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David Adler: The Biden Commission and the concept of court packing

President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order creating a bipartisan commission that will study U.S. Supreme Court reform and, among other things, examine the size of the court and the justices’ lifetime appointments. The order excited partisan debate before the ink was dry. Former President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and a host of Republican leaders and commentators have warned that the plan will lead to partisan “court-packing” efforts by Democrats. Some liberals are, indeed, eager to expand the size of the Supreme Court from nine to 11 justices, for the purpose of remedying the imbalance on the High Bench created by then Senate Majority Leader McConnell and President Trump. Progressives complain that the 6-3 configuration of the court, demonstrably favoring conservatives, was achieved by “stealing” a seat in 2016 when McConnell refused in February of that year to hold confirmation hearings on President Barack Obamaâ€

David Adler: The personal Constitution embodied in the First Amendment

David Adler: The personal Constitution embodied in the First Amendment
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David Adler: The personal Constitution embodied in the First Amendment

The concept of the “personal Constitution,” which we introduced in this column last week, is personified in the First Amendment freedoms, particularly in the rights of religious liberty and freedom of expression. The exercise of these liberties summons the most fundamental beliefs that human beings possess. The First Amendment affords protection for the component parts of the human spirit and the freedom of conscience — emotions, beliefs and reason. Nothing in the Constitution is more personal than this protection. Various views and strains of thought were entwined in shaping the First Amendment. The framers began the initial amendment with the words: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Freedom of speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government followed the religion clauses.

David Adler: Personalizing the U S Constitution

David Adler: Personalizing the U S Constitution
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