Report, nbc news presents the American Revolution of 63. Here is frank mcgee. There comes a time there even comes a moment in the affairs of for some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart, for others, when words are spoken more sharply. Later, but still suddenly, it seems men are saying and doing things they have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. But we cannot say, though hell store ins will try though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some afternoon when a shadow passes over the fields, and it is no longer in summer. So did the American Revolution of 63, begin in birmingham in 1955, or in montgomery, or in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision, or in 1863 with the proclamation. Some of its roots reach back to 1776, even back to the year 52, when the apostle paul said god has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face
Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea, all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to give their attention for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. Chief Justice Roberts we will hear argument first this morning in case 19465, chiafalo and others versus the state of washington. Mr. Lessig may it please this court. The question in these cases is straightforward. Do states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . They do not. The expected meaning of the words of the constitution against the background of the framers deliberation make it clear that the states have no such power. But what is also clear is that washington does not like the constitutions design. It declares that the votes cast are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, meaning the electors votes, but instead of the votes of the state, article 2 effectively gives the states the power to cast v
The second choice of everybody. Well he said my name is new in the field and i suppose im not the first choice of a great many. Our policy is to leave them in a mood to come to us if they are compelled to give up their first love. I know, it kind of gets you right there. Giving up your first love. So the themes we will talk about and im going to explain why there is certainly a book cover in the upper corner, but, first of all, republicans showed they were not the week party. They actually ran a very well organized campaign. And at the same time there is an old saying in politics that if your opponent is imploding, dont do anything to stop him. In this case there were some implosions on the part of the other parties involved. And we will get to those as we go along. We will do a little bit of the background leading up to the 1860 election and we will talk more about why slavery was a key issue both leading up to the election and then in the out come. This next one might make you stop a
Lincoln supporter sent a wire that said i think hes going to win the nomination and he is the second choice of everybody. Well he said my name is new in the field and i suppose im not the first choice of a great many. Our policy is to leave them in a mood to come to us if they are compelled to give up their first love. I know, it kind of gets you right there. Giving up your first love. So the themes we will talk about and im going to explain why there is certainly a book cover in the upper corner, but, first of all, republicans showed they were not the week party. They actually ran a very well organized campaign. And at the same time there is an old saying in politics that if your opponent is imploding, dont do anything to stop him. In this case there were some implosions on the part of the other parties involved. And we will get to those as we go along. We will do a little bit of the background leading up to the 1860 election and we will talk more about why slavery was a key issue bot
Court. The question is straightforward. To the states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . The do not, the words of constitution against the background of the framers naked clear that the states have no such power. What is also make it clear that the states have no such power. What is also clear is that washington does not like the design. Votes cast that the are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, but instead of the votes of the state, article 2 effectively gives the states the power to cast votes for president in such manner as the Legislature Thereof May direct. The actual article 2 does not give the states the power to cast votes. It gives the states the power to appoint electors. The actual electors that the constitution creates, have a legal discretion, as every unfettereds, not an discretion, to the contrary, it is a completely fettered discretion, fettered by moral and political obligations, not legal constraints. To vetto