A constitutional originalist sounds the alarm over the presidency's ever-expanding powers, ascribing them unexpectedly to the liberal embrace of a living Constitution. Liberal scholars and politicians routinely denounce the imperial presidency-a self-aggrandizing executive that …
Kingly beginnings -- Why presidents amend the Constitution -- How presidents amend the Constitution -- The living presidency in a living Constitution -- From defender to amender -- From first general to war declarer -- From chief diplomat to foreign affairs supremo -- From a wea…
"Beloved by liberals, the living Constitution evolves with the times. But one downside has been the erosion of constitutional constraints on executive action. Saikrishna Prakash argues that if we want to rein in this imperial, living presidency, we must embrace constitutional or…
"Beloved by liberals, the living Constitution evolves with the times. But one downside has been the erosion of constitutional constraints on executive action. Saikrishna Prakash argues that if we want to rein in this imperial, living presidency, we must embrace constitutional or…