
Justice Stevens' Six New Amendments
The Brian Lehrer Show | May 2, 2014
John Paul Stevens, retired Supreme Court Justice and author of Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution (Little, Brown and Company, 2014), offers six specific amendments to be made to the U.S. Constitution, drawing on his extensive experience on the Supreme Court.
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Stevens' Proposed Amendments Relate To
- The "Anti-Commandeering" rule that relates to the relationship between Congress and the states
- Gerrymandering and redistricting
- Campaign finance
- Change the "sovereign immunity" laws that protect the state from lawsuits
- The death penalty
- Gun control
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Justice John Paul Stevens is proposing six new amendments. Here's how he would reword the 2nd. http://t.co/EPbM4rka1K pic.twitter.com/0Jr3sjmHys
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And here's how John Paul Stevens would amend the constitution to address campaign finance. http://t.co/EPbM4rka1K pic.twitter.com/mbQT2s5rey
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Justice Stevens discussing how he would amend the constitution regarding the death penalty. http://t.co/EPbM4rka1K pic.twitter.com/fEZOJgrZEi
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