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A Darwinist View Of The Living Constitution, Scott Dodson
A Darwinist View Of The Living Constitution, Scott Dodson
Vanderbilt Law Review
There is much debate, and has been for some time, over whether we have a "living" Constitution, one that adapts to changing circumstances and evolves over time. The metaphor arose and gained initial force during the Progressive Era and has been at the forefront of the debate on constitutional interpretation ever since. There is a more recent division, most prominently marked by Professor Owen Jones and Professors Brian Leiter and Michael Weisberg, over whether biology has a meaningful role to play in legal developments. Professor Jones has written many articles promoting the potential utility of behavioral and evolutionary science to …
The President And Faithful Execution Of The Laws, Arthur S. Miller
The President And Faithful Execution Of The Laws, Arthur S. Miller
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Constitution is explicit: The President "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Lurking, however, within that seemingly unambiguous language are several constitutional problems-some resolved, some partially resolved, some the subject matter of continuing controversy. As the power of the Presidency has aggrandized since 1789, particularly during the past half century, the question of the meaning to be given to that phrase-and by whom-in different contexts has moved to the forefront of issues involving the separation of governmental powers. This Essay will use the label "separation of governmental powers," although it long has been known that the constitutional …