The Constitution in Jeopardy with Russ Feingold

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The Constitution in Jeopardy with Russ Feingold

Sharon McMahon

Jul 21, 2023

On today’s episode of Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon welcomes former Senator Russ Feingold to the show. Russ is a three-term senator from Wisconsin and his new book, The Constitution in Jeopardy, talks about Constitutional evolution; how the framers built in mechanisms to change it when necessary. One of those mechanisms is the Constitutional Convention–a convention that the United States has never held. What might a convention change, and what are the dangers of it? Could a convention gut the Constitution and threaten democracy? What would a productive and successful Constitutional Convention look like?

Special thanks to our guest, Russ Feingold, for joining us today. You can order a copy of The Constitution in Jeopardy here.

Hosted by: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Russ Feingold

Executive Producer: Heather Jackson

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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