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Should We Summon A Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution?

a debate sponsored by the Politics & Values Program and Institute for Humane Studies

The U.S. Constitution has not been amended since 1992 and only 27 times in its history. With the country facing unprecedented challenges, should we summon a convention to propose new amendments to make the federal government operate more effectively? Would such a convention enhance Americans’ ability to control their government? Or would it threaten our basic institutions?

Please join Ian Millhiser and Michael Stern as they debate these important questions. Mr. Millhiser is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he specializes in constitutional issues. Mr. Stern is editor of PointOfOrder.Com, a blog focusing on legal issues in Congress, and a member of the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force.

Event Details

Wednesday, November 4, 3:30-5:00 PM. Marvin Center 406.

The Debate is Free and Open to the Public. For more information, email swgoldman@gwu.edu.

You are cordially invited to join

Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va)

and

former Governor Gerald Baliles of Virginia

for an important and timely conversation and debate on

Presidential War Powers

to be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:00pm

in the Jack Morton Auditorium (MPA Building).

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Brought to you by the GW University Writing Program,

as part of our series on “Democracy and Public Argument,”

this event is co-sponsored by

the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia

and

the national collegiate Cross Examination Debate Association.

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Following opening remarks by Senator Kaine, there will be a lively and

provocative debate on the topic, moderated by Gov. Baliles,

and featuring members of the undergraduate Policy Debate teams from

GW, Georgetown, the US Naval Academy, the University of Pittsburgh

the University of Mary Washington, and James Madison University.

The event will end with a Q&A discussion with the audience.

DOORS OPEN AT 5:30pm – EVENT BEGINS AT 6:00pm

Free and Open to the Public

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