Commentary
The Constitution created a relatively small federal government, with powers limited to certain listed subjects. It was a frugal institution, designed to “preserve the blessings of Liberty” and to bring out the best in human beings.
Viewpoints
Opinion
How the Supreme Court Rewrote the Constitution: 1937–1944
Part I: A Government Small and Frugal
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on Sept. 22, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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