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Preserve the Constitution Series PRESERVE the A SERIES FROM THE HERItaGE FOUNDatION The Constitution of the United States of America has Featuring the Attorneys General of Presidents endured over two centuries. Yet modern liberalism and Reagan and Bush activist judges have rejected America’s core principles, denigrating some constitutional rights with which they disagree, and making up others. The future of liberty depends on America reclaiming its constitutional first principles. Meese The Heritage Foundation’s Preserve the Constitution Series seeks to change America’s course by restoring the courts to their constitutional role—to protect individual liberty, property rights, and free enterprise—and to enforce the constitutional limits on government. Ashcroft Informing citizens on topics related to the Constitution and rule of law, this ongoing series will feature lectures, panel discussions, and other events with some of the nation’s most respected judges, legal scholars, lawyers, and policy analysts. Mukasey For more information on the Preserve the Constitution Series, visit heritage.org/RuleOfLaw Calendar of Events All events will be webcast live from The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. SEPTEMBER Click the Event Title below to RSVP and learn more about each event. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT September 9, 2011, 12:00 p.m. 1 2 3 A Constitutional President: Ronald Reagan and The Founding Featuring Steve Hayward, Author of The Age of Reagan and Jim Miller, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 former Reagan Cabinet Member Hosted by Edwin Meese, former United States Attorney General 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 September 13, 2011, 12:00 p.m. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security Book Event Featuring John Yoo, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law and Nadine Strossen, former President of the American Civil Liberties Union and Professor of Law, New York Law School OCTOBER Hosted by Edwin Meese, former United States Attorney General SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 September 28, 2011, 12:00 p.m. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Supreme Court Preview Featuring Paul Clement, former United States Solicitor General and Partner, 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bancroft PLLC and Kannon Shanmugam, former Assistant Solicitor General and Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Clement 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 October 6, 2011, 12:00 p.m. 30 31 The Constitution and the Right to Vote: Protecting Against Voter Fraud Featuring John Fund, author and columnist, The American Spectator and Catherine Engelbrecht, True the Vote NOVEMBER October 11, 2011, 12:00 p.m. The Constitution and the Common Defense: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Who Ensures America’s National Security? 1 2 3 4 5 Featuring former United States Attorneys General Meese Ashcroft Mukasey Edwin Meese, John Ashcroft, and Michael Mukasey 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 October 19, 2011, 5:30 p.m. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 with reception to follow Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture featuring Chief Judge 27 28 29 30 Alice M. Batchelder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Batchelder Hosted by Edwin Meese, former United States Attorney General October 28, 2011, 12:00 p.m. The Unconstitutional National Popular Vote Plan— Preserving the Electoral College Featuring Trent England of Freedom Foundation, Michael Ulhmann of Claremont Graduate School, and Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation Hosted by Edwin Meese, former United States Attorney General November 3, 2011, 12:00 p.m. Is Obamacare Constitutional? 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Featuring Michael Carvin, Partner, Jones Day and David Rivkin, Jr., Partner, Washington, DC 20002 Baker & Hostetler LLP heritage.org | (202) 546-4400 Hosted by Edwin Meese, former United States Attorney General.
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