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The Context

The Context

The Constitution Is Not the Problem

· 42 min · Episode 68

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The US Constitution is more than two centuries old. For most of that time, its purpose has been to maintain representative government and the peaceful transfer of power. That’s started to break down in recent years. Politicians try to win elections by gerrymandering voters, rather than convincing them. More and more power has been consolidated in the executive branch, bypassing traditional checks and balances. Melissa Murray joins host Alex Lovit to talk about the Supreme Court’s role in this democratic decline and how the Constitution can be a roadmap to reverse it.

Melissa Murray is the…

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