Jon Meacham: A Lot of Us Worried About Confrontation Between Trump and the Constitution, and It Is Coming

MEACHAM I think you ░░░░░░░░ right I think that ░░░░░░░░ is coming I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of us have ░░░░░░░░ about it feared it ░░░░░░░░ have to hope and ░░░░░░░░ the case tell the ░░░░░░░░ that you just told ░░░░░░░░ is that this isn ░░░░░░░░ some notional thing This ░░░░░░░░ t some idealistic or ░░░░░░░░ or God help us ░░░░░░░░ struggle the Constitution exists ░░░░░░░░ the reason that other ░░░░░░░░ exist It is to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves by making sure ░░░░░░░░ other people are protected ░░░░░░░░ s what a covenant ░░░░░░░░ You surrender a certain ░░░░░░░░ of liberty a certain ░░░░░░░░ of agency in order ░░░░░░░░ have maximum liberty and ░░░░░░░░ agency in what is ░░░░░░░░ difficult and fallen world ░░░░░░░░ mean that s what ░░░░░░░░ is And you know ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ think we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ say I ve been ░░░░░░░░ by but it s ░░░░░░░░ particularly vivid is this ░░░░░░░░ of this unfolding example ░░░░░░░░ picking on the weak ░░░░░░░░ just picking on the ░░░░░░░░ is one thing right ░░░░░░░░ picking on the weak ░░░░░░░░ part of what the ░░░░░░░░ part of what the ░░░░░░░░ States was invented to ░░░░░░░░ not prevent at least ░░░░░░░░ And I would just ░░░░░░░░ this for as a ░░░░░░░░ of citizenship for all ░░░░░░░░ us Democracy works if ░░░░░░░░ enough of us are ░░░░░░░░ to defer immediate gratification ░░░░░░░░ that if there s ░░░░░░░░ we want and we ░░░░░░░░ want to grab it ░░░░░░░░ is part of what ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ is doing right There ░░░░░░░░ things he wants to ░░░░░░░░ so he does them ░░░░░░░░ of democracy is not ░░░░░░░░ in to every impulse ░░░░░░░░ whim that we have ░░░░░░░░ in fact we re ░░░░░░░░ we re taught that ░░░░░░░░ more we can be ░░░░░░░░ the stronger we become ░░░░░░░░ we can only be ░░░░░░░░ if we obey the ░░░░░░░░ of law BRZEZINSKI Historian ░░░░░░░░ Meacham thank you very ░░░░░░░░