justices do when they try to argue the merits of a case. >> but when you hear someone invoke thomas jefferson, what image comes to mind? >> i tend to think of jefferson's ideas that gave birth to this republic with a whole lot of contradiction. and in that regard, i don't think of thomas jefferson as exceptional. the fundamental conundrum that was established in this country in spite of thomas jefferson's ideas about independence was that they resolved that slavery would exist after the revolution. >> and i, well, i ask that question, because it raises the argument, the story -- which story do you believe of whether this reflected their hypocrisy or their humanity? and therefore is an eternal reality that we want to do good things and we believe certain ideas and ideals, but we also act otherwise. >> so it does. contradiction is part of the human experience. we wrestle with it every single day, whether we admit it or not. thomas jefferson and half of the other slaveholders who were presidents, all lived daily contradictions. they could literally look out their windows and see enslaved people

thomas jefferson had wanted to send an expedition of 12 men out into what was then, they thought, spanish territory. and congress said yes, all right, they would fund them to the extent of $2,500. lewis had been jefferson's secretary. jefferson had known him for years. they were relatively close neighbors in virginia, so he knew lewis, he knew his capabilities, and he knew he was the man who could pull this off getting to the pacific ocean. clark had been lewis' immediate superior when they were in the army together on the frontier in ohio and illinois. he and clark formed a great friendship in the service so when lewis knew that this was coming and he had been selected to lead it, he said there's only one fella that i want to go with me as a co-captain would be william clark. meriwether lewis was a smart guy. unfortunately, he was a shy man and he didn't interact well with people. he was an outdoorsman, he spent his early years on the frontier, which is western virginia, and he was looking for things that were unfamiliar to him. he was looking for the indians. he was looking for plants,

thomas jefferson had wanted to send an expedition of 12 men out

thomas jefferson high school for science and technology or t.j. together they filed a complaint against the county school system. the report indicates this year's class has 476 students, 43% are white and 64% are asian. 8% are multi racial. only 2.1% are hispanic and a bleak .6% or just 3 students are black.

. >>> paul weeken, a city named for thomas jefferson and incorporated in 1839. hosted by our media com cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many sites show casing the city's rich history. learn more about jefferson city, missouri, all weekend long on american history tv. >>> well, the thing that excited me about being here today is the fact that it's june the 4th and the lewis and clark core of discovery passed through here just beyond those trees that you see over there on june the 4th in 1804. that's 208 years ago. they were wion their way to the pacific ocean, and, as i say, they passed here and continuing on up the missouri river. they followed the river up to the eastern slope of the rocky mountains. it was pre-louisiana purchase. thomas jefferson had wanted to send an expedition of 12 men out into what was then, they thought, spanish territory. and congress said yes, all right, they would fund them to the extent of $2,500. lewis had been jeffersojefferso secretary. jefferson had known him for years. they were relatively close nei

the people know where the speech is coming from but it will be yes money is speech corporate thomas jefferson just did a barrel roll in his grave not only with jefferson who feared the power of the aristocracy or the super rich more than any other founding father not only would he have disagreed with citizens united on principle he also would have disagreed with the enormous power grab the court made in that decision in citizens united scalia and the other four super right wing justices rewrote a century of established election law going all the way back to the tillman act of eighteen zero seven which banned corporate contributions in our elections under the administration of republican president teddy roosevelt and here's what jefferson thought about the supreme court overturning laws like mccain feingold which was overturned with citizens united that had been passed by congress and signed by the president as jefferson wrote to john adams wife abigail in eighty four the opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not not only for themselves in

>> i think thomas jefferson would have said the more speech the better. that's what it's all about so long as they know where the speech is coming from. >> i'm talking about money. >> you can't separate speech from the money that facilitates the speech. >> can't you? >> it's utterly impossible. could tell and so much money to the publication of the newspaper? would they not say this is a bridging of my speech some. >> they are not buying elections. >> the election of a president is better than anybody else. they should be susceptible to the highest wid bidders. they are almost in the business of doing that. are you going to limit the amount of money they can spend? surely not. i think the framers thought that the more speech the better. now, you are entitled to know where the speech is coming from. as to who contributed what, that's something else. whether they can speak is i think clear in the first amend am. >> sorry there a limit in your eyes to freedom of speech? what are the limitations to you? >> i'm a textualist. what the profession reads is congre

thomas jefferson high school for science and technology or t.j.ether they filed a complaint against the county school system. the report indicates this year's class has 476 students, 43% are white and 64% are asian. 8% are multi racial. only 2.1% are hispanic and a bleak .6% or just 3 students are black. >> i haven't read it but i think what they bring up is a valid concern. >> reporter: the public school board member agrees with the complaint and says the remedy could be in the pipeline that feeds into the process to get into t.j. >> in addition to focusing on early education we've put more money to summer school and to interventions throughout the year to help struggling students. >> reporter: the education department's civil rights office has right to withhold funds to any school that refuses to correct civil rights violations. it has to look at the documentation and figure if there is enough here to warrant an investigation. erika gonzalez, news4. >>> turn to weather now, it will get hot again and the threat of thunderstorms as well. doug as a

grant was like this, thomas jefferson, eisenhower.total conflict and because biographers, historians find the clarity and the drama of war so understandably tempting in a narrative sense, we write about war presidents. andrew jackson was like this. jackson the great warrior, wanted to shoot his own vice president, the only other person was john mccain, wanted to, you know -- probably because he had fought he knew it would be tough and he wanted to hold restraint. i think that what you have historically, unfortunately, great war presidents are, guess what, the presidents who won. >> yeah. >> not a whole hell of a lot more complicated. >> what makes fdr even more special, not only did he win the war which had to be won to save western civilization, america came out a stronger country after the war. that doesn't always happen in wars. because of his policies towards business, bringing in the business guys to run the productive agencies, keeping labor strong, the bill of rights, we emerged a middle class, much stronger, more just than bef

and he was -- he had been called back to washington by thomas jefferson, because he had not written theournals as he had promised to do, translating them into a written form and printing them. and he ended up on the trace, which is the path that runs to nashville and that night he showed very peculiar symptoms and behavior. two shots were fired. they think he committed suicide. there's another story that people tell and with justification and with some support that he was murdered. we don't know. but he died in 1810. the naches trace. clark was the head of the indian department he was appointed governor of missouri and he alwa also worked with the indians. they called him red hair because he was really their friend. he listened to them, he helped them all that he possibly could and he never really campaigned for the office of

i think thomas jefferson would have said, the more speech the better.t's what the first amendment is all about. so long as people know where the speech is coming from. >> i'm talking about money to back up the speech. >> you can't separate speech from the money that facilitates the speech. >> can't you? >> it's utterly impossible. could you tell newspaper publishers, you could only spend so much money in the publication of your newspaper? >> that's entirely different. >> would they not say you're abridging my speech? >> but newspaper publishers aren't buying elections. the election of a president, as you know better than anybody else, you served under many of them is an incredibly important thing. it shouldn't be susceptible to the highest bidder, should it? >> newspapers endorse political candidates all the time. what do you mean -- they're almost in the business of doing that. >> yes. >> and are you going to limit the amount of money they can spend on it? surely not. >> do you think they should be? >> i certainly think not. as i think the framers thou

he had been called back to washington by thomas jefferson because he had not written the journals as he had promised to do, translating them into a written form and printing them. he ended up on the natchez trace, which is the path that runs between natchez and nashville and that night he showed very peculiar symptom

i heard on the radio that thomas jefferson owned slaves. he bowed to cultural pressure. some things are just wrong. week 32, i make the mistake of telling my mom i'm struggling with circumcision. i don't think so. i think of the stuff that can get caught in the vagina. that's not nice. andrea. if this child is jewish. he needs to be sircumicized. you don't want your boy to feel strange. that's true. i think my anxiety is fear of having a boy. i am terrified of boys. they are wild and smelly. i said, there is no way to know that. well i know for a fact you don't need it. like i wanted to talk to my dad about his penis. week 34, i don't have the double wide vagina i was hoping for. with just six weeks to go. instructions for peroneal massage. lock hands. apply lubricant. extra virgin olive oil. hold the thumb in place for two minutes or until it becomes numb. slowly massage over the vagina. it's best done with a partner. instead, i take a back door approach and use my finger. i have a lot of stretching to do. week 41, 3:45 p.m. it feels like i have to pee and poo. she says

i think thomas jefferson would have said the more speech, the better.rst amendment is all about. so long as the people know where the speech is coming from. >> i'm talking about money. >> you can't separate money from speech that facilitates the speech. it's utterly impossible. can you tell newspapers that you can only spend so much money? would they not say this is abridging my speech? >> but newspaper publishers aren't buying elections. the election of a president, as you know better than anybody else, you served under many of them, it is an incredibly important thing. >> newspapers endorse political candidates all of the time. they're almost in the business of doing that. and are you going to limit the amount of money they can spend on that? surely not guilty. . >> do you think, perhaps, should be? >> i think the framers thought the more speech, the better. now, you are entitled to know where the speech is coming from. you know, information as to who contributed what. that's something else. but whether they can speak is i think cleesh to me. >> is th

i a group has asked the federalfee government to step in to make thomas jefferson high schoolef femoreng for black and latino students. beth has more.mo >> reporter: here is the complaint filed with the u.s.le department of education. it's a blemish on the record ofh a school with a stellar reputation. search the web for america's best schools and thomas jefferson for science and technology is right there, atth number 10 in the nation. >> it's a challenging school, but you can get a good education. >> reporter: but a complaint with the u.s. department of education pledges that not everybody has equal access. it says the fairfax countyc essentially operates a network of separate and unequal schools. the problem?le alleged under representation of block, and latino students.ino >> gifted kids, if you look at any study of givedness is equally distributeed. god did not change that rule when he got to fairfax county. >> reporter: it was brought to two groups. it session the 22% of the county's student body is latino, but 2.7% of tj students are latino. 10% of county students are black, just

." >>> this weekend, head to the state capital named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri. saturday, literally life. former senator jean carnahan on family life inside the governor's mansion. also, a butcher's bill, a provisions list to the university of missouri's special collections. the stories behind eight miniature back loanian clay tablets. >> at one time, in 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the missouri state penitentiary. and walk through the halls of the governor's mansion. once a month local content vehicles explore the history of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning at 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commander on the "uss cole" on the attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunder rouse explosion. you could f

because no less than thomas jefferson told me i had to. he told me i had to. he said, as you may know, that every constitution naturally expires at the end of 19 years. nineteen years was a generation. by his mouth, our constitution, i guess, has been naturally expired for over two centuries. dead and kaput. i just feel that i'm getting to it now. so i have been slacking for two centuries and i owe you all an apology. beyond that, there are some things that happened in have happened in the last few months that i feel like actually put a stamp on my work and said you did the right thing. to some degree isolate i felt the constitution need a little bit of publicity. as we have seen, even though people certainly cozy up to it for all the good reverend ways that we do, unfortunately sometimes they use it as a political battle. as a weapon in a political battle. it also felt like i needed publicity to be reassured by. as we saw justice ruth bader ginsburg, she said she would actually be decided democracy, she would not necessarily use the american constitution as a

it is panda on thomas jefferson. article six speaks to the degree of separation was says there should be no test of the whole the federal office. there was a concept of separation and there should be so that we don't have government and our pulpits. we don't want that. i don't call it a lot. we have to use a metaphor. i call it a short sense of separation kind of like italian neighborhoods where you can speak over the short fans. you can be friendly. that's a much better description of what we're talking about. just because the constitution does not have the phrase wall of separation, not it is a private human sacrifice. so come on. i wrote the book because unfortunately had think our american spirit is still alive. we can turn this nation around, but unfortunately we have become a very of our constitution. it does not come to you in the bloodstream. it has to be taught. that's what i'm attempting to do. a few short examples indelicate to some questions. i'm told all the time how is it a shame the president to have t

king or even thomas jefferson submitted. >> mike: you stirred up controversy, congressman. >> truth should be controversial. >> mike: it shouldn't be. what you said was in the context of what you said totally understandable you've taken an enormous amount of heat where you said you thought the president wanted to make us his slaves. explain what you meant by that and why did the media get just so crazy about it? >> well, first of all, the liberal media operates with a duplicitous hipocracy and doesn't want anyone to challenge them. and when they run into an old fella like me, parents who taught him, a man must stand for anything. and we have to educate the american people what is happening. when you look at the document that thomas jefferson wrote, it talked about establishing individual sovereignty, rights that come from not man or government of, but from our creator. when you're looking at what's happening at the country it's what is occurring in america, we have 45% increase of food stamps recipients in this country and more americans on the poverty rolls and in the past month, the jobs

. >> and thomas jefferson wasn't good at managing his money although a genius at other things. this is the gift of democracy and they were trying to protect themselves. >> something else, what about? >> slave labor. >> that's true. that was the foundation, the slaves couldn't vote at that time, but the language in the constitution led to slaves getting that vote eventually, and the indians and women. >> the constitution is silent on the matter. >> the language in the declaration was a great -- >> i'm not talking about live rei. the language of the constitution ison wealth. >>> issue three. where are the women? >> female voters will be a formidable block in the november presidential election just over four months from now if recent history acts as guide. women voters have comprised a larger segment of the voting electorate of men in every presidential election since 1984. in the last go-around, 2008, 53% of the electorate was comprised of women. compared to 47% men. so, with so many women voting, why are they so vastly underrepresented in the federal government? of the 100 senat

thomas jefferson said every 19 years it should be rewritten.congress can't agree on how to reduce the deficit and the debt, really, tackling a new constitution? how is that going to go? >> you're right, a unilateral page one rewrite by a citizen that's my favorite holiday. a time for fireworks, baseball, a beer and the beach. but of course there is a deeper meaning because independence day is also a time to honor the courage of our founding fathers. it's a time to celebrate our traditional american resistance to quietly falling in line and taking orders without question. we are, after all, a country of successful rebels. principled independence is one of this country's bedrock principles but we see it less and less these days especially in our politics. increasingly our political officials same willing to surrender their common sense with their polarized political parties. and in their respective echo chambers, they're congratulated for being courageous enough to vote with the party line 100% of the time. that's not courage. that's conformity.

thomas jefferson said every 19 years it should be rewritten.'t agree on how to reduce the deficit and the debt, really, tackling a new constitution? how is that going to go? >> you're right, a unilateral >> you're right, a unilateral page one rewrite by a citizen [ bell ringing ] ♪ in a world where ♪ there is so much to see ♪ there's still no other place ♪ that i would rather, rather ♪ rather, rather be ♪ [ male announcer ] dip into sabra hummus and discover a little taste of the world. enjoy sabra dips. adventure awaits. that's my favorite holiday. a time for fireworks, baseball, a beer and the beach. but of course there is a deeper meaning because independence day is also a time to honor the courage of our founding fathers. it's a time to celebrate our traditional american resistance to quietly falling in line and taking orders without question. we are, after all, a country of successful rebels. principled independence is one of this country's bedrock principles but we see it less and less these days especially in our politics. increasingly o

. >>> this weekend head to the state capitol named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, saturday at noon eastern, literary life with book tv on c-span2. former senator and missouri first lady jean carnahan. inside the mansion. from her book "if walls could talk." also a provisions list from ancient mesopotamia. the stories behind eight miniature babalonian clay targets. >> at one time, 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the historic missouri state penitentiary. also walk back through history in the halls of the missouri state capitol and governor's mansion. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> this is c-span3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week, and every weekend, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see

thomas jefferson said every 19 years it should be rewritten.f canniongress can't agree on tackling the debt, a new constitution, how is that going to go? >> again, i think that the framers would have been surprised that it hasn't been rewritten or even amended more often. james madison himself was surprised near the end of his life it hasn't been amended more often. george washington, famously said near the end i wish it would have been made more perfect. benjamin franklin said he could stomach it with his faults. the last day he stood up and begged fellow delegates to sign the instrument by doubting their infallibility and i consent to the constitution because i expect no better and because i am not sure that it is not the best, which to some ears sound like republican endorsing mitt romney. damning with faint praise. i tried to phrase with faint damnation. abraham lincoln vampire would get that and even justice scalia got that. >> you were threatened with a fork by justice scalia. what did you do to offend him and how did this give you insigh

george washington, thomas jefferson, george mason, and others would have been in this building, in thism. the first three governors of virginia, during the time that this was the capital, up until 1779, patrick henry and thomas jefferson. no doubt they would have been in this place where the speaker is sitting right behind us, addressing those assembled burgesses, including washington and others that would set in these plays. the place where patrick henry in 1765 railed against the stamp act. this place in this entire premises, rich in history from williamsburg to jamestown. this also is the place where i was inaugurated in 2005 as attorney general, the first inauguration since 1779, so it was a real honor to be inaugurated in this place. i could not think of a better place for the governors like the ones that we hear, as well as the one who joined us earlier. i cannot think of a better place for governors who love the country, who love the rich history of america, whatever stayed there from, i know they join me that believing that this is the greatest and prosperous country on work in