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Back to SearchEp. 186 - The Third Amendment: Is It Relevant Today?
Season 1 Episode 186
At first glance, in a contemporary view, the Third Amendment may seem like a relic from the founding era of our country. Today, it would seem strange for the military to require homeowners to house …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 185: The Second Amendment: Can a Governor Issue an Executive Order to Restrict Gun Rights?
Season 1 Episode 185
Last month the governor of New Mexico issued a temporary public health order restricting the carrying of firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. The bipartisan pushback against this order was…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 184 - The First Amendment & Government Intrusion in Social Media
Season 1 Episode 184
Free speech in the First Amendment protects us from government censorship but not private censorship. This means the government cannot censor your speech but a private entity such as a newspaper doe…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 183 - Justice In The Supreme Court
Season 1 Episode 183
Court with lifetime appointments. They decide the most pressing issues of federal law. Did you know the Court regularly receives over 7,000 annual petitions for a case to be heard, but only accepts…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 182 Justice Inherent in Our Inalienable Rights
Season 1 Episode 182
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 181 – Justice in our Checks and Balances
Season 1 Episode 181
Our federal government is divided into three branches and each branch has certain powers over the others. We identify this as separation of powers and checks and balances. What if all three powers …
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 180 – Lady Justice — Why the Blindfold?
Season 1 Episode 180
The United States Supreme Court has various depictions of Lady Justice in and around the building. These depictions portray her with three items: a blindfold, scales and a sword. The blindfold and …
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 179 – The Conscience of America – the Declaration of Independence!
Season 1 Episode 179
Regular followers of Constituting America understand our appreciation for the Declaration of Independence as one of the most groundbreaking documents ever written. Did you know this document was cra…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 178 - America's Principle of Civic Duty
Season 1 Episode 178
John Adams wrote, “Liberty can no more exist without virtue and independence than the body can live and move without a soul.” To understand the need for civic duty, one must fully grasp civic virtue…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 177 - America's Principle of Meritocracy
Season 1 Episode 177
Not very long ago, the circumstances to which you were born largely dictated the path your life took. If you were born into the aristocracy, you likely died the same way. If you were born into pove…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago