America is hopelessly polarized and dysfunctional, and the Constitution is to blame—at least that’s what generations of progressive critics have argued. The onerous amendment process, the first-past-the-post elections, the unrepresentative Senate, the counter-majoritarian Supreme Court, and the idiosyncratic Electoral College are all, in their own pernicious ways, crippling our political life and driving us apart. […]
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Education savings accounts used at religious schools violate the Iowa Constitution
This year, Iowa gave $107 million in public money to religious schools. By 2026, over a third of a billion dollars will flow annually from our state treasury to religious schools. These payments violate the Iowa Constitution compulsion guarantee: “nor shall any person be compelled to … pay … taxes … for … the maintenance […]
No, Texas Constitution doesn’t bar Trump from running for president
The claim: Texas Constitution prohibits Trump from running for president A June 8 Threads post claims former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction will interfere with his presidential run. “Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution,” the social media post’s caption reads. Text in the post, which was originally shared on […]
Let’s embed our right to school choice in the Colorado Constitution
Colorado charter schools, and the cause of school choice in our state, dodged a bullet at the Capitol when legislation that would have crippled the charter movement was soundly defeated in a bipartisan vote. This annual, relentless assault on families’ rights and quality education can only be stopped if we vote to put the right […]
Gavin Newsom wants to change the US constitution to stop gun violence – will he succeed?
As US courts roll back gun safety legislation and states expand gun rights, Gavin Newsom is pursuing an unprecedented long-shot effort to curb gun violence: a new constitutional amendment. The deeply entrenched national gun culture and political divisions in the US has been a roadblock to establishing federal and state policies that would address the […]
India’s opposition leveraged caste and constitution to shock Modi in election
By Shivangi Acharya, Krishn Kaushik AYODHYA/VARANASI, India (Reuters) -A seminal moment in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unsuccessful campaign to retain his parliamentary majority occurred days before India’s marathon election began in April. Speaking in the constituency that includes the Hindu temple town of Ayodhya, lawmaker Lallu Singh said that his and Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party […]
‘Don’t say climate change:’ Florida needs to build environmental protections into its constitution
Last year, 16 young Montanans sued their state government over an illogical, mission-warping law that prevented its Department of Environmental Quality from considering environmental consequences when weighing permits for fossil fuel operations. Such a law is an example of how oftentimes the system does not work the way it should. These young people argued it […]
Mexico’s outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing president pledged Friday to press ahead with j udicial reforms despite nervousness among investors and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should go slow. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would pursue 20 constitutional changes after his Morena party won a two-thirds majority in Congress in […]
Mexico’s president vows to press ahead with changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms that have made investors nervous, and suggested remittances would shore up the country’s economy. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discounted the 7% drop in the value of the peso against the U.S. dollar in the week following Sunday’s elections and claimed Mexico’s […]
North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens 18 and […]
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi showed national constitution at rally, not Chinese text
The leader of India’s main opposition party Rahul Gandhi brandished a copy of the Indian constitution at an election rally — not the Chinese constitution, as members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) falsely suggested. They shared a picture taken at a rally during India’s national elections but a clearer photo from the event […]
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election. But it was the ballot signature verification […]