Is It Time to Torch the Constitution?
Some scholars say that it’s to blame for our political dysfunction—and that we need to start over. By Louis Menand, September 23, 2024, New Yorker magazine…
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It’s Democrats who don’t believe in the Constitution
Opinion by Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner, 9/20/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-s-democrats-who-don-t-believe-in-the-constitution/ar-AA1gZJRJ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=71a643a8c1a443e4924688f3b9bc27b7&ei=51 In what amounts to his congressional exit interview, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told the Atlantic magazine, “A very large portion…
The Constitution is not the problem with America today
Opinion by George A. Nation III, The Hill, 10/18/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-constitution-is-not-the-problem-with-america-today/ar-AA135WRg?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=866dc25b214c4d02abe93c02d0120675 It has become fashionable among the extreme left to blame the for the country’s…
Could we ever agree on a new constitutional amendment?
Ilya Shapiro, Washington Examiner, 9/22/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/could-we-ever-agree-on-a-new-constitutional-amendment/ar-AA127enM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d2dcf07e6e1444ea9722cb65ddc76ada As we reflected on the 235th anniversary of the framers’ decision to finalize our Constitution and send it…
‘Everyone should be frightened’: Historian waves red flag over far-right plans to alter the Constitution
Opinion by Raw Story, Raw Story, 9/12/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/everyone-should-be-frightened-historian-waves-red-flag-over-far-right-plans-to-alter-the-constitution/ar-AA11JZAv?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds&cvid=a4765e3181284ff7b3f03034a75e4454 EDITORIAL: Not frightened at all if they use the following document as a starting point for the changes…
Former senator discusses the hushed efforts to change the US Constitution
ABC News, 8/31/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-senator-discusses-the-hushed-efforts-to-change-the-us-constitution/ar-AA11khhQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=63100d2c09d5406a82c76010c7edf48d There is a new strategy that far-right activists are using to attempt to weaken the foundations of our democracy: something…
Three times more Democrats than Republicans say Constitution is irrelevant: Poll
Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 7/25/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/three-times-more-democrats-than-republicans-say-constitution-is-irrelevant-poll/ar-AAZWhzo?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3e9928bd2463410184240e2794415d42 Democrats are three times more likely to say the United States Constitution is “not a relevant document” than their Republican counterparts. A new…
Don’t blame the Constitution for congressional inaction
Opinion by Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner, 7/13/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/don-t-blame-the-constitution-for-congressional-inaction/ar-AAZy1xd?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0fbd7ad2f33449cf9a227cec3b4a65b8 Writing for the Atlantic, David French laments that the Constitution “isn’t working” because Congress refuses to do its…
The Constitution Isn’t Working
Opinion by David French, The Atlantic, 7/12/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-constitution-isn-t-working/ar-AAZu9eC?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a0a576833db04408b59790d67984fb0a On the last day of the Supreme Court’s most recent term, the Court released two cases that highlight…
The Constitution isn’t working
SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-constitution-isn-t-working/ar-AAScTjp?ocid=msedgntp John Kenneth White, The Hill The U.S. Constitution is the sacred text of American government and civic life. But it’s time to face…