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Constitutional Law

Feb. 13, 2025

Tantrums, tyranny, and totalitarianism: The terrible two hundreds

The U.S. Constitution needs urgent amendments to restore balance, curb unchecked executive power, and evolve towards a more just and equitable democracy.

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Just as our DNA defines what it means to be Homo sapiens, our Constitution (as amended) likewise defines America. We teach, laud, and immortalize in art its three steadfast branches. We have fought to defend it, within and without. Since its creation, hundreds of millions of us have committed our lives in service to sustain it; some have paid the ultimate price. Yet we recognize its imperfection; in a soaring moral arc beginning almo...

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