To carnegie connects. Issues of americans in the world. The last discussion was the afternoon with a simple question, what foreign factor, our lee panelists, and myself included new the answer to that question before with we began. Not so today. The request he we pose, will american democracy survive november 3rd and beyond, is unanswerable. It may be overly dramatically rendered, but there are simply tomorrow unknowns and too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. However, there are also hopes. Rachel had written reflecting the fact for many its hard to imagine that the u. S. Wont find a way to muddle. Through. Ross argued in the New York Times on sunday that well definitely muddle through and then some. Let me quote what he said. Meanwhile, the scenarios that have been spun out in reputable publications where trump induces republican state legislators to overrule the clear outcome or militia violent intimidates the Supreme Court into vacating a Biden Vi
The cold war ended in moscow in 1990 bringing a new era of peace to europe a divided germany was free to reunite the treaty that paved the way for german unity was signed here in moscow 30 years ago it was a historic victory for democracy and the deep rifts in europe were on the road to recovery. The lotus we are still aware of was that this was the most important signature of my life book. It wasnt an illusion it was a political project to keep. It we did a lot of things a lot different then when we won the cold war against. Soviet ambassador vaslav terra coffin was here in moscow 30 years ago when the victorious powers of the 2nd world war determined the fate of germany moscow looks back on this treaty with far more criticism than the west. You know the most by me and this i think listen see is speeches and champagne lift or rather try to send annoying off to taste in new when you think about all of the problems that arose during the many negotiations about whats to finally do with g
I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. Favor. E was 963 in my my biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. With stephenr breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. Theas not been that way for four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were andectful of each other congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. Someday there will be great elected representatives who say enough of this nonsense, lets be the kind of legislature the United States should have, and i hope that day will come while i am still alive. S
The. Research that general secretary gorbachev has on equivocally given me his word that the soviet union will respect the wishes of the germans to live as one nation with. But the soviet union also had conditions foreign minister shared not to stipulated before the International Press that a unified germany would have to maintain political and military neutrality upon his return call brushed over this very clear message from the kremlin he didnt want to taint the good news. That the soviet union imagine a unified germany in late head of state yes of course all this was said yesterday. Cole strategy was successful and his popularity grew hed made further offers of Financial Aid to gorbachev to discourage the kremlin from doing anything to block the way forward. It doesnt and theres this you none of this would have happened if the soviet union hadnt been in such a dire economic position at the time. That we didnt know it was struggling to keep its head above water and the west knew that
The American Civil Liberties union for several years. The vote was 963 in my favor. My biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not the then chair, senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] we are still friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. It was similar with Stephen Breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. It has not been that way for the four most recent members of the court. And it has been on both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were respectful of each other and congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. Someday there will be great people, great elected representatives who say enough of this nonsense, lets be the kind of legislature the United States should h