Ep. 186 - The Third Amendment: Is It Relevant Today?
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 a...
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Ep. 185: The Second Amendment: Can a Governor Issue an Executive Order to Restrict Gun Rights?
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 ...
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Ep. 184 - The First Amendment & Government Intrusion in Social Media
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 does...
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Ep. 183 - Justice In The Supreme Court
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 ...
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Ep. 182 Justice Inherent in Our Inalienable Rights
"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 ...
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Ep. 181 – Justice in our Checks and Balances
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 w...
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Ep. 180 – Lady Justice — Why the Blindfold?
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 s...
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Ep. 179 – The Conscience of America – the Declaration of Independence!
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 craf...
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