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Government and bring the control local there. >> one of the things were arguing for is a set of principles proven to be successful across time. they change the principles. we dont care if technology changes. but the founders, thats what is so cool about the constitution. it doesnt deal with specifics. it deals with the principles. therefore its timeless. it works as well today. 230 years later as it did back then because its principle driven. we have found the principles work we want to go back ...

Rights to man? >> right. >> glenn: back in a minute.

Mike has his hands raised. go ahead. >> checks and balances for one. >> im looking at david. >> thats constitution. five things from the declaration, the philosophy of government. >> glenn: i didnt even know this one. it had no idea. anybody? give it. >> first 126 words you find there is a creator and he gives inalienable rights and has a moral law which governs men, got exists to protect the rights he gives and below the god-given rights you rule by consent of the govern. five principles. >> gl...

Religion. how many official religions were there? 13 or 10? >> early colonies -- out of the 13 colonies, nine official. >> glenn: nine official. how many people would believe that there were official religions? nine official state religions. have you ever been taught that? they were state religions. so if you went to one state, the official religion was this. if you go to another state, the official religion was that. the founders fought that. that was constitutional. right? >> it was constituti...

Absolutely everything. we have just begun. >> we have so many political opportunities left to us, we havent touched. we can turn it around. >> there is a difference between technology. that is the other side. technology. they can close it down tight as a drum. the whole world could be shut down. tehran is doing it shut it all down. if it wasnt for twitter, the world -- >> thats the cool part. the social networking and everything else, they cant do it. >> glenn: margot, what is your question? >> ...

Handlebars. we tip and we went down a viaduct and a cement bridge and we couldnt stop and my hand dragged across the bridge. it was nasty. the pain i would have forgotten, but i remember the scar. we remember the things in the constitution -- they were genius. remember the scar. thomas jefferson said people will make mistakes but they will have, but i trust the american people when they realize it. >> the true corrective for all constitutional mistakes is education of the people. rely on the peo...

It doesnt have the rituals or oaths or anything common today. by 1799 it began to change. washington was dead then. 1813 -- >> glenn: wait, wait, wait. i have seen a painting of george washington laying in the cornerstone. he was wearing the apron and everything else. what do you mean there -- >> done in 1976. the painting, the one in the capital of washington laying the cornerstone. there were some in 1840s and 50s. >> glenn: i believe i have seen his apron in mount vernon. >> he has an apron b...

State? some are not sure. is there another answer than that, or youre just unsure. you would say the other way around? protect the state from the church. david? >> the phrase doesnt exist in any constitutional or government document. were talking about a metaphor with no place in the constitution except judges tell us it belongs there. second, the history of the phrase if you want to attach it to the first amendment, go to bill of rights. the purpose of the bill of rights goes back to the declar...

No, you can say whatever you want. you can do whatever you want. but i also have the right to do it. the other hostility is people who say no god. that goes against the principles of the country. because if there is no god that hands out rights, who grants you your rights? >> this came from thomas jefferson memorial. he said can the liberties of a nation be thought secure if we remove their only firm basis? according to thomas jefferson, the only firm basis in national liberties is a conviction ...

Is all about. its not, i just heard a speech the other day from barack obama. he said, you know, they havent had any new ideas, the republicans havent had any new ideas. theyre right republicans havent had come to jesus moment. progressive light. not all, but many of them are. they havent had a new idea. barack obama and the progressive left idea comes from 1848. with karl marx and socialism. thats not -- >> not a new idea. >> glenn: thats not a new idea. thats the oldest idea known to mankind. ...