rank academically in the top 1% of their states were in washington, d.c., as part of the united states senate uj program. sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. coming up next, highlights from last month's cpac conference in washington. you'll see discussions on property broadening the conservative base and hear from joanie earnst and oliver north. >> what is an idea? advances in science, technology transportation, even entertainme in. entertainment. what would happen if you couldn't own your own ideas? creativity itself would stop. the framers knew this. that's why in article i section viii they wrote to promote the progress of science and arts and giving authors right to their writings and discoveries. as john loch said the government is morally obliged to serve people mainly by protecting life, liberty and property. but what if the government no longer protects that property? it's your idea. your property. protect it. >> you built it. but do you own it? that's what this panel is going to discuss today. it's one of the most important questions pending before congress. proeb's pushin