this is a copy of the united states constitution, one of those constitutions that you took an oath to defend and protect when you joined this board including that and the state constitution. i rise in this issue because of the same issue and the reason i did so in the historic preservation commission. and that is because i feel that people are being denied their right to speak in an equitable fashion. i will point out a contradiction in the own agenda and know your rights under sunshine. and in public comment section g it says you cannot comment on items that are on the agenda, you can only do so in general with one exception. when the agenda item has been reviewed and members were allowed to testify and the commission has closed the public hearing and the opportunity must be commissioned. and that makes no sense. if you say you can't talk about it and in the same body has been closed and with the matter of the public agenda, which is it? i think that will discourage people from discouraging this resolution and the same goes to closing public comment in general and to deny the members

"i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member [various boards] for the city and county of san francisco." congratulations. [applause] that will do it. music. in joy. thank you all for taking the time. -- enjoy. thank you all for taking the time. ♪ >> but want to encourage anyone who is on the fence as a grand jury member to do so. as former supervisor and as mayor, it is equally valuable for people to participate as grand jury members -- to feel connected to the community in a meaningful way. this is a place where you can feel the kind of connection as a member of the grand jury, who is out there working in the interest of all san francisco's and holding in check members of our elected departments that need that kind of dir

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy r.t. new york. coming up later this hour venezuelans go to vote the country goes to the polls in parliamentary elections as a rich person's point. was. i think it's just a power struggle. to. balance in the big apple way or in more people to say about america's economic situation. israel's moratorium on sacrament construction in the west bank is set to expire within the hour the government imposed the ban a ten months ago was a move towards peace talks with palestinians all they've warned construction of the west bank would mean that their withdrawal from the new round of negotiations currently under way under american mediation jewish settlers in the area to celebrate the left by laying a foundations for a new buildings the israeli government has ignored pleas from the international community to extend the moratorium in the

states constitution to see him now be the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy our party new york. that was artie's marina for now reporting from new york for us there a lot more coming your way courting nazi norway a mixed martial artist turned extremists who escaped from a psychiatric facility in russia has turned up in the nordic nation seeking political asylum. and as the surge of violence in iraq coincides with the end of the u.s. military campaign there doubts are high over whether local forces can maintain security. after making inroads in sweden europe's far right parties are focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial and muslim campaign which sparked outrage among nanny. reports. was the by by most game is a simple as its message they came and shoot down as many of you must as you count as they rise relentlessly above asters alpine skier line if you're not quic

states constitution to see him now be the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina porton i our party. and we have lots more coming your way here in our team building and they are not seen norway and next marsh has turned extremist to skate from a psychiatric facility in russia has turned up in the nordic nation seeking political asylum. and there's one number of young lovers in india all when they need saving from their outraged parents and honor killings. after making inroads in sweden europe's far right parties are focusing their efforts in austria for sunday's prevention elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial and muslim campaign which sparked outrage among many. reports. are the most game is a simple as its message they came and shoot down as many lost as you count as they rise relentlessly about. scar life if you're not quick enough the country is. with us or we're defending our rights our traditions our culture we don't want to

states constitution to. see him now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy party. coming up for you later this hour right here on our struck by. was faith in the government i think it's just a power struggle in washington now. in the big apple here and what people have to say about america's economic situation. flight. to spending an extra day can all be due to an. the space crew. back to work. to come just a little bit later in the. well the polling stations across venezuela have opened as people vote in the parliamentary election after boycotting the previous poll in two thousand and five the opposition will try to win back seats from the ruling party of president chavez. joins us live capital hello to you so security has been tightened throughout the country ahead of this polling but i'm told we were there any attempts to disrupt the preparations. that's exactly what could be here at the

states constitution to see him now be the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina put my own party. israel's moratorium on settlement construction of the west bank is set to expire within hours from now it was ten months ago. does the move towards peace talks a palestinian official meanwhile palestinian government officials warn several times that any new construction in the west bank will mean the immediate halt of ongoing negotiations some jewish settlers plan to celebrate the event by playing the foundations to new buildings in the area the international community has repeatedly called on israel to extend the moratorium all the israelis. government did yellow ravi perform a nonprofit organization and i think stand a dialogue between both sides of the conflict thinks only of praise the construction can improve the chance of peace. the leaders in the region prime minister binyamin netanyahu and president obama is in both to see the importance of carrying on with the peace talks

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy r.t. . coming up later this hour venezuela's go to the country. as a. was. just a power struggle in washington. the battle in the big apple you people have to say about america's economic situation. a moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank has just expired in jerusalem israeli government imposed a ten months ago as a move towards peace talks with palestinians but it could derail current peace negotiations palestinian leaders have borne pullout of u.s. talks currently underway this renewed building in the west bank. in the area have plans to celebrate the lifting of the ban by byline for leg rather foundation for new buildings the israeli government has ignored pleas from the international community to take stands the moratorium in the light of the current peace talks. and its habits of palestinian rights activ

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of these policies. that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy party new york. was. reporting from the big apple and later this hour laurie is also about in the big city gauging people. so you think that the middle class is kind of disappearing in this country and i think it's definitely it's definitely. not so much disappearing but it's definitely not as big as it used to be i mean you know growing up my parents always said that the middle class was a lot bigger and times were a lot easier. than stake in this election is the national assembly ever party gains two thirds of the vote will have the authority to write and pass the laws in this country. is in venezuela to find out how the campaign is shaping up in the country ahead of the upcoming general election. well after making inroads in sweden europe's a far right party is focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial ele

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina porton i r r t. there are still plenty more to come here want to see including a neo nazi in norway and the. extremist who escaped from a psychiatric facility in russia has turned up in the nordic nation seeking political asylum plus. the surge in violence in iraq coincides with the end of the u.s. military campaign and its remain over whether local forces maintain security. after making inroads in sweden europe's far right parties focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial anti muslim campaign which sparked outrage among many. reports. was the bye-bye mosque game as simple as its message they came and shoot down as many new mosques as you can as they rise relentlessly above asters alpine skyline if you're not quick enough the country

states constitution to see him now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy party. coming up later this hour struck by poverty. i think it's just a power struggle. in the big apple ever people say about america you know my situation. austria is right wing freedom party is helping and computer will help it win votes in sunday's provincial elections were less successful this will be yet another success for your far right to general elections you got to take the sins fear to be the wrong lines of islamophobia. was the bye-bye mosque game as simple as its message they came and shoot down as many new mosques as you can as they rise relentlessly above asters alpine skyline if you're not quick enough the country is islam wised up that it's on we're defending our rights our traditions our culture we don't want to be dissolved into islam nor do we want there to be parallel islamic societies in our country we released by the right wing freedom party as part of its bid for electio

states constitution to see him now be the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina porton i our party. and that was marina for now reporting from new york and also later this hour laura harvesters also and the big apple she's gauging people's thoughts on the economic situation. so you think that the middle class is kind of disappearing in this country i think it's definitely it's definitely. not so much disappearing but it's definitely not as big as it as it used to be i mean you know growing up my parents always said that the middle class was a lot bigger and times were a lot easier. as a surgeon violence in iraq coincides with a and us military campaign there are doubts remain over whether local forces can maintain security. after making inroads in sweden the europe's far right parties are focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial anti-gay muslim campaign which sparked outrage a

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of his policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy party. it's nearly ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital with. come. later this hour struck by prophets. was faith in the government i think it's just a power struggle in washington now are two years out and about in the big apple here and what people have to say about america's economic situation. violence in iraq coincides with the end of the u.s. military campaign there remain over whether local forces can maintain security. austria's right wing freedom party is hoping an unseen muslim computer game will help it win a vote since sunday's provincial elections if successful this will be yet another victory for europe's far right after sweden's recent general elections. takes a look at what is fear to be the rise of islamophobia in europe. was the by by most game is as simple as its message they came and shoot d

states constitution to see him now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina put nigh on r.t. new york. after making inroads in sweden europe's far right parties are focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial and muslim campaign which sparked outrage among mannie. reports. oh god by by most game is a simple as message they came and shoot down as many roasts as you count as they rise relentlessly above austria's alpine skyline if you're not quick enough the country is islam wised up that is something we are defending our rights our traditions our culture we don't want to be dissolved into islam nor do we want there to be parallel islamic societies in our country you're going to be released by the rightwing freedom party as part of its bid for election and the regional government in styria austria second largest province the game has hit the wrong nerve within twenty four hours that

states constitution to see. now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy party. coming up later this last call the venezuelan because it is a voting in a highly contested national election which has been billed about some of the rich versus the. i think it's just a power struggle in washington. and the balance in the big apple with hearing what people have to say about america's job it's. a moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank has just expired in jerusalem israeli government imposed ten months ago as a move towards peace talks with palestinians but it's lifting could derail current peace negotiations. the pullout of u.s. . currently underway if there's renewed building in the west bank or settlements in the area of plans to celebrate the lifting of the ban by foundation for new buildings and israeli government has ignored from the international community to extend the moratorium

states constitution to see her. now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy r.t. the. israel's moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank is set to expire within hours from now it was searched ten months ago by the israeli government as a move towards peace talks with palestine meanwhile the palestinian government officials were on several times that any new construction in the west bank the immediate halt the on going negotiations summer jewish settlers plan to celebrate the event by laying the foundations of the new buildings in the area for the international community has repeatedly called on israel to extend the moratorium while israelis call on their government to end it or when i joined live by the founder of all and on point tonight is asia aimed at extended dialogue between both sides of the conflict many thanks for joining us mr rugg. the moratorium is about to expire both sides

states constitution to see him now the continuation of all of these policies that he has adopted from the bush administration has been absolutely outrageous thank you very much. marina portnoy r.t. new york. we have much more ahead on tonight's show we're giving our tool time award to a congressman who's denying that he's used to having products to stick around for some fun and the long awaited g.o.p. pledge to america was unveiled today but is this just a bunch of lip service in hopes of getting elected that doesn't offer any real solutions i'm going to debate the issue with j.p. frere of the washington examiner in just a moment. wealthy british style. expert on. market why no. one.

"i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member [various boards] for the city and county of san francisco." congratulations. [applause] that will do it. music. in joy. thank you all for taking the time. -- enjoy. thank you all for taking the time. ♪

the united states constitution. the blueprint for our government is not a long document. you can keep a copy in your shirt pocket. i happen to have one here, mr. speaker. the basic document is under 5,000 words but it covers the building blocks for our three equal branches of government, the first 10 amendments lay out the rights of every citizen. how many times have you heard the phrase, i know my rights? well, we know them because they have been delineated for us in the bill of rights. winston churchill said in a speech to the house of common sense in 1947, quote, many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. no one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms have been tried from time to time. today i issue a challenge to the citizens to read the constitution on september 17 each year. it will help your understanding of what and who you are in this country and it will strengthen your values. in a speech to the senate in 1850,

states constitution awe raises ?sm. >> reporter: some say the two are tied and savings on healthcare will help consumers put more money in their pocket. >> we've just got to give people some basic peace of mind. >> reporter: northern virginia is pr. if republicans take the house this november that blueprint could be more of a road map to the fights that lie ahead between the white house and the gop. >>> wicked weather in canada as hurricane igor delivers heavy appear and wind. the storms flooded homes and washed out roads. police are investigating claims that a driveway collapsed on an island, washing an 80-year-old man into the sea. tense of thous is. >>> we had our share of storms roll through so what is op top? nmd. theefer thunderstorm twea -- since we last talked this little shower that has was close to leesburg has now gem. it is basically southwest, in extreme northern phlegm -- this is all basically moving very, very slowly to the east, and a little bit it to the south oift. so we'll watch these thunderstorms

. >> a great day for the constitution of the united states and individuals being represented here because we know at the end of the day this case is going go to the united states supreme court in one form or another. >> reporter: even the judge agrees with that. he expects no matter how he ends up ruling on the case even when it goes to trial that it will be appealed by whomever loses and ultimately go to the u.s. supreme court. the states arguing this is federalism versus state rights as well as the constitutional rights of individual liberty. >> shepard: that is the argument. how did the government respond to the claims that the portions ever unconstitutional. in the department of justice says they have decades of court precedence. number one, that the u.s. government does have the power to dictate how federal funds are spent. one of the state's arguments is that forcing them to expand medicaid is usurping the state's power not to do so and also as far as an individual choosing not to buy health insurance which is a big part of the affordable care act they will be penalized with a tax i

i -- [inaudible] i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear trap, faith, and allegiance to the state, that 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 am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position, as a member -- [inaudible] for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations, everybody. [applause] i appreciate how effective that was. [applause] >> being a pedestrian in san francisco is not easy for anybody. >> [inaudible] people push tables and chairs outside the sidewalk. >> i have to be careful not to walk the sidewalk. it is very hard. >> sometimes people get half way across the intersection. >> you have to be alert because there is always something coming up that you need to know about. >> i learned to listen to the traffic patterns. sometimes i notice the other pedestrians, they are crossing, on occasion, i have decided i'm going to cross, too. i ge

i -- [inaudible] i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear trap, faith, and allegiance to the state, that 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 am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position, as a member -- [inaudible] for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations, everybody. [applause] i appreciate how effective that was. [applause] >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someon

states constitution. and i am glad that we are taking the opportunity today to honor that most treasured document. in closing, let us all be sure to keep the principles of the constitution in our hearts and on our minds every day as we continue to work for a more perfect union. thank you, madam speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 1612, expressing the support for and honoring september 17, 2010, as constitution day. madam speaker, i first would like to commend my distinguished colleague from ohio, mr. latta, for introducing this bipartisan resolution for the second year in a row. it serves as an important reminder of the ideals and principles contained within a document that w

to overturn parts of the law. >> we haven't found precedence that the united states constitution authorizes the congress to mandate the purchase of the service. >> while it's dominated the headlines since the president has signed the law, they are sure it will help consumers put more money in their pocket. >> we've got to give people a peace of mind. >> reporter: tom fitzgerald, fox5 news. >>> remember the eggs recalled for the salmonella outbreak over the summer? you'll hear how they grilled egg farmers, coming up. >>> the new faces of "american idol," can j lo and steven tyler save one of the hottest shows on tv? a live debate coming up next and you can join in if you like. go to myfoxdc.com and click on live video and news chat and there you can chat with other viewers and send us questions to our panelists. back in a few. garbage bags taken over your kitchen? (woman blows at scented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent. hefty! hefty! hefty! right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means o

i -- [inaudible] i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear trap, faith, and allegiance to the state, that 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 am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position, as a member -- [inaudible] for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations, everybody. [applause] i appreciate how effective that was. [applause] aye been in san francisco 20 years. i'm homeless. i got a good cup of coffee. i got a number. today i'm 359. >> you try to do the right thing and make a point to do what you have to to be at one place. they have all the services at one building. i can spend 4 hours touching each table ask and getting the information i need to get back on my feet. they are providing the services under one roof. you don't have to go here or there or wait until next week. >> at the time we opened we have folks waiting outside to come

"i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member [various boards] for the city and county of san francisco." congratulations. [applause] that will do it. music. in joy. thank you all for taking the time. -- enjoy. thank you all for taking the time. ♪ >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we visit with one of the arts commissions very special teams. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, expe

states constitution authorizes the congress to mandate the purchase of a service. >> reporter: while the economy has dominated the headlines since the president signed his health care law, he says the two are tied together and that saving on health care costs will help consumers keep more money in their pocket. >> we just got to give people some basic peace of mind. >> reporter: now, the president does believe that overall the health care reform will actually save americans money. but on the other side, the republicans many of them, say it will put us more into debt. so that debate continues here on the hill, steve. >> thank you. >>> one suspect in ohio may want to pick a better hiding place next time he is running from police. up next, we'll tell what you happened when he jumped into a dumpster. a wild ride that nearly turned deadly. >> a dog deemed to be swishes and sentenced to be put down but not without a fight from his family. >> we've been living here for nine years. they could have come to us for nine years and say your animal has done this, your animal has done that. we have

but is that protected under the first amendment of the united states constitution? yes. >> jeffrey toobin last night on this program, cnn legal analyst, said that this is more about you than about shirvell. and he said that shirvell is a political ally of yours who worked on your campaign and that, you know, you campaigned on family values and weren't very supportive of, you know, gay rights, and to fire him would be political difficult for you and that plays a part in the story. i wanted you to be able to respond to that. >> well, you know, mr. toobin reminds me of the old joke, i'm not a lawyer but i play one on tv. because he clearly didn't read any of the supreme court case that i cited for it. >> he's a former federal prosecutor but you're saying politics has nothing to do with it? >> that doesn't mean anything, anderson. he's not in the ring every day practicing law. he's spending time on cnn. and it's a pretty good gig, i wish i had it. but the reality is i'm out of office in three months. i have a duty to defend the michigan constitution. i have a duty to de

i -- [inaudible] i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear trap, faith, and allegiance to the state, that 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 am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position, as a member -- [inaudible] for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations, everybody. [applause] i appreciate how effective that was. [applause] tape 55 >> welcome, this is carl. >> great to meet you. >> great to me you, and i want to thank you for your interest and this is the city's animal shelter. and come in and a lot of people come here to adopt a animal or if they have lost their animal or looking for other animals. and we deal with other animals like birds and rabbits and you name it. this is more to see in this facility and more to see in the community. and i suggest you go with an animal control person and see what they co, whether rescuing animal

states constitution saying there shall be open boreders. and it's precisely because of the benefits of free movement that economists endorse this. so, i don't think that these kinds of exaggerated fears would be the basis for a sebastopol see that ends up not only deporting people who have lawful rights to be here who are immigrants, but also, obviously, u.s. citizens as well. >> that's going to be to have to be the last word. our thanks to jock lin stevens and isas torres. >>> that person chatting it up on the cell phone at your favorite restaurant annoy you, me, yes. or are you one of those people doing the chatting? maybe. >>> we're looking at what women and men think about talking at the table. what everybody thinks about talking at the table. happened to me this morning at breakfast. surprise! they don't agree. and the eye pad, it started a trend. there it is, right there. now other tablet computers are either out or they're on the way out and they are pretty cool. some of them, maybe. tech guru katie lenindahl takes some for a spin fo

i -- [inaudible] i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear trap, faith, and allegiance to the state, that 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 am about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the position, as a member -- [inaudible] for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations, everybody. [applause] i appreciate how effective that was. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us at el cafe. we want to thank lourdes for housing us this morning. this was a really wonderful opportunity for us to get the community more involved. as many of you know we've been working really hard on our truancy and wanting to get our kids in our schools, staying in our schools, and make sure they're doing exactly what the

you are under oath to uphold the a constitution of the united states. you violate not only their civil, but their constitutional rights. >> next speaker please. >> hello. i have always come here to talk about mind control weapons. the threat has greatly escalated. as i informed you guys through visits, some police officers, look at how serious this is, police officers have been attacked. i have told reilly, james, jim, investigations, i have spoken to a lot of other people. sergeants and police officers alike. nothing has happened regarding this matter. nothing at all. the main person who was working on this, officer kelly dunn is not here. she has missed appointments. i want you to understand that one person is not doing find due to their thoughts and actions being affected by the weapon. it is not working out at all. i do not know what you are doing. these are horribly tortured people. they are really tortured people. there are some cases of homicide from various accounts and everything like this. this is not right at all. we have had this for the las

"i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time as i know the position as a member [various boards] for the city and county of san francisco." congratulations. [applause] that will do it. music. in joy. thank you all for taking the time. -- enjoy. thank you all for taking the time. ♪ >> that is right. exactly right. or twice a week. hi, everyone. i'm executive director of the human services agency, the agency that administers the jobs now program, which we are here to talk about today. a month from now, the lesson a month from now, if congress does not enact -- does not act, this jobs program is going to go away. it will go way across the country as well. we jumped early into this program on the heels of the federal stimulus act in february. the act allowed fo

, kentucky, and to the presentation we have this morning concerning the united states constitution. i would like to ask the panelists to speak into the microphone. please identify yourself, and we will recognize folks for questions. this will be available on the website, witches www.nc -- which is www.ncl.org. please fill out your form outside. the topic of today is a timely discussion. it seems some of the hard times there is a tendency in the united states to have greater action by the central government. in the 1930's, 1930's, and in 2010, 2009. the talk is about not seeing a pendulum swing to a more active national government. while the 1980's repositioning with ronald reagan's and others talked about a new federalism, the conversation seemed to switch to a european-style government, so this is a timely discussion, because there are a lot of people of various political persuasions fatter talking about the intrusion where the relationship with the federal and state government. we have a distinguished panel, and i would like to introduce it collectively. i will make some short rem