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After the Constitutional Convention ended, George Washington commented to Marquis de Lafayette, February 7, 1788: “With regard to the two great points (the pivots on which the whole machine must move) my creed is simply: First, That the general Government is not invested with more powers than are indispensably necessary to perform functions of a good government … Secondly, That these Powers … are so distributed among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, into which the general Government is arranged, that it can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy, a...

Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The controversial Hate Crime Bill must be amended further, say MSPs scrutinising the legislation. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has already announced plans to amend the bill after an outcry over proposals on offences of “stirring-up hatred”, which critics fear will stifle freedom of speech. MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee began hearing oral evidence in late October but have revealed they believe additional changes are needed. After weeks scrutinising the proposed legi...