The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. Our fervent prayer, o god is that people will learn to live together in reconciliation and respect so that the terrors of war and violence will be no more. As you have created each person, we pray that you would guide our hearts and minds that every person of every place and background might focus on your great gift of life and so learn to live in unity. May your special blessings be upon the members of this assembly and the important, sometimes difficult, work they do. Give them wisdom and charity that they might Work Together for the common good. May all that is done this day in the peoples house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journ
Personal beliefs on reproductive rights as well is my personal beliefs on issues. It would have no impact but i think my record demonstrates that i am faithful to never interject my personal opinion into decisions i make. Were there any questions about you injecting your personal opinion into decisions that you made . I am sure yet that cases appealed as a state court judge or the basis of any of the appeals that you somehow injected your personal views on any subject . Not one time. Thank you very much. [laughter] pay to keep this going but judge boggs, in 2013, you receive the grassroots justice award given by the georgia Justice Project on behalf of the criminal Justice Reform counsel. According to the georgia justice, it was created in 2008 as a way to lift up the work of people and organizations whose efforts give voice for lent aid to the poorest in the community. It complements the work that they do that the georgia Justice Project. Can you tell us about the role you played in t
My experiential views has shaped my philosophy. I try to emulate characteristics that i see in other judges that i value. My general judicial philosophy is that judges should be faithful to the law. They should understand the limited role of the judiciary and they should not be policymakers. In addition, i think it is imperative that judges are continually treating every party that appears in front of them equally before the law. That build Public Confidence and a fair and impartial judiciary system which i think is very important. In your opinion, how strongly should judges themselves to the doctrine . I think the doctrine should bind all judges. Inbound me as a Trial Court Judge. Inbound me to the Supreme Court of georgia. I think as an Appellate Court judge, i am bound by the decisions of the Supreme Court of georgia. I would be bound and follow the decisions of the Supreme Court, even on those issues that you discussed. The Supreme Court rule of nearly 50 years ago is about privacy
Morning. The capital itself is half empty this week as the house is in recess all week for meetings with constituents. They will return on monday, may 19. The senate is at work this morning, lawmakers gaveling in a. M. Over a 9 30 package of expired tax breaks. You can see the senate right now live on our companion network, cspan2. Of course, the house, as always, when they returned. Down for anill sit interview with the coanchor of news hour, judy woodruff. She is likely to be asked about the russian intervention in ukraine, iran, the aftermath of the benghazi terrorist attacks also. We will have that live for you starting at one 00 eastern here on cspan. Sylvia burwell appears before the Senate Finance committee as part of her confirmation to be the next health and Human Services secretary, taking over for kathleen sebelius, live this afternoon youre on cspan. President obama is headed to new york city for a series of fundraising events today and tomorrow. While there this afternoon
People were always looking for someone they could look up to. You had a person here who escaped a blockade. He devastated union commerce. In the free world or other parts of the world understand, commerce back then was ships. No planes, stuff like this. Highat he did it on the seas, he captured the imagination of people in england, france, everywhere. People were constantly writing about him. Up north, were from you hated him. Just like anybody, you were going to label him if you hate him, the lowest names that you can think of, which they did. He was a very honorable man, and he hated that his name was being was not beingthat honorable to him or his family. United States Government and all governments frown upon this are disturbing the ability to fight a war. You are also disturbing their semmes countered with that, saying he was doing nothing that had not been done before professionally by the United States during the war of 1812 and especially during the american revolution. There w