No cars can get through, and many areas in the financial district have been forced to shut their doors since fray because of the unrest. And in china, theyre getting ready to celebrate national day, 40 years of communist rule. And in hong kong, they are under strict notice not to cover the protest in hong kong. Its the biggest crisis since they protested government in tienneman square. They are just as subversive. Congregation , one country, two system arrangement, elded colonial rule and gave up status, in beijing, they passed a law last month to vet candidates in local elections and they are demanding that they reverse course and that administrators step down. This puts the communist leadership between a rock and a hard place. Do they have protests elsewhere in china or crush them violently and risk hong kongs place as a inform center. The city has been at the center of almost every National Innovation that china has attempted over the past three decades. Hong kongs liberal market en
Years and the same principles apply. Congress is a Political Animal and we are always going to act this way. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Author of point of attack and author of constitutional peril they debate the war, Foreign Policy, the use Committee Use of drones and the meaning of the constitution. This is about an hour and a half. Welcome, everyone. Tonight the committee for the republic is hosting a debate on war and the constitution with of our country entering another war in the middle east, tonights debate could not be timelier. The debaters could also be bought better suited to give their points of view. Here below we have john yoo. He was Deputy Assistant attorney general for the office of Legal Counsel in the bush Justice Department. John wrote a number of key than those supporting bushs post9 11 counterterrorism policies. And then bruce was the associate general under president S Ronald Reagan and also the chief policy advisor to rand paul
Trouble. Whats that from . Guest that was my earlier subject, Antonin Scalia who said it kiddingly after justice on the sotomayor shook up a party by getting all the justices to dance the salsa with her. I use it to set the scene of a contrast its been between the woman who i is a genuine, somersaults come into this institution thats a wonderfully traditional, used to certain rhythms. The rhythms frankly our salsa. She did this wonderful display that shut everybody up at this end of term party and Justice Scalia who watched it come a summit usually shakes people up, right . Said i knew she would be trouble. He said it kiddingly but its a perfect line for all a bit of what greeted her. Host were you allowed to go to the party . Guest no, no. It was tough to get the information. You know, peter, how secretive this court is. A lot of people arent aware of how we never know what goes on in a conference on cases. Journalists are never invited to the end of the term party. In fact, when chie
The terms of an art party by getting all the justices to dance with her. I use that is at the scene of what is done between the woman who was so genuine and herself coming into this institution that is so wonderfully traditional and used circular rhythms but frankly she did this wonderful display that showed everybody up at the end of term party and Justice Scalia who watched it is usually somebody that shakes people up and said i knew she would be trouble. We said it kiddingly but it is a perfect line for a little bit of prepare her bare. Were there. Were you allowed to go to that party . Guest know and it was tough to get the information. You know how secretive the court is. A lot of people are not aware of how we never know what goes on in the conference on the cases. The journalists were never invited to the end of the term party. In fact when chief Justice John Roberts sent us the invitation for this particular party, he reminded all of the stuff that it was just fulltime staff an
Welcome, everyone. Tonight the committee for the e republ republic hosi republic host ing a hosting a debate on the war and it could not be better timing. Here below we have john yoo on the left. John was Deputy Assistant attorney general for the office of Legal Council in the bush Justice Department. John wrote a number of key legal memos supporting bushs post911 Counter Terrorism policies. And bruce was associate Deputy Attorney general under president reagan and also was chief policy advisor to rand paul during the 2012 president ial campaign. And harvey stand up. He is going to be our moderator. He is currently dean of the national war college. Harveys last government job worked for the director of national intelligence. Thank you. [applause] there wasnt a single founder who doubted that going to war was the most important decision the republic could make. The war powers is the most important power was war threatens the republic. Since the executive has more incentive to go to war