“The new Constitution will promote the “general” welfare, not welfare varying by condition or by place of residence. It will secure our liberties—against whom? There’s an ambiguity here; liberty could be secured against foreign enemies and domestic subversives, or against… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“The new Constitution, however, is brought to us by a Muse, ordained by the authority of the People, and established at the center of our common life. We can read these words as creating a national religion, one at which… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“Article II creates an office, President of the United States, that remains a kind of inkblot onto which generations of Americans have projected their… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“The new Constitution will promote the “general” welfare, not welfare varying by condition or by place of residence. It will secure our liberties—against whom?… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“The new Constitution, however, is brought to us by a Muse, ordained by the authority of the People, and established at the center of… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“The people’s right to alter or abolish their form of government was, to the American revolutionaries, supposedly absolute. Yet, strangely, neither the people nor… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“Though Article II requires “natural born” citizenship, the Constitution does not explain what the phrase means. There was no constitutional definition of American citizenship… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“The United States Constitution turned 225 years old in 2012. It is the central document of American history and politics. From all sides of… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
