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Conscription And The Constitution: The Original Understanding, Leon Friedman
Conscription And The Constitution: The Original Understanding, Leon Friedman
Michigan Law Review
The general words of the Constitution-famous phrases such as "due process," "freedom of speech," "interstate commerce," and "raise and support armies"-are not self-evident concepts. As Justice Frankfurter said, "The language of the [Constitution] is to be read not as barren words found in a dictionary but as symbols of historic experience illumined by the presuppositions of those who employed them. Not what words did Madison and Hamilton use, but what was it in their minds which they conveyed?" While the framers obviously could not have foreseen the discovery of electromagnetic radio waves or atomic energy, and had no "intent" concerning …
Sturm & Whitaker: Implementing A New Constitution: The Michigan Experience, Walter D. De Vries
Sturm & Whitaker: Implementing A New Constitution: The Michigan Experience, Walter D. De Vries
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Implementing a New Constitution: The Michigan Experience by Albert L. Sturm and Margaret Whitaker
Schwartz: Rights Of The Person, Hans A. Linde
Schwartz: Rights Of The Person, Hans A. Linde
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Rights of the Person by Bernard Schwartz