"A Fireside Chat": Stone Cold Governor Ducey & Revolving-Door Ex-Arizona Senator Jon Kyl

A group of libertarian and conservative Republican members of The Federalist Society held a symposium over the weekend at ASU starting with breakfast on Friday. One thing they all adhere to is originalism - whatever that intent is to interpret the Constitution written in the 18th Century based on economic principles at the time, that are of course subject to a changing world now in the 21st Century.
What we get: current Arizona governor Doug Ducey and Revolving-Door former Arizona Senator John Kyl who was appointed by the governor to fill an empty seat for 4 months.
They're brought together for what's called "a Fireside Chat" lasting over an hour on Friday evening. There are also six other streaming videos from the event about other topics relevant to the 21st Century, including Blockchain technology > https://fedsoc.org/

Arizona has long been at the forefront of promoting economic liberty and free market ideals, and this year’s symposium reflects this commitment by focusing on "The Resurgence of Economic Liberty."  The theme is inspired by Frédéric Bastiat’s maxim: “Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws.  On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.”
The story of the American founding is inextricably linked with a quest for economic liberty.  From restrictions on trade to heavy taxes, tyranny in the economic sphere is one of the most commonly cited abuses of governmental power that sparked the American Revolution.  Economic theories played a central role in the debates leading to the Constitution’s ratification.

In discussing factions, relations among the states, congressional powers, and other fundamental constitutional themes, the Founders recognized the critical ways in which the ideas of liberty, justice, and equality could only be realized through an understanding of markets and related economic interests.
Indeed, the “American Dream” itself can be characterized in terms of economic self-determination, including the right to choose a profession, earn a livelihood, and buy and sell on the same terms as fellow citizens.  The twentieth century witnessed a vast expansion of governmental power and the administrative state, which some scholars have argued has distorted the Framers’ original constitutional design—all with a profound impact on economic liberty and welfare, and thus the way of life for millions of Americans.
Today, Americans remain deeply divided over the meaning and importance of economic liberty, and, as a result, the topic often animates social discourse and decision-making at all levels of government.  The question of how much the government ought to intrude into the economic realm is a fundamental fault line that divides not only American conservatives and liberals, but also conservatives and libertarians, as well as adherents to various schools of thought within each of those political philosophies.  As a matter of constitutional interpretation, even staunch originalists disagree with one another over the extent to which the nation’s charter protects economic liberty.
The Symposium’s panels will

• focus on the legal and philosophical roots of economic liberty
• explore how those roots should inform jurisprudence and political thought in addressing contemporary issues.  

The panels will delve deeply into first principles underlying our constitutional scheme as well as explore their application to cutting-edge technologies, regulatory schemes, and business models. We will challenge attendees to deepen their understanding of the relationship between economic liberty and legal rights, and to test personal economic beliefs against commitments to originalism and the rule of law.

OPENING REMARKS:

53:57 

Opening Remarks and Welcome to Arizona [Live Stream]

Duration: 53 minutes.

278 views

2 days ago

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. 

It is founded on the principles

• that the state exists to preserve freedom
• that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution
• that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. 

The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.
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Saturday Evening Banquet "Fireside Chat" Keynote:
Featuring:

Keynote: Hon. Doug Ducey, Governor, State of Arizona

Keynote Moderator: Hon. Jon Kyl, Former Interim U.S. Senator Appointed Sep 2018

Streamed live on Mar 16, 2019

Views: 186 [at time of upload to this blog site]

 We're thrilled to announce that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will be our Keynote speaker at the Saturday evening banquet. Governor Ducey was the CEO of Cold Stone Creamery before becoming Arizona's 32nd State Treasurer. In 2014 he was elected the 23rd Governor of Arizona.

This will be a "fireside chat" moderated by Senator Jon Kyl (AZ)

former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (AZ) (1987-1995)
Senate Minority Whip (2007-2013)
Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee (2003-2007) and Republican Conference (2007).

Featuring:

Keynote: Hon. Doug Ducey, Governor, State of Arizona

Keynote Moderator: Hon. Jon Kyl, United States Senator, Arizona

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions.

All opinions expressed are those of the speaker.
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https://fedsoc.org/conferences/2019-national-student-symposium?#agenda-item-panel-2-is-economic-protectionism-a-legitimate-state-interest