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President Hugo Chavez called for radical changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, proposing reforms that would eliminate current limits on his re-election and extend presidential terms.
I have spent untold hours on Newsvine trying to become more informed about current events. I have explored everything from Obama's birth certificate debacle to the potential unconstitutionality of health care reform.
Latest conservative attack on Obama Nobel: Prize is "unconstitutional""Following the Nobel Committee's announcement that it would award the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, conservative media figures have launched numerous attacks on Obama and the award, asserting, for instance, that Obama won the prize "for trashing America," in Sean Hannity' …
But . . . What of the Seventeenth Amendment?In the original Senate, each Senator was selected by his state legislature and was, thus, accountable to the state legislators and inextricably linked to that state's legislative leadership. The Seventeenth Amendment got rid of all that.
Are the Obama Czars Unconstitutional and what is the real intent of the Czar?
For the past several months there have been hints in the national news that there are people in some states, esp Texas, who want to secede from the United States of America. Sort of an odd position for them to take since them proclaim themselves to be patriots.
In Defense of FreedomTruths are growing and people who are getting stronger with more of them are growing tremendously.
Ron Paul's Economic Theories Winning GOP ConvertsIn recent years, the Republican Party has gone from the fiscal responsible, minimalist government party that sponsored the likes of Barry Goldwater, to a regional party of the religious right.
California Ponders Changes in Constitution SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) -- Fed up with the budget crises and partisan battles that have paralyzed California for years, some influential voices believe it's time to tear open the state constitution and start anew.
F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA DatabasesLaw enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted.
Pakistan's major threat: US ignoranceUS ignorance regarding the ground realities of Pakistan is a source of major threat to Pakistan, both in terms of its internal dynamics and external security concerns.
Whitehouse Memo: Obama's new policy on presidential signing statementsIn recent years, there has been considerable public discussion and criticism of the use of signing statements to raise constitutional objections to statutory provisions. There is no doubt that the practice of issuing such statements can be abused.
Dem Senator (Sheets) Byrd Charges Obama In A Power GrabIn a letter to the President, Byrd expressed specific concern about the White House offices overseeing urban affairs, health care reform, and energy and climate change.
Arkansas, 5 Other States, Ban Atheists from Public Service. (Seriously)Can it be constitutional to exclude from public service or service as a witness in a state court any and all atheists? Such a practice is so throw-back in nature, that it reminds one of the Spanish Inquisition.
The question of whether Barack Obama was actually born in Kenya thus disqualifying him to run as a presidential candidate will not go away. It is like the little mushrooms that appear every morning under the tree, they keep coming back. What should the President Elect do?
There has been an obvious lull in reporting, articles and pundit-cy on even the most conservative and Christian sites. The right and the evangelicals are repositioning while the left is on what some are predicting will be a long and illustrious honeymoon.
2/3 of US population lives in "Constitution-free" zone ... the Constitution-free zone that exists a US borders and airports actually extends 100 air miles inland and encompasses two-thirds of the country's population. The US Border Patrol can set up checkpoints anywhere in this region and question citizens.
Obama Is Not A Natural Born U.S. Citizen And Is Therefore Ineligible For The PresidencyIn "October Surprise", Molotov Mitchell interviews the plaintiff in a stunning federal case against Barack Obama. The case is nothing short of electrifying, but the mainstream media is doing its best to keep Americans in the dark.
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION: Article I Section 8 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts an …
The Presidency in Wartime: George W. Bush discovers Woodrow Wilson—By John R. MacArthur (Harper's Magazine)With only days left to the final showdown between John McCain and Barack Obama it looks like the Dem's have taken to the lowest common denominator in their hunt for dirt on Sarah Palin. Its only politics as usual but it makes being impartial very hard.
The following was the feature opinion in the Metro Philadelphia, June 20-22, 2008. I recommend reading the entire article before commenting... you might be surprised. By: Elliott Kalan, a producer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
As I sifted through the recent Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo detainees' Constitutional "privilege of the writ of habeas corpus" my faith in the Constitution of the United States of America was renewed.
Court annuls Turkish headscarf bill ANKARA - Turkey's top court annulled a reform on Thursday that would allow students to wear Muslim headscarves at university, a serious blow to the ruling party's efforts to avert being shut down for Islamist activities.
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