So, Nancy Mace's Gubernatorial Hopes Might've Been Nuked From Orbit...
So, Nancy Mace's Gubernatorial Hopes Might've Been Nuked From Orbit...
VIP
Scott Pelley Thinks He Runs CBS News; MS NOW Delivers a Gross of Fractured Reports Posing As Journalism
Scott Pelley Thinks He Runs CBS News; MS NOW Delivers a Gross of...
VIP
To Democrats, Cosplaying the Oppression of Women Is 'Fun'
To Democrats, Cosplaying the Oppression of Women Is 'Fun'
VIP
This Is How You Stop Mass Shootings at Churches
This Is How You Stop Mass Shootings at Churches
VIP
Javier Milei's Experiment in Pure Free Markets Just Proved the 'Experts' Wrong Again
Javier Milei's Experiment in Pure Free Markets Just Proved the 'Experts' Wrong Again
Body Cam Footage Released in the Shocking Murder of Henry Nowak
Body Cam Footage Released in the Shocking Murder of Henry Nowak
Florida Scores Major Win to Keep New Electoral Map in Place
Florida Scores Major Win to Keep New Electoral Map in Place
Talarico Campaign Refuses to Deny He Had Inappropriate Relationships With Other Staffers
Talarico Campaign Refuses to Deny He Had Inappropriate Relationships With Other Staffers
Slain Student's Family Blasts Chicago's Sanctuary Policies After Killer Found With Weapon in Jail
Slain Student's Family Blasts Chicago's Sanctuary Policies After Killer Found With Weapon...
New York's Government Won't Hand Over Documents About the CDL Holder Who Killed Five in Massive Bus Crash
New York's Government Won't Hand Over Documents About the CDL Holder Who Killed...
Graham Platner Ducks Media Interviews After Explosive Sexting Scandal
Graham Platner Ducks Media Interviews After Explosive Sexting Scandal
Anti-Weaponization Fund Gets Scrapped, But That's Not Enough for Chuck Schumer
Anti-Weaponization Fund Gets Scrapped, But That's Not Enough for Chuck Schumer
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Ban on Transgender Service Members
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Ban on Transgender Service Members
Goodbye Pride Month, Hello Nuclear Family Month
Goodbye Pride Month, Hello Nuclear Family Month
She's Back? Janet Mills Hints at Last-Ditch Shake Up in Maine Senate Race
She's Back? Janet Mills Hints at Last-Ditch Shake Up in Maine Senate Race
OPINION

The case for engaged justices

George Will
George Will | Dec 06, 2010
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.
The case for engaged justices
"The powers of the legislature are defined and limited; and that those limits may not be mistaken, or forgotten, the Constitution is written." - Marbury v. Madison (1803) Debates about judicial review concern the propriety and scope of judicial supervision of democracy and involve the countermajoritarian dilemma: How to square the principle of popular sovereignty with the practice of allowing appointed judges, accountable to no contemporary constituency, to overturn laws enacted by elected legislators? A case destined for the Supreme Court concerns the health-care law. The Constitution establishes a government of limited and enumerated powers. Which one empowers Congress to force individuals to purchase health insurance and to punish those who do not?
Advertisement

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Body Cam Footage Released in the Shocking Murder of Henry Nowak Joseph Chalfant
The Autopsy of the Democrat Disaster of 2026 Kurt Schlichter
So, Nancy Mace's Gubernatorial Hopes Might've Been Nuked From Orbit... Matt Vespa
Talarico Campaign Refuses to Deny He Had Inappropriate Relationships With Other Staffers Joseph Chalfant
New York's Government Won't Hand Over Documents About the CDL Holder Who Killed Five in Massive Bus Crash Joseph Chalfant
Florida Scores Major Win to Keep New Electoral Map in Place Joseph Chalfant

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Top Columns
Advertisement

Trending on Townhall Media

Slain Student's Family Blasts Chicago's Sanctuary Policies After Killer Found With Weapon in Jail Julia Cassidy
Advertisement