Our founding document is neither a victory nor a right. It’s a scrap of paper with some basic governing principles, and about as effective as we consider it. You needn’t look far to see that our observance of the Constitution is eroding, either.

Three of the right elements are now in public consciousness – our task is to nurture a public conversation about all eight – together – and now, in 2015.

In recent weeks, there have been three electoral reform stories in the U.S.

On Sunday, March 22, the Independent Voter Project, represented by Chad Peace, discussed the current lawsuit before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the constitutionality of the closed primary system in New Jersey during the political segment, Politically Speaking, on NBC7 in San Diego.

Charles Wheelan, author of the book, The Centrist Manifesto, recently published an article on U.S. News in which he describes the current hyper-partisan political environment in Washington as "Tom and Jerry" politics.

Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first candidate from either major party to announce his candidacy for president in the 2016 election. His announcement, in which he promised to stand for liberty and asked his audience at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia to imagine a president who acted on a purely conservative agenda, has become the subject of much controversy.

Military Times reports that the number of violent incidents reported were significantly higher than previously thought. This calls into question the veracity of the previous reporting methodology, but confirms that the U.S. Department of Defense is at least making an attempt to change its flawed culture and provide some type of transparency.

CAPITOL HILL -- Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Its supporters say the bill protects personal information while allowing for information sharing to take place. However, critics of CISA argue that the bill's language is vague and does not protect users' privacy.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee posted a "press release" Wednesday on its website that looks more like something published on BuzzFeed than an actual news release. ZDNet.com reported Friday that the overall theme centered around the question of why President Obama won't enforce federal immigration law.

The ACLU, a well-known civil rights group, filed a lawsuit Thursday in an effort to obtain more information on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) controversial 'behavioral detection' program. Critics say the program may lead to racial profiling.

The group sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the TSA in October for details on the program, but the agency never responded. The ACLU is now asking a federal district court judge in New York to order the TSA to comply with the FOIA requests.

survey released Thursday found surprising results concerning how the public views the 2016 presidential nominees.