i left here, i will give you one statistic that i do not put in the book. i was told in 1970 that there were 160 some registered lobbyists in washington. there are now over 13,000. second, i have started studying early american history in and i wente depth back-to-school in my 60 s to get a graduate degree in jefferson. used the language of the ancient republican, greece and rome. and warned against corruption. their definition of corruption was not bribery or quid pro quo, money under the table. it was putting special interests ahead of the common good. washingtoninition, today is a massively corrupt place. you somet me show video of harry truman after he was out of office talking about his future as a next president. [video clip] some of them, when they became president were rich men. some of them were in the same financial situation that i was myself. those men who have had to go ahead and do what was necessary to make a living, did not under any circumstances use the fa
here, i will give you one statistic that i do not put in the book. i was told in 1970 that there were 160 some registered lobbyists in washington. there are now over 13,000. second, i have started studying early american history in considerable depth and i went back-to-school in my 60 s to get a graduate degree in jefferson. the founders used the language of the ancient republican, greece and rome. and warned against corruption. their definition of corruption was not bribery or quid pro quo, money under the table. it was putting special interests ahead of the common good. by that definition, washington today is a massively corrupt place. brian: let me show you some video of harry truman after he was out of office talking about his future as a next president. [video clip] some of them, when they became president were rich men. some of them were in the same financial situation that i was myself. those men who have had to go ahead and do what was necessary to make a living, di
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milligan in the virgin islands. good morning. caller: yes, good morning. how are you? fine, thank you. go ahead. caller: i was sent away to prison from the time i was from the 12th grade to high school. and i was sent away for 20 years. so i came home in 2008 and i ve been it was for crack cocaine. but someone like me are stuck there for over 17 years doing what? nothing. i mean, it was just it s really a good idea that the president is doing because there are many of us who is exactly as you said. non-violent, non-violent. we re not violent. yes, i understood what i did. i sold some drugs. but the time given is the problem, given me 20 years, i mean, for what? ok. you said sentence works. but there was no violent in it. so really, it done me a disservice to be back there doing anything. and one of the most important things maybe i would have came back into society and wanted to sell drugs again but time gone. i heard a man was able to touch my life while being back t
may move on these bills? guest: i think congress may move very quickly. i would be surprised i hate to put a prediction out there because it is low in congress, but i would think maybe even by the end of this year we may see some reforms passed. particularly because the chairs of the house and judiciary committee now have bills, are willing to be on board, have hearings, and move things. up until that point, it is like, if they don t have hearings, we can t get bills to pass. none of this is going to move until the chairs of the judiciary committee, on board. now, i think we will see some movement by the end of the year. host: julie stewart of families against mandatory minimums. it is our regular your money segment. this week, we will take a look charter schools. richard kahlenberg of the century foundation joins us next for that discussion as the washington journal continues. tonight on c-span s new series, landmark cases, in 1830, dred scott was in slave to dr. j