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The Battle for the Constitution: Live at The Atlantic Festival

September 26, 2019

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This week, the National Constitution Center in partnership with The Atlantic launched a new web project: “The Battle for the Constitution”— a year-long exploration of the major issues and controversies surrounding the Constitution today from all sides of the debate. At the Atlantic Festival yesterday, the NCC and the Atlantic celebrated the project launch with a series of panels featuring scholars, journalists and legislators. They discussed the breaking news of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump, as well as what separation of powers means in U.S. government today. Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the NCC, kicked off the discussion in conversation with Martha Jones, professor of history at John Hopkins University, John Malcolm, Vice President for Constitution Government at the Heritage Foundation, and Quinta Jurecic, managing editor at Lawfare. Later, Representatives Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) spoke about their views on the impeachment question and the proper exercise of congressional power.

This episode is a crossover with our companion podcast Live at America’s Town Hall — live constitutional conversation held here at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and around the country — which is available wherever you get your podcasts.

This podcast is presented as part of the National Constitution Center’s A Madisonian Constitution for All initiative and made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.

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This show was engineered by Greg Scheckler, and produced by Diana Allen and the Constitutional Content Team. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Robert Black. Special thanks to The Atlantic and The Atlantic Live team for their collaboration on this program.

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