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The Constitution

  1. equal rights amendment
    Virginia Could Soon Place the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. ConstitutionThe Old Dominion would be the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which is enough if Congress and the courts decide to set aside a ratification deadline.
  2. President Obama Quotes Washington, Urging Americans to Guard the ConstitutionHe said the Constitution is “just a piece of parchment” without the active participation of the American people to give it meaning.
  3. The Constitution (Probably) Won’t Save Us If Trump Becomes a KleptocratProfiting off the presidency is prohibited by the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution — but it’s not much of a deterrent.
  4. equal rites
    Even Texas’s(!) Gay-Marriage Ban Ruled UnconstitutionalState bans are dropping like flies.
  5. How to Protect the Constitution From Zombies“We do have a plan, BUT I’d have to kill you if I told you.”
  6. Newt Gingrich Received One Vote for Speaker of the House TodayFun fact: Basically anyone could be speaker.
  7. politics
    The Constitutional Fight to Repeal Health Reform Keeps on KickingA federal judge in Florida sympathizes with the claim that the bill is unconstitutional.
  8. bons mots
    Justice Breyer Explains to Justice Scalia Why Flogging Is No Longer AppropriateBreyer goes after Scalia in his new book.