• Togo lawmakers adopt new constitution

    Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen “without debate” by lawmakers “for a single six-year term”, and not by the public, according to the Read More

  • 1999 Constitution lacks legitimacy – The Patriots

    Following a National Constitution Dialogue hosted by a think-thank group known as The Patriots, stakeholders have recommended the adoption of the 2014 National Confab Report and 1963 Republican Constitution as platforms for deliberations of a new Constitution, noting that the illegitimacy of the 1999 Constitution. This was contained in a communique signed by the General Read More

  • Calls to scrap 1999 Constitution justified

    UNDERMINED by an antithetical legal framework, it is wise that some political leaders have renewed the call to scrap the 1999 Constitution for a new document. This was the theme on Monday at a colloquium organised by The Patriots in Lagos, entitled, ‘National Dialogue on the Future of Nigeria.’ Amidst the slow progress, shabby infrastructure, Read More

  • Today’s leaders are not living up to constitutional norms

    How are America’s leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It’s a question I’ve been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading and occasionally writing, in my 2023 book Mental Maps of the Founders, about the early years of the republic. One […]

  • Local View: 'We all need to stand up for our Constitution'

    From the column: "It is time we all become Americans, united in a common goal of saving this great nation."

  • Teamwork needed to produce great constitution – Kalu

    The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on government officials across the board to work diligently to give the nation a better constitution. Kalu made the call on Monday in Abuja at a retreat organised for senior legislative aides attached to his office. He noted that a great constitution would Read More

  • Attacks on Cuban constitutional order are condemned in Canada

    Ottawa, March 18 (Prensa Latina) The Associations of Cuban Residents in Canada today strongly condemned the manipulations of political operators in the United States, who incite violence on the island in order to undermine the constitutional order.

  • Petition: Urge Congress to Enshrine Abortion Rights in the Constitution

    Please take a moment to sign this petition if you want to see Congress enshrine abortion rights in the US Constitution!

  • Nigeria’s Constitution: Matters Arising (Part 2)

    A great majority of Nigerians agree on this: that the Nigerian constitution should be discarded and a new one written read more Nigeria’s constitution: Matters arising (Part 2)

  • USS New Jersey battleship travels to Philadelphia for repairs

    A famed battleship floated down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work.

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    USS Boxer Earns Combat Readiness, Excellence Awards

    USS Boxer (LHD 4) recently earned seven Navy-wide awards for sustained superior performance. Boxer was awarded the Battle Effectiveness Award; the Maritime Warfare Excellence Award; the Command, Control, Communications and Information Warfare Excellence Award; the Logistics Management Excellence Award; the Self Sufficiency Award; the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award or Green ‘H’; and the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award.

  • Constitutional Court Validates Coalition Law for Tax Evaders

    ​​The Constitutional Court (CCR) rejected the notification of USR and Forța Dreptei on the subject of the law initiated by Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă, by which escapees who caused damage of up to one million euros escape prison if they pay the amount plus a penalty. “The court held that the provisions of the […]