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<span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><b>The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for "Conversations on the Constitution: Article II and the  Presidency" on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 3:30pm in person or on Zoom.</b><br><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><span><span><span>The

 Constitution is the founding document of US democracy, yet most of us 

have probably not read it or thought much about what it says or why. 

Understanding how our government was supposed to function, and why the 

founders set it up that way is particularly important in the current era

 due to the battles over government powers playing out in the courts and

society.  <span class="gmail-kma42e">  <span class="gmail-kma42e">For the second of the "conversations on the Constitution" hosted at the Institute this year we will be discussing <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-2/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw3z6SOu675p8zHsrT31Vi8y" target="_blank">Article II</a>.

 Article II establishes the office of President, and defines how the 

President will be elected and the powers and authority of that office.  

We will also discuss how the founders understood the role of Congress, 

drawing upon contemporary documents such as <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed67.asp&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw2TfG-me2Gt5iVmBla8i8dn" target="_blank">Federalist 67</a></i>, <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed69.asp&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw0sHQgBW_4-ULVw-5QcUXZ1" target="_blank">Federalist 69</a></i>, <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed70.asp&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw2I0YnjPanVOs9CHVlX5OMP" target="_blank">Federalist 70</a></i>, and <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed73.asp&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw3Vqt7eB_UhEw5GxyyBtMDm" target="_blank">Federalist 73</a></i> <i>(</i>Note that there are other Federalist Papers that are relevant. Those are a sample of particularly important ones.</span></span>). In addition, we'll discuss how the powers of the presidency have evolved over time, particularly in recent years.<b> </b></span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><b> </b></span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><span><span>Please

 join us in person in the Thomas Moran Seminar Room of the Institute for

 Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom (see below). </span></span> </span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span></span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>Topic: "Conversations on the Constitution: Article II and the Presidency"</span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>Time: Oct 22, 2025 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span></span><br><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89252915623&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1760810692327850&usg=AOvVaw1nypvfTm_HjhKBUezxrPgc" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89252915623</a></span></span>

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