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...what several educators say is an unusual affront to academic freedom, a new law signed by President Bush in December requires all schools that receive federal funding to honor the anniversary of the Constitution??s adoption with a lesson on the nation’s founding document...
...vote. To pressure voters to join his position, Chirac would have them believe it will be the end of Europe and the end of France if the referendum fails, when really, the end of Chirac is the worst that could happen. Furthermore, with the help of sloppy journalists, the constitution??s advocates have irresponsibly conflated opposition to the treaty with opposition to European integration (which is déjà vu for those Americans who were called unpatriotic when they spoke out against the war on Iraq out of concern for their country...
...seeking to follow the Constitution??s vague declaration that “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States…according to their numbers,” states have traditionally redrawn congressional district lines every decade to account for population shifts evident in the Federal Census. The only requirements imposed by the courts are that each district must be contiguous and composed of approximately the same number of residents. The vast majority of state legislatures have given themselves the authority to preside over this process...
...Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said yesterday American citizens must participate in government if they expect to realize the Constitution??s democratic intentions...
...Democratic Constitution?? is part of this year’s Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Established by Obert C. Tanner, and maintained by the Tanner Foundation at the University of Utah, the lecture series rotates among different colleges in the U.S. and Europe...