'The government is still litigating this controversy in federal court.'

'They certainly didn't expect me to be here, and now they're having to wrap their heads around what it means to have someone like me on the state and the national scene.'

But at a time so taken with the idea of progress, among a people convinced that time confers useful experience, if not greater wisdom, it is important to celebrate both the men and the moment that gave rise to our Constitution.

'If someone ever writes "The Demise of the American Republic," the history of the Supreme Court will likely occupy the bulk of its pages.'

Courts shouldn't have unlimited power...