Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
- November 15, 2021
Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence probably received the most media attention. It is an essay on when the Supreme Court should follow precedent or overrule it. It helps lay the basis for reversing Roe v. Wade . . . .
READ MORESome writers claim the framers adopted an indirect election procedure because they didn’t trust democracy. This is an oversimplification. The framers balanced many factors.
READ MOREOn abortion policy America has ceased to be a democracy and has become a judicial oligarchy.
READ MOREWhy do many judges and commentators abandon standard interpretative methods when addressing some parts of the Constitution? The answer is clear.
READ MOREThis case illustrates how judges apply originalism for almost all legal documents — except the Constitution.
READ MORE“. . . .the powers of this Congress are confined to what is expressly delegated to them”
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