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Checks and Balances in the Age of Instant Messaging: A Congressional Perspective panel discussion

William G. McGowan Annual Forum on Communications and Technology

Video PlayerI.Senator Byrd's Remarks
II. Federalism
III. Checks and Balances

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Presidential historian Michael Beschloss moderates this discussion with members of Congress on the impact of high-speed communications, instantaneous news, and public expectations of quick results on basic constitutional principles such as "separation of powers" and "federalism."

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer participate in the program. The discussion addresses if and how the Founding Fathers’ blueprint for deliberative democracy should be adapted to a world reshaped by communications technology.

 

 
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