The Madisonian Constitution and the future of freedom

We the People

National Constitution Center

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🗓️ 27 April 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In excerpts from Freedom Day 2017, Mickey Edwards and Norm Ornstein reflect on the state of Congress, and George Will offers his take on the future of freedom. Listen to the full program, including great panels on the media, presidency, and more, on our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall, on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster of podcasts at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by Jason Gregory and David Stotz. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0	I'm Naconjo Janache, producer of We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:09.2	Jeffrey Rosen is away this week.
0:11.8	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America,
0:16.2	chartered by Congress to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a non-partisan
0:22.3	basis.
0:23.8	This week we'll listen to excerpts from Freedom Day 2017
0:27.9	held on April 13th, Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
0:32.4	As many of you may know, Freedom Day was launched in 2015 at the Constitution Center.
0:38.0	Our goal is to encourage citizens of all ages across the country to take time to explore and appreciate
0:46.0	their unique freedoms as Americans. This year's main program brought together top
0:52.0	thought leaders in law, media, education, government, and
0:55.9	business for a series of panels exploring what James Madison would think of American democracy today. You're about to hear two of those
1:06.7	conversations. First you'll hear former Congressman Mickey Edwards of the
1:11.7	Aspen Institute and Norm Ornstein of the American
1:15.0	Enterprise Institute, talk with Jeff Rosen about the state of Congress, the so-called
1:20.4	Broken Branch, as Norm has dubbed it. Then you'll hear a keynote address
1:25.8	from Washington Post opinion writer George Will on the Madisonian
1:30.2	Constitution and the future of freedom. You can listen to the full program on our
1:35.6	Companion Podcast live at America's Town Hall which you can find on iTunes,
1:41.4	Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.
1:46.0	Without further ado, here's Jeff with Mickey and Norm.
1:50.4	Welcome.
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