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Sinopsis
The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people.
Episodios
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Twitter Space: The Constitution in Jeopardy w/Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville
30/09/2022 Duración: 18minArticle V of the U.S. Constitution provides two avenues for amending the Constitution. One of those avenues – an Article V Convention – has never before been used, in part because it could put the entire Constitution on the chopping block. Factions of the far Right, however, are now actively working to orchestrate such a convention, with the goal of radically rewriting the U.S. Constitution to achieve partisan outcomes. If the outcomes of a mock convention held by factions of the Right in 2016 are any indication, an Article V Convention could see amendments aimed at disassembling modern government and the century-old New Deal consensus, returning the country to the troubling, splintered times when the federal government could do little to provide for national welfare or defense. This could include amendments to repeal the federal income tax, to require onerous supermajorities akin to the filibuster to raise other taxes, and to enable state legislatures to nullify federal laws and regulations. Given current
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Check-In On All Things #ReproRights
30/06/2022 Duración: 26minThis conversation was recorded via Twitter Spaces on Thursday, June 16 as part of the ACS National Convention in Washington, D.C. ACS Director of Chapters Peggy Li moderates a discussion about all things #reprorights with Rosann Mariappuram of Jane's Due Process and Jenny Ma from the Center for Reproductive Rights.
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Dobbs What It Means And What You Can Do To Support #abortionrights
30/06/2022 Duración: 32minThis conversation was recorded via Twitter Spaces on Friday, June 24, just after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health ruling came down from the U.S. Supreme Court which overturned the long-standing precedent in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Featured in this discussion are Jeanne Hruska, ACS's Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy, and Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program.
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Responding to Leaked Draft #SCOTUS opinion on Dobbs and Roe
11/05/2022 Duración: 29minOn May 3, 2022, the American Constitution Society held a Twitter Space discussion in response to the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on Dobbs and Roe.