s governor gary her bevt. Then donald nor cross. Later, hour spotlight on magazines. Well take your calls on the sentencing of former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald. Live starting at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Today president obama is at a Ford Assembly plant in michigan to talk about jobs and the economy. Live at 4 05 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. This sunday on q a author dick lair talks about the film the birth of a nation. Part two of the movie which is after the war reconstruction is really the heart of the protest in the sense that this is where the blacks are just appalled by the portrayal of freed slaves. And this is a scene showing what happens when you give former slaves the right to vote, the right to be elected the right to govern. Its a scene in the South Carolina legislature where the first and primary order of business is to pass a bill allowing for interracial marriage because again in his hands black men are soley interested in pursuing and having white women. Sunday night at 8
This being the day fixed by public law 113201 pursuant to the 20th amendment to the constitution of the United States, to the meeting of the 114th congress of the United States, the house will come to order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We gather on this most significant day when once again recelebrate the peaceful transition of democratic government. Though many return from the 113th congress this peoples house is a new legislative assembly. May the service of all the members here gathered give you glory and equip well the charge entrusted to them by their fellow citizens. Give each member an abundance of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding that they might know best how to proceed in the work they have been given to do as well as the courage to act once they have discerned where your spirit might lead them. May all that is done this day and all the days of the 114th congress be for
What were trying to do on the other very important policy, regulatory and legislative issues that need to be addressed. And by the way on the global issues were dealing with. On romney, not talking about him as a president ial candidate, hes a skilled businessman, hes certainly gotten some experience on being in the president ial business. And i think hes a talented guy. But i could say the same thing about a lot of people. Men and women. I think its going to be fascinating. But heres my deal. I think the American People in elections in the house elections in the senate, elections for governor and therefore elections for president of the United States are going to look very, very carefully for people that share their values, but bring competence and experience to the process. If you went and looked at all the polls, there was a great concern in the last election where people go to washington and govern and do they have the competence and the experience to do so . Good morning. The wall
Two recommendations. There should be a dedication to the research and development of solutions to mine Law Enforcement databases for information that will not only reduce and solve crime, but help keep our officers safe. This cannot be a one time endeavor, but rather a continual process. In addition, we must look for and publicize best practices and use of social media. Currently, there is no better way to connect with the citizens. In Law Enforcement we are only as strong as our relationships with the community. If they trust us they will call us when something is amiss in their neighborhood. So, the question that begs to be answered is how do we build that trust. It begins with understanding ourselves and the citizens we serve. To this every Law Enforcement officer should be mandate aed to complete the course entitle td fair and impartial policing. Its to show that everyone has biases and that luiu critical for officers to recognize this, make every attempt to set them aside when ser
We have to get this hearing in before the votes start between 11 3012 00. I think the time for Opening Statements will burn up the time between now and 10 30 so week get the the witnesses. I would like to welcome you to the Judiciary Committee meeting. We are talking about the lack of rules that plays on the issue. Over the past career year the task force has evaluated this subject. Despite the fact it is generally accepted that the federal government doesnt poses a General Police power, recent studies included that the number of federal criminal offenses on the books has grown from less than 20 to nearly 5,000 today which cover many types of conduct tended by the framers to be left to the state. The Congress Passes 500 new crimes every decade and this surge is highlighted by a telling statistics. Nearly 50 of the federal criminal provisions enacted since the civil war have been enacted since the 1970s. It leads to a number of concerns. Issues of notice and fairness to the practitioner