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Natural Law And You - Episode One: Aristotle and Natural Law Mar 27, 2021

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Aristotle is regarded as the father of "natural law." What exactly is natural law? From the ancient Greeks to the Founders of our country, join this week's chat to learn what it is and how this concept influenced the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Episode 63 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/23/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! The 27th Amendment (with Gregory Watson) Mar 26, 2021

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The amazing true-life story of how a college student in Texas was able to get the 27th Amendment to the US Constitution passed. It all started with a C-grade on a paper about this amendment! Episode 59 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/2/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://constitutingamerica.org

How Executive Orders Affect Your Life & Checks and Balances Mar 19, 2021

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How executive orders affect your life & checks and balances. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Jewel and Jorne Gilbert interview constitutional scholar Todd Gaziano on the history and current application of executive orders.

Episode 61 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/16/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 25th Amendment (w/ Hans von Spakovsky) Feb 26, 2021

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How the 25th Amendment established the official procedures for Presidential Disability and Succession! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky on what the executive branch had done in the event of Presidential incapacity before the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, and exactly what powers the 25th Amendment grants to the Vice President, the Cabinet, and Congress.

Episode 59 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 02/23/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 23rd & 24th Amendments (w/ Ken Cuccinelli) Feb 25, 2021

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How the 23rd Amendment allocated electoral college votes to the residents of the District of Columbia, and how the 24th Amendment abolished the use of poll taxes to stop citizens from exercising their right to vote. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Cathy Gillespie and Tova Love Kaplan interview former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on these two largely bipartisan amendments, which both stemmed from the Civil Rights Movement.

Episode 58 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 02/16/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 19th Amendment (w/ Tammy Bruce) Feb 24, 2021

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How the 19th Amendment changed women's roles in the voting booth and in American society! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Tammy Bruce on the suffrage movement, the importance of education and confidence for young women, and how we can continue to increase women's involvement in government and industry leadership.

Episode 57 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 02/09/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 18th & 21st Amendments (w/ Dr. Gordon Lloyd) Feb 05, 2021

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Continuing our discussion of the progressive era amendments with the 18th Amendment, which prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors," and the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment and returned control of liquor laws to state and local governments. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Dr. Gordon Lloyd on the temperance movement, impacts on interstate commerce and federalism, and how the 21st Amendment is unique in its Constitutional impact, as the only Amendment to directly repeal another Amendment, and the only Amendment ratified by state ratifying conventions rather than state congresses.

Episode 56 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 02/02/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 14th Amendment (w/ Professor Randy Barnett) Jan 30, 2021

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How the 14th Amendment ensured citizenship and equal protection of the laws in the aftermath of the Civil War, and how it still serves to protect citizens today! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Randy Barnett on the 14th Amendment's context in history and its role in current events and systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic mask debate, the criminal justice process, and interstate commerce.

Episode 55 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 01/26/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 16th & 17th Amendments (w/ Dr. Gordon Lloyd) Jan 23, 2021

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Beginning our discussion of the "Progressive Era" Amendments with how the 16th Amendment allowed a federal income tax, and the 17th Amendment changed the way U.S. Senators are selected for office to direct election. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Gordon Lloyd on how these two amendments drastically increased the power of the national government by allowing Congress to levy its own taxes and removing state legislatures from the process of selecting Senators.

Episode 54 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 01/19/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The Amendments & YOU! 13th & 15th Amendments (w/ Stacy Washington) Jan 21, 2021

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How the 13th Amendment abolished slavery and the 15th Amendment prohibited denying citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Stacy Washington on how these two amendments aimed to protect the rights and equality of recently emancipated slaves and persons of all races.

Livestreamed on 01/12/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

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