Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America

Our guest, Professor Kevin Portteus of Hillsdale College, discusses the founders' views on immigration, and immigration during the founding period, Civil War and up to 1898. Join us for episode one of The Constitution And Immigration: The Founders!

There are some things that we "can't not know". Our special guest apologizes for the double negative. These laws are so universal that even children know about them. Join our panel and special guest, Dr. J.Budziszewski, author of "Written on the Heart," as we discuss these universal moral laws and he lays out his case for natural law. Episode 66 of Constitutional Podcast. Livestreamed on 4/13/2021...

How did the concept of Natural Law influence the Founders as they drafted the Declaration of Independence and later, our United States Constitution? Join our panel and our guest constitutional expert, Tony Williams with the Bill of Rights Institute, as we discuss "The Founders & Natural Law"! Episode 65 of Constitutional Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/30/3031. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat...

We have rights that are not given to us by governments or the state.   We all have certain unalienable rights endowed by our Creator. Join our panel this week for this enlightened discussion as we continue our series on "natural law." Episode 64 of Constitutional Podcast.   Livestreamed on 3/30/3031. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://constitutingamerica.org .

Aristotle is regarded as the father of "natural law." What exactly is natural law? From the ancient Greeks to the Founders of our country, join this week's chat to learn what it is and how this concept influenced the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Episode 63 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/23/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://consti...

How executive orders affect your life & checks and balances.   Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Jewel and Jorne Gilbert interview constitutional scholar Todd Gaziano on the history and current application of executive orders. Episode 62 of Constitutional Chats Podcast.   Livestreamed on 3/16/2021.   Sign up for our next Consti...

How the 20th and 22nd Amendment shaped terms in office for federally elected officials. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Jewel and Jorne Gilbert interview Sen. Ted Cruz on how a potential constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of Congress. Episode 60 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/9/2...

How the 20th and 22nd Amendment shaped terms in office for federally elected officials. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Jewel and Jorne Gilbert interview Sen. Ted Cruz on how a potential constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of Congress. Episode 60 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/9/2...

Aristotle is regarded as the father of "natural law." What exactly is natural law? From the ancient Greeks to the Founders of our country, join this week's chat to learn what it is and how this concept influenced the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Episode 63 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/23/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://consti...

The amazing true-life story of how a college student in Texas was able to get the 27th Amendment to the US Constitution passed. It all started with a C-grade on a paper about this amendment! Episode 59 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 3/2/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at http://constitutingamerica.org

How executive orders affect your life & checks and balances.   Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Jewel and Jorne Gilbert interview constitutional scholar Todd Gaziano on the history and current application of executive orders.   Episode 61 of Constitutional Chats Podcast.   Livestreamed on 3/16/2021.   Sign up for our next Cons...

How the 25th Amendment established the official procedures for Presidential Disability and Succession! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky on what the executive branch had done in the event of Presidential incapacity before the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, and exactly...

How the 23rd Amendment allocated electoral college votes to the residents of the District of Columbia, and how the 24th Amendment abolished the use of poll taxes to stop citizens from exercising their right to vote. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Cathy Gillespie and Tova Love Kaplan interview former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on these two largely bipartisan amendmen...

How the 19th Amendment changed women's roles in the voting booth and in American society! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Tammy Bruce on the suffrage movement, the importance of education and confidence for young women, and how we can continue to increase women's involvement in government and industry leadership. Episo...

Continuing our discussion of the progressive era amendments with the 18th Amendment, which prohibited " the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors ," and the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment and returned control of liquor laws to state and local governments. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan...

How the 14th Amendment ensured citizenship and equal protection of the laws in the aftermath of the Civil War, and how it still serves to protect citizens today! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Randy Barnett on the 14th Amendment's context in history and its role in curr...

Beginning our discussion of the "Progressive Era" Amendments with how the 16th Amendment allowed a federal income tax, and the 17th Amendment changed the way U.S. Senators are selected for office to direct election. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Gordon Lloyd on how these two...

How the 13th Amendment abolished slavery and the 15th Amendment prohibited denying citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Stacy Washington on how these two amendments aimed to protect the rights and equa...

Happy Bill of Rights Day! In part 10, the final installment, of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Cathy Gillespie and student ambassador Tova Love Kaplan interview Professor Brion McClanahan on the ratification process of the Bill of Rights, what proposed amendments were not ratified, and how the Bill of Rights as a whole protects Americans to this day. Livestreamed on 12/15/2020. Sign up for ou...

How do the 9th and 10th Amendments limit the power of the national government via the principles of federalism? In part 9 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview George Landrith on how these two amendments protect the rights of the people and reserve power to the state governments. Livestreamed on...

How does the Bill of Rights outline the rights of the accused and protect those working through the justice system? In part 8 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Judge Michael Warren on how both civil and criminal cases proceed through the court system, the role and selection of a jury, and wha...

What does it mean when the Fifth Amendment provides for protection of rights to life, liberty, and property? In part 7 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview J. Eric Wise on the function of a grand jury, "double jeopardy" and the appeals process, and what it means to "plead the Fifth." Livestreamed on 11/24/2020. Sign up for our next C...

What does it mean when the Fourth Amendment provides for protection against unreasonable searches and seizures? In part 6 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Tova Love Kaplan interview Cully Stimson on what defines probable cause, what a legal and "reasonable" search is, and the myriad of ways the 4th Amendment has been used in court cases, all the way up to...

What does it mean when the Third Amendment states, "No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law," also known as the housing of soldiers? In part 5 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and   Tova Love Kaplan interview Professor John McCurdy on the quarteri...

What does it mean when the Second Amendment states, "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed," also known as the right to bear arms? In part 4 of our "Bill of Rights & YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and students Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor David Kopel on...