May 7, 2019 2019 Bradley Symposium: The State of the Constitution
Co-hosted by The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
The Heritage Foundation
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Richard W. Graber, President and CEO,
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Panel Discussions
Hans von Spakovsky – Moderator
9:15 a.m. Panel I
J. Christian Adams – Election Fraud: Gaming the System
Peter Schweizer – Secret Empires: The New Corruption
Allen Guelzo – The Constitutional Crisis of Free Speech on Campus
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Panel II
Randy Barnett – The Myth of Substantive Due Process:
Why Both Progressives and Conservatives are Wrong
Paul Clement – Stare Decisis and the Court: A Litigator’s Perspective
Peter Wallison – Judicial Fortitude: Reining in the Administrative State
11:30 a.m. Panel III
Michael Anton – A Question of Sovereignty
John Eastman – Born in the USA?
Description
The Constitution of the United States has endured for over two centuries. However, our constitutional republic is threatened by vulnerabilities in the election process, corruption amongst our elected leaders and representatives, and censorship of political speech that is fundamental to a free society. Our republican form of government is further weakened by misinterpretations of the Constitution that diminish our rights, dilute the separation of powers, and delegate legislative power to the administrative state. The very meaning of what it is to be an American, replete with our exceptional political, economic, and social culture, is now threatened by massive, uncontrolled illegal immigration. We will hear from eight leading experts how we might remedy these problems, strengthen our constitutional republic, and restore the promise of America.
LEGAL MEMO 32 min read
FIRST PRINCIPLES 24 min read
COMMENTARY 2 min read