Noah Feldman: Cracks in the Constitution

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🗓️ 11 January 2024

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January 6th, 2021 put our founding document to the test. And constitutional scholar Noah Feldman says, that although we survived our stress test, "our EKG went up and down a lot more than you would like it to do in what is supposed to be a 21st century democracy." What we've learned about the strength of our Constitution--and where its cracks show--ahead of our presidential election this fall. Plus: Axios' Alex Thompson on the piece of the Trump ballot story many of us may be missing. Guests: Noah Feldman, Harvard Law professor and constitutional studies scholar, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and author of the forthcoming book, "To Be a Jew: a New Guide to God, Israel and the Jewish People"; Alex Thompson, Axios national political correspondent. Credits: 1 big thing is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, and Jay Cowit. Music is composed by Alex Sugiura. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas as a text or voice memo to Niala at 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Barclays, we're here for the land of football.
0:06.4	We're here for the Premier League.
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0:12.1	We're here for the football chance for giving more girls a chance.
0:18.0	We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy booths. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all.
0:27.6	Barclays, here for the land of football.
0:30.8	January 6, 2021 put our founding document to the test.
0:35.0	Although we survived our stress test,
0:38.0	our EKG went up and down a lot more
0:41.0	than you would like it to do in what is supposed to be a 21st century
0:45.4	democracy. One leading scholar on the strength of our Constitution and
0:51.1	where it's crack show ahead of our presidential election
0:54.7	this fall. Plus the piece of the Trump ballot story many of us may be missing.
0:59.6	I'm Nailaboodoo and from Axios this is one big thing. More than three years later, we're still untangling the aftermath of the capital insurrection,
1:21.6	including what it revealed about the power and
1:23.8	shortcomings of the US Constitution. Harvard professor and constitutional
1:28.0	studies scholar Noah Feldman says that conflict is inherent in the document itself.
1:34.0	Our Constitution is kind of built on by experience and by practice and that can be a virtue but it can
1:38.6	also really be a risk.
1:41.6	I ask Noah Feldman for his One Big Thing on the Constitution today.
1:47.0	Hi Noah, welcome to One Big Thing.
1:49.0	Hi, Nyl, it's a pleasure to be here with you.
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