i was voting for the united states constitution. well, she wasn't convinced. now this past sunday, walking my dog rufus in nashville, i was confronted by a neighbor who said she was angry and crushed by my vote against allowing more witnesses in the impeachment trial. the senate should remove the president for extortion, she said. i replied to her, i was not voting for or against the president. i was voting for the united states constitution which, in my view, does not give the senate the power to remove a president from his office and from this year's election ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate. the united states constitution says a president may be convicted only for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. president trump's actions regarding ukraine are a far cry from that. plus, i said, unlike the nixon impeachment, when almost all republicans voted to initiate an impeachment inquiry, not one single republican voted to initiate this impeachment inquiry against president trump. the trump impeachment, i said to her, was a compl

for or against the president i was arguing for the united states constitution. unless you were not convinced i was confronted by a neighbor who said she was angry and crushed and i've had more witnesses than the impeachment trial. i replied i was not voting for or against the president but for the united states constitution which in my view does not give the senate the power to remove a president from his office and from this year's election ballot for pactions this is only for treason, esbut president's actions class but all republicans not one single republican voted to initiate the inquiry. president trump but it was a completely partisan action in the framers of the constitution especially madison believe we should heverha ever have a partisan impeachment. that would undermine the separation of powers by allowing the house to immobilize the - - but she was not convinced. when the treasury was created there never has been anything quite like it. said and with the separation of power to the supreme court and congress. the late justice scalia said with the chec

i was voting for the united states constitution. well, she wasn't convinced. now this past sunday, walking my dog rufus in nashville, i was confronted by a neighbor who said she was angry and crushed by my vote against allowing more witnesses in the impeachment trial. the senate should remove the president for extortion, she said. i replied to her, i was not voting for or against the president. i was voting for the united states constitution which, in my view, does not give the senate the power to remove a president from his office and from this year's election ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate. the united states constitution says a president may be convicted only for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. president trump's actions regarding ukraine are a far cry from that. plus, i said, unlike the nixon impeachment, when almost all republicans voted to initiate an impeachment inquiry, not one single republican voted to initiate this impeachment inquiry against president trump. the trump impeachment, i said to her, was a compl

that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office of mayor of the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. thank you. thank you all so much forum here today, and thank you to the people of san francisco for trusting me to continue to serve as mayor of such an incredible city. as we welcome a new decade, it's really worth taking a moment to reflect on how far we've come in this decade. in 2010, san francisco was deep in the great recession, and our workforce was in trouble. our unemployment rate had more quadrupled since 2000 and was at a 20-year high. ten years later, we are riding the longest period of economic growth in our history with one of the most -- the lowest unemployment rates in our city's history. [applause] >> the hon.

states constitution. when i heard senator mcconnell come to the floor this morning and argued against the united states senate stepping forward and asserting its constitutional authority, i wondered how does he explain in the commonwealth of kentucky that the we are stil engaged in a war 18 years after there was any vote for an authorization of the use of military force in iraq and afghanistan and the larger question senator cain t and i tried to raise the resolution is what does this mean the terms of the future relationship with we know that we have had a rocky contentious relationship and we know that they have engaged with the acts of tourism we know that full well. president obama tried to at least bring some sanity to thet relationshipre by eliminating te ability of the iranian to develop nuclear weapons. we find reprehensible it wouldn't reach the portable thae level of a nuclear confrontati confrontation. i thought the president was right. i supported this effort to develop the inspection mechanis

preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, and in violation of his constitutional duties, take care the law is faithfully executed, donald j trump has abuse the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his office donald trump solicited interference of a foreign government, ukraine, in the presidential election. he did so through a scheme or course of conduct soliciting the government of ukraine to public and ounce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospect of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. donald trump also sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on public announcement of the investigation. donald trump engaged in this scheme for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so donald trump used the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the united states and undermine the integrity of

preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the t united states, and in violation of the constitutional duty to take care that the law be faithfully executed, donald trump has directed the unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate defiance issued by the house of representatives pursuant to its power of impeachment. president trump has abused the power of the presidency in a manner offensive to and subversive of the constitution and not the house of representatives has engaged in an impeachment inquiry focused on president trump's corrupt solicitation of the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election. as part of this impeachment inquiry, th the committee is undertaking the investigation to serve subpoena seeking documents and testimony vital to the inquiry from the various executive branch agencies and offices and current and former officials. in response without a cause or excuse, president trump directed executive branch agencies, offices and officials not to comply with those subpoenas. he thus interposed the power of the presidency against t

that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. and during such time as i hold the office of member of the board of education for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: ladies and gentlemen, your newest commissioner for the board of education. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: it's

protect, and defend the constitution of the united states and it violation of his constitutional duties to take care of the laws be faithfully executed. donald trump has directed the unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives pursuant to a sole power of impeachment. president trump has abused the powers of the presidency in a manner of subversive of the constitution and that the house of representatives has engaged in impeachment inquiry focused on president trump corrupt solicitation of the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election. as part of this impeachment inquiry, given his undertaking the investigationpr serve subpoenas seeking documents and testimony, vital to the inquiry from very executive wrench agencies and offices in current and former officials. in response without lawful cause or excuse, president trump directed executive branch agencies offices and officials not to comply with those p subpoenas. president trump thus interposed the powers of the presidency against the l

preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. donald j trump has abused the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his high office, president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government. ukraine, in the 20/20 united states presidential election. he did so through a scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the government of the ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection. armed the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. president trump also sought to pressure the government of the ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official united states government acts of value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigation. president trump engaged in this scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so president trump use the powers of the presidency in a manner that

states in violation of the constitutional oath to execute the office of president of the united states and th to the besf his ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states in violation of the constitutional duties to take care donald trump has abused d the power of the presidency and that using the power of his office president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government of ukraine for the presidential election. he did so through a scheme of course of conduct that included soliciting the government to publicly announce investigations that would benefit the reelection, harm the prospect of the political opponent and implements the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. president trump sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take the steps by conditioning the official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. he engaged in the scheme are the corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so, president trump used the cover of the

states constitution. when i hear senator mcconnell come to the floor this morning and argue against the united states senate stepping forward and asserting its constitutional authority, i wonder, how does he explain in the commonwealth of kentucky that we are still engaged in a war 18 years after there was any vote for an authorization of the use of military force in iraq and in afghanistan? and the larger question, which senator kaine and i tried to raise in this resolution is, what does this mean in terms of our future relationship with iran, the neighbor of iraq? we know we've had a rocky and contentious relationship with that country. we know that they have engaged in acts of terrorism which have cost american lives. there has been tension between our countries for decades. we know that full well. but president obama tried to at least bring some sanity to the relationship by eliminating the ability of the iranians to develop nuclear weapons. he felt, i felt, and most americans felt that was a step in

preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. donald j trump has abused the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his high office, president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government. ukraine, in the 20/20 united states presidential election. he did so through a scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the government of the ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection. armed the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. president trump also sought to pressure the government of the ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official united states government acts of value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigation. president trump engaged in this scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so president trump use the powers of the presidency in a manner that

number one, it comes from article two of the united states constitution and it comes from the war powers act and [inaudible] that has been passed by this body for some time and iran and as you are listening understands that the president has that authority and has specific authority from all of m those buckets, not withstandia the arguments that are been made here by some members of the body but the president unquestionably has those powers. this power has been used very sparingly by this president compared to the last administration the numbers are indeed striking and the drone strike that has been taken then and now in the obama administration has 540 of them over eight years and in this particular administration they are very, very few and far between and can only be described as a handful. this is a president who abhors the use of military force. i have had the opportunity to discuss it with him at length and i have been in the room when he is been confronted with these questions and had to make the decisions but he is deeply moved by these questions and understands how difficult the

number one, it comes from the article 2 of the united states constitution. number two, it comes from the war powers act. and number three, it comes from the aumf that has been passed by this body for some time. and iran, understand that the president has that authority. ep has specific -- he has specific authority from all of those buckets, notwithstanding the arguments that have been made here by some members of this body, the president unquestionably has those powers. this power has been used very sparingly by this president. compared to the last administration, the numbers are really indeed striking. the drone action, the drone strikes that have been taken then and now during the obama administration, 540 of them over 8 years. in this particular administration they are very, very few and far between and can only be described as a handful. this is a president who abhors the use of military force. i have had the opportunity to discuss it with him at length, and i've actually been in the room when he's been confront pped with these questions -- confronted wi

a united states senator. but they did envision someone like donald trump being president of the united states. someone who thinks he is above the law and that rules don't apply to him. so they made sure our democracy had the tool of impeachment to stop that kind of abuse of power. the house managers have clearly laid out a compelling case and evidence of donald trump's misconduct. they have shown that the president of the united states of america withheld military aid and a coveted white house meeting for his political gain. he wanted a foreign country to announce -- not actually conduct, announce an investigation into his political rival, and then he refused to comply with congressional investigations into his misconduct. and unfortunately, a majority of the united states senators, even those who concede that what donald trump did was wrong, are nonetheless going to refuse to hold him accountable. the senate trial of donald trump has been a miscarriage of justice. donald trump is going to get away with abusi

the tragic thing about this is that the american people have contempt for the united states constitution. contempt and ignorance because any politician who decided to uphold and defend the united states constitution, he would not get elected to office by the american people. if he says look, nowhere in the constitution is there authority for the federal government to be involved in education so if you send me to it washington i'm not going to bring back billions of dollars because is not the constitution. you'd be run out of town. >> do you think then that progressivism is anti- constitutional, anti- republic or rousseau, hegel, marx, dewey, crawley, do you think they've succeeded? >> the jeffersonians and anti- federalist, they have not succeeded so the progressives have succeeded very well. the wilsonian objective or vision is a hard set in our economy, or if you look at the communist manifesto, at the things they want, the ten things they wanted, we've accomplished it in our country. >> and so, there are people out there, the tea party movement, the reagan revolution, constitutional c

states constitution and congress has not yet declared war upon, nor enacted a specific statutory authorization for the use of military force against iran. that makes a simple point. previous administrations of both parties have overused the authorization for the use of military force passed here in 2001 and 2002. a majority of the currently serving members were not present for the debates that led to those authorizations and the fact patterns and circumstances that led to their being adopted have long since passed into history. and so, if we, in this chamber, are to exercise our responsible role, we shouldn't simply let the president take the responsibility and possibly the blame for the conduct overseas, but we should take that responsibility back on ourselves. in 2001, congress utilized force against al qaeda based onned deadly strikes against our territory that happened on 9/11, but did not authorize the use of force against iran. in 2002, congress did the same against saddam hussein's iraq, which is one of iran's greatest enemies, then and now. and so, frankly, i think to suggest that eith

comes from number one article ii of the united states constitution. number two it comes from the war powers act to number three comes from they umf passed by the spotting for some time. iran if you were listening understand that the president has that authority. he has specific authority from all of those buckets notwithstanding the arguments that are made here by some members of this body. the president unquestionably has such powers. this power has been used very sparingly by this president compared to the last administration. the numbers are really indeed striking. the drone strikes that have been taken then and now during the obama administration 540 of them over eight years. this particular administration they are very few and far between and can only be described as a handful. this is the president who enforced the use of military force. i have had the opportunity to discuss it with him at length in that than in the room when he's been confronted with these questions and had to make the decisions. he is deeply moved by these kinds of questions a

of the united states. and in order to enable the president of the united states to do his job correctly, we have to be willing to do ours. you see, this is part of the evil design of the military industrial complex, is to convince members of congress, first and foremost that they don't have to and shouldn't want to put their name on the line when it this comes to war power. this unfairly puts the blame and the accountability all on the president of the united states. that's wrong. just as importantly, mr. president, it disconnects the american people from their elected representatives here in the senate and in the house of representatives. from a process that really put -- could put not just american treasure but also american blood, the blood of their own sons and daughters on the line. that's not right. the founders could not have been any clearer about this. that's especially true when it comes to the greatest founder of them all. remember that when the miami indians attacked americans north of the ohio

states constitution whether it's something the founders really care about, it's the time they discuss it and they care about getting it right. we become ceremony formatted. it is only have content and substance and focuses on the care cost and other functions and elements of article two but the argument is that the oath actually matters. it does something. >> what is the us? what is he swearing to? >> to the office to the best of his ability and swearing to preserve, protect and defend the united states constitution. we are arguing substance, a promised to uphold a system that is larger than oneself. it's sort of the covenant between the government and the people so there's no way to make a president action the public interest. let's take part in for example and the news headlines or unusual use of pardons. the numbers talk about why they want it to be a pardon power, it talks about how the ability to temper justice with mercy and that's important sacred solemn obligation in hamilton talks about well, he just need a case of rebellion to boost the country forward. they don't say it's a

reserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of the constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. donald j trump has directed the unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate the science of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives pursuant to the sole power of impeachment. president trump has abuse the powers of the presidency in a manner offensive to an subversive of the constitution and that the house of representatives has engaged in an impeachment inquiry focused on president trump's solicitation of the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election. as part of this impeachment inquiry, the committee undertaken the investigation serve subpoenas, seeking documents and testimony vital to the inquiry executive branch agencies and offices in current and former officials. in response without lawful cause or excuse, president trump directed executive branch agencies officesy and officials not to comply with the subpoenas. president trump interposes the power of the presidency against

of the united states. we have to be willing to do ours and this is part of the evil design of the military-industrial complex. members of congress first and foremost that they don't have to and shouldn't want. from the representatives here and the house of representatives from a process from their own sons and daughters on the line. that is not right. they couldn't have been more clear about this. it is true when it comes to the greatest number of them all. president george washington carefully can find military onerations to exclusively defensive measures. the constitution, washington road, vests the power of declaring war with congress therefore no offense if expedition of importance can be undertaken until afte after thee innovated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. george washington was a humble man and artist. one of my favorite paintings in entire building can be found in the capitol rotunda where you see george washington painting his commission back to the congress he's the most well-k

they had set out a task to change the unites states constitution. they did it and they have set the example to take our voting rights and to ensure that they remain sacred and that they remain unquestioned and safeguarded for eternity, for american citizens. and so in thei exhibition, not only are you learning history, but hope you are feeling empowered yourselves. >> this was the second of a two-part tour of the national portrait gallery's "votes for women" exhibit, marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. you can watch this and other "american artifacts" programs by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >> good evening, welcome to the william g mcgowan theater at the national archives. i'm deborah, deputy archivist of the united states. i'm pleased you could join us. whether you are here at the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or c-span. tonight's discussion of women suffragists and the men who

that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office of mayor of the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. thank you. thank you all so much forum here today, and thank you to the people of san francisco for trusting me to continue to serve as mayor of such an incredible city. as we welcome a new decade, it's really worth taking a moment to reflect on how far we've come in this decade. in 2010, san francisco was deep in the great recession, and our workforce was in trouble. our unemployment rate had more quadrupled since 2000 and was at a 20-year high. ten years later, we are riding the longest period of economic growth in our history with one of the most -- the lowest unemployment rates in our city's history. [applause] >> the hon.

of the united states to protect us against imminent threat. congress has the constitutional powers my generation paid a heavy price because of the vietnam war without the voice of the united states congress giving a specific authorization or to have a president exceed his i urge my colleagues to support the senate joint resolution 68. >> when the senate begins its debate with the war powershe act we are considering whether to do our duty to the constitution. the debate over war powers is bigger than any one senator or president or political party. the debate over war powers was a fundamental constitutional debate and that the founding fathers were clear the power to declare war lies in the legislature. the executive is a branch most prone to war

states constitution. which granted african-american men the right to vote. the 15th amendment of the united states constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based upon the citizen's race, color or previous ondition of servitude. we're still fighting for that right. although we're celebrating the 150th anniversary of that right. in texas and throughout our country, we're still fighting for the right to vote, the right to have our voices heard, without ridiculous impediments and barriers that you've heard about tonight. the memories of poll tax and jelly bean jars to be counted is still with us. i'm old enough to remember that when i became 21 at that time to vote, i had to pay a poll tax. and so it was important to be able to just vote. but i say to young people today that we still have to fight equally as hard for our right to vote. i've lived through the periods in american history where the fundamental right to vote has been continuously challe

that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office of mayor of the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. thank you. thank you all so much forum here today, and thank you to the people of san francisco for trusting me to continue to serve as mayor of such an incredible city. as we welcome a new decade, it's really worth taking a moment to reflect on how far we've come in this decade. in 2010, san francisco was deep in the great recession, and our workforce was in trouble. our unemployment rate had more quadrupled since 2000 and was at a 20-year high. ten years later, we are riding the longest period of economic growth in our history with one of the most -- the lowest unemployment rates in our city's history. [applause] >> the hon.

, protect, and observe the constitution of the united states and in violation with his constitutional duty to take care that the laws are faithfully executed. donald j. trump has abuse the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his high office, president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government ukraine in the 2020 united states presidential election. he did so through a scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 presidential election to his advantage. president trump also sought to pressure the -- ukraine, to take the acts of significant value to ukraine on the public announcement of investigations. president trump engaged in the scheme over course of conduct for personal benefit. in doing so, president trump use the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised national security of the united states and undermined the integrity of the democratic process. he also ignor

who said that was part of the constitution? the supreme court of the united states. they said that was a constitutional right. and we see effort after effort after effort to erode that constitutional right. i'm proud that the democratic caucus in the 116th congress is not only the most diverse in american history but also includes the greatest number of women. in virginia it was an election that saw the house of delegates reach 30% women. and the state senate reached 28%. and once it got there, the women of virginia stood up and said, this ought to be in the constitution of the united states and they voted to do so. virginia now has a woman as speaker of the house as we do in our u.s. house, and as my home state of maryland has in our house of delegates. it is because more women are stepping up to run for office and winning election that more women's voices are being heard in our democracy. that is why this resolution is on the floor. that's a wonderful thing and i have been proud to help recruit talented women to run for the house as democrats and very frankly, we n

to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws that be faithfully executed donald j. trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical and indiscriminant defiance of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives pursuant to the sole power of impeachment. president trump has abused the u powers of the presidency in a manner offensive to, and subversive is of the constitution in that the house of representatives has engaged in an impeachment inquiry focused on president trump's corrupt solicitation of the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election. as part of the impeachment inquiry, the committee is undertaking the investigation served subpoenas, seeking documents and testimony deemed vital to the inquiry from various branches, agencies and offices and current and former officials. in response without lawful cause or excuse, president trump directed executive branch agencies, offices and officials not to comply with those subpoenas. president trump thus inte

of the united states and to the best of his ability preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed donald j. trump has abused the powers of the presidency and that using the powers of his i office president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government ukraine in the 2020 united states presidential election he did so through a scheme or course of conduct. that included soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection harm the election prospects of a political tone and and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage president trump also sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take these steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations president trump engaged in the scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes and pursuit of personal political benefit in doing so president trop u

that means holding a president accountable to the united states constitution. i mean before i got here, residents at home were saying, look, there's this upgraded version of pay to play, rashida. you have a sitting ceo in the white house making decisions in the best interest of his companies and the fact that he hasn't divested and hasn't complied with the emoluments clause. it may not be the basis of why we move forward. but where we are now is we at least got the truth out as much as folks are pushing back against that. the one thing the american people need us to do is do the right thing, not strategically, not looking at polls, but doing the right thing to protect our democracy and making sure that we're elevating the truth no matter what, no matter how hard it is. they deserve the truth. they deserve to know exactly what this president is doing, and it may be bribing a foreign national today, but tomorrow it's going to continue moving money away from the military and from our schools and from other programs to benefit his resorts, watching him allow folks

and with that women, have secured the right to vote in the united states constitution. so here we have the story of the 19th amendment's journey to becoming part of the constitution, but i also wanted to tell a few more stories from its road of ratification, including the first states that ratified, as well as a little bit more of the story behind tennessee. that was a pretty intense battle to finally pass the amendment in that state. in tennessee, as the tennessee legislature was fighting over whether or not to ratify the 19th amendment, it ultimately only passed by a single vote. we wanted to tell that story here. the freshman legislator who voted to pass the -- voted to ratify the 19th amendment was harry burn, and the story goes that he was opposed to women's suffrage, but his mother urged him to support the amendment if his vote was needed to do so. fortunately for us he kept his promise to his mother. i'll just point out that as you round that corner from the 19th amendment, we have this huge wall mural. this is a photograph from the national women's party. we wan

that has presented a heightened tension between the united states and iran. congress has the sole responsibility to commit our troops to combat. it's in article 1, section 8, of the constitution. congress has the power to declare war. this is not a decision made by the president. it's a decision made by congress. our founders were very concerned about having the appropriate balance between the executive branch and the legislative branch. it's called checks and balances. we did not want a monarchy. we wanted to make sure that there was sufficient support before war was declared, that it's in our national security interest that the congress and the president and the american people are all together in an effort if we're going to have war against another country. and that war should always, use of military should always be a matter of last resort, that we should always exhaust diplomacy, always exhaust other means before america initiates war against another country or the use of military force. this authority that rests in congress was tested in the vietnam war

states constitution is on the verge of success. what 3 words we take a look at the front are helping rescue services saved lives. hello again it's good to have you back well here across asia we are watching storm after storm making its way from the southwest up here towards the northeast and with that a lot of rain when those storms do roll through then we get a little bit of a break and then the next storm will be coming in as well so for japan expect to see the rain increase here on friday as that storm pushes up towards the north down towards the south though very heavy rain across much of china over the next few days and we're going to be seeing the very heavy rain across the northern part of taiwan as we go towards saturday that area of heavy rain starts me its way towards japan for the next round of rain and that's going to affect much of the ricoh islands as well as into southern japan for toga though here on saturday and nice day with a temperature of 17 degrees while heavy rain is going to be the big problem here across mu

and defend the constitution of the united states in violation of his constitutional duties to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, donald j trump that the laws be faithfully executed, donald] trump as abuse the powers of the presidency and that using the powers of his office, president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, the ukraine and the 2020 election, soliciting the government of the ukraine to publicly announce investigation that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. president trump also pressure the government of the ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to the ukraine and its public announcement of the investigations. president trump engaged in the scheme and course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of political benefit. in doing so, president trump use the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromises the national security of the united states and

of the united states. to submit in writing, in person the statement of the state of the union. what happened instead was a president using the congress of the united states as a backdrop for a reality show, a state of mind that had no contact with reality whatsoever. it was quite appalling to hear the president say that 150 million families in america that are faced with preexisting medical conditions, a benefit afforded to them in the affordable care act, that he was protecting that benefit when he has done everything to dismantle it. we are fighting him in the courts to preserve that benefit. that misrepresentation was appalling and so clearly untrue. next, he talked about another issue of concern, the issue of the cost of prescription drugs. they cannot afford the prescription drugs and meet their other obligations to their families. we talked about negotiating for lower prices, the only way you're going to get lower prices. during the campaign the president said he would associate like crazy, i think t

as you know, this week we had the state of the union as required by the constitution of the united states. with the president to submit in writing, in person the statement of the state of the union. what happened instead was a president using the congress of the united states as a backdrop for a reality show, a state of mind that had no contact with reality whatsoever. it was quite appalling to hear the president say that 150 million families in america that are faced with preexisting medical conditions, a benefit that is afforded to them in the affordable care act, that he was protecting that benefit when he has done everything to dismantle it. we are fighting him in the courts to preserve that benefit. that misrepresentation was appalling and so clearly untrue. next, he talked about another issue of concern, the issue of the cost of prescription drugs. i have seen grown men cry about the country when it comes to the fact that they cannot afford the prescription drugs and meet their other obligations to their families. we talked about negotiating for lower prices, the only way you're goi

, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. president trump has violated that oath. so i ask once again, what does america stand for? considering that question i think of doctor martin luther king jr., the m only man who did not serve as president that we recognize a memorial on the national mall. more than 50 years after his assassination, doctoral king's life work to make the nation more fully live up to the founding of the polls still resonates. these are the same principles of compels my father's family to come to this country. liberty, equal justice, democracy, while fighting for those principles, doctor king wrote in his letter from a birmingham jail the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. my colleagues, this is one ofle those times. two years after rioting the birmingham letter, he led thousands on a five-day,ay 54-me march from selma to montgomery for the fundamental american right have the right to vote in a f