On AlterNet: constitution
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "constitution"
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 12, 2009.
It was pretty blatant.
Andy Birkey, RH Reality Check. October 5, 2009.
The Christian punk rock band organizes motivational student assemblies to bring conservative Christian dogma to public schools. Separation of church and state, anyone?
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 22, 2009.
The Tea Party movement has the juice as the religious right is on the wane. Survival may mean joining up, but that presents an image problem for Christians.
Agence France Presse August 5, 2009.
Sotomayor is expected to win Senate confirmation as early as Thursday as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice.
David L. Ostendorf, Imagine 2050. June 12, 2009.
The bill rekindles the fervor for dismantling a cornerstone of rights won by African Americans in the post-Civil War era.
Naomi Wolf, AlterNet. March 25, 2009.
Legal expert Michael Ratner calls the legal arguments made in the infamous Yoo memos, "Fuhrer's law."
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 21, 2009.
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this administration."
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. January 1, 2009.
There is a long list of things Gonzales did wrong. But the underlying crime was against the principle that the U.S. is a country of laws, not men.
Jenny Booth, The Times of London UK. November 25, 2008.
A hip-hop artist and a former Detroit police sergeant are among 16 people to be pardoned or to have their prison sentences commuted by President Bush.
Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 21, 2008.
Governor, there's this great document called the Constitution that you should really take a look at.
Bankole Thompson, IPS News. October 20, 2008.
An interview with the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers reveals why he considers this election crucial in curbing executive power.
DCap, DistributorCap AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2008.
Part of an ongoing series on the Constitutional and legal aspects of our government, a glimpse at the possible future.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, The Nation. September 11, 2008.
We should not only remember 9/11. We should remember how the politicization of 9/11 locked us into a "war on terror" that has wrought more terror.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 2, 2008.
Rep. Ellison discusses the crackdown on reporters, why he opposes escalation in Afghanistan, and his experience as the first Muslim Congressman.
Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 9, 2008.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.
Advancement ProjectJuly 30, 2008.
The time has come to amend the Constitution to guarantee the individual right to vote, a prominent civil rights group declares.
Bob Ostertag, Huffington Post. July 9, 2008.
Want to put Obama's feet to the fire? Donate to a Senator who has been a true leader on the issue: Russ Feingold.
Daniel Ellsberg, Antiwar.com. July 8, 2008.
With the Senate's FISA vote delayed, we have one more chance to sway Congress -- and Obama -- to reject this dangerous legislation.
Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation. July 7, 2008.
Impeachment is a critical way to curb executive power gone amok. Without public support, presidents will continue to abuse their authority.
True MajorityJune 26, 2008.
Congress thought granting immunity to phone companies that violate our rights was a good idea. Tens of thousands of their constituents disagreed.
Art Brodsky, Huffington Post. June 25, 2008.
The Democrats' capitulation on FISA is a triumph of Congressional self-importance over the guardianship of our Constitutional rights.
dday, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. June 12, 2008.
The court ruled that detainees have rights under the constitution.
Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice. June 12, 2008.
The Electoral College is an affront to basic democracy, warping competition and subverting political equality -- even when it works.
Dr. Marty Klein, AlterNet. June 4, 2008.
Sexuality is considered a public health menace, and many people want tough (albeit illegal) laws to battle the epidemic.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. May 30, 2008.
Obama promises his first act will be overturning the abuses of the Bush Administration.
