Miss Constitution has written column after column on what constitutes Constitutionally protected Free Speech under the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution.  She assumed that the three Presidents of prestigious American universities who were questioned about the details would know this information by heart.  Not only do they

Miss Constitution has noticed an ad for a company in Alabama that grows cotton, spins yarn/thread from the cotton, weaves the fabric from the fiber, and creates sheets, towels and other products for sale to the public.  In the ad one sees an enormous cotton-picking machine the cost of which

Without getting into the very tiresome discussions about the origins of Thanksgiving in America, Miss Constitution finds the Proclamations by Abraham Lincoln in March and October of 1863 to be fresh and relevant in addressing today’s quandary about America’s purpose and path.  Part of the following is a call to

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of

Last week in Thlipsis, Miss Constitution posited that the only way out of the volatile situation in the Middle East is understanding how we got where we are regarding Israel, being honest about our role in where we are regarding Israel, and using this information with savvy and strength to

Thlipsis:  Greek – meaning pressure or distress.  “[T]ribulation produces patience, patience produces character, and character produces hope.”  Romans 5:3-4 Two thousand years ago one method of torture was to put a huge stone on someone’s chest the pressure of which slowly suffocated the victim.  So, too, crucifixion, the weight of

“The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment Miss Constitution is puzzled at the initial comments regarding removal of the Speaker of the House by all Democrats and a handful of Republicans.  The immediate effect of this is that the line of

“Scholars warn outdated Constitution a threat to democracy” reads the CNN chyron. A scholarly conclusion?  Miss Constitution begs to differ.  The problem with the United States Constitution is that some of those who vow to preserve, protect, and defend it don’t want to, so those academics who support those who