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Constitution
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Smoke and Mirrors Lie Behind Balanced-Budget Rhetoric
Every state's constitution (save Vermont's) requires a balanced budget. The surprises are in the methods they used.
SCOTUS Steps in to Prevent Further Texas Abortion Clinic Closures
A ruling would have shuttered all but nine abortion clinics.
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Our 18th Century Bill of Rights Needs Revising
While European countries have updated their constitutions to include economic, social and cultural rights, the US has lagged behind.
Torturing Democracy: The Freedom of Information Act and First Amendment Under Assault
Tactics by the US government to avoid release of torture photos for 11 years have become a threat to constitutional government.
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Three Reasons Why the United States Is Broken, Bloated and Bleeding
Facing inequality, police militarization and spiraling military costs, what kind of country will we be?
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Effort to Make the “Right to Vote” a True Constitutional Right
The right to vote is not directly enshrined in the Constitution.
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Boehner’s Constitution Read Should Only Be a Beginning
Not reading the Constitution is like asking coach to put you into the game when you haven't studied the playbook.
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The Pentagon Wants $5 Billion for Iraq-Syria War? Three Reasons to Oppose
Congress still has not debated and voted to authorize use of military force in Iraq and Syria.
Separating Church and State Still an Issue in the US
Several US towns raise important concerns about the free exercise of religion and the separation of church and state.
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“Humanitarian Emergency” Does Not Suspend the Constitution on War Powers
Obama failed to clearly explain why his decision to order airstrikes in Iraq without Congressional authorization is Constitutional and legal.