Commentary
One of the few ways the people can check an overreaching judiciary is by passing constitutional amendments. At the federal level, the people reversed U.S. Supreme Court decisions through the 11th, 14th, and 26th amendments.
Viewpoints
Opinion
When a Court Vetoes the People: It Happened in Montana
In Montana, the state’s highest court has asserted an absolute veto over what the people may add to their own constitution.
A voter casts a ballot in Missoula, Mont., in a file image. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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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: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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