Dean Reuter: Good morning and welcome on this second day of the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention. We have an eventful day planned for you. Tonight, the vice president; later today, Governor Haley Barbour and Secretary Michael Chertoff ; also, panel debates on executive power in war time, civil rights in the 21st century, the proper role of state AGs, law firm and diversity hiring, ABA accreditation of law schools and  much, much more. To begin our day, we are very pleased to welcome Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Arlen Specter....