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Amending the Constitution Is Impossible Until Suddenly It’s Not

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The American experiment with constitutional democracy is in grave peril. If Donald Trump becomes president again, fighting to preserve U.S. constitutional democracy through his second term will require the courage, commitment, and creativity of a broad prodemocracy coalition. But the problem is not merely Trump. The U.S. Constitution itself contributes to the country’s crisis. As David Frum observed in a recent issue of The Atlantic, “If Trump is elected, it very likely won’t be with a majority of the popular vote” but rather because our system for selecting the president…

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Democrats face ‘almost impossible map’ to retake US Senate – Reuters

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Reuters Democrats face 'almost impossible map' to retake US SenateReutersBut despite the Democrats' long odds to retake the U.S. Senate in November's congressional elections, party strategists meeting in Chicago this week say the escalating legal troubles of President Donald Trump's former associates and corruption scandals …and more » us democrats – Google News

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Impossible for US President to block publication of critical book – The Australian Financial Review

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The Australian Financial Review Impossible for US President to block publication of critical bookThe Australian Financial ReviewHe was referring to the current movie The Post, which concerns attempts to halt the New York Times and The Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers, a history of the U.S. government's efforts in Vietnam. The difference there, of course, was …Donald Trump on Fire and Fury: US President unleashes Twitter tirade over 'phony' tell-all Michael Wolff bookEvening Standard Fire and Fury: US president Trump's lawyer tries to stop publication of controversial bookStuff.co.nzDonald…

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