Alexander Hamilton called the judiciary the "least dangerous"
branch of government. He was right then but wrong today. Since
Hamilton's time the Supreme Court has become a cardinal example of
Lord Acton's famous dictum: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power
corrupts absolutely." It is not a corruption of bribes, or even of
bad intentions, but of taking upon itself the right to alter the
Constitution whenever past principles offend present preferences of
five or more Justices.
"Corrupted by Power" shows how the Constitution is repeatedly
changed to mean whatever the Supreme Court wants it to mean.
Precedent is followed only when past decisions support current
opinions. Otherwise precedents are overruled, misrepresented or
ignored. A conspicuous example is the judicial manufacture of new
First Amendment rights, including rights to advocate criminal
behavior, publish degrading sex and extreme violence, and advertise
vice.
Can the Constitution be rescued? Discover what can be done.
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