. . . if you want to apply the Founders’ own rules of interpretation to the Constitution, the understanding of the ratifiers is most important.
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So what was the understanding in 1787-90? I have pieced this together over many years. In a nutshell, here it is:
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The study indirectly absolves President Trump of claims that he is violating the Constitution by receiving profits from enterprises whose customers include foreign governments.
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A new study confirms this blog’s conclusions in all important details.
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Morris’ approach was unique and has served as an inspiration for constitution-makers ever since.
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Fortunately, by the time the Constitution was written, this verbal confusion had been pretty much been sorted out.
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Rob’s research, published in the 2008 article, showed convincingly that Justice Thomas was right to be skeptical.
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Comments from [the ratification] debates generally show that the ratifiers understood presidential electors were to exercise their own judgment when voting.
The two leading precedents in the English speaking world both reinforced dictionary definitions: Electors were to think for themselves.
The Electoral College is not part of the U.S. government, nor are the electors government officials.
During the founding era, election rules were said to fix the “manner of election” . . . This term embraced . . . five categories.
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The delegates . . . found the question of how to choose the federal executive one of the most perplexing they faced. People who want to abolish the Electoral College usually are unfamiliar with how perplexing the issue was—and still is.
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