Symposium

The Democracy Constitution

By The Editors

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This special symposium is probably the most ambitious project this journal has ever undertaken: the writing of a new constitution for our country. The symposium includes several sections. We begin with a group of introductory essays by Editor Michael Tomasky, who describes the genesis of the project; by Sanford Levinson, the chairman of the proceedings, describing the deliberations and debates that unfolded; and five other legal scholars who served as “delegates” to our constitutional convention, who comment on different aspects of the process. That section is followed by deliberations, dissents, and of course the document itself. So come tip your hat to the new constitution.

An Audacious Idea Whose Time Has Come

By Michael Tomasky

4 MIN READ

What Is This Project, Anyway?

By Sanford Levinson

29 MIN READ

Opening the Paths of Constitutional Change

By Julie C. Suk

6 MIN READ

Why the Preamble Matters

By Beau Breslin

4 MIN READ

The Engine of Constitutional Reform

By Victoria Nourse

5 MIN READ

On Electing the Executive Branch

By Henry L. Chambers, Jr.

6 MIN READ

Problems That Have Festered Too Long...

By Stephen M. Griffin

3 MIN READ

The Democracy Constitution: The Deliberations

By The Delegates of the Democracy Constitution

17 MIN READ

A New Constitution for The United States

By The Delegates of the Democracy Constitution

33 MIN READ

The Democracy Constitution: The Votes

By The Delegates of the Democracy Constitution

1 MIN READ

Dissent: Premature Constitutional Reform

By Mark A. Graber

4 MIN READ

Dissent: Not Popular Enough

By Robert L. Tsai

4 MIN READ

Dissent: What Happened to the States?

By Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr.

4 MIN READ

Dissent: Policies Are Not Rights

By Jeffrey K. Tulis

3 MIN READ

Dissent: Still Problems With the House

By David S. Schwartz

3 MIN READ

The Democracy Constitution: Responses

By Nan Aron Matthew Fletcher Daniel Goldberg Toby Moffett Arturo Valenzuela Michael Waldman

18 MIN READ

The Delegates

By The Editors

4 MIN READ

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The Editors of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas are Michael Tomasky (Editor), Jack Meserve (Managing Editor), and Delphine d'Amora (Associate Editor).

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