The Democratic Constitution: Recovering the True Meaning of Our Founding Charter

Good afternoon everyone and thank you Good afternoon everyone and thank you for coming to this panel on the for coming to this panel on the for coming to this panel on the Democratic Constitution. Uh really Democratic Constitution. Uh reall…

think of it that way today but the think of it that way today but the preamble was uh printed in early preamble was uh printed in early preamble was uh printed in early versions of the constitution in much versions of the constitution in mu…

that's point number one. And my second that's point number one. And my second cautisole here is that most of that cautisole here is that most of that cautisole here is that most of that learning has not only been over time, learning has not…

other social movements in this dialogue. other social movements in this dialogue. Uh it's so important because when CA Uh it's so important because when CA Uh it's so important because when CA came down, when other decisions come came down,…

Congress itself. Um making sure Congress Congress itself. Um making sure Congress and those working in Congress are and those working in Congress are and those working in Congress are claiming um their authority um and the claiming um their…

principle is not neutral in the way that principle is not neutral in the way that the court is suggesting. It's tradition the court is suggesting. It's tradition the court is suggesting. It's tradition entrenching. And since we are in the e…

respected. And if we included in the respected. And if we included in the narrative of who we are, not only would narrative of who we are, not only would narrative of who we are, not only would the constitution have more authors, but the co…

[clears throat] exactly what were the [clears throat] exactly what were the conditions under which slavery took conditions under which slavery took conditions under which slavery took place, etc. And as one begins to place, etc. And as one …

these slave plantations and the the these slave plantations and the the fossil fuel um uh plants that are fossil fuel um uh plants that are fossil fuel um uh plants that are located there. And I just use that as an located there. And I just…

really as a way of one doing justifying really as a way of one doing justifying judicial nominations and two campaigning judicial nominations and two campaigning judicial nominations and two campaigning for voters. I see Dawn out there who …

judges and social movements and uh judges and social movements and uh citizens and social movement citizens and social movement citizens and social movement participants to build on in this participants to build on in this participants to b…

>> Well, um, thank you once again to our >> Well, um, thank you once again to our terrific panelists for being part of terrific panelists for being part of terrific panelists for being part of this conversation. Thank you to you all this co…