Thread by @davidplazas

This was from the launch of @VanderbiltU ‘s Project on Unity and American Democracy. @jmeacham hosted Q&As with @algore & later @CondoleezzaRice, but this moment was unforgettable given this past week.

https://twitter.com/susanpage/status/1349850169290989568

If you missed it, you can find the recording here:
vanderbilt.edu/unity/news-eve…

It's still amazing to me given the events of the past couple of weeks that @algore was earnest when he said it didn't occur to him to misuse his power as VP and declare himself president in 2001. \

That would have been unconstitutional, but that's what Trump wanted @VP to do: Misuse his power.

Another interest exchange was between @jmeacham & @CondoleezzaRice when he asked her whether she felt optimistic for democracy. \

Sec. Rice said yes. To paraphrase, she made three points:
1. Our institutions passed the test
2. We can't take our institutions for granted
3. We have find work harder to engage people who have felt ignore or betrayed by our system \

I too am hopeful for democracy and future of civility, which is why I wrote this column. h/t @BriteHeartNow @jimbrownjwb @Samar_Ali81 @SekouFranklin @jmeacham @BillHaslam

tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean \

"It is going to take work and an obligation by citizens and their elected officials to accept truth, fight misinformation and respect the democratic principles that make this nation work." \