October at America's Town Hall
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The National Constitution Center is offering a series of America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news. Join these programs for free from your home computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below.
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OCT 1 I 6:30 - 8 p.m. EDT
Free Online
Join the National Constitution Center for the launch of our Constitution Drafting Project. The project brings together three teams of leading constitutional scholars—team libertarian, team progressive, and team conservative—to draft and present their ideal constitutions. To celebrate the publication of the libertarian and progressive constitutions, join libertarian contributors—Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, Timothy Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute, and Christina Mulligan of Brooklyn Law School—and progressive contributors—Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown Law School, Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School, and Melissa Murray of New York University School of Law—as they present and discuss their constitutions. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Read the libertarian and progressive constitutions before the program below.
The Constitution Drafting Project is generously sponsored by Jeff Yass.
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OCT 8 I 12 p.m. EDT
Free Online
The biggest immigration controversies of the last decade have all involved policies produced by the president, such as President Obama's decision to protect Dreamers from deportation and President Trump's proclamation banning immigrants from several majority-Muslim nations. But should the president be America’s immigration policymaker-in-chief? Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School joins Adam Cox and Cristina Rodríguez, authors of The President and Immigration Law, for a deep dive into the history of American immigration policy and debate about who should control immigration policy today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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OCT 15 I 7 p.m. EDT
Free Online
Eminent political scientist Robert Putnam discusses his book, The Upswing, with co-author Shaylyn Romney Garrett, exploring the economic, social, and political trends over the past century that brought us from an “I” society to a “We” society and then back again. Putnam and Romney will also discuss how we can learn from that experience to become a stronger, more unified nation. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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Next Friday: Learning about the Electoral College
Join us for our free online classes. Part lecture and part lively conversation, they are perfect for lifelong learners.
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In this session, student will explore the Electoral College’s controversial origins at the Constitution Convention, the influence of founder James Wilson, and the many attempts to reform it over the years. The class will also cover the history of presidential elections in America and current constitutional questions on the Electoral College—including a unanimous Supreme Court ruling about faithless electors in June 2020. |
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Can't join a live America's Town Hall program?
LISTEN to a weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen by searching for We the People in your favorite podcast app.
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