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Derek Black

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
213 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

is our children engaging in free and open thought amongst themselves, right? With hopefully an adult in the room that can establish some guidelines. But I think public education didn't do that very well five years ago, 10 years ago, 30 years ago when I was there. But I think in this moment of cultural fracture, we do really have to commit to

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

is our children engaging in free and open thought amongst themselves, right? With hopefully an adult in the room that can establish some guidelines. But I think public education didn't do that very well five years ago, 10 years ago, 30 years ago when I was there. But I think in this moment of cultural fracture, we do really have to commit to

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Free speech, open debate, inquiry, listening harder, thinking harder, right? Not just bullet points, not just bullet points.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Free speech, open debate, inquiry, listening harder, thinking harder, right? Not just bullet points, not just bullet points.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Free speech, open debate, inquiry, listening harder, thinking harder, right? Not just bullet points, not just bullet points.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

well let's just rewind and this is i guess an example of why you know someone still got their finger in the dam um holding back holding it together you know the the president of the united states asserted unilateral authority over the entire federal budget when he came into office right he does not have that power federal district court and joined it he then backed down from that right

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

well let's just rewind and this is i guess an example of why you know someone still got their finger in the dam um holding back holding it together you know the the president of the united states asserted unilateral authority over the entire federal budget when he came into office right he does not have that power federal district court and joined it he then backed down from that right

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

well let's just rewind and this is i guess an example of why you know someone still got their finger in the dam um holding back holding it together you know the the president of the united states asserted unilateral authority over the entire federal budget when he came into office right he does not have that power federal district court and joined it he then backed down from that right

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

But let's say he didn't back down. It's like, well, okay, you know, maybe, you know, it's a district court. But if the United States Supreme Court or a court of appeals told the president, you lack the authority to sequester those funds, and he still did it. So just the budget, that's it, just the budget.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

But let's say he didn't back down. It's like, well, okay, you know, maybe, you know, it's a district court. But if the United States Supreme Court or a court of appeals told the president, you lack the authority to sequester those funds, and he still did it. So just the budget, that's it, just the budget.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

But let's say he didn't back down. It's like, well, okay, you know, maybe, you know, it's a district court. But if the United States Supreme Court or a court of appeals told the president, you lack the authority to sequester those funds, and he still did it. So just the budget, that's it, just the budget.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

You know, just the belief that the president can spend our money however he wants with no constraint. And that would be crossing the Rubicon. Now, I'll tell you, and this is why, you know, you have to kind of be like a constitutional law professor or, well, you don't have to be a constitutional law professor, but you've been following it. It's like, you know, I've been alarmed.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

You know, just the belief that the president can spend our money however he wants with no constraint. And that would be crossing the Rubicon. Now, I'll tell you, and this is why, you know, you have to kind of be like a constitutional law professor or, well, you don't have to be a constitutional law professor, but you've been following it. It's like, you know, I've been alarmed.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

You know, just the belief that the president can spend our money however he wants with no constraint. And that would be crossing the Rubicon. Now, I'll tell you, and this is why, you know, you have to kind of be like a constitutional law professor or, well, you don't have to be a constitutional law professor, but you've been following it. It's like, you know, I've been alarmed.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

And this goes back, this isn't just a Trump problem. Like, I was alarmed with the NCLB waivers. Probably nobody on this even knows what I'm talking about, right? Like, you know, a decade ago. Not that, like, President Obama was, like, going to take over the country, but alarmed that somehow or another he thinks he can do this. Like, why is he even testing the boundaries this way?

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

And this goes back, this isn't just a Trump problem. Like, I was alarmed with the NCLB waivers. Probably nobody on this even knows what I'm talking about, right? Like, you know, a decade ago. Not that, like, President Obama was, like, going to take over the country, but alarmed that somehow or another he thinks he can do this. Like, why is he even testing the boundaries this way?

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

And this goes back, this isn't just a Trump problem. Like, I was alarmed with the NCLB waivers. Probably nobody on this even knows what I'm talking about, right? Like, you know, a decade ago. Not that, like, President Obama was, like, going to take over the country, but alarmed that somehow or another he thinks he can do this. Like, why is he even testing the boundaries this way?

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Yeah. And so, but I was like, you know, you can kind of get it. There were some gray area, this where you kind of need to be a constitutional law professor to kind of figure out why that was such a big deal. Yeah.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Yeah. And so, but I was like, you know, you can kind of get it. There were some gray area, this where you kind of need to be a constitutional law professor to kind of figure out why that was such a big deal. Yeah.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

Yeah. And so, but I was like, you know, you can kind of get it. There were some gray area, this where you kind of need to be a constitutional law professor to kind of figure out why that was such a big deal. Yeah.