Who Decides? The Founders’ Forgotten System of Checks and Balances
By: Michael Boldin “There is not a syllable in the constitution, that makes a decision of the judiciary – of its own force, and without regard to its correctness – ...
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The Struggle for Ratification: Advocates and Opponents Debate Judicial Review (Part 1)
By: Bob Fiedler One of the most striking and unique and hotly debated aspects of the American system of government is judicial review. Where precisely does this doctrine arise from? Technically, ...
Read more.Alexander Hamilton’s “Implied Powers” Wrecked the Constitution
By: Mike Maharrey During the ratification debates, supporters of the Constitution insisted that the new general government would only exercise the powers explicitly enumerated in the document. But less than three years ...
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The Original Meaning of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors,” Part I
by Michael Stokes Paulsen I am in the midst of a series on the constitutional power of impeachment. A quick review: My first post set forth my core thesis – ...
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