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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The Marshall Court

The Marshall Court

Tom Richey is a fabulous teacher (Although he does remind me of Eric Stratton in Animal House). The Marbury v Madison case was key to allowing today's courts to effectively become an oligarchy. This is how it happened, in plain English. 

2 comments:

  1. To get a good sense of the lifelong struggle between Hamilton and Jefferson, this is great. -Anymouse

    "In America, we celebrate the ideals of Jefferson, but we live in Hamiltons' country". -George Will

    http://www.amazon.com/Hamiltons-Curse-Jeffersons-Revolution-Americans/dp/0307382850

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