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Constitutional Advocacy Organizations

November 28, 2009

     The following organizations provide legal information about and advocacy on behalf of constitutional issues.  Self-descriptions for each organization are provided in quotes.

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Why People Disagree About the Meaning of the Constitution: Policy Arguments

November 4, 2008

     The fifth and final type of argument under the Constitution is a policy argument.  Policy arguments are fundamentally different from arguments based upon text, intent, precedent, or tradition.  The four standard types of arguments are grounded in the past, while policy arguments look to the future.

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Negative Liberties and Affirmative Duties under the Constitution

October 29, 2008

     In attempting to characterize Barack Obama as a "socialist," Senator McCain's campaign and some news reports have misrepresented Barack Obama's views on a fundamental question of constitutional law.  In a 2001 radio interview Barack Obama actually opposed the idea that the courts, acting pursuant to the Constitution, should be engaged in the "redistrubution of wealth."  In [...]

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