The u. S. Army veteran and former state prosecutors the author of several books including, liberty first, the path to restoring america, essential stories for junior patriot, and sovereign duty. Author, chris hall, as we sit here in early august, how is President Trump doing . [applause] well, hes a president. And . I teach the constitution as it was intended to be applied. The president s in america has operated outside the realm of their authority. So, to judge trump, for me is not to judge them against obama or george w. Bush, but use the constitution as a standard. Sometimes hes good, sometimes, not so much. So that is how we view what goes on in washington, d. C. Not based on Political Party, not based on personality, but based on the standard by which all americans should hold their federal government. When you use that measuring stick, which president s in your view have adhered to the constitution . Which havent. Its been a very long time since weve had a president that was tru
Is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the republican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact, i think there would be that possibility. Amy we will speak to Jeremy Scahill about besty devos and how her brother, blackwater founder erik prince, is advising donald trump from the shadows. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has commuted the sentences of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning and puerto rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera as part of more than 200 commutations he issued tu
But obama took no action on longtime imprisoned native american leader Leonard Peltier. The only thing i am guilty of is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dlars in contributions to threpublican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact, i think there would be that possibility. Amy we will speak to Jeremy Scahill about besty devos and how her brother, blackwater founder erik prince, is advising donald trump from the shadows. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has commuted the sentences of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Ma
On behalf of any boss ac white that concludes my report for the general manager. clapping. commissioner mcdonnell. Thank you very much thank you for the report just a couple of things i want to highlight first camp mather just jim and the team the entire staff continue to do a phenomenal job the first year the course amazing, amazing amazing experience im looking forward to hearing how the young people going up this weekends get to enjoy it just a great job secondly, outlands phenomenal thank you to the aspirin both the music experience the food and food and beverages experience i had occasion to go for the jazz festival up until quite honestly, its goggles better and better i feel a need not to go to new orleans is it so not true im going to new orleans but Atlantic Beach but it is really a fantastic experience to thank you for brairng that to our city lastly the general manager i wanted to highlight another example of Great Partnership between supervisor farrell the mayor and the Cit
Meanwhile meeting please take conversations outside and also each person commissioner has 3 minutes. 3 minutes. To comment on each item and on about general Public Comment and when you make Public Comment please comment to the commission in order to allowing allow equal time neither the commission more staff will comment during general Public Comment but the staff may answer questions when did Public Comment is done on item 2 the president s report. Briefly i know well hear more about this from staff i want to congratulate all with outlands a huge success and give me the normal kinds of challenges traffic, etc. He think everybody did an extraordinary job. Monument to make Public Comment under the president s report. Not yet. Okay. You would be the first to comment. I think under general Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed were on item 3 which is the general manager report. Good morning commissioners former vacationed are just about over my kids are back in school what