You and I are economic and political Lilliputians. Even as NGO members, consumers and voters--nothing gives us enough power to nudge American government or business toward the commonwealth. That's an old-fashioned word, long out of fashion. But there's a commonwealth and it matters. It's what politicians sense if they promise Americans access to medical care, or big city mayors who promise better bus service. Or when local government or an NGO protects land.
Are we Americans constitutionally able to combat the...
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