Author: Paul Engel
Like many of you, I am a product of the public schools. Like many of you I thought the Constitution was for lawyers and judges. One day I read the Constitution, and was surprised to find I didn't need a law degree to understand it. Then I read the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and even the Anti-Federalist Papers. As I learned more and more about our founding fathers and documents I saw how little we know about how our country was designed to work and how many people just didn't care. I started The Constitution Study to help those who also want read and study our Constitution.
218 – Instituting Systemic Racism in America
More and more I am convinced we are living in the world George Orwell predicted in his book 1984. In California, a state with a constitutional amendment prohibiting systematic racism, they recently considered a proposition to “fight…systematic racism” by removing the amendment prohibiting systemic racism and allowing systematic racism. And if that doesn’t make your head spin, then you may have already succumb to this newspeak future that we are creating.
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217 – Packing the Bags of Liberty
With the appointment of now Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the talk of “packing the court” has grown more strident. Lets ponder what “court packing” is, why it is important, and what it tells us about the state of our government, next, on the Constitution Study.
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216 – Election Day 2020
The long awaited day is finally, almost, here. However I doubt the Presidential decision will be made on that day. But is that the only thing we should be focused on as we end the 2020 election season?
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Institute on the Constitution
Starting November 1st, The Constitution Study and the Institute on the Constitution will be working together to provide better study material for the American people.
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215 – Pondering Reactions to Social Media
Once again we have calls for breaking up, regulating, and restricting Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Before we jump into that particular swimming pool, let’s take some time and ponder what we’re actually talking about.
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214 – The Long Lasting Effects of Obergefell
When I read the statement made by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Alito, in the case of Davis v. Ermold, I saw evidence that a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” appears to have perished from the Earth.
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213 – Amending State Constitutions
I’ve talked about amending the U.S. Constitution in the past. But someone asked me to talk about amending state constitutions. What are some of the methods, and what is the impact of those methods?
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212 – 25th Amendment Legislation
I was asked last Friday (October 9th) to comment on the 25th Amendment and analyze legislation the Speaker of the House had recently announced. After a little bit of research, I found that while the media on all sides were claiming one thing, the legislation itself was mostly fine. Another example of the importance of checking for yourself before coming to a conclusion. So we’ll look at the 25th Amendment and the proposed legislation for ourselves.
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