The First U.S. 'War on Terror': The 1798 Sedition Act & Constitutional Politics

(Visit: www.uctv.tv) University of Virginia's Charles McCurdy explores how the Founding Fathers dealt with the unanticipated emergence of hotly contested, increasingly political interpretations of the Constitution during the first decade of the Early Republic and also how they responded to fact that constitutional change had occurred through interpretation rather than through constitutional amendment. Recorded on 04/03/2014. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [6/2014] [Humanities] [Show ID: 28227]

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Sound level on this video is very low. I have to turn the volume of my speakers up to full to be able to hear it

[@osasumwenoribo140]

I on my own have accepted not to even try to joke with sacred matters altogether. Whether making new laws to replace old ones. It's always difficult to avoid the arm of the law.

[@5urg3x]

This is a great lecture. So many parallels with what’s going on right now.

[@s31720]

Give the poor guy a glass of water.

[@DeWin157]

I had to stop at 13:47 because his constand throat clearing got too annoying.

[@donny_doyle]

6:42

[@DeWin157]

McCurdy's constant throat clearing has made this impossible to listen to, drink some water and keep some lozenges handy.