i was wondering, schenck was a socialist, if i'm right.as i assume a politically marginalized group. how much of his persecution depended on the fact that he was politically marginalized? did more powerful people object and escape prosecution? i remember in world war ii, i am not sure. charles lindbergh and maybe even henry ford were advocates for the germans, at some level. they were powerful people who certainly were not prosecuted. that's my question. susan: thank you. beverly. beverly: the socialist party i think, it is true they were marginal. though they were less marginal before the war than they had been at any other moment in american history. the really was quite a substantial socialist movement in the united states. what really made some of schenck a target was the fact that once the united states declared war, the socialist party held an emergency convention, where they ask, are we going to continue to oppose the war? we know that these rather the joe courtney and -- rather on the books. they actually decide to continue to oppo

that was schenck's argument.in to exactly what happened. and that is schenck was a leader of the socialist party in pennsylvania. and he sent out, with the party, 15,000 leaflets to young men who were subject to the draft and said, this is involuntary servitude, you ought to say no. >> one of the thins that people were encouraged to do during this was to watch their neighbors. to spy on their neighbors. and report it in to authorities if they were in fact tried to subjugate the draft. and our history books say that 2,000 people were actually prosecuted under this law and 900 went to prison. when i was reading that i was thinking, where are the parallels and contrasts to the post- 9/11 america? >> i think that you saw a lot in the courts that are direct parallels. as we discuss the cases you'll see that when this issue first gets to the supreme court in 1919, the justices are very, very sympathetic and pretty darn supportive of the administration and prosecutions under the act. then as the war goes on and they see

they handed out leaflets against the draft. >> this was a flyer produced by charles schenck.he point was to encourage men eligible for the draft not to register. it you quite's construction -- conscript -- it equates conscription with slavery. >> he was arrested, tried, and found guilty under the espionage act. he appealed and it went straight to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled waiting freedom of speech. our guests include the cofounder of scotus blog. that is coming up on the next "landmark cases." 9:00 p.m. et. at for background on each case, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book. each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with college professors. you can watch it here. next, the stanford university professor clayborne carson talks about martin luther king jr.'s upbringing. class tookarson's place in atlanta where martin luther king jr. was a pastor. the class was part of a three-week seminar that includes field trips to the civil rights historic sites. mr. carson: who is martin

schenck then appealed and the case went directly to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled. weighing the issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech. r guests include an attorney and a proffers of history at yale university -- professor of history at yale university. that's coming up on the next land mark cases. live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the land mark cases companion book. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping. at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> next, a look at how social media's affecting politics today. and its effects on campaign 2016. we'll hear from mitt romney's 2008 campaign director of new media, the polling director for harvard's institute of politics, and an author who writes about the internet. the boston globe's political he editor is the moderator and the speakers take questions from students in the audience at the harvard kennedy school in cambridge, massachusetts. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. moderator:

schenck then appeal and the case went directly to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled, weighing the issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech. our guests include attorney thomas goldstein, co-founder of scotusblog and beverly gauge, professor of history at yale university. that's coming up on the next landmark cases, live, tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. >>> tonight on the communicators, california representative anna eschew, the top democrat on the technology subcommittee addresses how congress should address cyber security and data breaches as well as the upcoming spectrum auction. she is joined by kate tam marrello, politico's technology reporter. >> what i'm struck by is what analysts have instructed us, there are two main pillars relative to the cyber security that need to be honored. and 90% of these -- up to 90% of these br

schenck handed out flyers against the draft. of this wereies produced and the point was to encourage men reliable for the draft not to register. the language is particularly fiery. he equates conscription with slavery and calls on every citizen in the note states to resist -- in the united states to resist conscription laws. he was arrested and convicted under the espionage act. he appealed and it went to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled. thomassts include goldstein and beverly gage. that is coming up on the next "landmark cases," on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background on each case, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book. >> a group of texas legislators and officials recently talked about the impact of the hispanic vote and looked at voting rights and voter turnout around the country. this is about an hour. >> good morning. i'm a reporter with the "texas tribune." i'm happy to welcome you to the fifth annual texas tribune festival. we are happy you decided to spend your saturday with

. >> this weekend on c-span's "landmark cases," schenck versus the united states. 1917 the united states entered world war i, patriotism was high and some forms of criticism of the government were a federal offense. charles schenck it was general secretary of the philadelphia socialist party handed out and mailed leaflets against the draft. >> this is the father was produced by charles the schenck in 1917. 15,000 copies were produced, and the point was to encourage men who were liable for the draft not to register. the language and particularly fiery your kid equates the conscription with slavery, and calls and every citizen of the united states to resist the conscription laws. >> who was arrested, tried, found guilty under the recently enacted espionage act. he appealed and the case went directly to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled, weighing the issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech. that's coming up on the next tranfifteen live tonight on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your co

. >> this week on c-span's landmark cases, we'll discuss the historic skosht case upreme of schenck. patriotism was high, some forms of criticism of the government were a federal offense. charles schenck, general secretary, handed out and mailed leaflets against the draft. >> this is the flyer produced by charles schenck. 15,000 copies were produced and the point was to encourage bhoen were liable for the draft not to register. the language in the flyer is particularly fiery. equate conscription with slavery and calls on every citizen of the united states to resist conscription laws. >> he was arrested, tried, found guilty under the recently enacted espionage act, he appealed and the case went to directly to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled, weighing issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech, guests include attorney general thomas goldstein, and beverly gauge, professor of history at yale university. that's coming up on the next landmark cases, live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background on each case, while you

schenck. 1919 decision, first world war. it gave rise to the phrase, "you cannot scream fire in a crowded theater." what i would like to share is the discussion about the first amendment and our rights to communicate in the digital age and the post-9/11 age. sen. grassley: i think "you can't yell fire in the theater," what that shows is there are very strong rights that citizens have under the constitution, but they are not absolute rights. there can be legitimate limitations. in the case of can't yell fire in the theater, because you are concerned about what that does in that exercise of free speech to the lives of people that might get trampled as you are running out of the theater. there are some restrictions, but you have to assume the spirit of the constitution. it is very extraordinary to have any restrictions on first amendment rights. >> as a legislator, where do you draw that line when people in the judicial system raise concerns about their need to be able to follow what people are saying on the internet, monitor p

charles schenck, who was general secretary of the philadelphia socialist party, handed out and mailed leaflets against the draft. >> this is a flyer produced by charles in 1917. 15,000 copies of this were produced and the point was to encourage men who were libel for the draft not to register. the language in this flyer is particularly fiery. it equates conscription with slavery. and calls on every citizen of the united states to resist the conscription lauts. -- laws. >> he was arrested, tried, and found guilty under the recently acted espionage act. he appealed and the case went directly to the supreme court. find out how the corled ruled, weighing the issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech. our guests include attorney thomas goldstein, co-founder of blog.ssblog -- scotus coming unon the next landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. >> the house gaveling

our program follows the case of shenck versus united states where in 1917 charles schenck was arrested and found guilty for distributing literature against the world war i draft. that's live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3. >>> now the life and career of british prime minister margaret thatcher we'll hear from former officials and others that worked closely with her reflecting on her character, commitment and her challenges. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us here at the heritage foundation in our douglas and sara allison auditorium. we, of course, welcome those who join us on our heritage.org website on all of these occasions, those who will be joining us on c-span. we remind our internet viewers that questions or comments can always be sent simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. and we have all, of course, posted today's program on our home page for everyone's future reference as well. we're pleased today that our program is cohosted by the anglosphere society. it was formed in 2012. it is an independent educational nonprofit tax-exempt membership organization

. >> well, thanks to beverly gaga and tom goldstein for being with us in our discussion schenck versus u.s. thanks to those of you at home who are watching for contributing your questions and ideas to the discussion. ♪ ♪ >>> our landmark caseser is vees continues next week. we'll look back at a 1944 supreme court case involving the internment of japanese americans during world war ii by the u.s. government. the case is korematsu verses the united states and that's life next monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. learn more about c-span's landmark cases series which explores the human stories and constitutional dramas behind some of the supreme court's most significant decisions. go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. from the website, find the book features background, highlights and the legal impact of each case written by veteran supreme court journalist toemy moreau and published by c-span. landmark cases is available for 8.95 plus shipping. that's at c-sp c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> tsa administrator peter nefinger and other homeland security testify on airport security tomorrow morning. watch th

. >> this week on c-span's landmark cases, we will discuss the historic supreme court case of schenck versus the united states. in 1917, the united states entered world war i. patriotism was high. some forms of criticism of the government for a federal offense. charles schank, general secretary of the socialist party handed out and mailed leaflets against the draft. >> this was the flier that was produced in 1917. 15,000 copies were produced. the point was to encourage member liable for the draft not to register. the language in this flier is particularly fiery. it equates the con description with slavery and calls on every citizen of the united states to resist the conscription laws. he was arrested and he appealed and the case went directly to the supreme court. find out how the court ruled weighing the issues of clear and present danger and freedom of speech. our guests include attorney, thomas goldstein, co-founder of scotus blog and beverly gauge, professor of his story at yale university, coming up on the next landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 a

. >>> monday on the communique >>> wile follow the case of schenck v. united states. charles, who was general secretary of the philadelphia socialist party, handed out and mailed leaflets against the draft. he was arrested, tried, and found guilty under the recently enacted espionage act. he appealed and the case went directly to the supreme court. follow the case on c-span's new series "landmark cases, historic supreme court decisions" at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> c-span presents "landmark cases" the book, a guide to our "landmark cases" series which explores 12 historic supreme court decisions. "landmark cases" the book features introductions, background, highlights and the impact of each case. written by tony morrow and published by c-span. "landmark cases" is available for 8.95, plus shipping. get your copy today at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> a signature feature of book tv is our all day coverage of book fairs and festivals from across the country with top nonfiction authors. we'll be in massachusetts for the boston book festival. in the middle of the mo