Maurice Thompson

Executive Director, 1851 Center for Constitutional Law

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Executive Director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law

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The new Republican majority in the House, especially those with Tea Party backing, revere the  US Constitution  as the last word on American government.

Reading the US Constitution, Then and Now

The new Republican majority in the House, especially those with Tea Party backing, revere the US Constitution as the last word on American government.

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