Audio 09.13.2016 44:09

Checks and Balances? State Sovereignty and the 17th Amendment

Dr. John C. Eastman is joined by Jay Feinberg and Trent England to discuss the 17th Amendment.

Dr. John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and currently serves as the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute.

 Jay Feinberg is the Director and Officer of the Equal Justice Coalition.

Trent England is part of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.

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