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...single state." But only "characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue" could impress the nation as a whole. The first seven Presidents, who filled the job for almost a half-century, confirmed Hamilton's prediction. George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were heroes of the American Revolution. James Madison was the prime mover in the push to write and ratify the Constitution. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams had signal diplomatic triumphs: Monroe bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoléon Bonaparte, doubling the country's size, and Adams, as Monroe's Secretary of State, conceived the Monroe Doctrine, which...
...Tuesday the City Council in Madison will vote whether elected officials or city appointees can add to their oath of office, in which they swear to uphold the state and federal constitutions, a rejection of the parts they don't like. It started when Wisconsin amended its constitution to ban gay marriage, and a member of the city's Equal Opportunities Commission resigned rather than swear the traditional oath. Members of that board in particular, which is charged with protecting civil rights, felt torn about promising to uphold laws they felt were discriminatory. So the Council will debate whether public...
...would rather resign than pretend. But what happens if you let officials take office with an asterisk in their oath? That would "come perilously close to saying [that] in their duties they will ignore the law or alter the law when it conflicts with their personal principles," UW-Madison political science professor Howard Schweber told the Wisconsin State Journal. "That is a fundamental breach of the duty of office...
...struggling Harvard women’s basketball team met its opposite on Friday, squaring off against one of the nation’s hottest teams in Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Crimson, winners of just one game in its first eight contests, took on a Badgers squad that had won 10 straight and was a perfect 7-0 at home. Streaking Wisconsin (11-2) bested Harvard 86-66 behind aggressive transition offense and sharp-shooting guards Janese Banks and Jolene Anderson, who were a combined 17-of-23 from the floor and scored 46 points. The Crimson...
...stiff non-conference test for a Harvard squad still trying to find its way. While the Crimson only has one win to its name, Wisconsin (10-2) has already reeled off ten wins and is a perfect 7-0 at the Kohl Center this season. A win in Madison would give the Crimson, which has struggled to put together 40 solid minutes in its early non-conference games, some much-needed momentum. After picking up its first win of the season Dec. 3 against San Jose State at the Contra Costa Times Classic in Berkeley, Calif., Harvard sputtered Tuesday against...