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THE NEW FORTY I can hear the bells...
I am gratified this morning to be greeted with the news that Minnesota's House passed a marriage equality bill. Now the only thing between marriage equality is the Minnesota Senate and the Governor wh...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 7:23 AM
RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Abortion as a Political, Philosophical, and Theological Issue: Connecting a New Society at an Orthodox Seminary with Orthodox Christians in North Dakota
North Dakota has recently passed legislation restricting abortion. Although, in part, it draws a line at a "heartbeat," which does not define when conception occurs and allows for "the morning after p...
Posted on 4/10/13 at 4:22 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND constitutional law expert to hold discussion on controversial national legislation Wednesday, April 10
The University of North Dakota chapters of the American Constitution Society and the Ten Percent Society will co-host a discussion by UND School of Law constitutional law specialist Assistant Professo...
Posted on 4/10/13 at 9:06 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Resources for Constitution Day Sept. 17
September 17th is Constitution Day.Did you know all U.S. public schools kindergarten through university level are required to teach about the Constitution on Constitution Day on Sept. 17? According...
Posted on 9/6/12 at 8:00 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Capitol notebook: GOP proposes more constitutional amendments
Legislative Republicans continue to add to a list of ways they want to amend the state Constitution. On Tuesday, Sen. Julianne Ortman of Chanhassen and others introduced a proposal to limit state spe...
Posted on 5/4/11 at 3:12 AM
Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional 
They're called national security letters and the FBI issues thousands of them a year to banks, phone companies and other businesses demanding customer information. They're sent without judicial review and recipients are barred from disclosing them.
By Paul Elias , March 16, 2013
Court says Obama appointments violate constitution
President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments.
By Sam Hananel , January 25, 2013
GEORGE WILL: Policy ‘virus’ may be fatal to Obamacare
A willow, not an oak. So said conservatives of Chief Justice John Roberts when he rescued the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — from being found unconstitutional.
By George Will , January 20, 2013
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Douglas Sczygelski, Grand Forks, ND. letters: Let president budget and Congress override
Letter to editor by Douglas Sczygelski of Grand Forks North Dakota on congress and the Constitution.
January 19, 2013
OUR OPINION: Tuesday’s easiest vote is ‘yes’ on Measure 1
Measure 1 is an noncontroversial correction of some antiquated 19th century language. North Dakotans should have no problem voting “yes.”
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , June 06, 2012
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LLOYD OMDAHL: Legislature can, should adjust schedule
The outdated biennial legislative system is not serving the state very well today, nor will it in the future.
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 14, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Intense partisanship disqualifies Voter ID
Neither Minnesota nor North Dakota’s constitutions are as tough to amend as the federal document is. So be it. Still, a party should think twice before it approves an amendment that’s strongly and perhaps unanimously opposed by lawmakers on the other side.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , March 22, 2012
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OUR OPINION: No more ‘lawmakers’ immunity’ from DWIs
Lawmakers should rescind the “get out of drunk driving free” provision of the legislative immunities they carry.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , March 19, 2012
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Proposed amendments to Minnesota's constitution carry GOP dreams
Minnesota Republicans look to the state Constitution as a way to enact some of their pet policy dreams. In some cases, the constitutional amendments are ways to get around Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton, who would not approve of their policy choices. Other amendments are ones Republicans feel about so strongly that they think they should be in the Constitution, not mere laws.
By Don Davis , February 10, 2012
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Lynn Stauss and Robert Beussman, East Grand Forks, column: Supermajority rule promises super-gridlock
Brace yourself. If you like the gridlock in Washington, you will love one of the bills now being heard at the Minnesota Legislature.
By Lynn Stauss and Robert Beussman , January 29, 2012
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Roy Paton, Neche, N.D., letter: Leave sports nickname out of N.D. Constitution
Let this meaningless issue just go away, let people move on with life — and please let our constitution be; don’t change it over something this frivolous.
By Roy Paton , December 17, 2011
N.D. Farm Bureau proposes constitutional amendment on 'modern' practices
North Dakota's Farm Bureau is promoting a state constitutional amendment that says no one may restrict "modern livestock production and ranching practices."
By Associated Press , August 01, 2011
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OUR OPINION: Don’t ink out that 50th star just yet
Call it an interesting historical quirk. Call it an oversight that deserves to be corrected in the 2012 election. Just don’t call the omission of a word from the North Dakota Constitution a real threat to statehood. Because it’s not, according to the authorities whose views on statehood carry significant weight — namely, Congress and the federal courts.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , July 21, 2011
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Thomas Petros and Donald Poochigian, Grand Forks, letter: N.D. needs Stenehjem’s view
Although Mike Jacobs’ column makes for interesting reading, we would suggest that the most important question about the new law still is unanswered: Is the Legislature’s action constitutional?
By Thomas Petros and Donald Poochigian , July 07, 2011
Mark Beedy, Thief River Falls, letter: Reject attempt to put ‘hate’ in constitution
This legislation amounts to nothing more than hate and discrimination against a minority population in Minnesota.
By Mark Beedy , June 25, 2011
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