Federal

Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom delivers a powerful message to our next president about the most important problem facing America today.

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Solving big problems demands big sacrifices. Solving big problems demands resources of collective will and communal resolve of political courage and leadership. And in these resources, America is dangerously deficient.

Rosh Hashanah 2008 Sermon

Like many political observers, I immediately thought that the appointment of an unknown governor from Alaska to the national spotlight was the result of a mild stroke rather than a stroke of genius.

Now that I have had a few days to reflect, it may be a stroke of genius that plays well with the experience debate.

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I took a quick read through the Twenty-seven Constitutional Amendments and came to an interesting conclusion. The existing amendments can easily be grouped into 3 types:

1. Enumerate rights to the people (1st, 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 21st, 26th)
2. Regulate government actions. (3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th,10th)
3. Clarification of judicial and representative processes (11th, 12th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th)

There are two constitutional amendments that do not fit in these three categories. One of them was championed by religious conservatives and is the only amendment to have been repealed.