Conservatives in Arizona pretty much worship the Constitution, its freedoms and its founders. As soon as there is a conflict that points to racial profiling that plain and simply preempts federal law, all of these so-called scholars and worshipers of the Constitution seem to want to trample on it and fire up the ignorance of Constitutional law and say SB 1070 is fully Constitutional no matter what.

Le Templar: In honor of Constitution Week, the Goldwater Institute has released report that compares the 50 state constitutions to what we usually consider the gold standard.  The states that shine the brightest for freedom are found in Arizona, Alabama, Tennessee and Idaho.

The Arizona Capitol Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arizona Constitution with the opening of a new exhibit, “We the People of Arizona ...”

Our View: Arizona cities are taking an important stand to uphold a key principle of the state constitution even though they could face withering criticism from lawmakers and their own residents.

State lawmakers are moving to constitutionally protect the right to hunt and fish, a move backers admit is designed to undermine future voter efforts to restrict how that can be done.

Several states are considering constitutional protections for hunting in a pre-emptive move intended to thwart efforts of advocacy groups to make shooting animals illegal.

If states are serious about getting more clout in the federal system, they should call a constitutional convention.

A veteran lawmaker wants voters to carve an exception into the Arizona Constitution to allow state aid to private and parochial schools.

A veteran lawmaker wants voters to carve an exception into the Arizona Constitution to allow state aid to private and parochial schools.

Five months into her first full term, Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she is considering a third -- and legally questionable -- term in office.

May we all please stick to the facts regarding Governor Brewer, the state senate, and Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)? In clearly written language, the voters of Arizona specifically charged the governor and state senate with the obligation to watch over the IRC. 

Chandler’s Hamilton High School will represent Arizona this weekend at the national We the People finals in Washington, D.C.

February 16, 2005

The House voted 37-18 Wednesday to put a constitutional right to hunt and fish in the Arizona Constitution.

The message is simple - perhaps as straightforward a ballot proposition as Arizona voters have seen in years.

OUR VIEW: The Arizona Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that school vouchers violate the state constitution clearly is a setback for the movement to give parents more control over educational options.

By wide margins, a Senate panel late Tuesday today approved four separate measures designed to restrain future state spending.

Some state lawmakers want to make the ability to hunt and fish a constitutional right in hopes of keeping their colleagues - and voters - from deciding that people shouldn't be killing certain animals.

Arizona State University officials are puzzled and dismayed by voters’ rejection of Proposition 102, which would have allowed the institution to own stock in private companies in exchange for research findings. But Arizona voters traditionally have been hesitant to amend the state constitution — particularly when it comes to provisions that are deemed safeguards.

At least 26 state legislatures are looking to call a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose new amendments, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix.

Deporting the children of illegal immigrants violates the basic idea of the 14th Amendment, making the notion unconstitutional in every aspect of the term. The logistics of abolishing birthright citizenship are ambiguous as well. Are the children of the children of illegal immigrants granted birthright citizenship? Are they entitled to their constitutional rights?

Identity theft is sweeping the country, and Arizona seems to be the epicenter. The criminal justice system must be doing everything possible — within the Constitution — to counter this crime wave that is destroying people’s finances and reputations.

About 400 people who gathered this week at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stake center in Gilbert got a refresher course on why the U.S. Constitution holds such a revered place in Mormon faith.

Gov. Jan Brewer wants unilateral authority to reduce the spending authorized and mandated by the Legislature.