remembering the ludlow amendment

World War I, out of which Ludlow Amendment grew, is also remembered today escalating events pushed President Wilson to seek declaration, and Congress did so by wide margins.. ... Proponents of the amendment took fortress approach to American security, hoping that oceanic moats and..

commentary: israel boycott ban is not about free speech

The First Amendment enables anyone to freely express their views without fear of government retribution – even if those views are racist or anti-Semitic. ... And ironically for a group now waving the First Amendment flag, BDS advocates regularly heckle and even shut down events organized..

anti-bds bill defeated

Fifty six  mostly Republican Senators, just shy of the 60 needed to pass the bill, voted to enact law contrary to Constitutional right to Freedom of Speech as granted by the amendment. ... Democrats did not oppose BDS bill on first amendment grounds. Instead, most Senate Democrats..

how to reform our dysfunctional federal government

Thus, convention charged with proposing term limits amendment might draft rule limiting members of Congress to 12 or 16 years each and Supreme Court justices to 20-year term. Constitution requires Congress to decide whether state legislatures or conventions will consider the amendment. ..

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