“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
With Utah’s Marriage Amendment recently overturned by a federal court, many Utahns are doubtless wondering what exactly justifies (or not) the courts in overturning the voice of the People. The answer to this question lies in the concept of Rule of Law. Rule of...
We originally had a House elected by the People and a Senate elected by State Representatives. Now both are elected by the People directly. Why did the the Constitution originally emphasize a seemingly arbitrary distinction between “the People” on one hand, and “the...