Constitution Thursday

Led by the State Legislature of Georgia, the calls for an Article V Convention are becoming more and more common, but is such a State called Constitutional Convention even possible today? And even if it happened, would it accomplish anything? And if the problems are obvious, why did the Framers even put the clause allowing the States to call a convention in the Constitution in the first place? Dave, Pat, and Jeff look at an Article V Convention

How taxes and representation are determined

Dave & John begin the look at the Powers of Congress, including taxation

I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a  bill, and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill...

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

BONUS Episode - the Government would like for you to ignore the Bill of rights and turn your friends in for doing things the Government doesn't like.

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

In 1971 the New York Times published The Pentagon Papers, a rather unflattering and counter to the  Government narrative of the Vietnam War. It set off a major political and  Constitutional debate, which actually started many years earlier...

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

The two houses of Congress have the final authority to establish their rules of operation.

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

The balance of power in the House was skewed towards the Southern States, as it had also been under the Articles of Confederation. But the limit of 3/5's also served to slow that power shift toward the South. And it presaged the day when all men would be equal.

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

Article 1 establishes the  Congress, with the house being first and front...

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

It didn't take very long before the Congress started doing things that didn't seem in keeping with the principles established by the Framers and founders of the nation.

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.

At the start of things, the Congress was supposed to be the most powerful branch of the government. But it didn't take long before the Congress figured out how to put all the really hard decisions onto the President, thus avoiding any potential consequences for themselves.

Constitution Thursday was a  standard feature of Afternoons Live with Dave & John as heard live weekdays on  KFIV and KWSX Modesto/Stockton. starting in 2010, Constitution Thursday became a  weekly event, and with John joining the show in late 2012, it was decided to start over.