host: how long were you president for? guest: w focus on the court and nstitutional law and the rule of law throughhe courts. host: plenty to chew on from the supreme cot. let s start on the kennedy case, the foball coach case. what do you say to those viewe who see this ruling yesterday as an eroding of the separation of church and sta in this country? guest: we see the vindication of individual liberty and the principles do not lose their ligious liberty because they are on the job. they distinguish between what coach kennedy did in his capacity as a coach in the things he was able to do in his personal capacity. just as teachers can say blessings before their mea, coach kennedy and his pvate time could say a private, quiet prayer. that is all the court indicated. ho: separation of church and state is not in the constitution, where did that come from? guest: that came from single letter that thomas jefferson wrot, he spoke on the wall of separation. i think it is an unhelpf
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff deadly attacks blasted hospitals and schools across Northern Syria today, killing nearly 50 civilians, many of them children. It signaled again theres no end in sight for the war, despite plans for a temporary cease fire. Activists blamed russian air strikes, and the white house condemned the attacks. Well get a detailed account, later in the program. Amid tensions across the middle east, saudi arabia today launched its largest war games ever. The drills involve 20 mostly arab and african countries. The saudis are already fighting shiite rebels in yemen, and theyve offered to help fight the Is
Newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff deadly attacks blasted hospitals and schools across Northern Syria today, killing nearly 50 civilians, many of them children. It signaled again theres no end in sight for the war, despite plans for a temporary cease fire. Activists blamed russian air strikes, and the white house condemned the attacks. Well get a detailed account, later in the program. Amid tensions across the middle east, saudi arabia today launched its largest war games ever. The drills involve 20 mostly arab and african countries. The saudis are already fighting shiite rebels in yemen, and theyve offered to help fight the Islamic State group in syria
Affairs all getting increases. The epa and state Department Taking the biggest hits. With doubledigit spending cuts. Despite a proposed 54 billion increase in defense spending, osman to House Minority leader says education and innovation, clean energy and lifesaving medical research. Paul the pound this week wall street journal columnist and deputy editors dan henninger, kim stossel, mary kissel and assistant Editorial Page Editor james freeman. Kim, what does this budget tell you about President Trumps Budget Priorities . Debts with budgets are. Their blueprints. There are visions. It will go through a lot of modifications before they actually end up in an appropriations bill on the president s death. What he is essentially saying is that the money is going to go for core american projects like defense. For instance National Security and a lot of other items which have become bloated over the years for that to be better handled by the state will get big cuts. He is limited a little bi