Word: crs
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...could ask the Founding Fathers anything about the Constitution, what would you ask? CRS: I’d ask them if they wanted their original understanding of their phrases should bind posterity—if they think their original interpretation should bind people 100 and 200 years later. That is one of the great questions of constitutional law and it would be very fascinating to have a discussion with founders about that question...
...What is the most pressing legal issue facing the U.S. today? CRS: One very pressing constitutional question is the authority of the president to act on his own. Under what circumstances can the president act unilaterally? We don’t know the answer to this. In terms of individual rights there are two obviously pressing questions—the question of discrimination on the basis of disability on the constitutional side and in the interpretation of Americans with Disabilities Act, and the question of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In terms of the horizon, the rights...
...wrote a book about aggregating information entitled “Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge.” What are your thoughts on wikis? CRS: I think wikis are a promising device by which to pool diverse information, so I am upbeat on wikis. I have worked some with the CIA on how to aggregate disparate information there. On the other hand, it is true that there are vandals and malcontents who can defeat the project, so we are still learning about the domains in which open wikis work and the ways in which you need active administrators...
...What is your favorite book that you have authored? CRS: I have two favorites. One is called “Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict” from 1996 and the other is “Why Societies Need Dissent” from 2003. But I recently completed two books and I am under contract to do four more so I hope that I will like one of those six better...
...pulling for in the presidential election? CRS: My friend and former colleague Barack Obama. I am a long-time admirer of his. I have worked with him since he ran for the Senate on an occasional and informal basis. While I have high opinions of Senator Clinton and John McCain, Obama is my favorite of the three...