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July 16, 2024
The governors of new mexico, kansas and guam as well as douglas holtzeakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office. This virtual hearing is just over four hours. The committee will come to order. Authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. Before we begin todays hearing, i want to remind you of a few matters including some regulation accompanying House Resolution 965. I would ask all members to keep themselves on me was. This will minimize disturbances not being recogn...
July 16, 2024
Respondent acknowledges the context of criminal law, the terms encouraged and reduced can have solely asked that solicit unlawful activity. Thats the meaning they have in the context of this criminal law. There is no reason to reach out and give them a vastly more interpretation simply to strike the statute down. Unlawful activity have existed since before the founding, and are perfectly constitutional. Interpreting this lot to be unconstitutionally overbroad, would deviate from that tradition a...
July 16, 2024
Context of criminal law that can induce solely to acts that solicit or facilitate unlawful activity. Thats the meaning they have in the context of this criminal law. Theres no reason to reach out and give them a vastly more expansive interpretation simply to strike the statutes down. Soliciting unlawful activity have been elicited since the founding and are perfectly constitutional. It would be overbroad and directly contradict the cannon of constitutional avoidance. Historical standing and prac...
July 16, 2024
Out and give them a vastly more interpretation simply to strike the statute down. Unlawful activity have existed since before the founding, and are perfectly constitutional. Interpreting this lot to be unconstitutionally overbroad, would deviate from that tradition and directly contradict the canon of constitutional avoidance. Historical understanding and practice confirm that congress did not use these familiar criminal law terms to enact a novel and broadband on speech. Predecessors to the sta...
July 16, 2024
Okay, everybody. Last class we were talking about outbreak of the American Revolution. We say all this. Tension is building in the spring of 1775 in april, general thomas gage sends troops into the country side, fighting breaks out at lexington and concord. As night falls about 20,000 americans descend on boston, lay siege to the city in this war nobody wants, been brewing for 12, 13 years has started. So today were going to talk whats call anybody take french . Am i pronouncing it right . Proba...
June 30, 2024
Tell us a little bit about your background. You worked on the Intel Committee for a long time. Tell us about your background in congress and the white house. Thank you so much for having me. I am a lawyer. When i graduated law school at the university of alabama, i moved up to her and began working for the bushcheney transition. That led to working for eight years for president bush. A thinkat i went to tank, wrote a book, and became majority staff director of the house are minute select committ...
June 29, 2024
Nuclear breakdown. Charles todays declaration leaves the obamaera deal in a place, but it leaves congress to reimpose sanctions. President rouhani says they will stick with the deal. But it depend on what the United States does. This was well telegraphed. President trump appears to have taken in some of the considerations from some of the folks in his Foreign Policy team. But making it pretty clear to iran that they are violating the spirit of this deal and hes going to make sure they change the...
June 26, 2024
The subcommittee is meeting today to examine defense in depth strategy and its effect on local communities. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Id like to thank chief mark morgan testifying now before congress for the first time as the new chief of Border Patrol. Im sure you will be spending frequent visits the our subcommittee as we discuss very important questions related to Border Security. Things like what does a secure border hook like. What are the right tools and strategies to ac...
June 26, 2024
The subcommittee is meeting today to examine defense in depth strategy and its effect on local communities. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Id like to thank chief mark morgan testifying now before congress for the first time as the new chief of Border Patrol. Im sure you will be spending frequent visits the our subcommittee as we discuss very important questions related to Border Security. Things like what does a secure border hook like. What are the right tools and strategies to ac...
June 23, 2024
With the general an think taking place . I know whether its emerge or care, i helped start a Youth Leadership symposium in houston where im from and its still very, very difficult for us to get people engaged to sign up for these programs. So you can talk about putting these programs in the mosque or starting a sunday school class about it or putting ads in your local paper, but theres still a very, very large divide in having people in the Community Involved in this. What are suggestions practi...