Constitution
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
The View From Here: Speech is not free for all
We need to find ways to hear the voices that have been silenced.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Maine Voices: There is a nonviolent solution to federal snatch-and-grab teams, dehumanized law enforcement
A half-century of militarization has created police forces without connection to the communities they serve.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Another View: President’s new census ploy both divisive and dumb
You can’t estimate unauthorized immigrants and deduct that number from population data while divvying up House seats.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Another View: Military-related grievances still very much relevant
The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us
From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Our View: Ruling threatens church-state balance in Maine
Giving government money to religious schools muddles the separate missions of both institutions.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Maine Voices: ‘No one is above the law’ – except members of Congress
They cannot be held accountable for any lies they tell as part of their official work, the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause states.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
The View From Here: A perfect idea for an imperfect world
Thomas Jefferson's radical ideas transcend the limits of his imagination.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Jim Fossel: The right to hold unpopular views is under attack
Margaret Chase Smith denounced McCarthyism 70 years ago. Her 'Declaration of Conscience' speaks to this moment in our politics and culture.
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