Category Archives: Constitution

If there is one clear distinction between western constitutional systems and the various dictatorships and theocracies around the globe, it is the formers’ emphasis on process. Indeed, we might justifiably characterize our Bill of Rights as a restatement of your mother’s admonition that how you do something is just as important as what you choose to do. ?The ends do not justify the means? is a fundamental American precept.
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Recently, the Indiana Tax Court heard arguments in the Indiana Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against the State Board of Tax Commissioners. We claim that Indiana’s method of assessing property is unconstitutional…
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What is the difference between “public” and “private”? And more importantly, why does it matter?
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Let’s begin by giving credit where it is due: Despite a rocky start, President Bush has responded well to the terrorist attacks on 9-11. True, the Administration has taken the “Osama ate my homework” approach to everything from budget deficits to the economic downturn, using the attacks to dodge responsibility for irresponsible tax cuts, invasion of the social security “lockbox,” and other economic miscues. But military and diplomatic efforts have, on the whole, been measured and effective.
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I have been a “card carrying member” of the ACLU since 1967 and a Goldwater Republican since 1964. I?ve always considered those affiliations entirely consistent, and I wrote my book because I got tired of…
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