The New Constitution
Following is the index for all posts in The New Constitution series.
Prologue
- A tree falls in the forest
- Retirement Address: All we have to do is open our eyes
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The New Constitution: explanation, assumptions and acknowledgments
Amendments
- I – representation and Proportionality
- II – freedom of speech and the press, assembly, and redress of grievances
- III – freedom of religion, separation of church and state
- IV – public interest standard
- V – equal rights
- VI – right to privacy
- VII – unreasonable search and seizure
- VIII – oversight of covert activities
- IX – mandatory service and enfranchisement
- X – civilian quartering of the military (unchanged)
- XI – right to arms
- XII – election finance
- XIII – due process of law
- XIV – basic human rights
- XV – fair and speedy trials
- XVI –trial by jury, double jeopardy
- XVII – cruel and unusual punishment
- XVIII – limiting lobbying by former public servants
- XIX – right to organize
- XX – state’s rights
Special Comments
- On the appropriate specificity of amendment language
- “Liberty” vs. “Compulsion” – a parable
- Thinking about the format for the final TNC document – your thoughts?
- The New Constitution: did I miss one?
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