Tag: u.s. constitution
Tag: u.s. constitution
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A Republic Worth Keeping
“America is over: Let’s just split into different countries,” was the headline of a recent Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece. The author continued: “No one in our country…
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How America’s Administrative State Undermines the Constitution
In 1887, future president Woodrow Wilson authored “The Study of Administration,” an article which would later earn him the nickname “father of public administration.” In this misguided call to…
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Low Trust Cultures Pay a High Tax
“The most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” This is how four-time British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, described the United States…
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Federalism and International Relations Task Force Presents Real World Solutions to Real World Challenges
ALEC’s 2020 virtual Annual Meeting featured the exceptional educational opportunities that attendees have come to expect at in-person ALEC conferences – real world policy proposals to meet America’s current challenges.
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Federalism – It’s Like Riding a Bike
In the Fall of 2016, at the height of the Trump-Clinton presidential campaign, my wife Becky and I took an anniversary trip to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Pagosa Springs is home…
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Term Limits Appear to Strengthen Nascent Democracies in Africa
Around the world democratically elected leaders from Venezuela (read more here) to Turkey (read more here) are subverting rule of law to install themselves as “rulers for life.”…
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Reining in the Federal Government
Over the last decade, you would be hard-pressed to find many Americans who are pleased with the United States Congress. While Republicans, Democrats, and Independents struggle to find consensus on…
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“Fake News” Is Now Illegal in Malaysia
Whether well-established or nascent, faltering democracies share striking similarities on the path toward dictatorship. One of the most common is an early delegitimization of the media. Undermining press freedoms is…
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Draft Resolution Recommending Constitutional Amendment Restoring Election of U.S. Senators to the Legislatures of the Sovereign States
Model Policy Whereas Article I, Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution provided for the Senators to be chosen by the Legislature of each State, and was effective for 124…
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A Founding Father of Federalism: Professor Rob Natelson Profiles John Dickinson
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, member of the ALEC Board of Scholars Professor Rob Natelson profiles their author, John Dickinson, one…
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A Convention of States Explained
In Why the Constitution’s ‘Convention for Proposing Amendments’ Is a Convention of the States which can be accessed here, ALEC Board of Scholars member Professor Rob Natelson explains the…
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History Was Made in Phoenix This Month
On September 12, official delegations from 19 states as well as observers from several additional states assembled in Phoenix for the first convention of states since 1861. At 19, the…
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Creating Rules of Procedure to Govern a Convention for Proposing Amendments Pursuant to Article V of the U.S. Constitution
Testimony before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Prepared by Karla Jones Director of the Task Force on International Relations and Federalism American…
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The Arizona Balanced Budget Amendment Planning Convention
On September 12, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, the states will assemble in formal convention to create rules of procedure for a future convention to propose a balanced budget amendment (BBA)…
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ALEC Is Newest Member of Advisory Council of the Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs
Earlier this month, ALEC was invited to join the Advisory Council of the U.S. House Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs. Chaired by Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, the Task Force…
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Is There Another Star in the Flag’s Future?
Puerto Ricans voted in a non-binding referendum earlier this month on whether the island should remain a U.S. territory, become a state or press for independence. Because of calls by…
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Federalism: “When We Destroy It, We Place Liberty at Peril”
To the Framers of the Constitution, the structure of our governing system was a matter of life or death, liberty or constraint, property or subjugation. They knew that “as government…
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Accessing Pirated Content Is Not Worth the Risk
A report published by Digital Citizens Alliance has found that websites dedicated to distributing illicit movies, television shows and other pirated content are also more likely to infect their…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment – A 2017 Recap of the Road to 34
The 2017 legislative session was filled with action for the balanced budget amendment (BBA) campaign. Going into January, BBA had 28 of the 34 state Article V applications needed to…
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Arizona Calls the First Convention of States Since 1861
Back then the Civil War loomed. Now it’s national bankruptcy. The failure of the “Peace Convention” made the war inevitable. If someone, somewhere, somehow, doesn’t stop the cycle of spending,…