and eternity. -- yale, wesleyan, and trinity. our next guest is also a three- time pjp veteran. far end, jan ting, prof. of law here in philadelphia who in 2006 was a republican candidate for u.s. senator in delaware. he is the son of chinese immigrants and teaches immigration law, he is also well suited to today's topic. judith kay, another dear friend, as was her late husband stephen. stephen was a frequently luncheon companion of mind. he loved the new york yankees and metropolitan opera. as a mets fan, that was hard for me to say. a great american who revered the constitution, steve is missed, because he would have so enjoyed being here today. the first woman to hold the highest judicial office is now counsel to a new york city firm. judith and stephen new peter well. they lived in the same building, and i know her dedication to appearing here in her fourth year as chief judge also has a lot to do it honoring her friendship with peter. judith, we are deeply grateful. the list of those who have argued before the new record is

todd has taught constitutional law as a visiting profession at west wesleyan, he is a knight fellow. please welcome me in welcoming todd brewster. [applause] >> thank you, david. welcome everybody to our main event for the peter jennings project. it's a joy to be addressing corral, introducing this main event, con received around west pointe. you also hear the cause of the famous victim war is politics by other means. where should the line properly fall between civil and military affairs? the framers negotiated this path with a delicate power. they give power to congress to provide and maintain a navy, but the army must be reappropriated every two years. so fearful the standing army could be an agent of tyranny. under the administration of thomas jefferson, that west pointe was founded in 1802. jefferson, who feared standing armies as much as anyone in his time. if the framers were suspicious that a powerful military would be blood thirsty, perhaps too quick to right, history hasn't proved them right. abraham lincoln had the generals who had a bad case of the slows, so reluctant to a

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has also taught journalism, documentary film, and constitutional law as a visiting professor at wesleyan university and he is a knight fellow at yale law school. it's my pleasure to introduce him now. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming todd brewster. [applause] >> thank you, david, and welcome everybody, to our main event for the peter jennings project. it's a joy to be addressing you all, introducing this main event, could be received if partner high pressure with the center for oral history. you occasionally hear army officers about how war ought tore left to the warriors and civil affairs to the civil politicians. you also here "war is politics" by other means, hence the dilemma. where should the line properly fall between civil and military affairs. the framers negotiated this path with a delicate penmanship. the constitution gives power to congress to provide and maintain a navy, but an army must be reappropriated every two years, so fearful were hadell madison and hamilton that a standing army could be an agent of tyranny. here it another oddity. it was under the adm

when last sunday patriotism was alive and well, and i am appreciative to the wesleyan church in robins for the invitation that i received to attend that very special day in robins saturday last. i thank the speaker and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. baca: i stand and voice my strong opposition to the new law arizona law, s.b. 1070. this is inspired by hate and racism. the new law opens the door to serious civil rights abuse and will lead to racial profiling of latinos and latinas in arizona and people of color. it's unconstitutional. violating the fourth and 14th amendment, this new law will create a division for people who are asked for legal documents and those who do not. people should not spend one cent of money in arizona except to create jobs. i urge americans to support the boycott by wearing red, yellow and blue waist bands. this misguided law is another example why we must act now. we need r