About the preamble of the declaration of independence. He views each line and explores what the Founding Fathers may have intended by their word choices. Good afternoon, everybody. So for the last six weeks in this class weve been examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. That is weve been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials and american wig patriots and that debate has in many ways come down to one issue which is broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies. And more specifically even, the real question is what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislatures. And over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the Britain Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764 it began with the sugar act and then a year later the stamp act and then in 176768, the townsend act a
Examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. That is, weve been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials and american wig patriots. That debate has really in many ways come down to one issue, which is, broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies . More specifically even, the real question is, what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislators . Over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764, it began with the sugar act. A year later, the stamp act. Then in 1767, the towns and acts. Then the tea act and then the coercive act. In 1775, the prohibit tory act. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation was one overarching piece of legislation, which i think was the driving force behind all of these part
They will be on our website has more detailed biographies of all the speakers. To moderate our panel on Civil Liberties with covid19 long time president of eeo on aei no longer focus on these and other policy issues. Will come one and all we will examine the Civil Liberties issues raised by Government Actions with the coronavirus pandemic and a longtime chairman of the american Civil Liberties union and the university of virginia specializes in property Public Financing constitutional law and finally university of virginia schoolnc of law with that constitutional law. For the information about each is available at the conference website and concluding and to have individual presentations a general Panel Discussion and questions on attendees when those will arise and to set the stage briefly and to be a math suppression of everyday Civil Liberties going on beyond anything in history. Was most of the other three democracies with the district of columbia in puerto rico issuing lockdown or
And then to define the republic and the equality and justice and rule of law and i am hopeful we will make it through slightly more perfect union. I pray for our country and i yield the floor and with simple type of the resolution sponsored by those in the chamber and what the resolution called for to urge the United States and with those treatment efforts that doesnt sound like a radical idea, doesnt . And so many does it would seem asking the United States to join other countries in the world it is just common sense we dont know where or when the vaccine will be discovered we dont know if the effective treatment will be discovered in the United States or some other place with the respected medical and scientific leadership in the United States you hope it would be here but lets be honest, a safe and ef all al l its possibletid t a fall. Vaccine is found in developed elsewhere to assure vulnerability to make sure the United States gets its fair share. Where will we stand in the United
Our nation is crying out for leadership, for direction, for some healing and some unity. This president even try to provide it . I yield the floor. Mr. President , two weeks ago i came to the fore the center ask for consent on a simple, Timely Senate resolution sponsored by nearly half of the members of this chamber. What did the resolution called for . It urged the United States to join global Coronavirus Vaccine and treatment efforts. That doesnt sound like a radical idea, doesf it . In the midst of a global much suffering and so many deaths, it would seem that asking the United States to join other countries of the world in searching for therapies and vaccines is just common sense. We dont know where or when a vaccine will be discovered. We dont know if an effective treatment will be discovered in the United States or some other place. Certainly with the respected medical and scientific leadership in the United States, you would hope that it would be here, but lets be honest. If a s