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My fascination with the Constitution has recently come back with a passion. Maybe it’s my looming entrance into law school this fall, or maybe it’s my course material, but I’m finding myself searching ...
The first three words in the Constitution are the most powerful: We the People. They declare that the Constitution derives its power not from a king or a Congress, but from the people themselves.
For the second year in a row, Law Academy students at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School have made it to the national round ...
We the people give it power." His sentiment, that the founding documents of this country hold only as much weight as we allow for, forms the basis of constitutional democracies all around the world.
The Constitution begins “We the people,” not “we the judges.” Lately, there has been a tussle between activist judges and President Trump. Some critics argue that some of these judges are ...
Opinion: The constitutional right of the people to the initiative and referendum process is one that must be guarded, ...
In 1787, as a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Wilson penned the first draft of the Constitution, including its famous opening “We the People.” More than any other delegate, he ...
We The People: Constitution Week 2024, Part 1 - And Response. Tuesday, September 17, 2024; During our commemoration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, it often is appropriate to remember that the ...
Today on Throughline's We the People: the Eighth Amendment, the death penalty, and what cruel and unusual really means.To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to ...
Even if you don’t know Gouverneur Morris’s name, you probably know his words. You may even have been forced to memorize a string of them in school, which start: “We the People of the United ...
People have said that in various, various points and we've amended the Constitution, but people say it's unwise to do so because we had these founders and they were infinite wisdom.
The United States Constitution is in trouble. After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he called for the “termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the ...