On AlterNet: u.s. constitution

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Rick Santorum On Religious Freedom: What He Has Forgotten Since Law School

P. Scott Russell, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

A law school peer of Santorum's offers a lesson on what the Constitution says about religious freedom for a wayward classmate and his followers.

'We the People' versus 'We the Corporation': Sentiment Builds for Banning Corporate Personhood, But Tough Road Ahead.

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

How far should a constitutional amendment go to roll back corporate rights? And is it possible?

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Prisoners Have a Right to Post-Conviction DNA Tests

The Innocence BlogJanuary 28, 2009.

'Our Constitution gives every citizen the right to prove that he's innocent,' says Innocence Project Co-Director Peter Neufeld.

Why Eric Holder is an Alarming Pick for AG

John Nichols, The Nation. November 18, 2008.

For starters, he called for the firing of any "petty bureaucrat" who might dissent from the expansion of government powers after 9/11.

Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"

Naomi Wolf, AlterNet. October 8, 2008.

Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time.

Feingold on Bush's Law: "The Abuses That Have Taken Place Must Be Accounted For."

Leslie Schulman, Jurist Legal News and Research. September 19, 2008.

A recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing took on the vast expansion of presidential powers under Bush.

Happy Constitution Day. Now Let's Reclaim Our Democratic Heritage.

Common Cause, September 17, 2008.

On the U.S. Constitution's birthday, current and former senators urge Americans to demand a return to constitutional governance.