Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry Sandick along with Jon Hatch and colleagues at Patterson Belknap revisit the hottest topics from each week in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, tracking their current place in our legal and political landscape.
How to Build a Nation in 15 Weeks
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Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry Sandick along with Jon Hatch and colleagues at Patterson Belknap revisit the hottest topics from each week in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, tracking their current place in our legal and political landscape.
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August 30, 2022
Series Conclusion
<p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">After four seasons, more than 70 hours, and 75 episodes, Harry and Jon share some parting thoughts on the Constitution, the problems and struggles of interpretation, the role of politics and compromise, and some constitutional near misses. Rejecting the idea of finished products, we nonetheless say goodbye for now.</span> (Editor's Note: Harry and John, you are both most welcome and thank you for letting me a part of this.)</p>
August 23, 2022
The Presidency: the 22nd and 25th Amendments
<p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Despite the constitutional convention’s tentative rejection of term limits, early presidents establish a custom of two terms (each for their own reasons). After a few presidents flirt with a third (nonconsecutive) term, FDR goes for four, leading Congress to make custom binding. John Tyler takes over for Harrison and starts a custom of his own, but president succession remains unsettled. A later amendment fixes some problems but leaves room for mischief. <strong>(Editors Note: The primary recorder failed for this episode and the audio came from the microphones built into the computer. I am so sorry.)</strong><br /></span></p>
August 16, 2022
Elections: the 20th Amendment
<p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Poor initial planning leaves Congressional terms and Congressional sessions badly out of sync, and 130 years’ worth of long and short sessions. A dispute over shipping subsidies rebalances the sessions, but leaves a short lame duck period. Tweaks to the presidential election process solve one problem, permits Congress to solve another (if it ever gets around to it), but leave a number of issues unaddressed.</span></p>
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