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6 Jul
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In March of 1937, in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish erstwhile conservative Justice Owen Roberts suddenly began voting to support New Deal legislation. His change of heart was the beginning of what became known as “The switch in time that saved nine.” His sudden reversal was in direct response to FDR’s threat to pack the Court in the face of the Court’s resistance to the President’s sweeping progressive agenda. From that point forward the Constitution ceased to be a significant barrier to anything FDR wanted to do.
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Tagged Anti-Injunction Act, commerce clause, Congress, FDR, justice roberts, obamacare, Supreme Court, switch in time, taxing authority
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23 Nov
Two weeks ago the Supreme Court agreed to decide the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature piece of legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
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Tagged commerce clause, filburn, obamacare, regulation, Supreme Court
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