talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

On yesterday's Huffington Post blog, Erwin Chemerinsky encouraged readers to support the Campaign to Defend the Constitution. I, for one, will be paying close attention to their site and their efforts.

When it comes to matters of constitutional law, Professor Chemerinsky has few peers. If he and his DefConAmerica colleagues can educate more Americans about their rights under the Constitution, they can count me an avid supporter.

I'm shocked almost daily by what I read--statements by members of the media (right and left), assertions by elected officials, claims by religious leaders--and still surprised by how often what gets blasted to the public differs dramatically from the tenets of constitutional law that are taught in the most basic Con Law classes in law schools across the country. Do grammar or high school students still get civics lessons? Or did those classes get left behind?