying her son suffered in the fallout. it was the only time robbie showed any emotion. >> he was absolutely devastated and broken into pieces. the media misconcepted the fact. >> reporter: robbie was placed on three years probation. he has to pay $10,000 to a community based organization which helps the victims of bias crimes. robbie and his family left the court without comment. the judge granted a stay of the sentence while prosecutors plan their appeal. drew, cbs news, new brunswick, new jersey. >> he said he did not think that robbie should be deported to his native india. >>> we have an update on the child sex abuse case involving former penn state assistant football coach, jerry sandusky. a judge today rejected a defense request to delay the june 5 start of the trial. sandusky's lawyer claims he needed more time to prepare the defense. the former defensive coordinator is charged wit

robbie to just 30 days in jail. it is far less than prosecutors wanted. shortly after the cyber bullying, clemente took his own life, jumping off the george washington bridge. >> eni had no idea of the despair and torment tyler must been feeling. >> reporter: robbies mother spoke in court saying her son suffered in the fall out. it was the only time during the entire trial, rob bee showed any emotion. >> he was absolutely devastated, and broken into pieces. the media misconstrued the fact to the public and misconceptions that formed. >> reporter: robbie was placed on three years probation and ordered to get counseling and has to pay $10,000 to a community based organization which helps victims of bias crimes. robbie and his family left the court without commenting. the judge granted a stay of sentence while prosecutors appeal. >>> the judge said he received a stack of letters in support of robbie he said he did not think he should be deported to native india. >>> new details about a boating accident on the river that sent several people to the hospital. denise is in the newsroom with more. >> well, mary we know identities and conditions of the victim it is

robby to just 30 days in jail. it's far less than prosecutorred wanted. shortly after the cyber bullying, clemente took his own life, jumping off the george washington bridge. >> even i had no idea of the dispair and torment tyler must have been feeling and i thought i knew him. >> reporter: tyler's mother also spoke in court. it was the only time during the entire trial robby showed any emotion. >> he was absolutely devastated. i'm broken into pieces. the media has constructed the fact to the public and misconceptions have formed. >> reporter: robby was placed on three years probation and ordered to get counseling. he also had to pay $10,000 to a community foundation. robby and his family left the court without commenting. prosecutors plan their appeal. in new brunswick, new jersey. >> the judge said he received a stack of letters in support of robby. he said he does not think robby should be deported to his native india. >>> wjz is live, political reporter pat warren has more on why this group is taking this position. >> reporter: the resolution comes from the national organization which is head quartered here in baltimore. >> we live in a democracy and

clemente, took his own life, jumping off the george washington bridge to the horror of his family and friends and everyone in that community, but darn robbie0 years. this is his sentencing this morning. it's going to say a lot about web cam judicial procedures and where we're headed in all of this. we'll take you there live as soon as it gets underway. gregg: there is chaos in congress these days, a massive automatic tax increase, perhaps to the tune of $310 billion is approaching, and now dozens of lawmakers are demanding their colleagues do something about it and do it now. wyoming senator john barrasso is chairman of the senate republican policy committee and joins us live. senator, always a pleasure to talk to you. the federal reserve estimates that the economy will grow roughly 2.9% next year. if congress does nothing and these tax cuts become tax hikes, would that wipe out, in your judgment, all that economic growth? >> it absolutely would. it would put us on where -- it's approaching a fiscal cliff and we're looking at a second recession if these tax hikes are allowed to go forth, but yet if the president and congress doesn't do any