In 1974 and 1998, articles of impeachment against Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton focused on the corrupt use of power to frustrate lawful investigations. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/obstruction-impeachable-offense.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Constitution (US)
Nonfiction: Two Early Presidents Who Questioned the Wisdom of ‘the People’
In “The Problem of Democracy,” Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein show that John and John Quincy Adams were skeptical of popular democracy. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/books/review/nancy-isenberg-andrew-burstein-the-problem-of-democracy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
The American Curriculum: Is the U.S. a Democracy? A Social Studies Battle Turns on the Nation’s Values
Michigan spent five years debating how to teach American history. One of the biggest questions was how to describe the nation’s government. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/us/usa-democracy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Actually, the Electoral College Was a Pro-Slavery Ploy
That fact alone doesn’t mean it ought to be scrapped. But we should be clear about its disreputable origins. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/electoral-college-slavery.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
House Adds Lawsuit to Challenges Against Trump’s Emergency Declaration
The House will formally file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, joining several others. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/national-emergency-act-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Electoral College Was Not a Pro-Slavery Ploy
There is a lot wrong with how we choose the president. But the framers did not put it into the Constitution to protect the South. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/opinion/the-electoral-college-slavery-myth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Government Had to Approve This Op-Ed
Prepublication review of the writings of current and former federal employees violates their First Amendment rights. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/government-censorship.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Ex-National Security Officials Sue to Limit Censorship of Their Books
Millions of former officials must submit their writings to a prepublication review system, which they argue is unconstitutional. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/prepublication-censorship-system.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Abortion Cases: A Conservative Judicial Agenda?
Linda Greenhouse responds to readers’ comments on how abortion law is being influenced by the judiciary. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/abortion-supreme-court-judges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Rancor and Raw Emotion Surface in Supreme Court Death Penalty Ruling
In a 5-to-4 decision, the justices ruled against an inmate with a rare medical condition and debated the ground rules for capital punishment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/supreme-court-death-penalty.html?partner=rss&emc=rss