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...Lawyers [and judges] are trained to determine the meaning of texts which sometimes require historical inquiry,” Scalia said. “They are not trained to be moral philosophers.” The Justice’s remarks drew the warmest response during the question and answer portion of his lecture, as he employed humor to field the audience’s inquiries. When an audience member suggested that one could hypothetically own large pieces of weaponry under the ruling of the 2008 case District of Columbia vs. Heller, which upheld an individual’s right...
...structure of the American education system and the still-existing achievement gap. “Is our education system all it should be? Is it preparing all of our children for success in college and the workforce?” Spellings asked. “In all candor, the answer is no, not yet.” While she did recognize many of the pressing issues in our schools, Spellings focused her speech on potential areas of improvement and what she described as recent successes in reform. Spellings was one of the major proponents of passing the No Child Left...
...clear whether she had been living with her son or was only visiting when police arrived. But when they showed up, officers asked Griffin if the boy she was holding was her missing son. She refused to answer, according to a formal complaint filed by the Milwaukee County District Attorney. "The defendant refused to respond or identify the baby boy," according to an affidavit from Milwaukee police detective Christopher Moews. "As he and other officers engaged Griffin in conversation, she began putting clothes on the boy and stated she was going to leave with the child," the complaint reads...
...Moderated the 2004 Vice Presidential debate between Vice President Cheney and John Edwards. When Cheney asked for more time to answer a question, she told him "Well, that...
...nomination season debates, when Biden himself was running for President, he usually kept his commentary smart, snappy and on message. His most memorable debate moment, in fact, came when he was asked if he would have the discipline as President to control his mouth. His one-word answer...