His legislative work and speech writing focused on education, the environment, commerce, and the political status of U.S. territories.
Of course, a great recent example of legislative interference with speech on campus was the Oklahoma State Legislature's foray into investigating a lecture by evolutionary biologist and noted atheist Richard Dawkins, something for which the legislature has still stalwartly refused to answer.
Jennifer Steinhauer reports that Republican lawmakers and other members of the party are using floor speeches, legislative maneuvers, media and events to denounce the law, while Democrats race to defend the policy and promote its benefits.
However, lack of consistent international legal standards and the desire to protect free speech make legislative solutions difficult.
Mr. Obama will try to set the tone for the legislative fight with a speech at the White House on Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch contended that the new set of laws were a "legislative assault on free speech" that would put Venezuela in violation of international human-rights treaties.
In contrast to the swift action by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers in New York that led to tighter gun measures this week, Mr. Christie did not mention guns as he laid out his legislative agenda in his speech last week.
However, the executive orders will have only limited impact in comparison with legislative action, and his speech laid bare how powerless Obama is in the face of intransigence from the Republican-controlled House.
On Tuesday, we got our first glimpse into President Trump's legislative agenda during his speech to a joint session of Congress.
He's never been media-shy, yet I don't know of any interviews, speeches, or legislative initiatives that even hinted at these views.
