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Unconventional Meeting of Minds
Scholars and Tea Partyers gather to consider changing the Constitution
A new constitutional convention could help restore the "lost Constitution" that was created in 1787, say some Tea Party supporters, at a rally at the U.S. Capitol.
September 18, 2011
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Calls to change the Constitution are suddenly everywhere, and they aren't limited to any political quarter. Rick Perry, the Texas governor and Republican presidential hopeful, has proposed repealing the 17th Amendment—the one permitting the direct...
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