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Transcripts For SFGTV 20141229

Nonprofit agency that advocates for open source Voting System and Good Government and also as cost saving measure. We will also hear about what paths San Francisco could potentially follow to inc. Plement its own Voting System and studying the process currently ongoing in Los Angeles County. Today before the Committee Colleagues is a resolution that expresses San Franciscos commitment to implementing and working with other jurisdictions and organizations to implement an open source Voting System. The resolution requests that lafco studied how San Francisco could implement its own Voting System and we spoke with their staff and they are willing and able to do this if requested by the lafco board and supervisor mar has informed us he is interested adding his name as a cosponsor and carrying that request at lafco which hes a member. These are steps to have a more free and accurate Voting System to strengthen the public trust and colleagues if there are no comments we have a few presenters

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20131122

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] if you missed any of our coverage of this live event you can see it on our web site at cspan. Org. There has been a constant procession of people all day as members of the public and Kennedy Family members have come to pay respects that president john f. Kennedy at the grave at Arlington National cemetery just outside washington, today marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination. The eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site, when it was originally requested the eternal flame the centerpiece of the grave site was originally requested by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy. The permanent grave site was opened in march of 1967. Several remembrances taking place today, one just wrapped up in dallas, the site of the assassination and another at the jfk library in boston. We will get under way live at 2 30 eastern. We will have those tonight starting at 8 00 eastern. We will watch f

Transcripts For CSPAN Washington This Week 20131124

Hearing. I appreciate all the witnesses who have come here today. Mr. Secretary, the floor is yours. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member corker, members of the committee, thanks very much for welcoming me here to talk about the disabilities treaty, which i am very anxious to do. Mindful of the comments of the Ranking Member just now, i would just start off by saying we are 100 prepared as we have been to work through what are known as ruds reservations, understandings, and declarations in order to pass this treaty. That is our goal. As we begin with a place that makes it clear that we do not believe this has impact among but we are happy to restate and reassert the law in ways that makes senators feel comfortable, obviously. We want to pass this. It is not lost on any of us that only 11 months ago the senate fell just five votes short of approving this treaty. So more than 60 senators have already resolved in their minds many of the questions that are reraised again and again. We c

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Treaty to affect either the federalism issues that we have to deal with or to cause a court to look to the treaty to actually affect the individual lives of citizens here in the country . Is there a way of us coming together and writing ruds in that way . Senator, thank you for the question. I think with respect to the federalism issue, a federalism reservation could address the federalism problem that youve identified. Federalism reservation could, i think, be drafted to be somewhat stronger than the reservation that currently reservation attached to the resolution for ratification that came out last year. Conceivably such a reservation would make very clear what the e numb rated powers that congress possesses are. And reserve out of any obligations that couldnt be satisfied through the exercise of those powers. With respect to the interpretation issue, i think a set of understanding could be drafted that would make very clear that the United States does not accord any significance to

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20131122

Are our greatest resources and best hope for future and hopefully that will be the spirit of this budget that we think in terms of our children, their families and their future. Thank you all. The world of cable from that of author with the big picture. Secretary of state john kerry told the Senate Foreign committee that the United States should ratify the disability act. Good morning, this hearing on the sena aate floor of the righ of people with disability comes to other. Let me thank secretary kerry for being here. First, i think he has the thanks of all us on the committee for the incredible work you have been doing across the globe. And your presence sends a strong message about the importance of the issue. We appreciate you coming back to chair. We received the support of thousands of people and organization all of whom are looking for us to take the treaty over the finish line. We have received compelling letters of support from multiple companies with over 2,000 member companie

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