“Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king over people, the founders argued. Rather, political power comes from the people themselves. And these people must agree to any authority governing their society,” Joseph Jones writes. “This is why the U.S. Constitution starts with the words ‘We the People,’ and not ‘I, the ruler.’”
“Some of the Supreme Court’s most important upcoming cases focus on the future of affirmative action, equal treatment of LGBTQ people, and the control of election laws,” Morgan Marietta writes. “The court will hear the cases in the fall and then likely issue rulings in spring 2023.”
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