David S. Addington

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David S. Addington is senior vice president, general counsel, and chief legal officer at the National Federation of Independent Business. He previously served as group vice president for research at The Heritage Foundation and was Vice President Dick Cheney’s counsel and chief of staff.

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    On Election Day, ‘We the People’ Tell the Government What to Do

    David S. Addington
    In urging the delegates to a New York convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788, Alexander Hamilton emphasized the principal strength of the new Constitution: “Here, sir, the people govern.” The federal government gets its mandate from the American people. You are in charge. Express your will: vote. You help govern your country through…
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