“I was saddened to believe that they had not put in a provision prohibiting a perpetual national debt.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
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“I was saddened to believe that they had not put in a provision prohibiting a perpetual national debt.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
"There is almost no issue more important than the national debt of the United States"
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
"I was saddened to believe that they had not put in a provision prohibiting a perpetual national debt."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
"What would fix this country? Almost the number one thing would be: take money out of politics."
— Clay S. Jenkinson
We continue our current theme of constitutional discussions by reading and considering listener mail, including a number of specific suggestions for constitutional amendments.
"Let me add that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no just government should refuse or rest on inference."
— Thomas Jefferson, 1787
President Jefferson answers a number of listener questions about the United States Constitution. We discuss the meaning of Article V, how much of the document is open to interpretation, and the idea of amending the Constitution every generation.