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Books & Reading, Current Affairs, Memories & History, Times They Are A-Changing

Opinion | No, the Constitution is not ‘neutral’ on abortion – The Washington Post

The vision of getting the courts out of the abortion-deciding business sounds so reasonable, so alluring. It is also wrong, misleading and dangerous.

By Ruth Marcus, Deputy editorial page editor, Post 12/07/2021

Editor’s Note: Read more, see link below for original item… see video at link…

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Abortion is different from these examples, of course, because it is not mentioned in the Constitution. But that does not make abortion unique among constitutional rights. There are any number of rights that the court has long found fall within the bounds of constitutional protection even though they are not specifically mentioned in the text. The right to travel. The right of parents to educate their children as they choose. The right to contraception. The right to private sexual conduct. The right to marry a person of another race. The right to marry a person of the same gender.

Source: Opinion | No, the Constitution is not ‘neutral’ on abortion – The Washington Post

Current Affairs, Food & Drink, Politics, Science & Health

Maine passes nation’s 1st ‘right to food’ amendment | AP News

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Nov 3rd, 2021

FILE- Chickens follow Heather Retberg at her family’s farm, Sept. 17, 2021, in Penobscot, Maine. On Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, Maine voters will decide whether to pass the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters passed the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment on Tuesday.

A statewide referendum asked voters if they favored an amendment to the Maine Constitution “to declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being.”

It was an experiment not tried before by any state.

Source: Maine passes nation’s 1st ‘right to food’ amendment

Current Affairs, Politics

House Judiciary Committee Releases Staff Report on Constitutional Grounds for Impeachment

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Judiciary Committee released a report by the majority staff entitled “Constitutional Grounds for…

Editor’s note: Get the report here (the link is at the end of the article, too):

https://judiciaryforms.house.gov/components/redirect/r.aspx?ID=453-9243

Source: House Judiciary Committee Releases Staff Report on Constitutional Grounds for Impeachment

Current Affairs

Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Conflicts of Interest – CREW

CREW has tallied every public conflict of interest the Trump has racked up during his presidency, and updates the numbers daily. The results are staggering.

Source: Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Conflicts of Interest – CREW