2015-04-25T19:58:36-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ead/20150425201014003_hd.jpgProfessor Jack Rakove talked about some of the issues debated during the ...
“I certainly would not want a Constitutional Convention. I mean whoa. Who knows what would come out of that.” — Justice Antonin Scalia, April 17, 2014. Two hundred and thirty-five years ago America ...
Two-hundred thirty-one years ago this Monday, the founding fathers signed the Constitution of the United States, which has become the cornerstone of our democracy. The principles enshrined in the ...
User-Created Clip by swifta November 5, 2018 2015-04-25T20:00:26-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/23f/20150425200041003_hd.jpgProfessor Jack Rakove talked about ...
"Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution," by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese; Quirk Books, Philadelphia (355 pages, $19.95). (MCT) ...
When the United States had its first and last constitutional convention in 1787, Arizona was still part of what was then northern Mexico. Now it’s the ninth state to call for a constitutional ...
Our new political environment continually prompts the question “Is nothing sacred?” The grudging reverence people of both parties once felt for presidents is gone. Large segments of the electorate ...
Last summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a splashy announcement on a nationally televised morning show. As millions of Americans tuned in over their breakfast and coffee, California's Democratic governor ...
THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM’S EFFORT TO ADD AN AMENDMENT ON GUN CONTROL TO THE US CONSTITUTION IS GETTING SOME PUSHBACK. THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO ADD LIMITS FOR BUYING GUNS, ...
After the midterm elections, it is worth considering how we might change our founding document, the U.S constitution, and update it so that it reflects the times we live in. One glaring example of a ...