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In this important opinion piece, New York Times editorial board member Jesse Wegman resurrects some of the writings of the Founders to make the point that they would never have expected the Constitution they drafted in the 1780s to have lasted for over two hundred and thirty years with only twenty-seven changes.
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“Idaho lawmakers have rejected a call to convene a convention of states amend the U.S. Constitution, with the aim of passing a balanced budget amendment and otherwise restricting federal power,” the Spokesman-Review reports.
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