Perspective
Jul. 31, 2012
On interpreting the Constitution
To "expound" means to set forth and teach; to interpret; to comment upon. It does not mean to "expand." By Sarah P. Condor-Fisher
In his famous "Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States," Justice Joseph Story stated that "to produce uniformity of interpretation, and to preserve the constitution, as a perpetual bond of union, a supreme arbiter or authority of construing is, if not absolutely indispensable, at least, of the highest possible practical utility and importance." Book III, Chapter IV. Each word in that statement carries im...
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