Constitution 2050 - Eich, Raymund
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In these five stories, Raymund Eich posits new amendments to the United States Constitution. Amendments written to better bestow the blessings of liberty on the American people and their posterity. Amendments that those same American people, ranging from common men and women to Presidents, try to evade for personal gain. The Twenty-Eighth Amendment President Archer faced a Middle East crisis. The audio-visual recording crew following his every public move limited how he could resolve the crisis. Or did they? The Twenty-Ninth Amendment It didn't matter if Gretchen Archer knew what her father…mehr

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In these five stories, Raymund Eich posits new amendments to the United States Constitution. Amendments written to better bestow the blessings of liberty on the American people and their posterity. Amendments that those same American people, ranging from common men and women to Presidents, try to evade for personal gain. The Twenty-Eighth Amendment President Archer faced a Middle East crisis. The audio-visual recording crew following his every public move limited how he could resolve the crisis. Or did they? The Twenty-Ninth Amendment It didn't matter if Gretchen Archer knew what her father had done. It mattered if she should have known. The Thirtieth Amendment Born to an illegal immigrant, Gonzalo had a chance to live and work in the United States. If he demonstrated fluency in the English language. Others had the same chance… and would try to pass the test by hook or by crook. The Thirty-First Amendment Empowered to pass a law restricting the practice of any religion other than Christianity or Judaism, Congress passed the 9/11 Memorial Act forbidding the practice of Islam. But if devout Muslims may eat Jewish food, what's a kosher butcher to do? The Thirty-Second Amendment By chance, President Edward Slovachek could appoint three Supreme Court justices. Enough to tilt the Court to uphold a controversial law he supported. In the halls of the Senate, he could force through his appointments-but at what price?
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Raymund Eich is a science fiction and fantasy writer whose middle American upbringing is a launchpad for journeys to the ends of the universe. His most popular works are military science fiction series The Confederated Worlds (novels Take the Shilling, Operation Iago, and A Bodyguard of Lies) and the Stone Chalmers series of science fiction espionage adventures (novels The Progress of Mankind, The Greater Glory of God, To All High Emprise Consecrated, and In Public Convocation Assembled). He has over ten other published book-length works and more than forty published short stories. His short fiction has appeared in Odyssey, Analog, Boundary Shock Quarterly, and the anthology Surviving Tomorrow, and has earned honorable mentions and a semi-finalist award in the Writers of the Future contest.His works are available worldwide in ebook, trade paperback, and audiobook editions. After circling the world by age five, he grew up in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. He earned a B.A. and a Ph.D., both in biochemistry, from Rice University. Though he's no longer a working scientist, hundreds of papers cite his graduate research. In addition to his writing career, he works in patent law, won a national quiz bowl championship, is a husband and father, and agrees with Robert Heinlein that specialization is for insects. He lives in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter. His last name has one syllable and is pronounced "eye-sh." He can be found online at https://raymundeich.com.