For years now I have held that the genius of our founding Framers embraced the clear-eyed acceptance of the frailties of human nature and its persistence. They determined, therefore, the necessity to engineer a Constitutional structure that could distribute the pressures of power in such a manner as to counterpose any serious imbalance of load,Continue reading “Structural Integrity”
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Post-Constitutional America
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas laments the prospect of living in a “post-Constitutional” America. And well he should. So do we all. It hasn’t happened yet, of course, but he fears that he will be compelled to bring it on. How is that possible, one might ask. Because the Supreme Court might decree that heContinue reading “Post-Constitutional America”
The Long Clasp 