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We will need to face the likely reality that a constitutional amendment — the surest method for reversing the harm to our democracy wreaked by the Citizens United decision (one year old this week) — will not pass due to obstruction from the political party benefiting from unlimited corporate contributions.  So, how do we go about e

Special thanks to the wonderful legal blog, “Concurring Opinions.”  As promised in my initial blog postings, I will occasionally post an article that discusses political economics, a passion of mine since my college days.  The article, below, discusses the trend of our Government to favoring the further consolidation of wealth

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/group-demands-doj-probe-citizens-united/ That’s the headline.  Am I completely surprised by these allegations?  Sadly, no.  And there is unquestionably serious concern over the power being wielded in politics by the Koch Brothers.  The Citizens United decision was a tragedy for our politi

This is what I have been preaching about in my classes for the past eight years.  For those unaware, since 2003, I have taught (at night) two different courses in Constitutional Law at the University of Central Florida.  This semester, I also started teaching a course in Judicial Processes.  We simply are failing in teaching students

A great individual passed away yesterday.  Sargent Shriver, too often in life — and now death — mentioned simply for his marital affiliation with the Kennedy family and as Mr. Schwarzenegger’s father-in-law, led a virtuous and meaningful existence, spearheading the Peace Corps, LBJ’s War on Poverty, and the Special Olym