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The National Constitution center is a very special place. It is the only institution in america that has a charter from congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And that means that in these polarized times we are the only place in america that brings together all sides in the constitutional debates that transfixed the country to debate and discuss not political issues but constitutional issues so that you the people can make up your own minds. We do that in three ways. A museum of we the people on Independence Mall in philadelphia with the most beautiful constitutional views and america looking out on Independence Hall where the constitution was drafted. We are also americas town hall, a place where you can see at the center and also thanks to cspan often on tv, debates and symposia and panels debating the constitution. And we have got this phenomenal podcast series, which we are getting great downloads where every week we call the top li