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That was one reason why the group decided at the start to confer in total secrecy, with the windows of the Pennsylvania statehouse shut tight and sentries stationed at the doors. When one delegate carelessly dropped a copy of a convention document, Washington began scolding, "I must entreat the gentlemen to be more careful, lest our transactions get into the newspapers and disturb the public repose...
...conceiving this special issue on the Constitution, TIME's editors set out to portray the charter not as a dry historical relic but as a vital part of American life. Says Senior Editor Jose M. Ferrer III, who oversaw the project: "We thought, 'If it is a living document, as is often said, why is that so? What is the news of it?' We took off from there. We wanted to show that the Constitution is all around us in ways we almost take for granted...
...photographic essay that accompanies the story by TIME Senior Writer Lance Morrow about the ubiquitous effects of the Constitution on U.S. citizens. Most of the pictures were planned in advance with Dorothy Affa, who directed photo research for the issue. Says Bentkowski: "Our aim here was not to document everyday life but to convey a symbolic idea through real objects and real people. It is rare to get a chance to think in advance about the elements of a photograph...
...Relations Board (1935). When regulatory legislation was first challenged, a conservative Supreme Court thought the Constitution did not provide the authority for such federal meddling, but Roosevelt's appointment of more liberal members led to a broader interpretation of the one-sentence commerce clause and other sections of the document. Portions establishing Congress's power to issue money and control its value, for example, eventually served as a basis for banking regulation...
...security guards -- twice the previous number -- and many of them work undercover. France, once accused of lax attention toward the movements and activities of suspected terrorists, now requires all visitors to carry a visa. Cost: $15 for a three-year visa. The bureaucratic inconvenience of obtaining the document does not seem to be deterring tourists. The French consulate in Manhattan has been overwhelmed by a flood of some 2,000 applications a day and has opened a second office to handle the overflow. Jean-Marc Janaillac, director of the French tourist office in New York City, reports that 62% more...